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wood upon the fire ; and before we proceeded on 

 our way, I engraved the following words on the 

 bark of a beech- tree. 



CEPHAS and JMJSIS, 



IN THJS PLACE PRESENTED ADORATION 



TO 



THE DEITY 



WHO PRESIDES OVER TRAVELLERS. . 



^' We paffed fucceffively through the territories 

 of the Carnutes (26), the Cenomanes, the Dia- 

 ■blintes, the Redons, the Curiofolites, the inhabi- 

 tants of Dariorigum, and, at length, we arrived on 

 the Weftern extremity of Gaul, among the Veneti. 

 The Veneti are the moft expert navigators of thofe 

 Seas. They have even founded a colony, which 

 bears their name, at the bottom of the Adriatic 

 Gulf. As foon as they were informed of our being 

 the friends of King Bardus^ they loaded us with in- 

 numerable demonftrations of kindnefs. They prof- 

 fered to carry us direftly to Egypt, as far as which 

 they have extended their commerce ; but as they 

 like wife trade to Greece, Cephas faid to me: " Let 

 " us vifit Greece J we (liall there find frequent op- 

 " portunities of returning into thy Country. The 

 " Greeks are the friends of the Egyptians. To 

 " Egypt they are indebted for the mod illuftrious 

 " of the founders of their cities. Cecvops it was 



p d -; *' who 



