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Hydreuma, 32 Miles. The second, one Day's Journey, in a 

 Mountain. The third, at another Hydreuma, 95 Miles from 

 Coptus. The fourth, again, in a Mountain. Again, at the 

 Hydreuma of Apollo, from Coptus, 184 Miles. Again, in a 

 Hill. And then to Hydreuma the New, from Coptus, 234 

 Miles. 1 There is another called Hydreuma the Old, named 

 also Troglodyticum, where, two Miles out of the direct way, is 

 a Garrison, four Miles distant from New Hydreuma. From 

 thence to the Town Berenice, where is an Harbour of the 

 Red Sea, 258 Miles from Coptus. But as the Journey is for 

 the most part performed by Night, because of the excessive 

 Heat, and Travellers rest all the Day, twelve Days are set 

 down for the whole Journey between Coptus and Berenices 

 They begin to sail at Midsummer, before or close upon the 

 rising of the Dog-star ; and in about 30 Days they arrive at 

 Ocelis in Arabia, or else at Cana, within the Country of In- 

 cense. A third Port there is besides, called Muza, to which 

 there is no Resort of the Merchants of India : neither by any 

 but Merchants that traffic in Incense and Spices of Arabia. 

 The Indus hath Towns. 2 Its Region is called Saphar : and 

 another called Sabe. But for them that would make a 

 Journey to the Indians, the most commodious place from 

 whence to set forward is Ocelis : for from thence, and with 

 the West Wind called Hypalus, they have a passage of forty 

 Days' Sailing to the first Town of Merchandise in India, 

 called Muziris. However, this Port is not to be ventured 

 in, because of the neighbouring Pirates, which keep ordi- 

 narily about a place called Hydrae; and it is not richly 

 stored with Merchandise. And moreover, the Station of the 

 Ships is far from the Land, so that they must convey their 

 Wares in little Boats which they use for the purpose. At 

 the time when this Account was written, the King that 

 reigned there was named Celebothras. There is another 

 Harbour that is more commodious, belonging to the Nation 



1 So as it appeareth that every day's journey was about thirty-two 

 miles. 



2 This is an unfinished sentence, perhaps from the author's not being 

 able to obtain the names of these towns. Wern. Club. 



