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re{bit of merchants , Moreover, the Hcmnates and AnaHteSj whofe tovsnes arc Domada and Cj 

 Erage : alfo thcThamufians, with their towne Badanatha : the Carf cans, and their towne 

 Chariati : the Achoali^and a citie of theirs Phoda. Furthcrmore^the Mmxi^dcfccndcd as feme 

 thinkcfrdm M»w king of Crete: whorecitieCharm3;ihathi4miles in compafTe. Other towns 

 likewife be there (landing afarre off, and namely, Mariaba, Baramalacum , a towne ywis of no 

 meanc account :likewireCarnon5 and Ramei, who are thought tocome from RljAdamanth'^^s 

 the brother o^CMims, Over and befides,the Homcritcs,with their towne MafHiIa : the HamirGi, 

 GedranitaijAnaprsejIlifanitaSjBochilitae, Sammcijand Amathei j with thefe towns, Nefla and 

 Ccnne{reri.The Zamanenes, with thefe towncs, Saiace, Scantate^ and Bacal^nani : the towne 

 Rhiphcarma, which in the Arabian tongue fignifieth Barley : alfo the Antei,Rapi,Gyrei,and 

 Marhatsei.The Helmadencs, with the towneEbode.TIic Agarturiinthemoiintaines, bavinga 

 towne 20 miles about, wherein is afountainc called Emifchabales,that!s as much to fay^as The 

 camels town. Ampelonc,a colonie of the Milefians: the town Adrida : and the people C alin gij, 

 whole towne is named Mariabajas much to fay as, Lords of all. Towncs moreover , Pallon and 

 Murannimaljnecrcunto a river, by which men thinke that Euphrates fpringeth and breaketli 

 forth above ground.Other nations befides, namely, Agrei and Ammonij : with a towne, Athe- 

 ns .-and the Cauratani, which fignifieth, Moft richin droves of cattaile. Then the Caranitcs, 

 CcEfanes,and Choanes.There were fomctime alfo certaine townes in Arabia,held by GreekeSj 

 and namely, Arechufa, Lariffa, and Chalcis, which all in the end came to ruine and were de- 

 flroyed in divers and fundrie warres. The only man among the Romans untill this day that war- 

 red in thofe parts^ was Mlms Gallm a knight of Rome. As for Cam Cafir the fonne of f^ugu- j 

 fim the Emperour, he did but looke onely into Arabia, and no more : but Gnlhis walled townes 

 thatwerenot oncenamed by Authors that wrate before, namely, Egra, AnneftunijElfa, iMa- 

 gufum,Tamuracum:,Labcriajand the above-named Marieba, which was in circuit fixe miles a- 

 bout : likewife Caripeta,the fartheft that he went unto. As for all other matters,he made report 

 nntothe Senate of Rome, according as he had found and difcovcred in thofe partSjtowitjthac 

 the Nomades live of milke and venifon : the reft of the Arabians preffe wine,like as the Indians 

 doe,out of dates , and oyle of Sefama,a kind of grainc or pulfe in thofe countries.That the Ho* 

 merites country of all others is moft populous and replenillied with people : the Min^ans have 

 plenteous and fiuitfull fields, full of date trees and goodly hortyardsftored with all forts of fruit-5 

 but their principall riches lyeth in cattaile. The Ccmbanes and Arians aregood warriours and ^ 

 martiall men, but the Chatramotites that way excell all the reft. The Caravans have thelargeft 

 territories and moft fertile fields for come. As for the Sabaeans, their wealth ftandcth moft upon 

 their woods and trees, that bring forth the fweet gummes of frankincenfe and myrrhe: alfo in 

 mines of gold : having water at commaundement to refrefh dieir lands, and plentie befides of 

 hotneyandwaxe. As concerning the fweet odours and fpices that come from thence, wee will 

 fpeake thereof in afevcrallbookcbyitfelfe. The Arabians weare mitres orturbants ordinarily 

 upon their heads, or elfc go with their haire long and nevercutit : as for their beards,them they 

 fhave, favc only on their upper lip, which they let grow ftill : and yet fome there be of them that 

 fulfer their beards to grow long and never cut them. But this one thingi matveile much at, that 

 being fuch an infinite number of nations as they be, the one halfc of them live by robberie and L 

 theeving,howfoeverthc other live by trafficke and merchandife. Take them generally ,they be 

 exceeding richj for with them the Romans and Parthians leave exceedingfurames of gold and 

 filver, for the commodities out of their woods and feas which they fell unto thcmjbut they 

 themfelves buy nothing of themagainc. Now will wee fpeake of the other coaftoppofire unto 

 Arabia. TimBhemh^th fet downe,that the whole gulfe or arme of the fca called Red,was from 

 one end to the other fourcdaies failing: and from fide to fide, two dayes: that theftreights of 

 the firth were Icvcn miles over. But Eratoft.km faith jthat taking the meafure at the very ir^outh, - 

 it is every way 1300 miles. 



Chap, xxix. 



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^Tk gulfe of the md Sedi Ukervife oftheTrcgloditickandJ&ihioftan Seas, 



Rtemidorm avouchcth,that the Red Sea toward Arabia fide, is 1400 miles and fiftie : but 

 on the coaft of the Troglodites 1 1 82,untill you come to the citie Ptolemais. Moft Geo- 

 graphers have fee downe the breadth thereof to be4^2 miles : and that the mouth of it, 



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