Sentence:  It is neceſſary to ſome men to have garments made of the "Calabrian" fleece, ſtain'd with the bloud of the "murex", and to get money to buy pearls round and <WSD>orient</WSD>; [...] well may a ſober man wonder that men ſhould be ſo much in love with Earth and Corruption, the Parent of rottenneſs and a diſeaſe, [...] 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Of a pearl or other gem: of great brilliance and value;  bright, lustrous.