Chap. VII. of Monfieur Tavernier. 117 



From Mouron to Cafm, Jha. IO o 

 From Cafm to Mofcow, fia. , 



So that from Afiracan to Mofcow they count it jhk. 2950 



which makes 590 Italian miles. 

 At Sarataf 'you may go afhore , and fo by Land to Mofcow. When the Snow is 



gone you travel in Wagons , but when the Snow lies , in Sledges. If a man be alone, 



and that his Goods weigh not above two hundred pounds Paris weight , they put 



them into two Bales -, and laying them upon the Horfes back fet the man in the 



middle , paying lor Carriage as much as from Afiraçan to Mofcow. 

 From Sarataf by Land to Infer at , days 1 o 



From Inferat to Tymnekj> days 6 

 From Tymnek^, to Cancjuerma , days 8 

 From Cancjuerma to Volodimer , days 6 

 Voloâimcr is a City bigger than Conftantinople , where (lands a fair Church upon a 



Mountain in the City , having been formerly the refîdence of the Emperours them- 



felves. 



From Volodimer to Mofcow , days 5 

 In all , days 3 5 



Obferve by the way that they never go afhore at Serataf but in cafe of neceflity, 

 when the River begins to be Frozen. For from Serataf to Inferat is a Journey of ten 

 days , in all which time there is nothing to be had , either for Horfe or Man. The 

 Cuftom is the fame at Mofcow as at Afiracan , that is Five fer Cent. AH the Afia- 

 ticks , Turks, Ver fans, Armenians, and others, lodge in a fort of Inns : but the 

 Europeans lie in a place by themfelves altogether. 



The Names of fome Cities and places belonging to the Empire of the Grand 

 Signor, as they are vulgarly call'd, and in Turkiih. 



1 Onftantinople after it was taken by Mahomet the fécond , the twenty-feventh of 

 May, 1453. was call'd by the Turks Ifiam-Bol; //fowa fignifying Security, and 

 Bol, Spacious , Urge , or^r^r , as much as to fay, Great Security. 



Vulgar. • Turkifo. 



Adrian op le , Ed re n é. 



Burfe , Broufa. 



Belgrade , Beligrade. 



Buda , i Boudim. 



Grand Caire , Mefr. 



Alexandretta in Egypt v Iskendrie. 



Mecca , Meqquic. 



Halfara , Bafra. 



Babylon , Bigdat. 



Nineveh , MotnToul. 



Nifibis , Hisbtn. 



ILdeffa, Ourfa. 



Tiqueranger , Diarbequir. 



Eva-togea , Tokat. 



Teve Toupolis , Erzerom. 



Shamiramager , Van. 



Jerufalem , Kourmeriff. 



'Damas , Cam. 



Tripoli in Syria , Cam Taraboulous. 



Aleppo , Haleb. 



Tripoli in Barbary , Taraboulous. 



Tunis, Tunis. 



Algier , Gezaiir. 



Candy , Guirir. 



Rhodes , Rodes. 



Cyprus , Kebres. 



Chio , 



