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North part of the City. They ftretch out in kngth 
the fpace of a Mile, and perhaps formerly might extend 
a great way further. At our firft view of them, as we 
entred the place, we could not conjefliure what they 
were; fome thought them the Steeples of ruined 
Churches, and were in hopes we (hould have found 
fome footfleps of Chriftianity here. Others took them 
to have been Baftions, and part of the Old Fortifica- 
tions, though there is not fo much as any Foundation 
of a Wall to be feen. But when we came a day or two 
after, more curioufly to enquire into them, we quickly 
found their ufc. They were all of the fame Form, but 
of different Splendour and Greatnefs, according to the 
Circumftances of their Founders. The firft we viewed 
was entirely Marble ; but is now wholly in Ruines, and 
nothing but a heap of broken Stones, amongft which 
we found the pieces of two Statues, one of a Man, and 
another of a Woman, cut in a fitting, or rather lean- 
ing Pofture; and the Heads and part of the Arms of 
both being broken off, but their Bodjies remaining pretty 
entire ; fo that we had the Advantage of feeing their 
Habits, which appeared very Noble, but more approach^ 
ing the European Fafliion, than what is now in ufe in the 
Eaft ; which inclined me to believe they might be Ro^ 
wans. Upon broke^ |)ieces of Stone tumbled here and j 
there, we found fome as broken Infcriptions, but not I 
affording any perfeft fenfe, they are not worth iheTran- j 
fcribing. * 
Many other Sepulchers there were, as much gone to j 
decay as this, which therefore we paft by, to go to two, ( 
which flood almoft oppofite to one another, and feemted 
moft perfeft of any, though not without marks of the 
Turkijh Malice. They are two Square Towers, rather 
larger than ordinary Steeples, and five Stories high, the 
outfide being of common Stone, but the Partitions and 
Floors within of good Marble ; and beautified too with 
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