Curious questions in history, literature, art, and social life : designed as a manual of general information (1890)
Killikelly, Sarah H · Philadelphia : Keystone Pub. Co. · leaf 234
body of St. Markwould share in the general desecration, so these Chris-tian merchants, Buono and Rustico by name, bribed thechief priest of the temple to give up the sacred remainsfor transportation to Venice, where they could rest ineternal security. They had to take every precautionagainst… … CURIOUS QUESTIONS. I93 the merchants placed their prize in a large basket stuffedwith herbs and pork. As it was borne to the place ofembarkation, the porters cried aloud, Khanzir!( Pork!) which was amply sufficient to keep each andevery Mussulman at a safe distance. When on boardship, the treasure…
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