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who, during the Summer, pitch among the 

 Trees by the River-fide. In the Afternoon 

 we continued our Journey as before, keeping 

 always at a little diftance from the River, 

 till a little before Sun-fet^ when we came to 

 a very convenient Place upon the Banks, 

 where we took up our lodging for that Night, 

 having travelled between feven or eight Hours 

 the whole Day. 



oaobertht 13th. This Day we had the 

 fame Satisfadio^ as the Day before, proceed- 

 ing as near the River as the Road would 

 permit ^ and having made a Stage of about 

 lix Hours, we refted under the lhade of the 

 Tamarisk Trees by the River fide, ho]3ing to 

 have found conveniency to have croft it, but 

 we could not. In our Way we faw nothing 

 obfervable but the Ruins of a City calFd 

 Baulas^ where the Turks had formerly ^ San- 

 gi^^K.^ but now there is never an Inhabitant 

 in the Place, nor Houfe ft^ding, but the 

 Ruins of Houfes, and an Oftagonal Tower 

 of a confiderable height, viz.. One hundred 

 and feven Steps, and beautified on the out- 

 fide with Flourifhes and an Arabick Infcrip- 

 tion round about: It's a handfomeStrufture, 

 and probably the Work of the Mamahk^s^ 

 fince whofe time little has been done to a- 

 dorn, but abundance to deftroy and waft 

 this Country. After Dinner, we mounted 

 foojier than ordiaary, becaufe hoping to 

 reach the. rT^nt^ M^^^^ unwil- 

 ling it Mul*^' b^ when we arrived : yet 

 we made it near: Sun-fet bef^^ got to 

 fWy, a Fountain by which he lay. We had 

 travelled ftill on the fame Point N. W. with 



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