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THey marry without Vowes or Oathes, take Wives without portions, and for the most part buy them; contrary to the Roman custome, where the Son in law was bought with Money to take a Daughter. This married Woman carries nothing with her for use or ornament, which she is not forced to redeem or purchase from her
Parents. Evil manners or sterility, are causes of Divorces; for which there is a peculiar Judge. They permit their bond-men or pur∣chased servants to marry; but the issue of them are all born slaves. The Alcoran perswadeth marriage, as pleasing God and Man; and it allows plurality of Wives and Concubines, as many as Man pleas∣eth. The Turk amongst his (where∣of he hath above five hundred in his Seraglio's) nameth her for his Wife or Sultana, by whom he hath his first-begotten Son. All their Wives are used with equality of respect, in diet, cloaths, returns, and what concerns them; and are most obedient to their Husbands. They nurse their own Children, and bear them on their Shoulders, not in their Arms: no men, but Eu∣nuchs, are suffered to be with them, not their own Sons, if a∣bove twelve years of age: they ne∣ver
go abroad, but accompanied with onely Women.