THE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA a.d. 



c. 1580. 

 of some called Thebes, where they say that Pharao was Olde Thebes, 

 resident. Moreover three dayes journey higher up are 

 two great images of speckled marble, all whole, and 

 somewhat sunke into the earth, being things wonderfull 

 to consider of, for the nose of either is two spannes and 

 an halfe long, and the space from one eare to the other 

 conteineth tenne spannes, the bodies being correspondent 

 to their heads, and graven in excellent proportion, so that 

 they are shapes of marvellous hugenesse, and these they 

 call The wife, and The daughter of Pharao. 



Of the patriarke of Greece. 



IN Cairo are two Patriarkes, one of the Greekes, and 

 another of the Jacobites. The Greeke Patriarke called 

 Gioechni, being about the age of one hundred and 

 thirteene yeeres, was a very good and holy man. They 

 say, that when Soldan Gauri of Egypt reigned, there was 

 done this miracle following : this good patriarke being 

 envied at by the Jewes of the countrey, for none other 

 cause, but for his good workes, and holy life, it happened 

 (I say) that being in disputation with certaine of the 

 Hebrewes in presence of the Sultan, and reasoning of 

 their lawe and faith, it was sayd unto him by one of these 

 Miscreants : sith thou beleevest in the faith of Christ, 

 take and drinke this potion which I will give thee ; and 

 if thy Christ be true Messias and true God, he will (sayd 

 he) deliver thee from daunger. To whom the auncient 

 patriarke answered, that he was content : whereupon that 

 cursed Jewe brought him a cuppe of the most venemous 

 and deadly poyson that could be found, which the holy 

 Patriarke having perceived, said : In the name of the 

 father, of the sonne, and of the holy Ghost : and having 

 so sayde he dranke it quite up ; which done, he tooke 

 a droppe of pure water, putting it into that very cup, and 

 gave it unto the Jewe, saying unto him, I in the name 

 of my Christ have drunke thy poyson, and therefore in 

 the name of thy expected Messias, drinke this water of 

 mine within thine owne cuppe. Whereupon the Jewe 



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