'Part IL Travels into the Levant 
great Pits in the Earth under little Domes, wherein they bath themfèlves ; 
for mv own part, I thought it enough to wet a finger therein, and found it 
very hot, butnot fcalding. Sick people come there from all quarters, and 
are cured, but efpecially Lepers. There are a great many always there 
from Mofiilj which is but a days Journey of Caravan diftant. All the Houfes 
of this Village are by the Water-lide, they are all about two iathom (quare, 
and the Wails and Roofs are onely of Canes irirerlaced with branches of Trees; 
werefted there about two hours, and then continued our Voyage. The Sun 
fhat day was feveral times overcafl: with Clouds, that did us a great kindnefs'; 
after Noon we ftopt a little, to flay for the other Keleck which was not 
'come up. 
About three a Clock we came to Jfiguir, which is a place where the re- Af^ir. 
mains of the Foundation of a Bridge are ftill to be (een,over vvhich the Water 
runs with fo much noifè, that we heard it half an hour before we came to 
the place. When we were got there, we went a Oioar on the left hand, be- 
caufe there is onely a fmall paflage near Land for the Kdecks ; and in the 
Summer-time it is fo fhallow, that many times they are forced to keep in the 
middle and go over ftones that rife to the brim of the Water, and make a 
kind of cafcade or fall. We all took our Arms, to defend us againft the Liong, ■ ' . 
which are there in great Numbers amongft little Coppifes ; however we faw 
none. When the Keleck had pafled near the fhoar the current carried it into 
the middle of the River ; fo that it could not ftop till it came to an Ifland 
which is about fifty paces from the m^in Land, and thither we went to it up 
to the knees in water. A little after, we had a great many hills to the right 
hand ; and on the firft of them there is ftill fome remains of a Caftle, called 
Tcp-Calai, that's to iay the Caftle of Cannons; they fay it was built by Ni?n- Top-C^Liij 
roJ, as well as that Bridge, which he had built for his convenience in going 
to his Miftrels whom he kept on the other fide. 
Befides that, we faw a great many other hills of Sulphur ; and one amongft 
the reft very high, the Sulphur whereof appeared very yellow, and fmelt • 
ftrong. About half an hour after, we faw the end of thele Mountains, and 
had others on the left hand covered over v^^ith Trees A quarter of an 
hour after, we faw on the left hand, the place where the River of Zarl; River of 
falls into the Tigris : It's a great River, more than half as broad as the Tigris, ^^rb. 
very rapid, and the Water thereof is whitifn and cold : They fay that it 
comes very far off from the Mountains of Curdifian, and is onely Snow-water. 
On the fame fide, about a French League up in the Countrey there is a hill 
by it felf, on which are the Ruines of ^Cafbie, called Kchaf. Having pafied Kshaf. 
this place ( which looks like a little Sea,) We had conftantly tp the left hand 
Woods full of Lions, Boars and other wild Bealls. We rowed on till the 
Sun was fetting not knowing where to lye, becaufe we durft not go a fhoar 
on the fide of the Woods for fear of Lions ; and on the fide of Mcfo^otamia. 
we faw Arabs ; at length juft at Sun-fetting, we ftopt near Woods, which 
are all of Tamarisk and Liquourice, and fet a guard both againft Men and 
Beafts. From Mo[ul to this place, they reckon it two days Journey and a 
half by Caravan. 
After midnight three Robbers ftark naked approached, but finding them- 
fèlves difcovered, they dived into the water, and difappeared ; neverrhelefs 
this gave us a great allarm, for they who faw them, ran in all hafte to the 
Keleck, crying out like men in extreme danger ; and the reft not knowing 
what the matter was, and thinking that they had a Lion at their heels^ 
threw themfelves defperately into the Keleck, whilft thofe that were afleep on 
board, awaking at the noife, and imagining there was a Lion in the Keleck, 
endeavoured to get out : In ftiort, fo great was the diforder, that no man 
knowing what he did, it is a wonder we did not kill one another. 
Sunday the tenth oi^ April, about- break of day, we put forward again, and 
half an hour after, paft by the foot of a Hill to the left hiind, on which there 
h 2, Moftjue, with a Building like to a little Caftle, called SnUayi'AbduUab: Suhcin^Abdul^ 
heretofore it was inhabited by Dervifues, and ( at prêtent) (èrves for a retreat ^'^^j- 
to Arabian Robbers. We faw about a (core of them on the water-fide, with 
their Horfes and Lances, who fent three of their company towards us. Thefè 
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