LAURENCE ALDERSEY 



The 27. of June, wee came to Tripolie, where I stayed 

 till the fift of July, and then tooke passage in a smal 

 barke called a Caramusalin, which was a passage boat, 

 and was bound for Bichieri, thirteene miles on this side 

 Alexandria, which boate was fraighted with Turkes, 

 Moores, and Jewes. 



The 20. day of July, this barke which I passed in 

 ranne upon a rocke, and was in very great danger, so 

 that we all began some to be ready to swimme, some 

 to leape into the shippe boate, but it pleased God to 

 set us quickly off the rocke, and without much harme. 



The 28. of July I came to Bichieri, where I was well 

 entertained of a Jewe which was the Customer there, 

 giving me Muskadine, and drinking water himselfe : 

 having broken my fast with him, he provided mee a 

 Camell for my carriage, and a Mule for mee to ride upon, 

 and a Moore to runne by me to the City of Alexandria, 

 who had charge to see mee safe in the English house, 

 whither I came, but found no Englishmen there : but 

 then my guide brought mee aboord a ship of Alderman 

 Martins, called the Tyger of London, where I was well 

 received of the Master of the said ship, whose name was 

 Thomas Rickman, and of all the company. 



The said Master having made me good cheere, and 

 made me also to drinke of the water of Nilus, having the 

 keyes of the English house, went thither with me him- 

 selfe, & appointed mee a faire chamber, and left a man 

 with me to provide me all things that I needed, and every 

 day came himselfe to me, and caried me into the City, 

 and shewed me the monuments thereof, which be 

 these. 



Hee brought mee first to Pompey his pillar, which is 

 a mighty thing of gray marble, and all of one stone, 

 in height by estimation above 52. yards, and the compasse 

 about sixe fadome. 



The City hath three gates, one called the gate of 

 Barbaria, the other of Merina, and the thirde of 

 Rossetto. 



A.D. 



1586. 



[II. i. 284. 



Bichieri. 



The English 

 house in 

 Alexandria. 



The monu- 

 ments of Alex- 

 andria. 



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