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No cross must remain in view outside, nor any church bells be rung. NO CROSS MUST REMAIN IN VIEW OUTSIDE NOR ANY CHURCH BELLS BE RUNG
ed from the provisions which were embodied in the code named _The Ordinance of Omar_, which has been more or less enforced from the earliest times. Besides the tribute and various other imposts levied from the "People of the Book,"[51] and the duty of receiving Moslem travelers quartered upon them, the dress of both sexes must be distinguished by broad stripes of yellow. They are forbidden to appear on horseback, and if mounted on a mule or ass their stirrups must be of wood, and their saddles known by knobs of the same material. Their graves must not rise above the level of the soil, and the devil's mark is placed upon the lintel of their doors. Their children must be taught by Moslem masters, and the race, however able or well qualified, proscribed from any office of high emolument or trust. Besides the churches spared at the time of conquest no new buildings can be erected for the purposes of worship; nor can free entrance into their holy places at pleasure be refused to the Moslem. NG THEIR RELIGION MAY BE LEARNED FROM THE PROVISIONS PICTURE EMBODIED IN THE COURT NAMED THE ORDINANCE OF OMAR WHICH HAS BEEN MORE OR LESS ENFORCED FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES BESIDES THE TRIBUTE AND VARIOUS OTHER IMPORTS LABEED FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE POPE AND THE DUTY OF RECEIVING MOSLEM TRAVELLERS QUARTERED UPON THEM THE REST OF BOTH SEXES MUST BE DISTINGUISHED BY BROAD STRIPES OF ELOPE THEY ARE FORBIDENT TO APPEAR ON HORSEBACK AND IF MOUNTED ON A MULE OR ASS THEIR STIRRUPS MUST BE OF WOOD AND THEIR SADDLES KNOWN BY KNOBS OF THE SAME MATERIAL THEIR GRAVES MUST NOT RISE ABOUT THE LEVEL OF THE SOIL AND THE DEVIL'S MARK IS PLACED UPON THE LINTEL OF THE DOORS THEIR CHILDREN MUST BE TAUGHT BY MOSLEM MASTERS AND THE RACE HOWEVER ABLE OR WELL QUALIFIED PROSCRIBED FROM ANY OFFICE OF HIGH EMOLUMENT OR TRUST BESIDES THE CHURCHES SPARED AT THE TIME OF CONQUEST NO NEW BUILDINGS CAN BE ERECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORSHIP NOR CAN FREE ENTRANCE INTO THEIR HOLY PLACES AT PLEASURE BE REFUSED TO THE MOSLEM
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