Part IL Travels into ^/^^ Levant. 73 
We parted from Hamadan^ on Saturday the twentieth of September^ at five 
a Clock in the Morning, and having paft through a good part of the T6wrt, 
we went out by the King's Gate, or the Gate of IJpahan, taking our way 
Eaftward. We crofled feveral fair Waters, and about fèven a Clock a Bridge 
of five Arches, under which runs a Rivuler, that in the Winter-time fwells 
high. Having travelled one hour more over little hills, we found two ways, 
and not knowing which of the two to take, becaufe we were got a great- 
way before the Caravan, we were obliged, Monfieur Jaccb^ three Turks and 
my felf to ftay fometime for it. After we had waited there above half an 
hour tone purpofe, we thought it not fit to return back, for fear it might 
have taken another way, and therefore at a venture all five of us took the 
way to the left hand, and continued on till we came to a Town called Ntf- N//cWj 
char^ by which we knew the Caravan was to pals : We arrived there about 
three a Clock after Noon, and took fhelter in a wretched Kervanferai 
out the Town, that was all ruinous. All the furniture we had was a^o- 
verier which we. fpread under us, that we might not lye upon the bare • 
ground, and a leathern Veflel which they call Matara, to hold water in ; Mntara, 
for my man and all our baggage was with the Ofcravan. We took patience 
howeven,|and in the mean time, immediately after the Caravan had paffed 
the Br^lt it held along the River -fideand came to lodge at a Village called 
Boulouj^Kifar. , Boulotifch 
Next day being Sunday the one and twentieth of September^ it parted from K'fir. 
thence. About two a Clock in the Morning, and about fix arrived at Nif- 
ehar : Having there payed a due of four Bifiis a load, it went on without 
ftoppiiig, and we having joyned it again, half an hour after nine encamped 
under Trees near a Village called Haran, where our Moucres gave us war- Hararu 
ning to keep good guard in the Night-time. The truth is, in the Day-time 
fèveral Paflengers fl:opt,and atadiftanceconfidered our Arms,and two hours af- 
ter Night,aman pafling near to us,and making no anfwer when he was asked 
who came there, my man advanced towards him ; but then the Robber ('who 
came onely to fee how Affairs ftood, faid that he belonged to the Caravan, 
which was immediately contradicted by fome of our Company, who told 
him that if he came that way again, they would fire upon him 
Next day being Monday the two and twentieth of September we parted 
from that, place about two of the dock in the Morning, and proceeding on 
ftill Eaftward in good way, we pafled by feveral great Villages, which we ^ 
found every quarter of an hour almoft ; and being come to a River above 
two fathom over, which they call the River of Dtz,ava, we marched up ic 
about half an hour, and then having paft over, entered into a fpacious 
Plain, of which in two or three hours time we pafled over a great part; 
and came to a Town c^Ied Diz.a'va^ fo hid among Gardens which rake up 
the whole breadth of the Plain, that as a Curtain they not onely intercept 
the view of the Town, but alfb of part of the Plain which reaches a good 
way beyond it. An hour before we arrived there, and being very near it, 
we were fain to fetch a great compafs to pafs a Rivulet that was broad, 
deep, and very full of mud, and then came to a little point which gave us 
a palfage into Diza'va^ where we kept marching on ftill along great Lanes 
made by Gardens on both hands, that were well walled, but without any 
Habitation, and Diz^ava lies fo hid, that not a Houfe of it is to be feen till 
you be in it, though you were never fo nigh ; fo that he who did not un- 
ierftand the Map of the Countrey, would think himfelf near a Foreft, 
for it is of a pretty large extent. We paft through a confiderable part of the 
Town which is very ill built, and about ten a Clock cam.e to a good Ktwan- 
ferai. The ignorance of our Moucref was the caufe of that compafs we 
fetcht, and befides, all their Beafts both faddle and carriage Horfes were fb 
bad, that it was impoflible to make them go fafter than AlTes ; fo that we 
made but very fmall Journeys. In the Evening we had a Ihower of rain 
that was prefently over, which was the firft, lave onely a little mizling, 
that we had feen fall fince our departure from Aleppo. 
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