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Tra7jels into the Le van 
Part II. c 
The 'Turks fay that this Mofque was made in that place, becaufe that Maho- 
met being come To far, would not enter the Town, faying it was too delicious ; 
and that he might fuddenly remove from it, he fet one foot upon a hill that is 
not far from it, whereon there is a little Tower, and from thence made but one 
leap to Mecha ; that's the reafon why they have covered that Mofque with 
green, which is the Colour of this falfe Prophet. Others confefs indeed, that 
Mahomet came as far as that place, and would not enter the Town, but they 
fày that it was Hdy who made that fair leap : However it be, they call Da?naf- 
CHS Chamfcherif, that is to fay Noble Damajcus, becau(è 'Mahomet came thither. 
From thence we advanced to the City -Walls, and coming along the Serra- 
glio Street ; we faw to the left hand a fair Tomb made in faftiion of a Dome, 
(èveral fathom high, and covered with lead, next to that there is a lovely 
Mofque with a Court ; it fronts the North, and at the end of the Court, 
there is a Vortico fupported by fix Pillars,by which they enter into the Mofque, 
7he Mofque of'w\\\ch is Covered with a very large Dome, having one left on each fide ; 
H ifan. they are all three covered with lead : Its Founder was a Ba^a called Ha- 
Jan, who at hisdeath left money to build that Mofque, and his own Tomb. 
Going forward we came to a place of the Street, where on the left hand 
Uje Bafha's ftands the Bûfljas Serraglio, which fèems pretty enough. Over the Gate 
Seriagiio. there is a Pavillion in form of a Pyramid, but it is onely of Earth and not fa- 
ced ; it is the appartment of the Bajlm's Kiaya, and theCaftle is on the 
T/j<? Serraglio right hand. The Gate called Bah-Efpahi^ or Bab-Baz^ar-Effahi is in this place. 
gate, or of ha.- We entered the Town, and went along by the Caftle, which was on our left 
zarKfpahi. hand, theDitch wherein there is Water being betwixt us : That Caftle ferves 
Dama^if °^ '^'àW to the Town on that fide, and it reaches almoft to the Gate of 
Babotttches ; it is a large fquare well built fabrick of Free-ftone Table cut ; 
the Walls of it are very high, and at certain diftances there are large high 
fquare Towers, built as the reft are, and very near one another. Having walk- 
ed all along that fide, we went along the fécond fide, which ferves alio for a 
Wall to the Town : There we faw a ftone-Chain made of a fingle Stone, 
though it confifts of feveral Links cut one within another ; it is faftened very 
high to the Wall : There was another Chain longer than this, but fix years 
agoe it was broken down by foul Weather, and fell into the Ditch. 
From thence we palled by the Gate of the Caftle, where we faw fbme 
Cannon that defend the entry of it; then we went to the Market-place of 
Babcutchesy and having crofted it, we went through little Streets to one where 
there are two Mofques, in which are the Sepulchres of fbme Kings of Da- 
wajcus, having been formerly the Churches of the Chriftians. There is no 
feeing into one of them ; but we looked into the other through lovely Grates 
of well polifhed Steel. This Mofque is compleatly round, and covered with 
a lovely Dome of Free-ftone, in which there are lèverai Windows all round ; 
it is faced in the infide with Marble of various Colours, from the Pavement to 
the height of three fathome or thereabouts ; and from thence up to the Win- 
dows there are feveral fair Paints of Churches and Trees after the Molaick 
way. In the middle of the Mofque there are two Tombs one by another, 
upon a Floor of Marble raifed about a Foot and a half high : Thefe Tombs 
are of Cedar-wood very well wrought ; they are about four or five Foot 
high, and ridged. They fay that the one contains the Body of King D<^e?-, 
who being a Chriftian turned Turk^ and perfecured the Chriftians cruelly ; 
and the Turks affirm that no Candle nor Lamp can be kept lighted there ; it 
is certain that both times I paft that way, I faw none. Near tothefe Tombs 
there are fome Alcorans chained to desks of the fam.e matter the Tombs are of, 
and though all the times I paffed that way, I faw no body at them, yet I 
imagine there are men hired to read the Alcoran for the Souls of thcfe Kings ; 
according to the Cuftome of the great Lords of the Mahometan Religion, who 
commonly at their death leave great Eftates for performing fuch Prayers, 
Having confidered this Mofque as much as we could, we came to another 
which is called the great Molque. I took lèverai turns about it to fee it by 
the doors which were open ; for a Chriftian dares not fèt loot within it, nor 
itand at the door neither. Son\QTurks offered indeed, to take me in with a 
Turkijh Turban on my head, but I would not embrace that offer ; for had I 
- - ■ been 
Tteo Mofjues, 
formerly 
Churches- 
The vi-eat 
Is/ltfqne of 
D.Miia(cus. 
