ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1586. 



hearbes : to the Eastwards of Cayro, there is a Well, five 

 miles off, called Matria, and as they say, when the Virgin 

 Marie fled from Bethleem, and came into JEgypt, and 

 being there, had neither water, nor any other thing to 

 sustaine them, by the providence of God, an Angell came 

 from heaven, and strake the ground with his wings, where 

 presently issued out a fountaine of water : and the wall 

 did open where the Israelites did hide themselves, which 

 fountaine or well is walled foure square till this day. 

 Also we were at an old Citie, all ruinated and destroyed, 



Carthage, called in olde time, the great Citie of Carthage where 

 Hannibal and Queene Dido dwelt : this Citie was but 

 narrow, but was very long : for there was, and is yet to 

 bee seene, one streete three mile long, to which Citie 

 fresh water was brought upon arches (as afore) above 25 

 miles, of which arches some are standing to this day. 

 Also we were at divers other places on the coast, as we 

 came from Cayro, but of other antiquities we saw but 



Arger. few. The towne of Argier which was our first and last 

 port, within the streights standeth upon the side of an 

 hill, close upon the sea shore : it is very strong both by 

 sea and land, and it is very well victualed with all manner 

 of fruites, bread and fish good store, and very cheape. 

 It is inhabited with Turkes, Moores, and Jewes, and so 

 are Alexandria and Cayro. In this towne are a great 

 number of Christian captives, wherof there are of English- 

 men onely fifteene, from which port we set sayle towardes 

 England, the seventh of Januarie, Anno 1587, and the 

 30 day of the sayd moneth, we arrived at Dartmouth on 

 the coast of England. 



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