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new Directions by a white chalky Hill^ al- 

 inoft as far as we could fee, and yet not much 

 beyond the Place which was to be our Stage j 

 on therefore we proceeded till Sun-fet, very 

 weary, and almoft without hope of our com- 

 ing to W^ter that Night , though at the 

 fame time near dead with Thirft j and which 

 the more fuprizM us, our Guide was advan- 

 ced a great way before, out of our fight, 

 upon what defign we knew not, but at his 

 return, vve found it was only to afFure him- 

 felf better of the way, and in an Hours time 

 more he brought us to the fide of a Bog, 

 callM by the Name of Zerga^ where, fach as 

 it was, we found Water enough, but it was 

 neither palatable nor wholfome, neither did 

 the Ground feem proper to Sleep upon j yet 

 we were forced to be content, there being no 

 removing thence that Night. ^ 

 OUoher i . We departed from Zerga^ about 

 two Hours before Sun-rife, and as foon as it 

 was Hght, had the Profped of a very high 

 Hill, which was to be the bounds of our Tra- 

 vel that Day. To this we made as diredl 

 as we could look g finding nothing in ourl 

 way obfervable either to arreft our curiofity, 

 or to flacken our Pace, except a multitude ofi 

 Holes made in the fandy Earth, by Rats, SerJ 

 pents, and other Animals, which render'dl 

 owr Riding a little troublefome ; as we had 

 found it upon the fame Account the After-^ 

 noon before, ^bont two Hours fhort of our 

 Stage, we were ifhewn three little round Hills , 

 lying to the right in a dired line, known by ;| 

 the Name of Tenage\ where we were told^! 

 there w^s good Water, an4 its for that rea- 



