Emblems of rarities: or Choyce observations out of worthy histories of many remarkable passages, and renowned actions of divers princes and severall nations With exquisite variety, and speciall collections of the natures of most sorts of creatures: delightfull and profitable to the minde. Collected by D.L.

Garments used by the high Priests of the Iewes.

ALL Nations have ever had great respect and reverence towards their Priests; and such as sacrifice to their Gods, and thereupon have usually allotted them excellent Rayments, and decent Vestures: yet in this kinde, the Iewes high Priests ex∣celled all others, having indeed direction from heaven, even for the manner and matter of their Vestments, in the performance of their severall services. Their upper Garment was of dainty fine Linnen, that did decipher their purity of life: from their middle they were girded with

a vaile to the middest of the thigh, and under that a pure linnen garment which went to the ground: above it a round garment of Violet-colour, all fringed at the skirts, which was hung full of Bells and Pomegra∣nats all of Gold: upon his breast he wore a Garment of five co∣lours, viz. of Gold, Purple, Scarlet, Silke, and Violet: hee also had adornments on his Head, a Miter of Silke crow∣ned with Hiacinth, and upon it was a Crowne of Gold, con∣tayning the foure sacred letters of the name of God: Hee like∣wise had a Rochet which was very rich, and buttoned with two golden buttons, made in forme like two Aspes, set richly with great Sardonix-stones, bearing the names of the twelve Tribes ingraven in them: then

had he 12 precious stones hang∣ing by them by three in a ranke, in every one of which was one of the names of the twelve Tribes written: So that you may see that hee was not onely de∣cently, but also richly appar∣rel'd, when hee appeared be∣fore the congregation of Israel. I could have enlarged this point much more, but it is fully men∣tioned in sacred Writ, and also amongst many Authors.