THE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA ad 



c. 1580. 

 that all their prayers, vowes, and pilgrimages shall be 

 transported to Rossetto, as the religious order of Saint 

 John of the Rhodes is translated thence to Malta. 

 Further forwarde thirtie miles standes another castle of 

 small importance called Brulles, kept continually by 

 fourtie Turkes, which hath a good and secure port, in 

 forme like to a very great lake or ponde, wherein is taken 

 great quantitie of fish, which they salt, and the marchants 

 of Candie and Cyprus come thither to lade the same, 

 and it is greatly esteemed, especially of the Candiots, who 

 having great abundance of wine adventure abroad to 

 seeke meate fitte for the taste of the sayd wine. Distant 

 from Brulles five and thirtie miles there is another castle 

 like unto the abovesayd kept by an Aga with fourtie 

 men or thereabout. More within the lande by the rivers 

 side is Damiata an auncient citie environed with walles 

 contayning five miles in circuit, and but of small strength. 

 For the governement of this place is a Sanjaco with all 

 his housholde and no other companie. This citie is very 

 large, delightfull, and pleasant, abounding with gardens 

 and faire fountaines. Other fortie miles further is Latma, 

 a castle of very small importance, and kept as other with 

 fortie Turkes under an Aga. In this place is no port, 

 but a roade very daungerous, and without other habita- 

 tion. Passing this place we enter Judea. But because 

 our intent is to reason simply of the voyage to Mecca, 

 we will proceede no further this way, but returning to 

 our first way, let it suffice to say, that from Alexandria 

 to Cairo are two hundred miles, in which way I finde 

 nothing woorthie of memorie. 



Of the mightie Citie of Cairo. 



CAiro containeth in circuit eighteene miles, being so 

 inhabited and replenished with people, that almost it 

 cannot receive more ; and therefore they have begunne 

 to builde newe houses without the citie and about the 

 walles. In Cairo are people of all Nations, as Christians, 

 Armenians, Abexins, Turkes, Moores, Jewes, Indians, 



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