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being none great nor fmall in Tnms, but knew him by the name of Don 
Philippo j for niy part the firft time I went to his Houfe when I was at Tnms, 
having asked for the Irloufe of Don Phihppo, every bocjy told me the way to 
it. 
Now to difpofTefs them of the belief they have that he is ftill a Chriftian 
at Heart> he refolved fome years after his return, to undertake the Pilgrimage 
of Mecha, and fo wheadled a Brother of his own, that he engaged him 
in the Journey, who bore Don Philippoh Charges and his Sons, whom he took 
with him. So foon as he came to Caire, he made acquaintance with the 
Franks, and then hired a Houfe in the quarter of the French, where he came 
two or three times a» week to drink Wine and make merry with the Franks; 
and the time being come that the Caravan parts for Mecha, he travelled 
thither in company of the Meqrebins, and upon his return, the occafion of 
this Englifti Ship prefenting, he refolved to return by Sea to Tunis. 
This Prince is a tall and handfome well fliaped Man, and was not then 
above thirty years of Age, he has a great deal of wit, and fpeaks Italian 
and SpaniOi naturally well He is a lover of Mu Pick, and therefore has 
feveral Slaves, who played fome on the Harp, others on the Flute and Lute« 
His Son was then a little Boy about feven years old, handfome and witty, 
like his Father. 
This fame Don Thilippo for all he is fo poor, makes his Brothers foftand 
in fear of him, that there is none of them dares to look him in the Face. 
CHAP. LXXXI V. 
Our Voyage from Caire to Alexandria. What the 
Hbouames are, 
F^ïW^y the third oîjanmry, i(5^59- I parted from Caire, and embarking af: 
the Gijfiere, which is a pleafant place, upon the fide of the Nile, where 
many go to divert themfelves, and where our Boat ftayed for us, with a 
fair wind we failed as far as Tow, which is half way from C<«/>e to Roffetto-. 
Some hours after we parted from Carre, we met the Boat of Don P'mlippo, 
which we Saluted with fome Volleys of our Fowling-pieces: We Arrived at 
Torio Saturday the fourth of January after Midnight; but there the Wix\à.Tono. 
turned contrary, which put us to a great deal of trouble, and a main Rope 
of our Tackle breaking, we had almoft been caft away Boat and all, but 
having quickly recovered it out of the Water, and re-fitted it with all hafte, 
we continued our courfe, making ftill a little way, though the wind was full 
againft us ; at length perceiving that the Wind was like to continue fo, we 
put â-lhoar at Derom Tuefday morning the feventh of January, and went by 
Land to Rojfetto, fix hours Journey diftant from Devout ; we arrived the p^^^ ^ 
fame day, fuyfday the [evcnth of January, at Roffetto. 
Upon the way from Caire to Rojfetto there are fome pretty Towns, which 
I had not obferved as I went from l^ojfetto to Caire, as Foa, Sewdion, Derout^ Foa. 
and forae others. We ftayed for our Boat wherein our luggage was at Rojfetto^ Sewdion. 
where it arrived on Wednefd.iy morning the eighth of January, and Thnrfday 
the ninth, we parted from Rojfetto, about two a Clock in the Morning. 
Becwixt Rojfetto and the Sea-fide, there are eleven Pillars fixed in the 
Ground, and a Palm-Tree, at fome hundreds*of Paces diftant one from ano- 
ther; they are pue there to mark the way, b%aufeit is a Defart, and befides, 
the ways moft commonly are covered with Rain-water; and if a Man fhould 
mifs his way in that Defart, it would take him above a day to find it again. 
We followed then thefe marks by Moon-light, and being got to riie Sea-fide, 
M m caipe 
