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entry into the Valley of Jchofophatj pretty near Sc. Stephens Gate. In the fivll 
place, you go down by fix fteps into a Court or Walk, and crolTing over ti»at^ 
defcend One and fifty very large broad fteps, at the top whereof on the righi 
Hand, there is a Door walled up. In the middle of this' Stair-cafe therein 
a Chappel on the Right Hand, wherein are the Sepulchres of Sz.Joachm and TlieScpul- 
St. Ann , on the other fide, to wit-,, to the Left Hand there is a little Chappel, chresof St. 
where are the Sepulchres of St. Jofeph ( the Virgins Husband ) and St. Simeon, Joachinw^ 
Towards the bottom of the Stairs, there is a place on the Left Hand, adorned, '■^'^'^'^^'i. 
but no body can tell for what ; for there is nothing to be feen in it but the ^hres of St. 
Floor, which is all of Mofaical Work, and looks as if ic were newly done. 7«/fpiand st. 
At the end of the fteps, to the Right Hand, there is an Altar of the Arme- ^ifneon. 
nians, and a lovely Ciftern to the Left *, behind which there is an Altar of the ' 
Ahyjfifis. After that you come into the Church, wherein turning to the Right 
Hand, you fee the Sepulchre of the Virgin, which is almoft in the middle of The Sepul- 
the Church, in a little fquare Chappel, four Paces long, with two little Doors chre of the 
to enter into it. The length of the place on which her Body was put is nine Virgin. 
Spans, the breadth four, and the height as much. Ic is covered with a Stone 
of a greyifh Marble, with Veins in ir, and in fome places is broken. This 
Chappel belongs to the Latin Monks, and none but Latins can fay Mafs there, 
which is Celebrated every Saturday -, behind that place there is a Chappel be- 
longing to the Greeks. On the Right Hand of the Virgins Sepulchre, there 
is a Turkifii Mofque, and on the Left a Chappel of the Jacobites. This Church 
is pretty dark, receiving no light but by the Door, and a Window thac is 
over the Altar of the, Greek Chappel. There are One and twenty Lamps in 
this Church. Near to it is the place where the Virgin feeing St. Stephen ftoned. The place 
pra^ted to God to grant him conftancy enough to fulfer that Martyrdom ; and where sc. 
next to it, the place where that Saint was ftoned. Being after this come into 2^!^ ^^^^ 
the City by Si. Stephens Gate, we faw pretty near to thac Gate the Sheep-Pool, sheep Pool, 
clofe by which is the Temple of Salomon. Then we came to the Houfe oï Sâbmon'^ 
St. Jm^ the Mother of the Virgin. St. Helen built a Church over this Houfe, Temple, 
which was ferved by Nuns, but the Turks have fince turned it into a Mofque ; ^'^^ ^'^^^^ of 
and neverthelefs, Chriftians are permitted to enter into it, for a few Maidim^ 
which they give to the Santo that keeps it. There is a lovely Cloyfter ftill to 
be feen there, by which one goes down to the Houfe of St. Ann^ which is 
under the Church: It hath two Rooms, in one of which there is an Altar in 
the place where the Blelfed Virgin vi/as Born. After we had feen all thefe 
things, we returned to the Convent, at eleven a Clock in the Morning. 
CHAP. XXXVIII. 
Our firft Entry into the Church of the 
Holy Sepilchre. 
Hen we had Dined in the Convent, we made ready to go to the Church 
of the Holy Sepulchre, and that very Evening entrcd into it, pay- 
ing Four and twenty Piaftres a piece ^ for all Franks are Taxed at fo much for a Tax for 
the firft time they go into ic, bur the Religious pay only Twelve, as alfo when entering into 
one hath been once in, he may enter it again as often as it is opened, giving ^'^'^ ^^^^y 
a MAidin to the Turks who keep the Door. Before you enter into this P"^'^'^'^^* 
Church, you muft pafs over a large open place that is before it, and Paved 
with fair broad Free-ftone, which the Jews dare not tread upon. Then you a fair steeple 
fee the Steeple, which is on the left-fide corner of the Front of the Church, of st. Se^uU 
and looks great ; it is fquare, and on all fides has three ftories of Windows, '^-f^- 
two in front, feparated and fupported by two Marble-Pillars \ and heretofore 
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