I y 8 Travels into îhehEY ant. Part Î.' 
which keeps them both from the Rain and Sun, leaving as it were a Win- 
dow before and behind upon the Camels back. We wanted four Counes, for 
we were four in company, to wit, a Capucin, a Prbvencial, my felt and my 
A Clergy man Servant, but the Capucin payed only fixteen Ptaftres i the Religious not pay- 
pays leisthan ing fo much as the Seculars. ■ We had Biskets made for us, French Bread, 
a Secular. Wine in Flasks, Rice, Lentils, and other Lent-Provifions^ carrying with us 
a Tent, a Pot or Skillet, and in ftiort, all that was necelFary, not forgetting 
Candles, Candleflick and Leather-Buckets, to draw Water vvith. All this 
we had carried upon a Camel over and above the Bargain. 
Being thus provided, we parted from Caire Saturday the three and twen- 
tieth of March, at one a Clock after noon, every one mounted on his Afs, 
and by four a Clock came to Hhnnejue, which is a little Town where the 
BJmque. Caravans of Jernfalem make their fir ft Stage. There we lay, and next day 
came the whole Caravan, confiftingoffix Score Camels, with feveral Horfes, 
Mules and AfTes. , » . 
We parted from Hhanque Monday morning the twenty fifth of March, and 
refted without the Town till Noon; at which time we fee out on our jour- 
Btilbep. ney, and at eight a Clock at night came to ly at Bdheys ; v/e had a tryal 
then of thefe Panniers, and for my part I was much at my eafe, for i had 
under me a good thick quilt and a Pillow, and lay atlFull Length, turning 
my feet fometimes towards the neck and fometimes towards the tail of the 
Camel, though the Camel-drivers kept a heavy clutter, crying that I fpoil'd 
their Camel, for they would have had me lie aftjr the Turkilh manner, 
as all the reft did. 
Next day Tuefday the twenty fixth of March^ we parted from Bulheys at one 
a Clock after Noon, and came to lodge at Corede, where we arrived at 
eight in the Evening, and we parted from thence next day, 
Wednefday the twenty feventh of March at Noon, and at eight a Clock 
Sahhk. in the Evening we came to Salahia ; there are very pleafant Woods of Tamarisks 
Tummsh. about all thefe places; but though ail of them were good' Towns and 
Villages, yet we lay abrosd in Tents, making a little Camp, and in the 
Night-time Guards with Mufquets were placed on all the Avenues of the 
Caravan, whofuffered none to come in or goe out , they are payed for that, 
and it is a very good courfe to prevent being Robbed. 
Next day Tkarjday ih2 twenty eighth of 3//z^c^j at Noon we parted from 
Salahia : and about ten a Clock ?t night croffed over a fair Bridge, under 
which runs the Water of -the Mediterranean 'Sea, that remains on land, when 
' that Sea makes £ny Inundation, ( fo Ave were told) but it is probable it may 
Sirhomteuk. be the Sirbonite Lake. We travthed on till five a Clock in the morning 
next day, when we encamped in a place called Elbir Devedar, becaufe of a 
jB''"' 'dirty Well of fait Water that is near to it, for Bir in Arabick fignifies 
a Well j the Beafts are watered there, but fuch as have not provided them- 
felves of frefli Water, know what it is to want it at that place» 
We parted from thence the fame day, Friday the twenty ninth of March 
about noon, and betwixt three and four of the Clock we found upon the 
Road a Well called Bir like the former, but continued traveling till nine 
Catie. a Clock at night, when we arrived at Catie, where we refted the next day, 
being Satà/dày the thirtieth of March, becaufe of the Jews, who do not 
travel on Saturday, and there being a good many of them in the Caravan, 
they had credit enough with the mafter of the Caravan to obtain this. Cane 
is a Village where there is indeed a well of water, that is not indeed fait, 
but ftill unpleaiaot for drinking, as being very fweetifh^ but two miles from 
Catie there is a well of Water, which is good after that it hath flood a 
little : at Catie we ate frefh Fifti half as long as ones Arm, as broad and 
thick as Carpes, and of as good a reliilh ; they did notcoftusa Maidin or 
five farthings à- piece. 
Cichef. Sat Hr day zïitr^xioon the Cachefo^ Catie prefled our Camels to fetch wood 
frofii the Sea-fidcj which is but a little way ofF, and they did not come back 
till the next day> Sunday at One a clock in the Morning, which hindred 
us from Parting from Catie t\\\ the day after. The Cachef of Catie 
fcnt for me, to ftew me feme Books ; he had got a great many Latin and 
French 
