Alexander Ross, The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabick into French, by the Sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and resident for the French king, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities. (1649)

God, when you shall charge your selves with any debt, cause an act to be drawne; the Notarie shall write the Contract between you, conformable to Justice, and shall not refuse to write it, as God hath instructed him, but the debtor shall entirely satisfie what he shall owe, and shall have the feare of his Lord before his eyes; If he that is a debtor is a foole, or sicke, and is unable of himselfe to discharge it, his guardian, or he that shall oversee his affaires, shall give satisfaction for him. Call with you two witnesses, if you cannot finde two men, one, with two women shall suffice, whose testimonie you shall accept; if the one be wanting to her duty, the other shall cause her to remember; these witnesses shall not refuse their testimony, notwithstanding they be called in a great number. Make no difficultie to write your testimonie, whether it concerne little or much, and limit the time wherein payment ought to be made; such writings are just before God, give more efficacie to testimonie, and are requisite to avoide your complaints one of another; If your merchandize be present, you shall take it between you at the same time, then shall you not sinne in not drawing a writing, or contract. Call witnesses when you sell or buy; neither the witnesses, nor the Notary shall receive any dammage; If you shall do that which is forbidden, you shall do very ill: Fear God, he will teach you his Commandments, he knoweth all things. If you are in a journey, and cannot finde a Notarie, you shall give earnest; If one trusteth in the other, he that shall be trusted in, shall satisfie his promise, and fear God his Lord; no man shall conceale his testimonie; he that shall conceale, shall sinne in his heart; God knoweth all your actions. Whatsoever is in Heaven, or in Earth, belonging unto God, whether you conceale, or reveale what is in your mindes, he shall require an account of you, he pardoneth, and chastiseth whom it pleaseth him, he is omnipotent. The Prophet believed in all that God sent to him, as likewise all the true believers: Such as believe in God, the Angels, and Scriptures, and generally all the Prophets, without exception, say, We have heard and obeyed; Pardon us, oh Lord! Thou art our refuge; God requireth of no man more then he is able to performe;