I Travels into the Levant. Part L 
themfelves with their Sticks, having no veneration for their Ceremonies, as 
they have for ours. We flopped firft at the Chappel of the Pillar of Flagel- 
lation, where having fung the Prayers that are for that place in Books which 
were given us, an Italian preach'd upon that Subjeft ; then we went to the 
Prifon of our Lord; where having fung the Prayers for that place, a French 
man made a very good Sermon. From thence we went to the Chappel of the 
parting of the Garments, where after Prayers there was an Italian Sermon ; 
then to the Chsppel of Exprobration, where after Prayers, we hsd a French 
Sermon: being gone up to C^^Z-y^ry, we came to the place where cur Saviour 
was nailed to the Crofs, and there having fung the proper Prayers for that 
place, there was a Sermon in high Dutch. From thence ws went to the place 
where the Crofs was planted, and having put the Crucifix into the fame hole 
where the holy Crofs ftocd,on which our Saviour was Crucified, and then Sung 
the Prayers of the place-, there was a Sermon made in Greek, which wrought 
much upon the Greeks, who were very attentive, and fhed many Tears ^ then 
the Crucifix was taken off of the Crofs, and wrapped in a Linen- Cioath After- 
wards being come down again, we went to the Stone of Unftion, on which 
the Crucifix in the (heet was laid, and after Prayers was faid, there was a Latin 
Sermon ; after which the R. F. Commiffary anointed the Crucifix with the 
Oyl and aromatick Spices, thes wrapped it up in a Sheet, and from thence 
we proceeded towards the holy Sepulchre ; but hardly were we rifen up from 
about the (tone of Undion, when all the other Chriftians (who followed the 
Procelïïon) call themfelves in crouds upon the faid Stone,rubbing Linen-Cloaths 
upon it, that they might dry up what of the Oyl and Aromaticks had fallen 
upon the Stone, as a great Relick, all kiffing it with great Devotion. Being 
come to the holy Sepulchre, the Crucifix was laid upon it, and then having 
Sung the proper Prayers for the place, we had an excellent Sermon in Spanifh. 
Saturday the twentieth of Jpnlj the Reverend Father Commiflary performed 
the Office before the holy Sepulchre, and made ufe of the ornaments given 
by Lovis the thirteenth, late King of France^ which are all mofl richly Em- 
broadered, and a corapleat Service of them. There was a great croud of 
Chriftians and Turks to fee and hear the little Organ that a Monk played 
upon which they much admired. 
CHAP. XLIIL 
Of the Holy Fire of the Greeh^ and other Schifmatical 
Chrijiians. 
TheholyFIre l[Tf l^Hen our Office was ended, we made ready to have the pleafure of the 
ofthe Greeks, y y Holy Fire of the â'refi^, Armenians d^nâiCofhtes, which the Priefls make 
Armenians,^ the People believe comes down from Heaven into the Holy Sepulchre on Holy- 
opi es, \jc. ^^^^^j^y^ gj^jj fQj. j-j^a^ make every one of their Pilgrims pay fo much Money, 
who are always very numerous. This Solemnity looks more like a Comedy or 
Farce, than a Ceremony of the Church, and would be more proper for a 
Stage than for fuch a Sacred place as the holy Sepulchre is ; and indeed, the 
Turks take up their places betimes, and come in great numbers to have the 
pleafure of it. We took our places in our Galleries. After we had con- 
cluded our Service then, (which was about eight a clock in the morning) 
they put out all their Lamps, and the Lamps of the holy Sepulchre, and then 
began their folly, running about the holy Sepulchre like mad men, howling, 
roaring, and making a horrid noife, without any refpeil to the place where 
they were Every time they paffed before the Holy Sepulchre, they cried 
Eleefon, and it was pieafant to fee them run one after another, kicking one 
another on the Breech, and with Ropes-ends laying one another over the 
Shoulders: 
