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of Rain, a thing unufual in that Country 

 that time of the Year. 



July 22. we rofe by Two in the Morning^ 

 and Travelling E. S. E. we came by Eleven 

 to a Well caird Chor^ where we found it ve- 

 ry Hot, and faw feveral prints of Horfes 

 Feet, fo that vve fufpecled fome Arabs had 

 newly paft that way. 



July 23. we rofe by One in the Morning, 

 and Travelling molt Eaft, we came to a large 

 Plain, where we faw before us, on a high 

 Mountain, a great Caftle, call'd by t\\^ Arabs 

 Antwe. When we had travelled two or three 

 Hours in this Plain, we efpied an Arab driv- 

 ing towards us a Camel, with his Launce, fo 

 fall, that he came on a round Gallop, and 

 we fuppofed him fent as a Spy being come 

 up to us, he told us he was of Tadmor^ zndi 

 that his Prince, the Emir Melkam^ had that 

 Day made Friendlhip with Hamet Shldeed 

 ^nother Prince, and that together they had 

 four hundred Men ^ fo he kept us Company 

 an Hour or two, and enquired of our Mu^ 

 letters if we were not Turks difguifed, with 

 intent to feize on Melk^am ; for we travellecj 

 with a Bartdiero^ the Imprefs being a HAnj^rr 

 or Turkijlj Dagger, and a Half-Moon. Wg 

 told him we were Frankj^ which he could 

 hardly believe, wondering that we travelled 

 thus in the Defart, only out of Curiofity. 

 Being come near to Tadmor^ he went a lit- 

 tle before us, and on a fudden run full fpeed 

 toward S' the Ruins, we not endeavouring to 

 hinder him. Our Guide told us he was gone 

 to acquaint the Arabs who we were, and that 

 we ought to fufped and prepare for the 



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