182 TraisJels into the L e v a n t. Part I. 
Friday J the twelfth of ^prily about five cf the clock in the morning, ws 
/ parted from that place, and about feven were got out from among the Hills, 
which lafl about fix or feven miles, and are all covered with very thick Woods, 
and a great many Flowers in Pafture-ground. After that, we travelled in 
pretty good Plains, though there be many Stones in the way. About -eight of 
D'iib, the the clock, we faw to the right hand a Village, called in Arabick which 
Town of Ji- was heretofore the Town Samuel ; it flands upon an Eminence, and in it 
muel. ' there is a Mofque covered with a Dome ; they fay Samuel is interred there, 
and the Jews vifite it out of Devotion. About half an hour after nine, we 
difcovered a little on the right hand the beginning of the Holy City of Jcin' 
Coudfcherif. falem^ called by the Turks Condfcherify and after about a quarter .of an hours 
> travelling, we faw it plainly before us, and arrived there after ten a clock iis 
the morning, but we who were Fra/;i^/ flay'd at the Gates of the City till the 
Religious ferit for us. When he had waited about an hour at the Gate, which 
is called Damafc us- Gzte, we were introduced into the City by the Trucheman 
of the Convent, who came with a Turk belonging to the Balha, that vifited 
our Baggage ^ for if a Fra»k_, entered the Town of Jerufalem before the Reli- 
gious had obtained a permiffion for him from the Bafha, he would have an 
u^vanie put upon him.. They led us to the Convent of St. S^z;/oar, where the 
Monks live, and where after we had dined, we were fhsw'd into an Appartment 
• to reft ourfelves. This is a very commodious Convent both for the Religious 
The recepti- and Pilgrims. About three of the clock in the afternoon, a Monk came and 
on of Pii- walhed our Feet with warm water, and at four, we were conduced to the 
grims at ^e- ^^urch, where after the Compline, the Reverend Father CommilFary, (for ac 
ruju cm. ^^^^ Guardian there) attended by all the Monks and Pilgrims 
that were in the Convent, making us fit down on a Couch of ctimfon Velvet, 
waflied the Feet of us four, one after another, in Water full of Rofes, thea 
kifled them, as after him did all his Monks, finging in the mean time many 
Hymns and Anthems. When this Ceremony was over, they gave to each of us 
a white Wax-taper, which they told us we fhould carefully keep, becaufe they 
carried great Indulgences with them j and then we made a Proceflion about the 
Cloyfter, finging Te Deum laudamus, to thank God for the favour he had fliew'd 
us, in bringing us found and fafe to that Holy Place : They made us perform 
the Stations at three Altars, to wit, at the High Altar, dedicated to the 
Holy Ghoft, at the Altar of our Lo.rd's Supper, and at the Altar of our Lord's 
appearing after his Refurredtion to the Apoflle St. Thomas, finging at every one 
of chefe Altars, the proper Hymns for the places. 
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The jîrjl vijiting of the dolorous Way^ and 
other Holy Flacef, 
I Shall not much enlarge in defcribing the Holy Placesjbecaufe I can fay nothing 
of them, but what hath been already faid by lb many who have vifiCed them, 
and efpecially by Monfieur Of dan, who hath lately publiftied a Book, wherein 
all the Holy Places are very well, and as fully as they can be defcribed : I fliall 
therefore only fpeak of them as aTravelIer,and obferve them in the order I faw 
them in. 
The day we arrived, we ftirred not out of the Convent, but next day after, 
the thirteenth of April, which was the Saturday before Palm-Smday, we went 
„ out of the Convent about eight of the clock in the morning, with the Father 
mcnt-Gate^in takes care of the Pilgrims, to begin our Vifites of the Holy Places, and 
jerufakrn.'' ^iii^ we pafi^ed near to the Judgment-Gate, through which our Saviour went 
out 
