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A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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the two Priests and the interpreter goe together, but let 

 the clearke returne unto Sartach. And comming againe 

 unto us, hee tolde us even so. And when I would 

 have spoken for the clearke to have had him with 

 us, he saide : No more words : for Baatu hath resolved, 

 that so it shall be, and therefore I dare not goe unto 

 the court any more. Goset the clearke had remain- 

 ing of the almes money bestowed upon him, 26. 

 Yperperas, and no more; 10. whereof he kept for him- 

 selfe and for the lad, and 16. he gave unto the man of 

 God for us. And thus were we parted asunder with 

 teares : he returning unto the court of Sartach, and 

 our selves remaining still in the same place. 



Of our journey tov^ards the Court of Mangu 

 Can. Chap. 22. 



Pon Assumption even our clearke arrived at the 



court of Sartach. And on the morrow after, the 



Nestorian Priestes were adorned with our vestments in 



the presence of the saide Sartach. Then wee our selves 



were conducted unto another hoste, who was appointed 



to provide us houseroome, victualles, and horses. But 



because wee had not ought to bestowe upon him, hee did 



T/iey travell all things untowardly for us. Then wee rode on for- 



five zceekes by j^^iT&Q with Baatu, descending: alonff by the banke of Etilia, 



the banke of r -l r r 1 .1 c .• • 



Etiliti ^^^ ^^^ space or nve weekes together : bometimes mme 



associate was so extreme] ie hungrie, that hee would tell 

 mee in a manner weeping, that it fared with him as though 

 hee had never eaten any thing in all his life before. 

 There is a faire or market following the court of Baatu at 

 all times : but it was so farre distant from us that we 



[I. III.] could not have recourse thereunto. For wee were con- 

 strained to walke on foote for want of horses. At length 



Hungarians, certaine Hungarians (who had sometime bene after a sort 

 Cleargie men) found us out : and one of them could as 

 yet sing many songs without booke, and was accompted 

 of other Hungarians as a Priest, and was sent for unto 

 the funerals of his deceased countrey men. There was 



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