CAESAR FREDERICK a.d. 



1563-81. 



come thither to bring refreshments to the said captaine of 

 the pilgrimage, as also to sell unto the pilgrims some 

 victuals. From thence they set forward, and comming 

 to Birca within two leagues of Cairo, there is the master 

 of the house of the Bassha of Cairo with all his horsemen 

 come thither to receive him, with a sumptuous and costly 

 banket made at the cost of the Basha for the captaine and 

 his retinue, who after he is well refreshed departeth toward 

 the castle of Cairo to salute the Basha, who receiving him 

 with great joy and gladnesse in token of good wil pre- 

 senteth him with a garment of cloth of golde very rich : 

 and the captaine taking the Alcaron out of the chest 

 presenteth it to the Basha, who having kissed it, com- 

 mandeth to lay it up againe. Some there are which 

 affirme, that being arrived at Cairo, they kill that goodly 

 camell which carried the Alcaron, and eate him ; which 

 is nothing so : for they are so superstitious to the con- 

 trary, that to gaine all the world they would not kill him. [11. i. 213.] 

 But if by casualty he should die, in this case happy and 

 blessed they thinke themselves, which can get a morsell 

 to eat. And thus much concerning the voyage of the 

 captaine of the carovan of Cairo. 



The voyage and travel! of M. Cassar Fredericke, 

 Marchant of Venice, into the East India, 

 and beyond the Indies. Wherein are con- 

 teined the customes and rites of those countries, 

 the merchandises and commodities, aswell of 

 golde and silver, as spices, drugges, pearles, 

 and other jewels : translated out of Italian by 

 M. Thomas Hickocke. 



Cassar Fredericke to the Reader. 

 Having (gentle Reader) for the space of eighteene Caesar Frede- 

 yeeres continually coasted and travelled, as it were, ^[^J^^'^^'^^^^^ 

 all the East Indies, and many other countreys be- f^].^^ \ ^y 

 yond the Indies, wherein I have had both good and ill East Indies. 

 successe in my travels : and having scene & understood 



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