The fifth Booke of 



of Meropotatiiia.Beyondthc mountaine Taurus, it is Sophene: but on this fide the hill, ttiey G 

 callComagene. The countrey beyond Armenia, is Adiabcnse, named before; time Affyria 5 

 but the marches of Syria which confront Ciliciaj is knowne by thenameof Antiochia, The 

 vvliole length of Syria/rom the frontiers of Cilicia.to Arabiajcontaineth 470 miles ; the bre<lth 

 bctwecne Seleucia Pieria, to Zeugina a towne feated upon Euphrates, taketh 1 75 miles , They 

 that make a morefubtill and particular divifion, would have Phoenice to be environed with Sy- 

 ria. And firft,as you come from Arabia, is the fearcoaft of Syria, which comprifeth in it Idu- 

 niaja and ludasa : then,you enter into Phoeniciajand fo into Syria again,when you are pafl Phoe - 

 nicia. And within-forth farther into the countrey, Phoenice is cncloled with Syria Damafcena. 

 All that Tea yet^which beateth upon that coaft, beareth the name of the Phoenician fca . As for 

 the nation it felfe of thcPhoenicians, have been highly reputed for their Science and learning, |^ 

 and namely, for the firft invention of letters, for their knowledge in Aftrologie,navigation,and 

 martiall skill. Being paftPelufium,you come to a citie called Chabrise Caftrato the mountain 

 Cafius,and the temple of lupiter Caftm : alfo the tombc of Pomfeim Mugnm 5 and laft of all to 

 thccitieOftracium. To conclude, from Pelufium to the frontiers of Arabia the Defert [along 

 the coaft of Syria] are (^5 miles. 



Chap. Xiiti 



SOon afterjbcginncth Idum^ea &Paleftina,even from the rifing up of the lake Sirbon,which j 

 fome have reported to carie a circuit of 1 5 o miles. Htrodotm faith,it is hard under the foot 

 of the hill Cafius : but at this day it is but a fmall lake. As for the townes there, they be Rhi- 

 nocolura, and more within the land, Rhaphaea : alfo Gaza a pore towne, and farther within. An-* 

 thcdon,and the mountain Angoris. From thence you difcend to the coaffs of Samaria,thefres 

 citic Afcalon, and Azoius : the two lamnes, whereof the one is well within the land sand fofor= 

 ward to loppe, a towne in Phoenicia, which by reportjis more auncient than the deluge.Situate 

 it is upon an hill, with a rocke before it, wherein are to be feene the tokens and reliques of ladie 

 Andromtdats prifon where fhe was bound. Within a chappell there, the Siren 2) ff/f/^), whereof 

 the Poets tell fuch tales,is worfhipped. Being paft loppc, you meet with Apollonia the towne 

 of Strato,called alfo Cxfarea, founded by king Her ode : it beareth now the name of Prima Yhr ^ 

 via^a colonie there planted and endowed with priviledgesby Vtfpaftan the Emperor.Thc bounds 

 of Pala^ftina be 180 miles from the confines of Arabia : and there entreth Phoenice . Within- 

 fbrth in the countrey, are the townes of Samaria, and Neapolis, which beforetime was named 

 Mamortha [or Maxbota.] Alfo Scbafte upon the mountaine, and Gamala, which yet ftjindeth 

 higher than It. 



Chap, xiiil, 

 ^ lurie and GaliUa^ 



ABoveldum^ca and Samaria, ludxafpreadeth out farrc in length and breadth* Thatpart 

 of it which joyneth to Syria, is called Galilse : but that which is next to Syria and ^Egypr^ £ 

 is namodPer<ra, [u beyond lorden :] full of rough mountainesdifperfed here and there j 

 and fevered it is from other parts of lurie^ by the river lordan. As for the reft of Iudaea,it is di- 

 vided into ten governments or territories,called Toparchies, in this order following: to wit,thac 

 of H iericho, a vale richly planted with date trees lEmmaus, well watered with fountaines : Lyd- 

 da,Ioppica, Accrabatena, Gophnitica,Thamnitica,Betholene, Tephen^,and Orine, wherein 

 flood Hierufalem,thc goodlieft citie of all the Eaft parts, and not of lurie onely.In it alfo is th© 

 principalitie Herodium^ with a famous towne of that name* 



Chap, xv^i 



lordarte theriiJer, ^ 



T He river lordan fpringeth from fhe fountaine Pancades, vvhich gave the furnameto the 

 citic Cixfarea, whereof wee will fpeakc more. Apleafantriver it is, and as the fiteof the 

 countrey will permit and give leave, winding and turning in and out, fecking as it were for 



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