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xiey^lies in 44 degrees and 20 mintttes.Tht com- 

 pafs there declines from the South to the 

 Weft one degree 40 mlnntes. 



But to refume the Profecutlon of our Jour- 

 ney, from Vekin to this Extream towards the 

 Eaft there is made a new Way, by which the 

 Emperour can commodioufly March with his 

 Horfe, and the Queens in their Chariots, 

 irhis Way is about 10 foot broad, and as e-^ 

 ven and ftreight as could poflibly be made; 

 it is extended above 1000 Miles ^ it has a lit- 

 tic Railing on each fide of about a Foot high 

 every where equal and perfedly Parallel to 

 one another ; and this Way was as neat, 

 efpecially when the Weather was fair, as a 

 Floor where the Husbandmen beat out their 

 Corn in the Field ; there were alfo certain 

 Perlbns along this way, who only took care 

 to Smoth and Cleanfe it. The Chriftians 

 have no where fo great care of Sweeping their 

 Streets and publick Places where the Holy 

 Sacrament is to pafs in the Proceffions, as 

 thefe Infidels have of cleanfing the Ways, 

 where their Kings and their Queens are to 

 pafs, every time they go out of their Palaces. 



There was made for their Return a way 

 like the former, they plained or levelled the 

 Mountains as far as they were able, they 

 raifed Bridges over the Rivers, and for orna- 

 menting them, they had extended oa each fide 

 of them a fort of Mats upon which they had 

 Painted divers Figures of Animals, which had 

 the fame effeft with Tapeftry Hangings, with 

 which theStreets are ufually hung in Procefiion. 



The Emperor did very feldom make ufe 

 of this Way, being almoft always in Hunt- 



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