South America - A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels - Volume 7 - By Robert Kerr
 -  They never walk singly about the
city, which would be deemed dishonourable, but always by two or three
together; and - Page 82
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They Never Walk Singly About The City, Which Would Be Deemed Dishonourable, But Always By Two Or Three Together; And

If they chance to meet with two or three women in the streets, for whom even they are in use

To wait in the neighbourhood of such houses as the women frequent, licence is granted to such as first meet them to carry them to certain taverns where they abuse them. When the Mamelukes attempt to uncover the faces of these women, they strive all they can to prevent being known, and are generally allowed to go away without having their veils lifted. Hence it sometimes happens, when they think to have abused the daughter of some nobleman or person of condition, that they have fallen in with their own wives, as actually happened while I was there. The women of Damascus beautify and adorn themselves with great attention, wearing silk clothes, which they cover with an outer garment of cotton as fine as silk. They wear white buskins, and red or purple shoes, having their heads decorated with rich jewels and ear-rings, with rings on their fingers and splendid bracelets on their arms. They marry as often as they please, as when weary of, or dissatisfied with their husbands, they apply to the chief of their religion, called the _cady_, and request of him to divorce them, which divorcement is called _talacare_ in their language, after which they are at liberty to contract a new marriage; and the same liberty is allowed to the husbands.

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