4.4. Travels into the Levant. Part If- 
be proved, by producing the Thief. At Orfa there is pretty good Wine both 
White and Claret. 
CHAP. X. 
■ The Continuation of the Journey to Moful by 
Codgiafar, the Countrey of Merdin and 
Nifibin. 
Departure Ç^Aturday the twelfth oïjuly we parted from Orfa at two of the Clock in 
from Orfa. ^Y^Q Morning ; we had put off our departure for two days, that we might 
learn news of the Arabs ; but at length when we were on our way, we heard 
that there were above a thouiand of the Arabs Tents in the place where we 
were to encamp the firfl Night. This gave fo fearfuU an allarm to all our 
Caravan, though it confifted of two hundred men armed with Muskets or 
Lances, that it was refolved we fhould leave the High-way which was almoft 
Eaft, or Eaft-North-Eaft, andinftead of that we took our way ftreight North- 
Eaft, on that fide we found fome Cuodes, with their flocks, who perceiving us, 
were themfelves in great fear ; for they took us for Arabs. Heretofore they 
robbed in Troops on Horle-back, but the Arabs having often routed them, 
they have forfaken the trade, onely in the Night-time they come creeping 
on their Bellies, and endeavour to fnap fomewhat in the Caravans, but on 
the Frontiers of Bagdad and Per/ia^ they are bolder than in thofe quarters. 
Dgiallab. Having twice crofled the fmall River or Brook of Dgiallab, about ten of the 
Clock we encamped in a plain called Edue, where I cured one of our Mon- 
cres of a head-ach that had held him three days, with a fore-head Cloarh 
dipt in Brandy, on which I put bruifed Pepper. 
Bdue. The plain of Edue is watered by the Brook Dgiallab, which at this place is 
as broad, as the River of the Gobelines at Far is ; the head of it is an hours 
march from thence North-Eaftward,in a place called Pomr-BajJii, that's to fay, 
the Fountain-head; wherein Sanjon ismiftaken, who makes it to come from 
Anerrourin Mount Taurus, to the North of Orfa, by which he makes it to run, and then 
Geography. f^n into Euphrates; and neverthelefs it runs not by Afra, but having watered 
many Villages, it lofes it felf under ground, fome days Journey from Educ. 
In this plain there is a fcore of Tombs of Free-ftone, and on moft of them a 
Stone-figure, that dully reprefents a Lyon, and at the fides of it a Buckler and 
Sword painted red. They are the Tombs of fome brave Curds who have di- 
ed in the Wars. 
We parted from Edue on Sunday the thirteenth of July, half an hour after 
three in the morning, as it had been publifhed in the Camp the evening be- 
fore ; all were likewile warned by a publick cry to take heed to themfelves, 
becaufe of the many Robbers that were th^re abouts, and that for that rea- 
fon they would not load but by day-light. We marched North-Eaft, and an 
hour after we were engaged a mongft Hills, but without any afcending, and 
The Source of there we faw the fource of Dgiallab. We were not above three quarters of an 
Dgiallab. hour among thefe Mountains, and coming out from among them we entered 
into a Plain, where we all found that we were out of our way ; however we 
ftill kept on Eaft-North Eaft, but a little more to the North-ward, that we 
might find Water to encamp by. 
Turcema7is. About Eleven of the Clock we found a fcore of Turcoman Horfe men, ar- 
med with Muskets and Lances, but they faid nothing to us, and I believe it 
was becaufe they durft not ; though I was told that they have robbed no 
more fince a Ba^lia of Dmrbeck called Dilater, provoked by the great Rob- 
beries they committed, marched out and made a great (laughter of them. 
After that we crolfed over a Countrey full of little. hills, amongft which 
there were fome fmall plains, full of Thiltles and Stones which made abo- 
minable 
