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and caus'd a great diforder in his Ship, as far as we could diicern with our Profpcftive 

 GlafTes. But when the Wind began to blow frefli, the Pirate, who had enough 

 of us , and had diicovcr'd another Veflel which perhaps he thought better prize 

 made all the Sail he could from us toward the other VefTcI. Thereupon we puriu'd 

 our Voyage with a fair Gale, and came to Malta. 



From Malta we departed {even or eight in company, in two of the Pope's Gallics 

 flaying three days at Syraciife, and one at Mejfwa; where our Company increafing* 

 we hir'd a Feluck for Naples. But as we were coafting by the Shoar to the Port 

 of Naples, fo terrible a Tempefl iurpriz'd us near to Paolo , that we were fore'd to 

 put in there upon Palm-Sunday. The next day we went to fee the Covent of 

 St. Francis of Paolo ; the way to it lying between a high Mountain on the right and 

 a Precipice on the left hand. This Mountain leans fo, that it feems to be tumbling 

 down -j and there is a good height upon the Rock the feeming print of a Hand which 

 as the report goes , was the print of St. Francis's Hand , who fuftain'd it a whole 

 day, and kept it from falling. From Paolo we went to Naples, were we arriv'd 

 upon Eafter-eve ; and as we enter'd into the City, the great Guns went off round 

 the City, in honour of the Refurreftion. At Rome we all feparated , according as 

 our Bufinefs led us. ' 



CHAP. VI. 



Another ${oad from Conftantinople to Ifpahan , by the Euxin 

 or (Black Sea • Ttith fome Remarks upon the principal Cities 

 thereabouts. 



THere are three Roads yet remaining, leading out of Europe into Per/la 

 or the Indies. That of Conftantinople , all along the Coafts of the Black 

 Sea; that of Warfovia, crofling the fame Sea at Trebifond; and that 

 ofMofco, down the Vote*, which has been amply defcrib'd by Oleariw, 

 Secretary to the Embaffy of the Duke of Holfiein. In this and the next Chapter 

 I fhall defcribe the Way from Conftantinople, all along the Black Sea , and that from 

 Warfovia-, not knowing any perfon that has hitherto mention'd any thing upon this 

 fubjeft. And firft of all I will give a fhort Defcription of the principal Places that 

 lye upon that Sea , as weU upon the fide of Europe as of Afta , with the juft diftances 

 of one Place from another. 



The principal Cities upon the Black Sea , on the Coafi of Europe. 



From Conftantinople to Varna they count it two hundred Miles , four of which 



make an Alman League •, miles 200 



From Varna to Baljhike , miles 36 



From BelJlrikJ to Bengali, miles 70 



From Bengali to Conftance , miles ' 60 



From Conftance to Qucli , miles 2% 



Near to this City of Queli the great Arm of Danow throws it fclf into the Black 



Sea. Here is the grand Fifhery for Sturgeon. 



From Qucli to Aquerman, miles 50 



The City of Aquerman belongs to a Kan of the IefTer Tartary ; but it is not the 



place of his refidence, for he keeps his Court at Bafta-Serrail , twenty-five miles up 



in the Land. 



From Aquerman to Kefet or Kaffa, miles 350 



This is a great City, and a place of great Trade , wherein there are above a 



thoufand Families of the Armenians , and about five hundred Greeks. They have 



every one their Bifhop, and feveral Churches. St. Peter's is the biggeft, very large 



and very beautiful-, but it falls to decay, becaufe the Chriftians have not Wealth 



P enough 



