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XU which was almoft the very extream or our Journey lyes 
in 44 degrees and 20 minutes. The compafs there declines 
from the South to the Weft one degree 40 minutes. 
But to Relume the profecution of our Journey , from 
Vekin to this Extream towards the Eaft there is made a new 
Way 5 by which theEmperour can commodioufly March 
with his Horfe, and the Queens in their Chariots. This 
Way is about 10 faot broad, and as even and ftreight as could 
pofFibly be made; ids extended above looo miles^ it has a 
little Raifiing on each fide of aboat a foot high every where 
equal and perfectly Parallel to one another ; and this Way 
was as neat efpecially when the Weather was fair, as a Floor 
where the Husbandmen beat out their Corn in the Field, 
there were alio certaine Perfons along this way, who only 
took care tofrnooth and cleanfe it. The Chriftians have no 
where lb great care of fweeping their ftreets and publick Pla- 
ces where the holy Sacrament is to pais in the Proceflions, 
as thefe Infidels have of cleanfing the Ways, where their 
Kings and their Queens are to pafi, every time they go out 
of their Palaces. 
There was made for their Return a way like the former, 
they plained or levelled the Mountains as far as they were 
able, they railed Bridges over the Rivers, and foF ornament- 
ing them, they had extended on each fide of them a fort of 
Matts upon which they had painted divers Figures of Ani- 
mals, which had the fame eflfed with Tapeftry Hangings, 
with which the Streets are ufiially hung in Proceffion. 
The Emperor did very feldom make ufeof this Way, be- 
ing almoft alwayes in Hunting : And when he accompanied 
the Queens he only Rode by the fide of it,to the end that the 
great number of Horfe which were in the Train that follow- 
ed fliould not (poile it: He ordinarily marched at the Head of 
this kind of Army. The Queens followed Immediatlyin 
their Chariots, with their Train and their Equipage;, they 
notvvithftanding left fome fpace between the King and 
themlelves ; After thefe marched the Kings, the Grandees of 
