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Travels into the Levant. Part IL 
mer j in the Summer and Winrer-houfes, but not in fo great NumLer ; it is 
'iermu called Seraon^ and is diftant from Chegiafar, about a quarter of an hours 
march We arrived there a little after feven in the Morning ; the Village 
ftands upon a rifing ground, at the foot whereof runs a lovely Spring-water. 
Towards the Evening Ibme of thefe Curds came to our Tent, and bid us 
take heed to our felves, becaufè there were Robbers in the hills, who creep-- 
ing on their Bellies in the Night-tim^, came and carried away what they 
could find : We fliew'd them our Arms, which they feemed to be much in 
love with ; many amongft us believed that thty themfclves were the one!y 
Thieves, and that they came to give us this warning, that we might not ac- 
cufe them if we were robbed, and alfb that they might fee our Arms. 
We parted from thence on Saturday the thirtieth of Augufi^ half an hour 
after two in the Morning. We went up hill and down hill, over exceeding 
high and troublefome Mountains until eight a Clock ; after that we n^arched 
for two hours in a plain environed with hills, where we faw feveral black 
Tents; and about ten a Clock we encamped under Trees, in a place called 
Pyengpsrcn^. Re?igpereng, near which a Brook runs : There was clofe by a Village oi' Curds, 
who brought us provifions. 
We parted from thence on Sunday the laft of Augujf, about four of the 
Clock in the Morning. At firft we marched Ea ft ward, amongft Woods of 
Cheftnut trees, where there is great plenty of liquorice, as there is all that 
Countrey over; we kept going upward ffill, but in very good and eafie wav. 
In the Morning we faw a Field fowed with Rice. About feven a Clock we 
encamped in a Plain, where there are fome Trees, near a Hamlet of three 
Goaour. or four Huts of Canes, and this place is called Goaour. We parted from 
thence the (ame day about feven at Night, and by Moon light m^arched 
Eaftward in the Plain or Valley, till paft Midnight, that we dL-fcended by 
an ugly way into a very low Plain, where having travelled almoft an hour, 
we palled a little Water. Having marched about another hour, we pafied a 
' Stone Bridge of one Arch, under which runs a little River that I could not 
learn the Name of ; a little after, we paflèd over another Bridge rrftich alike, 
ftanding upon the fame River. 
About half an hour after two in the Morning Munday the firft of Sef- 
umher^ we encamped at the end of that Bridge, near to a Village called 
Arnoua. Arnotia^ where there is a good Kcyvanferai of brick ; there are alio feveral 
Stone houfes, and as many Huts of Canes ; Thefe Bridges feem to have been 
lately built, and the River that runs under them has no other Name amongft 
the People of the Countrey, but the Water of Arnoua. There are fo many 
Frogs in that Countrey , that my Tent was always full of them, though they 
were continually driven out. We parted the fame day half an hour after 
ten at Night, and marched Eaflward, in fair way, till half an hour after one 
a Clock in the Morning of Tuefday the fécond of Stpeinber, when we came 
to a very uneafie defcenf,and very dangerous too,efpecially being in the dark, 
becaule the Moon was then fet ; for three hours after, we had pretty good 
Gcumedli,-x way. We croflèd fèveral,Brooks, and a fmall River called GoumedH^ znà 
our way lay Northwards. About half an hour after four in the Morning, 
having gone dovv^n hill a little, we went away Eaftward in pretty good way, 
having for fometime a large Brook of running Water on our left ha'nd Half 
an hour after five, we defcended into a great Plain where we marched about 
an hour ftill Eaftward. Then about half an hour after fix, we came and en- 
camped near to a Kerzranferai built by a Lady : A quarter of a league irom 
Maidefcht. ^^at Kervanferat, there is a Village built of ftone, called Alauhjcht, and a little 
Sche?\-Hali- farther otf than that Village, there is Quothev Kervanjerai called Scbetk-Halz 
Kjtn-Kervan- Kan Ktr-vanferai, from the Name of di Chan that built it. We palTed-by it 
after we had diflodged from the other, about half an hour after eight at 
Night. We lookr upon it to be very fair and commodious, efpecialiy becaufe 
of a little River that runs clofe by it ; it is called from the Name of the V^il- 
lage Alaidejcbt Soui. We crofied over it upon a Bridge of one Arch, which 
is built very fteep and lharp as moft of the reft are ; we then kept on our 
way Eaftward in the fame finooth Pla n. 
Wednefday 
