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PART 
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BOOK 
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CHAP. 
I. 
The Authors departure not only from Paris ht 
Marfeilles, and his Voyage to Alexandria. 
r— -4 HOUGH I had (pent (even whole years of my younger 
* days in former Travels ; neverthelefs the (àme pallion which 
had already carried me fo far into the Ealî, ftill prompted 
me with a defire of (eeing Fer/ia and the Indies, I had not 
long refted at home among my Relations and Friends, when 
that defire began to exert its power over me, and if it was not 
ftrong enough at firfl-.to force me from tho(è who were fo dear unto 
me, at leaft it bufied me in taking necelTary meafures for (ècond Travels, and 
that with greater profit than I had performed the firfl:, if I (hould chance to 
(et out upon them. In that thought I employed four years in the (tudy of 
the Sciences, which I judged moft ufefuU to a Traveller, who would make 
advantage of his Travels, and communicate the (àme to others. In fhorr, 
having (during all that time) wavered, betwixt the defign of travelling,and that 
of fettling at Fans, whm I faw my felf fo well prepared for the former ; and 
confidered befides that to defer the other, would be in (bme manner to com- 
ply with the Times, I eafily gave way to my firft inclination : So that having,, 
as fecretly as I could, taken orders for all things I ftood in need of, not only 
for accomplilhing my defign, but alfb for avoiding tho(e inconveniencies which 
might have been too difficult for me to fupport ; I left Paris the fixteenth of 
October 1 66 5, pretending a Journey with a Friend for feme weeks into Burgun- 
dy. The fixth of November I came to Marfeilles, and on the twelfth about ten 
of the clock at Night, I embarked there in a Galley oï Legom, which had ar- 
rived at that Port three days before. 
That Galley parted from the Chain next Day being Tuejday a little "after 
midnight, and about five in the Evening, came to an anchor at Rocca Tagli- 
B 
at a. 
Tbs Aiithoiirs 
def.irture. 
Hi s Emb.ir- 
king at M.ir- 
feilles. 
Rocca Tagli-. 
au. 
