Mi/ceHa^ea Curiofa. Vol. Ill* 



OBober the t2th. This Morning, about 

 Sun-rife, we proceeded on our Voyage, keep- 

 ing along the Banks of the River, which, tor 

 the moft part, led us Weft and North-Weft : 

 And here we had pleafant Travelling, ha- 

 ving the River on the right Hand, and Hills 

 of Marble or other fine Stone, on the left ^ 

 and delightful Groves of Tamarisk, Mul- 

 berry, and other Trees to pafs through. 

 Here every thing about jas lookt fre(h and 

 verdant, and we tiiti frequently Men and 

 Women paffing on "their Occafions, a thing 

 to which (in our former Stages) \ve had not 

 been accuftomed- We had alfo a pleaiing 

 Profpeft of the oppofite Shore, and could 

 fee a great way into Mefopotamia^ but could 

 meet with no Convenience to crofs the Ri- 

 ver, which we were very defirous to have 

 done. There are no Places of Note remain- 

 ing upon the River either on one fide or the I 

 other, only on the farther fide we faw an old 

 Caftle caird Giahar^ which made a good Shew, 

 being fituated on the top of a Hill,and both for 

 thatand theway of Building, very mucrh re- 

 Tembling that of ^Uppo, orjly that is the 

 larger, ^nd iiithe midftof a dity v tl^^s left, 

 and has neither Town nbr Houfes about it. 

 On our fide we p^ft by ^W^kc^s Houft call'd 

 ^bul-Rarra^ and the Ruins of a Town a little 

 farther, wh^r^ tWe was a fquare Tower 

 built of a very brdiiiary Hrick, but; pretty 

 entire. After we had left thefe Ruins, we 

 refted to bait,, under! the Shadow of a R<)ck, 

 wherein were many Apartments and Conve- 

 niences cut to lodge K whfeh I fuppofe are 

 made ufe of ia the. Winter by the People^ 



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