Footnotes
[1]
"Mahomet married Cadhisja at five, and took her to his bed at
eight years old. In the hot countries of Arabia and the Indies, girls
are marriageable at eight years of age, and are brought to bed the year
after." — Prideaux, "Life of Mahomet." We see women in the kingdom of
Algiers pregnant at nine, ten, and eleven years of age. — Laugier de
Tassis, "History of the Kingdom of Algiers," p. 61.
[2]
See Jornandes, "De Regno et Tempor. Success.," and the ecclesiastic
historians.
[3]
See Leg. 7. "Cod. De Judæis et Cælicolis, and Nov. 18, cap. v.