The ancient history of the Septuagint written in Greek by Aristeus near two thousand years ago ; being his voyage to Jerusalem, as ambassadour from Ptolomæus Philadelphus, unto Eleazar, then High Priest of the Jews, concerning the first translation of the Holy Bible by the seventy two interpreters with many other remarkable circumstances, no where else to be found ; first English'd from Greek, by the learned and reverend Dr. John Done ... now revised, and very much corrected from the original.

Of the Priests.

BUT all that is past was as nothing in respect of the Worth, Ho∣nesty, and Silence of the Priests and their Services. For without any dif∣ficulty they compose themselves to their Business, every one according to his Degree and Charge, without staying for Orders: Some kindling the Wood, others the Oyl, some ••ring the Wheat••flour; others the Aromatick Odours, others the Flesh; every one shewing his Obedience with ••n admirable Dexterity. For taking ••he Calves by the Thighs, though ••hey weighed more than two Talents, ••hey lifted them on high, with an ad∣mirable speed, and not more hand∣••omely then easily: in such a sort, as they never fayl'd to fix ••hem at first in as good order as they were to continue.

They did the same with the Far∣••els of Sheep and Goats, for all Of∣ferings,

and Victims were to be with∣out spot and fat.

Moreover, there was a place pre∣pared for their Repose, where they all lay, and rose most willingly and diligently, without being called or waked; and so applied themselves to their Business in their Order, one after another: but all with so great Silence, that although they were or∣dinarily about 700 Levites, with∣out re••kning a great Troop of those that offered the Victims, yet it seem∣ed as if they all had been but One Man•• all things were composed with so great Gravity and Reverence to God.