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The Persian Travels Book III. 



enough to repair it. Every Chriftian aboue fifteen years of age , pays a Piaficr and 

 a half tribute to the Grand Signor , who is Lord of the City -, and he fends a Ba(h* 

 that lives in the ancient City call'd Frink^Heffar \ However the Kan of the Lefler 

 T ttrtary extends his Jurifdiftion as far as the Gates of Kaffa. 

 From Kaffa to Affacpie , miles 70 

 sAffaepic is the laft City in Europe , belonging alfo to the Grand Signor. By 

 it runs a great River of the fame name , the other fide being in the Territories of 

 the Duke of Mufoovy. Down this River come the Coffachs that do fo much mif- 

 chief to the Turks- For fometimes they come with threefcore or fourfcore Gelid! s 

 which are a kind of Brigantines , the bigger fort of which carry a hundred and 

 fifty men , the lefs a hundred. Sometimes they divide themfelves into two parts , 

 one of which makes Havock toward Confiantinople, the other Ravages the Coaft of 

 ssi fia , as far as Trebiz.ond. 

 The Coaft of Europe bord'ring upon the Black Sea is 861 miles in length. 



The chief Cities upon the Black Sea on the Coaft of Afia , which is 



1 1 70 miles in length. 



From Conftantinople to Neapoli , miles 250 

 In this City are made the greateft part of the Galleys andVefrels that belong to 

 the Grand Signor. < 



From Neapoli to Sinabe , miles 250 



From Sinabe to Ouma , miles 240 



From Ouma to Kerafon , miles 150 



From Kerafon to Trebifond, miles 80 



From Trebifond to Rife , miles 100 



From Rife to Guni, miles 100 



The City of G uni belongs half to the Grand Signcr,and half to the King of Mengrelia, 

 with whom he keeps a good Correfpondencc , becaufe the greateft part of the 

 Steel and Iron that is fpent in Turkie comes out of Mengrelia through the Black 

 Sea. 



The only good Ports upon the Black Sea from Confiantinople to Mengrelia , 

 are, 



Quitros, Sinabe , or Sinope , Onnye , Samfom, Trebifond, Gommé. 



The Haven of Quitros is very deep , and the Veffels lie {helter'd from the winds, 

 but the entrance into it is very bad , which only the Pilots of the place , or they 

 who have often accuftom'd themlelves to that Trade can only find out. It feems that 

 anciently there had been moft ftately Buildings round about the Port*, and feveral 

 noble Pillars are to be feen all along the fhore , not to fpeak of thofe which have 

 been Tranfported to Confiantinople. Near the City toward the South ftands a high 

 Mountain , whence there flows good ftore of excellent Water , which at the 

 bottom gathers into one Fountain. 



To go from Confiantinople for Terfia by Sea , you muft embark at Confiantinople 

 for Trebifond, and many times for Rife or Guni , which are more to the North. 

 They that Land at Trebifond go dire&Iy to Erz.eront', which is not above five 

 days Journey off, and from Erz.erom to Erivan or Tunis. But there are few that 

 will venture upon this Sea where there is no good Anchorage -, befides that it is 

 fubjeéî: to prodigious Tempefts , from which there are very few good Ports to defend 

 them *, which is the reafon it is call'd Cara-denguis , or the Black Sea : The Eaftern 

 people giving to all things, mifchievous and dangerous , the Epithet of Black. 



They that are Bound for Rife or Guni , go to T eflis the Capital City of Giorgia , 

 and thence to Erivan , for though the way be bad , yet it is far better and fmoother 

 than the Road to Tauris. 



The principal places from Tefiis to Erivan are thefe , together with their re- 



fpeftive diftances. 



From Tefiis to Soganloukj, leagues 3 

 From Soganlouk^ to Senouk^kupri , leagues 7 

 From Senonl^kupri to Guilkac, leagues 7 

 From Gmlkac to DaktoH, leagues 6 



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