. The Columbian magazine : or, monthly miscellany. , butdepends entirely on the caprice ofthe man, or his ability to maintainthem. It is very remarkable that theconcubinage of the hufband doesnot make the wives jealous, as inChriflian countries. However, thehulbands are obliged to carefs theirwives once a week at leaft, in de-fault of which they complain tothe cadi, who obliges them to dotheir duty to their wives. Com-*plaints of this kind are very fre-quent, among the lower clalTesof the people. As to the betterfort of women, they know howto indemnify themfelves by morepleafmg and more fecret
. The Columbian magazine : or, monthly miscellany. , butdepends entirely on the caprice ofthe man, or his ability to maintainthem. It is very remarkable that theconcubinage of the hufband doesnot make the wives jealous, as inChriflian countries. However, thehulbands are obliged to carefs theirwives once a week at leaft, in de-fault of which they complain tothe cadi, who obliges them to dotheir duty to their wives. Com-*plaints of this kind are very fre-quent, among the lower clalTesof the people. As to the betterfort of women, they know howto indemnify themfelves by morepleafmg and more fecret diflionour attending the infi-delity, wantonnefs, and lubricityof Turkifh wives, does not fallupon the huiband; but upon therelations of the woman, and prin-cipally upon the perfon who madethe contrad for her before thecadi. As for the offspring, thofe whoare born of their wives, are efteem-ed the children of the father, andare his heirs. Thofe who are bornof flaves, remain flaves ; and, afterthe death of the father, they become flaves. ;^,.-. /r.„r/.. ^ ^ ^/y .V .v4^ //^/ f tri/^^n ^eo. Defcription of the Arms of the United States. flaves to their legitimate brothers,if the father has not provided forthem othervvife. The grand fignoris not obliged to marry, but thefirft four women who have childrenby him, are called the fultanas, hiswives. The Devi^ ef the Armorial At-chievemtcnt, appertaining to theUnited States; and of the Re-verfe ; nxihich, ivith thofe Arms,forms the Great Seal/or the Uni-ted States, in Congrefs affemblediis asfolloiKS. ARMS. PALEWAYS of * thirteenpieces, argent and gules, achief azure ; the efcutcheon borneon the breaft of the American eagle * According to the flrid rules ofheraldry, this fhould be thus bla-zoned—Argent, fix pallets, gules,&c. for the number of pallets orpales being uneven, thofe at eachiide of the efcutcheon are of thefame tinfture, viz. argent; fo thatargent appears to be the tinfture ofthe field, and fix pallets gules
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