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and Fat, as I could plainly fee. This ftone refts upon a marble-Pillar about 
four foot high, which the Greeks have purpofely made to fet it upon, Then 
I went to fee the Church of St. A^ark, held by the Cophtes^ wherein is to a Piaure of 
be feen the Pulpit where that St. ufed to Preach, as alfoa Pidureof St. Aû- «fst Mkhad 
chael, which (.they fay) was drawn by St. Luke, St. Mark was the firft Patri- "^'^'''^ 
arch of Alexandria^ where he fuiTered Martyrdom in the year 54. His Body ^f'^Mrk 
wa's kept in that Church until Venetian Merchants tranfported it to Femce. ' '^^ ' 
After that, as I was going along the way that leads from Rofetro to the Town, 
they ftiewed me the ruines of the Palace of St. Catherines FaihQr -, which are The Palace • 
hardly now confiderable : Along that way alfo there are a great many fair St. cathe- 
Pillars of Porphyrian Marble to be feen. In another place I faw two very """father, 
lovely Obelisks of Garnet, fuch as are in many places at Rome, with Hierogly- nnf^''^"^"i/ 
fick figures upon them in the fame manner : there is but one of them ftanding 
without a Pedeftal, the other is buried in the Ground, nothing appearing oiwiisks of 
above, but the Foot, about ten foot long ; each of them are of one entire ^^"^"^^ in ai- 
piece, of the fame thicknefs, and perhaps are bigger than thofe of Rome. 
Near tothefe pillars are the ruines of the Palace of Cleopatra, which is ut- The palace of 
terly defaced. They have fo much Marble, Porphyrieand Garnet there, that cleopMu. 
they know not what to do with it ; and adorn the Gates with them • as the 
Water-gate is beautified with four lovely Pieces of Thebaick-flone 'or Gar- 
net J one on each fide, one crofs over above, and one below, and 'yet that 
Gate is very high and wide ; indeed, all they have to do, is to remove the 
Earth that covers thefe Stones, and tranfport them. Among the ruines of 
that Town, there are alfo fome very curious ftones to be found, which are ve"?" 
little like Medals, and are Agats, Garnets, Emeralds, and the like • all En- * 
graved, fome with a Head; fomewith an Idol ^ fomewitha Beafl- and fo 
all different, which heretofore have ferved for Medals, or Talifmans • that Talifmans. 
is to fay, Charms. But moft of thefe Engraveings are fo excellent that 
certainly fuch cannot be made now a days, as I have feen, and have by me • 
fothat the Engravers of thofe times, mufl have been excellent ArtiUs - nav' 
it feenrs to me a doubt whether they might not have had the artof ca'fling 
or at leaft foftning the Stones, for fome of them are fo little, that one has 
much adoe to finger them -, and neverthelefs they are Engraved 'to perfedtion 
When it rains, the Moors fearch for them among the Ruines, and never fail 
to find fome^ then they come and fell them for a fmall matter to the Franks- 
but of late they hold them a little dearer, becaufe of the emulation of th ' ^^^"^ ^^^^ 
Franks, who come and cut bid one another. When Strangers 20 m fpp rh^r! fP^k- 
Antiquities, they take little AOes which goe very fait, ani ftulble not 3 n y ^m^r^ 
will Gallop, too, ( if they be put to it ) for Chriftians whether Franks or not Horfc 
cannot ride on Horfes through the Towns, but in the Countrv thpv mo ' back through 
if they pleafe. The Afles ftand ready in the Streets, and one has no more 1,7"^- . 
to do but to get up i they pay no more for a whole Afternoons ufe of them ready „ "J, 
but feven or eight Pence a piece ; to wit one half for the Afs, and as much ft^eeïs of ÎL 
for a Moor, who follows on Foot, and beats and pricks on the Afs now and ^''^^^ of 
theu to make him go. Miji^t, 
ji farther Defer ipt ion of Alexandria, the Keader will find in the Second Pa 
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