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The FirH Voyage, Anno 1678. 
fuly 18, at Five in the Morning, we fet out from 
AkppOy being fixteen Englift ; but with Servants and 
Mulettiers in all forty ; and in four hours and an half, 
travelling South by Eaft, we arrived at a Village call'd. 
Cafferahite^ being at the edge of the Defart, here we 
repofed the reft of that day. 
July 19th, we rofe at One in the Morning, and di- 
redted our courfe S. S. E. over the Defart, for a Foun- 
tain caird Churrakk ; but our Guide lofing his Way, 
there being no Path, 'twas near Noon before we found 
it which made us doubt of our Safety. This Well has 
no Signs near it to difcover it by. Here we pitch t our 
TentSjand refrelht our felves and Horfes ; and the Water 
being of a Purgative Quality, made us fome Diverfion. 
in our way, we found two Jrais with two Affhs, one 
^vhereof carry'd Water and a little Bread, the other they 
rode on by turns ; they had one Gun, with which tliey 
fliot Ga2tls, the Bullet being a hard Stone broken round, 
and cafed with Lead j they had on the Palms of their 
Hands, Elbows, Knees and Feet, fome Gazel-skin tied, 
that they may be able to creep the better on the Ground, .' 
toflioot one of the AfTes walking by as aStalking-horfe, 
and the Ara^ imitating the cry of the Gazel till he get 
within fliot : Thefe Arals are called Selehee. At the 
Well came to us fome Arals that were making Affies of 
the ordinary fort of Weeds call'd Chuddraije^ tiuggot and 
Cuttaff \ thqfb they cut and dry, and putting them 
into a Pit, fet fire to them, and the Alhes cake at the 
bottom. The Aftes they carry to Eglih and Tripoli^ 
to make Soap of; But the beft fort of Aflies are made of 
the Weed Shlnon, which grows about Tadmor^ Soukny^ 
Tile^ and Tarecea ; it grows like Broom in England, and 
in lhape refembles Coral, 
