LAURENCE ALDERSEY ad. 



1586. 



To this famous Citie of Cayro I came the fift day of Cayro. 

 August, where I found M. William Alday, and William 

 Caesar, who intertained me in very good sort. M. 

 Caesar brought mee to see the Pyramides which are 

 three in number, one whereof king Pharao made for 

 his owne tombe, the tombe it selfe is almost in the top 

 of it : the monuments bee high and in forme 4. square, 

 and every of the squares is as long as a man may 

 shoote a roving arrowe, and as high as a Church, I 

 sawe also the ruines of the Citie of Memphis hard by 

 those Pyramides. 



The house of Joseph is yet standing in Cayro, which 

 is a sumptuous thing, having a place to walke in of 

 56. mighty pillars, all gilt with gold, but I saw it not, 

 being then lame. 



The 1 1 . day of August the lande was cut at Cayro, 

 to let in the water of the river of Nilus, which was 

 done with great joy and triumph. 



The 12. of August I set from Cayro towards Alex- 

 andria againe, and came thither the 14. of August. 

 The 26. day there was kept a great feast of the Turkes 

 and Moores, which lasted two dayes, and for a day they 

 never ceased shooting off of great Ordinance. 



From Alexandria I sailed to Argier, where I lay with The English 

 M. Typton Consull of the English nation, who used Corisu/at 

 me most kindly, and at his owne charge. Hee brought r ® er ' 

 mee to the kings Court, and into the presence of the [II. i. 285.] 

 King, to see him, and the maners of the Court : the 

 King doeth onely beare the name of a King, but 

 the greatest government is in the hands of the souldiers. 



The king of Potanca is prisoner in Argier, who 

 comming to Constantinople, to acknowledge a duety to 

 the great Turke, was betrayed by his owne nephew, 

 who wrote to the Turke, that hee went onely as a spy, 

 by that meanes to get his kingdome. I heard at Argier 

 of seven Gallies that were at that time cast away at a 

 towne called Formentera : three of them were of Argier, 

 the other foure were the Christians. 



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