Part î. 
Travels into the Levant. 
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want of which, the Chriftisns forced by Thirfî:, furrendred the place. în 
this Caftle are many Ruines of a ftately Building, which was formerly the 
Serragiio of the firft Sidc.ws of the Ottoman Family, but it is all Demolifhed. 
The People of the Country tell a Story in relation to this Caftle, which 
I have thocght fit to Relate here. They fay, That heretofore there was A Maid bui! 
a Daughter of an Emperour Leaprous all over, and by Confequence very the CafUe 0 
lîgly, but to make a mends for that, very Vertuous, who repollng great ^'"'f'^- 
Confidence in God -, and finding her Father much dilTatisfied that he could 
not Marry her, all Men refufing it becaufe of her Leproiie: To eafe her The hot wa 
Father of that Trouble, fhe begged his leave that Ihe might go w^n-^^'^^of Burfa, 
der over the World like a poor Wtetch, hoping that God would help j^"'"'^ ■'^^i''^^' 
her; which (he having with much ado obtained of her Father, who ten- 
derly loved her. Siie Travelled fo long , till at length fhe came to the 
place where the Rivulet of hot Water runs, (whereof we fpake before) - 
and there having Prayed, as Ihe never failed to do feveral times a day. 
She faw a Mesfly Hog come and V/afli in the Water, which it having 
continued to do for forae days, vi/as Cured of its Leprofie. The Maid ob- 
fcrviijg this, thought that God Almighty had guided her to that place for 
a Cure; wherefore fhe vvert into' the Water, and for fome days having 
Bathed there, fhe was in the end perfectly Cured, being as Sound and 
Clean, as if fhe had never been Leprous. She failed not to give God 
thanks, and refolved to ftay in that Country , which fhe found had been 
fo healthful to her. She therefore acquainted her Father with her Cure, 
proving him to fend her Means ard People , to Build a Place of Re- 
treat: for her. Having then obtained of her Father, all that fhe defired, 
fhe Built this Caille , which at prefent is the Caftle of Buyfa : And be- 
caufe the Saracens much incommoded her by their Inrodes, fhe demanded 
Afiiflance from her Father, who fent her Aid under the Condud of Roland^ 
or Orland^ a very firong and Valiant Man, who made great Slaughter ^^^j'^^^J^^ 
the Saracens. Ciofe by the Town, there is a Hill, on the top whereof 
a Turkifh Hermite lives in a Chappei ; that Çhappel is enclofed with good 
WailSj and Iron-Grates, but for a fmali prefent of ^fpres ^ the Hermite 
let me in , and -fhewed me the Sword of the aforefaid Roland , which is 
above feven Inches broad , it is four Foot long ( I mean the Blade of ic ^[■^"'^'^ 
alone ) for the Handle is almoiî; a Foot long ; and they fay , chat this is 
but one half of the Blade, the other half being in the Grand Siimo-Ps> Trea- 
fury, it is fo heavy , that it is as much as one can do to hold it out with 
one Hand. Near to that Sword, is the Mace of Arras of the fame Roland^ 
which is an Îron-Battoon, twice as thick as ones Thumb, and about two Foot 
long ; the Handle of it is covered with Copper, which makes it very big^ 
and the end of it is armed with a great Lion of Copper. In the fame Chap- j^gj^„f^ 
pel there are two Collins, each covered with a Pall of black Velvet, and at Mace.^ 
the end of each of them, there is a Turban. They fay, that in thefe Coffins, 
are the Bodies of Rolandandhh Son, who (as they believe) Died both Mh- 
fidmans. The Sword and Mace of Arms, lie upon a Table juft before the 
Tombs. The top of this Hill is but narrow, but very pleafant, there be- ' ' 
ing a little Wood upon it : And the Turks go often there to Feaft and 
make Merry. 
