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A Defeription of the Countreys which border 



it falls into the Cajpian Sea, having a Courfe of tfoo miles. There is another River 

 called Tumenkf-i which is a branch of Terigkg, runs through Tumeine Town, and 3 miles 

 beyond it.enters the Cajpian Sea. There^is alfo another River which they call KeeJIar, 

 which falls out of Terigke, and 60 miles from Tumeine is received by the Cajpian Sea. 



Having formerly mentioned Pettigor, I (hall give you fome Accotiht thereof Petti- 

 gor being interpreted, is in Englilh 5 Hills. They are five very great and high Moun- 

 tains, diflant about 50c miles from the Black* Sea, and 700 from theCajpian beyond 

 Cabardy. I came thus to know them : 



fn the year 16 18. 1 was fciit With Sbiedakg Myrfa, from AJhacan to the Link Na- 

 goy, to feize upon Orrakg Myrfa, who being informed of our coming, fled up to Petti- 

 gov \ yet he made not fuch halt but we overtook him, and having fought, overcame 

 him> and took away his Hords, by which means I became acquainted with Pettigor. 

 Nfeverthelels there are higher Hills than Pettigor, as Sneefnagore in Cabardy, which is 

 incredibly high, which is in Englilfu the Hill of Snow ', for upon that and Shadgore^ 

 which figniries a wonderful high Hill, and overtops the former, and fo along for 1 00 

 miles, from Cabardy to Shollobofe, prodigious quantities of Snow are lodged, which 

 it's thouglit were never diffolved lince the Creation. I asked zCircaJfian, Whether 

 ever any Man arrived at the top ofSbadgore, which to me feemed much elevated above 

 the reft> who anfwered me, They had a Tradition among them, that formerly a Bv- 

 b.meere> whofe Name was Hroda, attempted to climb it, and after two or three days 

 hard labour,arrived not unto the middle s but after a few days,bcing better accommo- 

 dated, he returned, with a refolution, if it were polTible, to fee the top, but was ne- 

 ver afterwards heard of j and added, That it was to that day cuitomary for the neigh- 

 bouring Circaffians, at a certain feafon of the year, with divers Ceremonies and great 

 Lamentations to bewail his lofs. 



The next Countrey to Sheercafen Land is Abajfa, which is fituated between Circajfia 

 and Mingrellia, and the Inhabitants are a kind of Circajfians. Mingrellia is under the 

 Dominion of the Turfy, and lies on the S/^Sea. Of thefe two Countreys I have no 

 great knowledge, having only coafted them three or four times in*Boats, when I was 

 among the Ccffacfy, where alio we landed divers times, taking fiore of Kine and Sheep, 

 but no Pfifoners, becaufe they affirmed themfelves to be Chriftians. They are a pro- 

 per handfome People, but very poor, and notorious Thieves, for they Ileal not only 

 Goods, but even Women and Children from each other, and fell them unto the T//rJy 

 and Tartars chiefly for Salt, which is there very fcarce. 



Next unto Mingrellia is Georgia, whefe Inhabitants are little better than the former, 

 only they have a kind of Scripture •, for they worfhip Idols or Images, yet have Cloi- 

 fters, and a fort of Monks, with fome Prieffs of the Greek Belief. I once landed in 

 Georgia with an Army of 5ocoMen, we marched up into the Countrey, until we came 

 within a days journey of Veimur Caf>ou, or the Iron Gate, which is a narrow paiTage 

 between Georgia and Anatolia, with Rocks on each fide, and a itrong Town built in 

 the midft : We flayed ten days ravaging the Countrey *, they told us, this Town and 

 Cattle belonged to the King of Per/w, and there is no other paiTage out of Georgia into 

 Perfia but through it. 



The next Countrey unto Georgia U Anatolia, where our Traveller refided federal years, 

 having been fold by the Precopenfian Tartars, unto a Turkifti Spahi or Timariot \ of which 

 Countrey, and the Manners of the Inhabitants? he gives a large Defcription : But we being 

 fufficiently informed thereof by divers intelligent Europeans, who dwelt long in thofe Parts* 

 (hall with our Traveller pap on to thofe Countreys which are lejlkpown. But firjl we will 

 takg his Account of the Periplus of the Euxine or Black Sea, 



From Fennara, which is at the head of the Strait or Gnlf that enters the Bla^Stx 

 to Pncop, is 700 miles ••, from thence to Caff a? a noted City and Port in Crim 300 

 miles » to Ajjhowa 500 miles i to Temeroffa 500 miles -, to Mingrellia 400 miles i to 

 Trebezond 400 miles > and from thence unto Conftantinople looo miles i in all 3800 



miles. 



