And when they have come together to drink, they first sprinkle with liquor thisimage which is over the master's head, then the other images in order. Then anattendant goes out of the dwelling with a cup and liquor, and sprinkles threetimes to the south, each time bending the knee, and that to do reverence to thefire; then to the east, and that to do reverence to the air; then to the west to doreverence to the water; to the north they sprinkle for the dead. When the mastertakes the cup in hand and is about to drink, he first pours a portion on the ground.If he were to drink seated on a horse, he first before he drinks pours a little on theneck or the mane of the horse. Then when the attendant has sprinkled toward thefour quarters of the world he goes back into the house, where two attendants areready with two cups and platters to carry drink to the master and the wife seatednear him upon the couch. And when he has several wives, she with whom he hasslept that night sits beside him in the day, and it becomes all the others to cometo her dwelling that day to drink, and court is held there that day, and the giftswhich are brought that day are placed in the treasury of that lady. A bench with askin of milk, or some other drink, and with cups, stands in the entry.

They likewise killed theKnyaz and Knyaginya [transliteration of Russian word “princess”], and men,women, and children, monks, nuns and priests, some by fire, some by the sword,and violated nuns, priests’ wives, good women and girls in the presence of theirmothers and sisters.