2 8 z The Voyages and Travells of 

 then if hee fhould goe by the Way of Alep- 

 po : In fyne, our Agente propounded this 

 Journey to mee N. W. which I (feeinge 

 the Neeeflitye of fendinge one, and that 

 none other would attempte the Journey) gave 

 waye to undertake. 



Soone after wee fente for the Matter of the 

 Shippe, that was bounde for Mocha, and ac- 

 quaynted him with our Intente, whoe tould 

 us, that it was impoffible for a Chryftian 

 to paffe that Way, unleffe hee were circum- 

 fized noe Chriftian beeinge fuffred to come 

 neare Mocha, where theire Prophett Maho- 

 met was buried, by which Place I mufte of 

 force paffe, to goe to Alkxandtia. The 

 like wee heard allfoe of divers others, which 

 made us (but efpeciallye myfelf, not hav- 

 inge a Dcfier to bee cutt) to give over our 

 Determination ; yet notwithftandinge, wee 

 hyrcd a Fellowe, that underftoode the Ara- 

 bian Tonge, and had formcrlye ben that 

 Way to carrye our Letters to Allexandria y 

 by that Conveyance, whoe departed in the 

 Shippe. And at his Arrivail in Mocha, hee 

 hearinge Newes that all our Rnglijhmen were 



imprifoned^ 



