Travels into ïi?^ L e v a n t. Part L 
CHAP. LÎX. 
Of the Journey from BurIa to Smyrna. 
The cmvme T3 Eing at Bnrfa^ I made ready to go to Smyrna with the Caravam^ that 
of Btirfi. J3 every Thurfday goes from Bur fa to Smyrna ; but becaufe it was late before 
1 came on Thurfday^ it behoved me to ftay Eight days ^ in the mean time I 
made my provifions, and that care is of no fmall confequence, for you muft 
make account to find nothing but water upon the Road 5 and therefore one 
muft carry a field-Bed to lye on ^ Bisket, ( for Bread will be fpoyled ; ) a good 
Paftie J Wine, ( if you have a mind to drink any ) in a Borachio, or other 
Veflel; Vinager, Oyle, Salt, Candle, and all forts of Ucenfiles, rot forget- 
ing a Candleftick ; in Ihort, one muft carry a kind of Houfe-hold-ftufF along 
with him, if he would Travel conveniently. The Turks are very dextrous 
at that, for without any clutter, they carry along with them all that is 
lîeceffary, and truft not to the places upon the Road for fupply y nay, they 
will as eafily Boyl the Kettle in a Defert, as at home in their own Houfes. 
This was the firft time that ever I went in a Caravane^ and therefore thefe pre- 
parations feemed a little uncouth unto me. Caravanes are alfemblies of Tra- 
vellers who join themfelves and Baggage together, that they may go in 
tdfAvm. company to any Place, and fo be better able to defend themfelves againft Rob- 
bers, if any be abroad in the High-ways. Thefe Caravanes never lodge in 
Houfes nor Villages, but abroad in the Fields, or in their Kervanferais^ ( if any 
Kemnfeui. be to be found ••) a Kervan ferai fignifies the houfe of the Caravane ^ and 
they are vaft Buildings longer than broad, made like a Market or Town-Hall: 
^ ' There is a great place in the middle of them, where the Horfes, Mules,Camels 
and other Beafts of the Caravane ftand ; and this j)lace is furrounded with 
a low Wall three foot high, joining to the. great Wall j thefe low Walls 
Maftdbex. are fix Foot broad above, and are called Mafiabez, j and there the Turks 
take up their Lodging, making it their Hall, Parlour, Kitching and all ; fome 
of thefe Kervanferais are alfo made like a great Stable, having Mangers on 
the one fide, to which the Horfes are tied j and on the other, MaBabez.^ 
where the Men repofe, eat and fleep. There are others which have feveral 
little MaBabies, to wit, one betwixt every two Horfes ; and there are others 
( but very rare upon this Rode) where there is a Stable for the Beafts, and 
another place much like to it, but diftant for the Men. 
On Wcdnefday I hired two Horfes for myfelf and Servant of the Mafter 
of the Caravane^zwl a Mule for my Baggage ; and next day fTharfday the feven^h 
of September J I parted with the Caravane from Burfa^ about two a Clock ia 
TahhtnTie. the Afternoon : We came to lye that night at a Village called Tâhhtalte^ about 
ten or twelve miles from Bur fa, and there we lodged in a Kervanfirai. 
Friday the eighth of September we parted from Tahhtali about two a Clock 
in the Morning, and at Noon came to Lonbat thirty Miles from Tahhtali^ 
where we lay. 
Saturday we parted from Loiibat at two of the Clock in the Morning, and 
Loéi:. about eleven a Clock came to Soitfury^, five and twenty Miles from Lonbat. 
soufurluL There is a River there which we crofs over upon a very forry Bridge, where I 
was many times in fear of being drowned or breaking my Neck, for we were 
fain to ftep over upon ugly Planks, pretty diftant from one another. 
Sunday about three j'a Clock in the Morning we parted from that Place, 
and Travelled about twenty Miles j there the way began to be very bad, which 
continued 'îoûWWedncfday. 
Monday we fet out about four a Clock in the Morning, and Travelled twen- 
ty Miles. 
Tuefday we parted about five a Clock in the Morning, and about eleven, 
Dgekmk. came to a Village called Dgekmhe j from that Village till we came to Smyrna^ 
the Vv^ay was very good. 
Wcdnefday 
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