JOHN LOCKE A.D. 



1553- 



Village, there are thereby toward the Sea side divers Great ruhes 

 monuments, that there hath bene great overthrow of ^^ Cyprus. 

 buildings, for to this day there is no yere when they 

 finde not, digging under ground, either coines, caves, 

 and sepulchres of antiquities, as we walking, did see 

 many, so that in effect, all alongst the Sea coast, through- 

 out the whole Island, there is much ruine and overthrow 

 of buildings : for as they say, it was disinhabited sixe Cyprus 36. 

 and thirtie yeres, before Saint Helens time for lacke oi ^^^^l ^^J^^~ 

 water. And since that time it hath bene ruinated and ildeofwater 

 overthrowen by Richard the first of that name, king of Cypr. ru'm- 

 England, which he did in revenge of his sisters ravish- ^f^d by Rich. 

 ment comming to Jerusalem, the which inforcement was ^^^ '• 

 done to her by the king of Famagusta. 



The sixt day we rid to Nicosia, which is from Arnacho Nicosia. 

 seven Cyprus miles, which are one and twentie Italian 

 miles. This is the ancientest citie of the Island, and 

 is walled about, but it is not strong neither of walles 

 nor situation : It is by report three Cyprus miles about, 

 it is not throughly inhabited, but hath many great 

 gardens in it, and also very many Date trees, and plentie 

 of Pomegranates and other fruites. There dwell all the 

 Gentilitie of the Island, and there hath every Cavallier or 

 Conte of the Island an habitation. There is in this A fountains 

 citie one fountaine rented by saint Marke, which is ^^f^^^^^'^th 



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bound every eight dayes once, to water all the gardens ^-^ ^^^ ^i^i^^ 

 in the towne, and the keeper of this fountaine hath for 

 every tree a Bizantin, which is twelve soldes Venice, and ^ Bizantin is 

 six pence sterling. He that hath that to farme, with a ^"^^ ^^^^^^"i- 

 faire and profitable garden thereto belonging, paieth every 

 yeere to saint Marke, fifteene hundred crownes. The 

 streetes of the citie are not paved, which maketh it with 

 the quantitie of the gardens, to seeme but a rurall habi- 

 tation. But there be many faire buildings in the Citie, 

 there be also Monasteries both of Franks & Greekes. 



The Cathedrall church is called Santa Sophia, in the which ^ If]''!' ^ 

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there is an old tombe of Jaspis stone, all or one piece, church' of 



made in forme of a cariage coffer, twelve spannes long, Nicosia. 

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