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found, as we proceeded, palled on the walls, (o 

 that it had every appearance of a large town, 

 fwallowed up in the earth. 



The general height of the roof is about nin« 

 or ten feet ; but in fome parts not lefs than thirty, 

 and even forty. In many places, there is a liquor 

 continually dropping from it, which congeals 

 immediately, and forms a fpecies of tranfparent 

 ftone, but not fo fine and clear as rock cryftal. 

 As we continued our peregrination, we thought 

 curfelves in no fmall danger from the roof, 

 which we found but indifferently propped in 

 fome places with wood much decayed. Under 

 the houfes, and many of the ftreets, how- 

 ever, it feemed to be tolerably fecured by 

 immenfe llones fet in mortar; in other parts, 

 wheie there are only fields or gardens above, it 

 was totally unfupported for a confiderable fpace, 

 the roof being perfedly level, or a plane piece 

 of rock. 



After traverfing about two miles, we again 

 defcended about twenty fteps, and here found 

 fome workmen, in a very cold and damp place, 

 propping up a moft dangerous part, which they 

 were fearful would give way, every moment. 

 We vere glad to give them money for fome 

 drink, and make our vifit at this place as fhort 

 as poffible. The path here is not more than 

 three feet in width, and the roof fo low, that 

 we were obliged to ftoop confiderably. 



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