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•-■fit i '(grSs £is » it ,niid gntifuii
to ajidiii aril tu .idioeliot/l arij i<> yi
aitt to gniwaib s sjFbj di svtai *mii. v
to Jirij moti y p v si rfaut
•-paojistsi ¿fdt&M ta/fio srfi to tjnj
it agbol c»i
(P , 4.) that, in fpite o f the interpofition o f fea and mountains, I
might have the pleafureof beholding him, at leaft, in effigy ; and
alfo to give an.idea o f the luxury o f the Morlacchi, in the habits o f
their chiefs. Pervan alfo gave me leave to take a drawing o f the
chefs o f one o f his nieces, which is very different from that o f
the young women o f Kotar, and o f the other Morlack territories
that I had feen.
The Morlacchi are extremely feniible o f mild treatment, and,
when they meet with it, are ready to perform every poffible fer-
wlce, and to become cordial friends. Their hofpitality is equally
eonfpicuous among the poor as among the more opulent. T he
rich prepares -a roafted -lamb, or ibeep ; and the poor, with
equal cordiality, gives his turkey, milk, honey, or whatever
elfe he has. Nor is their generality confined to itrangers, but
generally extends itfelf to all who are in want.
When a Morlack is on a journey, and comes to lodge at a
friend s houfe, the eldeft daughter o f the family, or the new
•married bride, i f there happens to be one, receives, and kiiles
him when he alights from his horfe, or at the door o f the houfe.
But a foreigner is rarely favoured with thefe female civilities ; on
the contrary, fhe women, i f they are young, hide thetnfelves, and
keep out o f his way. Perhaps more than one violation o f the
laws o f hofpitality has made them thus referved to itrangers ; or
perhaps the jealous cuftoms o f the neighbouring Turks have
fpread among the Morlacchi.
While there is any thing to eat in the houfes o f thofe villagers,
the poor o f the neighbourhood are welcome to partake o f i t ; and
hence i t is, that no Morlack ever humbles himfelf to aik alms
o f