‘The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships’ [‎153] (202/470)

C hap. VII. The Voyages oiLohn Struys, 153
The Clergy are not forbidden Marriage, nor none that ferve at the
Altar j but on the contrary are obliged to marry, and that only once,
gathering that from the Saying of S. <,//
Hush and of one Wife. Norisitlawfullforhim to marry a Widow. If a
Priefts wife come to die before him, he is not only injoyned by the
Church to remain a Widdower, but alfo to leave the Altar , yet not
wholly to lay down the Prieftly Funftion, for he-may fit in the Chore
or Chauntry and afliftat Mattins and Vefpers , as alfo at Admini-
ftration of the Sacraments 3 as far as it is done without the Verge of
the Altar. For this reafon the Priefts are beft matched , as ufually
making much of their Wives , and treating them more gently than
the Laity generally do , left by hard ufage they Ihould drive them
into melancholy, and confequently fend them too early out of the
World, which fends them as fuddenly from the Altar.
Baptifm they hold forth as a Sacrament very neceflary , for which o/jji/-
reafon they make as litle delay as may be between the Womb and the
F ont. If they fear the Child be weak they have it Baptized at home,
but never in the fame Room where it is born, for that they hold un
clean. TheConfponforsor God-fathers being come to the Church
Porch , the Prieft meets them and repeats the Benedidtion. The
Godfathers deliver 9 Wax-candles to the Prieft , which he places
round about the Font afterwards turning about toward the Eaft
mutters out a Verficle or two, then taking the Incens-pan goes round
about the Font, which done he fings a Pfalm or Hymn , making a
brief Oraizon, and after that demands the name of the Infant which
is delivered him in writing. So foon as he has read the Billet, askes,
whether the Child beleeves in the Sacred Trinity ? and , Whether
he utterly Forfake the Devil, &c. To which they confidently reply
in the Affirmative. Then the Prieft pronounces this Adjuration, Get
thee hence, rhan unclean Spirit, tvd make D p ay for the Holy G hoft. Then he
takes the child into his Arms, blowing three times in his Face , and
making a crofs upon his Head, dips it three times in Water, Saying,
I baptize thee in the Tattle oj the F ather , and of the S on ,
H oly G host . Having thus plunged the Infant, he puts fome
Salt into it's mouth , anointing the Fore head , Breaft and Hands
with confecrated Oil, and then draws a clean white fliirt over it's
Body, which done he faith, TfolvthoH Laft
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