Fart 1. 
the infinicenumher of Lamps that are in the Tents and Pavillions. Next day, 
the Ninth of Anausl^ the Caravan of the A^iAj^rebms parted a]fo from iht Birque^ 
and there all of Barbary who intend to make the journey, meet, and make a 
diftinft Caravan j vv^hich depends not on the Emir- Jdjreof Caire, but have a 
Chief of their own. That Caravan never fets out but a day after theC'.iravan 
of Caire -, they travel commonly by night, and reft in the day time, as all other TheCaravans 
Caravans do that go to other places, that fo they may avoid the heat, which '"'^^J'^' ^"'y 
is almoll: infupportable ; and when the Moon does not fhine, there are Men ' 
who carry Links before the Caravan. In all Caravans, the Camels are tied 
tail to tail , fo that let them but go, and there is no trouble of leading 
them. 
Here Til give the Reader an account, how many Stages there are betwixt 
Caire and Mecha, how many days they flay in them, how many hours travel- 
ling there is betwixt them, and at what Stages the \Vaters are fweet or bitter, 
all along the way. This little Itinerary I had from a Prince of Tnnis^ v/ho An Itinerary 
made that Journey whilfc I was at Caire. From Caire to the Birquc, it is ^"'^^ ^'^ 
reckoned four hours Journey J there is frefh vs^ater there. From the ^/>-<^/^e to 
M^fana^ that is to fay, Ciftern, ten hours ^ no water there. From Mifana to mifana. 
Kdnat Aadgercitd, which is to fay, the Caftle of Sand-Pits, twelve hours and an Kalm Axige- 
half ; there is bitter water there. From the Cafcle of yi.-idgcroiid to Navatir, '^"id. 
feven hours and an half j no water there. From Navatir to Rafiagara, ten ^f^^'^'f^' 
hours ; no water there, and the v/ay bad. From Rajlagara to Kalaat el Nahhal, KataltdNah- 
that.isto.fay, the Caflle of Palmes, fifteen hours-, there they {lay a day, and 
have freili water. From the Cafcle of Nahhd to Jhiar Alaina, fourteen hours ; ^oiar .^Jxlna.. 
only bitter water there. Yïom Ahiar Al&ina to S^th el Akaba-, that is to fay, "'^^■*-'''-^* 
the Plain of the Hiil, fifteen hours ^ no water there. From Sath el Ahaba to KxlmeiAU. 
Kalaatd Akaha, that is to fay, the Callle of the Hill, ( that's upon the fide -p^r emhjmiT. 
the Red-Sea) fixr.een hcLurs ^ there they flay two days and an half, the way is .rt/Ajr^/;? 
very bad, but they have frefh water. From the Caftle el Akaba to D.ir el Hhamar^g-iteie, 
fix iicurs and an half ; no water there, (^Dar el Bhamar fignifies Affes Back, and ^Uw^ f^^™- 
it is like the Mountain in Italy^ where there is an Inn called Scarga l'afi,jo. ) ^ '^^^ 
From Dar el Hh^mar to Scharafe BsrAgatigc^ fourteen hours ^ no water there. (Jh 
From Scharafe Benigateie to Magare Chouaib^ that is to fay, the Grott oïjcihro^' Kalm eJ Moi- 
fourteeef! hours ^ frefh water there \ that is the Countrey of the Midionites. From ^'2^'- 
Myg ire ChoHaib to Eyoun el ICa[:b -^ïomtttn hoyrs and an half ; frsfh water there : ^'^^'^f- ^ 
It was in that place v/hereJ<??^ro''s Daughters going to water their Cattel,andthe ^jUnhd^Amir 
Shepherds ofiering to hinder them, Mofes protefted and defended them againfi: Ku'imelvoud- 
thpfe who vjonlà have hindred them to dravv water.Fromfjfw;? el Kafeb toKalaatge. 
el Moilah, which is by the Sea-iide,fifteen hours ^ there they reft two days and an ^^Z^- 
half,and have frefh water. From Kalaat el Mo-dah to C^?/?f/jeleven hours -, bitter ^f!^^,^''"^' 
water there. From Cafiel to Kalaat Ez.lem, fifteen hours and an half ; bitter j^ak^."/ 
water there. From Kalaat Ez^lem to Jftanbel avtir, fourteen hours j frefli water Kxbatkan 
there, ^xom Ifianbelanttr to Kalaat tll^oudge^ that is to fay, the Caftle of the >"^^J- 
Face, thirteen hours and an half ; frefli water there. From Kalaat el Voudge to ^M^'^^- 
Ehre-y fixteen hours \ no water there, but what is bitter. From Ekre to Hank^^^^^^^t 
Krue, that is to fay. Gulf, twelve iiours and an half j no water there. Vrom Beder Hmein. 
Hank^Kruey (going to Bharvre, thçy enter into the Territory of ^/cc/j^t) to s ibii d iviouk- 
Jihawre, it is thirteen hours ; only bitter water there. From Bhawre to NabteJ"'- .. 
fifteen hours ; frefh water there : From thence come the Nabathcan Arabs, ^^^^^i^ 
Emm ad anroram Nabathaaque regna recejjlt. From Nabte to Ha^Jre, thirteen 
Jiours and an half j no water there. From Baz^ire to Ta-nbouh, that is to fay, 
Fountain, fourteen hours. and an half j there they ftay two days and an half, and 
have frefli water. From Tanbouh to Soucaife-, thirteen hours ; no water there, 
jprom Soucaife to Beder Bunein, that is to fay, the Moon of Bmcin, eight hours ; 
frefli water there : Bunein was a Man tliat fhew'd the Moon in his Weil. From 
Beder Bunein to Srhil el Monhfin, that is to fay the way of Benefadionor Benefit, 
fourteen hours; frefli water there. From Sibil el Mo ah fm to Rabijl feventeen 
hours ; frefli water there : Rabij is a Sacred Place, that is to fay, not to be 
entered into, without being well prepared and purged from all fin : Hence it 
is that there are twq places which are called Baramcm, Sacred Places, to wit, 
Mecha and Medina-^ that is to fay, which are two Holy Places, where one ftiould 
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