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Marble, but of a Ibrt of Clay, and Cafl: in- 

 to the fliape they are in, but of a Colour 

 cxadly refembling the Pillar it felf. That 

 which perfwades to believe them Call, is 

 a Greek Infcription to be feen on all of them 

 the Letters whereof are not made by Incifi- 

 on in the Stone, but feem to be ftamped^ 

 Handing out higher than the diftanCe be- 

 tween them ; and on one of them, by miftake, 

 they are lb placed, as to be read after the 

 Oriental . manner, from the right Hand to 

 the left. The Words are thefe, with the 

 Crucifix before, as follows : 



^ Eni EEPri« EniEKo. T« ETNrEN 



From hence our Guide led us to the River, 

 by the afliltance of two Jittle Hills^ which 

 are known by the JSIame of Ajf Dieu^ onx 

 way lying North, and a littl? bending to 

 the Eaft. The fight of the River was a ve- 

 ry pleafing Profpeft v and, to our great com- 

 fort, we found the W^ter v'e^y;' clear, Jhap- 

 pening to be there before the Rains, and af- 

 ter the Snow-Waters \(which fwell and di- 

 fturb it in the Summer-time) were all paft : 

 And our Happinefs feemed the greater, ha- 

 ving had fo tedious and thirftv a Journey 

 of at leafl: fourteen. Hours, ana neither our 

 Selves nor obr:,Horfjes^ tQpch'd of Wa- 



ter aH paiy. We^P^ a JR:each of the 



River, where it wa? hot' Very bfoad, not be- 

 ing above half a Musket- fhot over. 



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