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1 8 8 Travels' into thehEY ant: Part I. 
through the Airie in the Dome of the Church upon this little Dome, arrd/rom 
thence is conveyed by a Conduit-Pipe into a hole. The C7«?/)kej have built , a 
Lamp b?fore -^^"^^ Chappel at the back of the Holy Sepulchre, which takes from it lome- 
the Holy Se- what of its beauty. Before the door of the holy Sepulchre, at an equal difi-ance 
pukhre. from it and the door of the Quire, there is fo vaft a Lamp of Silver, that two 
Men can hardly fathom it about, it is pulled dowiî%nd*up with a Windlefs. 
- The Arms of Spain are cut on it in eight places, and all round below is this ' 
Inlcription, Philij>pMs III. Rex HifpaniarHmme donavtt. The Turks have many 
times had a great mind to take this Lamp, and fend it to Mecha. Juft before 
The Quire of the door of the holy Sepulchre, is the Quire of the Church, which belongs to 
the Church the Greeks, and is encompaifed with great Pillars, and Ihut in with Walls \ in 
oîst.sephhre is covered with a Dome of Free-ftone all clofe, and rough Caft on the out-fide. 
This Quire hach three doors, to wit, one over againft the entry into the holy 
Sepulchre, and one on each fide towards the High Altar : There are feveral 
Lamps in it, and a very neat Candleftick of Copper fhaped like a Crow^n, fent 
by a Duke of Mofcovy for the holy Sepulchre, but feeing there was no room for 
it there, it was given to the Greeks, who hung it up with Iron- chains towards 
the door of the Quire within ^ it can hold fixty four Tapers, and a great many 
Lamps, Under this Candleftick, there is a Marble-ftone in the Pavemerft, in 
which there is a little hole, and the Oriental Chriftians fay it is the Middle of 
The middle j-^g World, becaufe it is faid in Holy Scripture, that God wronght fdvation in 
in st.SSe ^'^^ '7^' ^^^^^^ ^^^^ Quire, there is an Altar, 
which ferves only for a refuge to the Patriarch, when he flies thither, and gets 
up upon it after he hath lighted his Tapers at the Holy Fire, that he may 
The Body of not be ftifled in the croud. The A^^/ or Body is round fas I faid already) 
the Church of fupported all about by a great many Pillars, that make as it were a low 
Gallery. Behind thefe Pillars, all round the Church, the Oriental Chriftians 
have made their Lodgings. The fame Pillars and Columns Hear a fécond ftory 
in form of a Gallery, that ranges round the Church : Upon this Gallery there 
are feveral other Pillars, which fupport the reft of the Church, and make as 
it were feveral Windows to this Gallery, over which there are fome Mofaicaî 
Pidures reprefenting the Prophets, Apoftles, St. Helen and Conflamfie. All 
•that Gallery belonged to the Latm Monks, but the Armenians have fo far 
prevailed, that they have obtained a good partfof it, which they have feparated 
by Partirions, fo that one cannot now go all round. Belowf there are many 
The Chappel Chappels round the Church, and firft that of t^ie Apparition, where the Latin 
of the Appa- jyjonks commonly celebrate the Service : It is fo called, becaufe it is faid to be 
ntion. ^j^g pig^g where or.r Lord appeared to his Holy Mother immediately after his 
Refurredtion j this is a large Chappel,paved with Marble, Jafpir and Porphyrie, 
and always adorned with Tapiftry, and furnilhed with Desks and Pulpits, for 
performing the Service honourably, where you may often fee feveral fine Copes 
and Chafubes, with other Ornaments richly embroidered with Pearl, Gold 
and Silver, and given by the Kings oî France and Spain. There are three Altars 
in this Chappel, two on the fides, and a third in the middle, over which there 
is a large Window, that gives light to the Chappel. The Altar in the middle 
is dedicated to the honour of the Virgin Mary ^ the Altar on the left hand, 
to the Honour of the Holy Crofs, which in this place was tryed by St. Helen 
upon a dead Body that was raifed by the. touch dlthe Crofs of our Xord, the 
other two having been applied to it without any effed. A piece of the 
fame Crofs was kept therefor along time, till the Armenians ftole it away. 
Tlie Chappel The Altar on the right hand is dedicated to the honour of the Pillar of 
''f "'f ^u '^"^ Flagellation, becaufe behind this Altar a good piece of the Pillar, (to which 
tion. ^"'^ Saviour was tied and fcourged in the houfe of Pilate) is kept in a window 
made in the Wall, andfecured by an Iron Grate ; it is eafily feen, but no body 
can touch it, and is betwixt two and three foot high. The Lodgings of the 
Monks are behind the aforefaid Chappel of the Apparition, from whence there 
is a way up to the Gallery above, wherein there arp little Chambers made 
for Pilgrims ; fome Monks always lodge and are Ihut up there for fome time, 
not only for taking care of the Lamps, but alfo for performing the Ofiice, 
who at a Month or two Months end are relieved, and others put in their 
place J it being impoiTible for any to live long there wlthou falling fickfor 
want 
