Chap. VI. of Monfieur Tavernier. i 



and caus'd a great diforder in his Ship, as far as'WC could difcern with our Profpettivé- 

 Glaues. But when the Wind began to blow freth , the Pirate, who had enough 

 of us, and had diicover'd another Veflcl which perhaps he thought better prize, 

 made all the Sail he could from us toward the other VefTel. Thereupon we purfu'd 

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



From Malta we departed leven or eight in company, in two of the Pope's Gallies, 

 ftaying ' three days at Syracufe, and one at Meffina-, where our Company increafing, 

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

 of Naples , lo terrible a Tempeft furpriz'd us near to Paolo , that we were forc'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 lb, that it feems to be tumbling 

 down -, and there is a good height upon the Rock the Teeming 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 Eafier-cve; 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 iepurated , according as 

 our Bufinefs fed us. 



CHAP. VL ? 



Another ^oad from Conftantinople to Ifpahan , by the Euxin 

 or 'Black Sea ; Tvith jome Remarks upon the principal Cities 

 thereabouts. 



THere are three Roads yet remaining, leading out of Europe into Perfia 

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

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

 of Mofco , down the Volga , which has been amply defcrib'd by Olearitu, 

 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 

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

 lye upon that Sea , as well upon the fide of Europe as of Afia , with the jult diftances 

 of one Place from another. 



the principal Cities upon the Black Sea , on the Coaft 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 Beljhike to Bengali, miles 70 

 From Bengali to Confiance , miles 60 

 From Confiance to jQneli , miles 25 

 Near to this City of Queli the great Arm of Danovo throws it felf into the Black 



Sea. Here is the grand Fifhery for Sturgeon. 



From Queli to Aqiterman, miles 50 

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



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



in the Land. 



From Aqiterman to Kef et or Kaffa , miles 3 50 



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, becaule the Chriftians have not Wealth 



P enough 



