8 8 MifcelUne^ Curiofa. Vol. Ill . 



therefore ftill obtains in thefe Eaftern Parts, 

 and the more Modern is wholly unknown. 



The City it felf appears to have 

 Tadmor. been of a large Extent, by the Ipace 

 now taken up by the Ruins 5 but 

 there are no Foot-fteps of any Walls remain- 

 ing, nor is it poffible to judge of the ancient 

 Figure of the Place. The prefent Inhabi- 

 tants, as they are a Poor, Miferable, dirty I 

 People, fo they have fliut therafelves up, to 

 the Number of about Thirty or Forty Fa- 

 jnilies, in little Huts made of Dirt, with- - 

 in the Walls of a fpacious Court, which en- 

 clofed a moft Magnificent Heathen Temple. 

 Hereinto alfo we entred^ the whole Power I 

 of the Village, if I may fo call it, being ga- fl 

 thered together at the Door, whether to 

 Itand upon their Defence, in cafe we prov- 

 ed Enemies, (for fome of them had their 

 Guns in their Hands) or out of meer Curio- 

 ty to gaze upon us, I know not. However our 

 Guide, who was an j4rah^ whom Ajfyne (a) 

 their prefent King had fent to Conduft us 

 through the whole Voyage , being a Man 

 J^nown among them, we had an eafie Ad- 

 mittance, and with a great many Welcomes 

 in their Language were led to the Sheck^s 

 Houfe, with whom we were to make our A- 

 t)ode* ; And to mention here what the Place 



, (a) This Jffine was in the Year of our Lord 1693, 

 Pepofed by the Turks^ and one Dor advanced to fill- 

 Sis place ; fo that no-w he is conftrained to live upon 

 Rapine, being followed by a confiderabie Number of 

 Men, who delight nottoi Labour, nor tQ live under 

 i^jyftttled Qoyefomej^t..' ... 



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