JOHN LOCKE A.D. 



1553. 



the teares of his friendes, that in those dayes they did 



use to gather and bury with them, as they did use in 



Italy and Spaine to teare their haire, to bury with their 



friendes. In the sayde tombe were a fewe bones. After 



dinner we rested untill it drew towards evening by 



reason of the heat. And about foure of the clocke we 



walked to another Frierie a mile out of the towne called 



Sant Elia, these are white Friers, there were two, but ^ont Ella, but 



one is dead, not sixe dayes since. This Frierie hath a ^"^ Fner. 



garden very pleasant, and well furnished with Orenges, 



Lemons, pomegranates, and divers other good fruites. 



The way to it is somewhat ragged, up hill and downe, 



and very stonie, and in winter very durtie. It standeth 



very plesantly in a clift betweene two hilles, with a good 



prospect. From thence we ascended the hill to the 



Castle, which is situated on the very toppe of a hill. 



This Castle is very strong, in compasse a large mile T^J^^ desaip- 



and a halfe, which being victualed, (as it is never un- ^^^fi\ 



furnished) and manned with men of trust, it may defend Zante, 



it selfe against any Princes power. This Castle taketh 



the just compasse of the hill, and no other hill neere 



it, it is so steepe downe, and so high and ragged, that 



it will tyre any man or ever he be halfe way up. Very 



nature hath fortified the walles and bulwarkes : It is by 



nature foure square, and it commandeth the towne and 



porte. The Venetians have alwayes their Podesta, or 



Governour, with his two Counsellours resident therein. 



The towne is well inhabited, & hath great quantitie of 



housholders. The Hand by report is threescore and 



tenne miles about, it is able to make twentie thousand 



fighting men. They say they have alwayes five or sixe 



hundred horsemen readie at an houres warning. They T'he Turkc 



say the Turke hath assayed it with 100. Gallies, but ^f^j^^f^'/ 



he could never bring his purpose to passe. It is strange Zante. 



to mee how they should maintaine so many men in this 



Hand, for their best sustenance is wine, and the rest but 



miserable. 



The first of August we were warned aboord by the 



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