1^ Geographical Ohjervations 



bourhood of the Tortti^s Magmis where we are directed to look 

 for the Mulucha ; yet provided we fliould grant fuch a River 

 near this Place which might be fit for a Boundary, we are Hill 

 to fuppofe, that neither the Moors nor Numidians were to vio- 

 late and tranfgrefs it. But Sirabo \ Tltny\ and Sol'mm ' alTure us, 

 that Stga, which we fhall find to lye forty Miles at leaft from 

 the Great Tort (or the fuppofed Pofition of the Mulucha) to 

 the Weftward, was one of the Royal Cities of the Numidian 

 Kings ; and Tliny more particularly, by reftoring only what 

 may be prefumed to be the true pointing of the Text*, makes 

 it belong to the defarienfis : it muft therefore be probable, ei- 

 ther that one Prince fhould have a large Extent of Country 

 and a Royal City within the Territories of another, or elfe that 

 Me/a was not fufficiently acquainted with the Situation of the 

 Mulucha^ which, from this Circumftance, ought to lye to the 

 Weftward of Siga^ or in the Pofition of the Maha. 

 r^?Maurita- Mclu likewife will furnifli us with another Argument for 

 enfis ^/'the removing his Mulucha^ to the Weftward of the Tortm Magnus 

 %ZhS^X[x-2iX\& Siga, as far as the Maha\ and that therefore the Mauri- 

 Sfyiorum!^ tania Ccefarienfis was of the fame Extent with the antient Nu- 

 midia. He tells us% that Ccefareawa^s placed nearly in the 

 Middle of the Coafi of Numidia\ which Province he bounds 

 with the Rivers Amffaga and Mulucha. And agreeably to 

 this Geographical Circumftance, I find by Obfervation, that 

 Sherfhell, as Cafarea is called at prefent, is placed as near as 

 poflible in the Midft of the Coaft of the Ccejarienfis, at about 

 two hundred Miles Diftance from either the ^mpfaga, or the 

 Maha. If then Meld% Authority in this Particular is to di- 

 rect us, and we are to attend to the refpe£tive Diftances of thefe 

 Boundaries from Cafarea\ the Mulucha, by being made equi- 

 diftant with the Ampfaga from it, but in a Weftern Direction, 

 will fall in exadly with our Mullooia, or Maha. Whereas, in 

 looking for the Mulucha at, or near the Tortits Magnus, the 

 Space that is required to lye between the Mulucha and Cafa- 

 re a to make up this fuppofed Equality, will fall fo fliort of it, 

 as fcarce to amount to the Half of what it ftiould be. 



I Exc. p.tf.D. 2 Ext. p.2i. E. 3 Exc. p. 23. Cap.zy. 4 Sign oppidum ex adverfo Ma- 

 lachx in Hijpanta fits, Sj/phacis regia,alterius jam Mauritanu, (namque diu regum nomina ob- 

 tinuere, ut Bogudiana appellaretur extima, itemque Bocfhi ) quae nunc Cttfarienfis. j Exc. 

 p.i8. Cap.5. E. 



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