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afcend fmall Hills, covered with Trees, which, for the 
moft part, were the fmall Piftacho's which the j^r/is 
pickle with Salt ; but eaten green, are good to quench 
third. We travelled on three hours up the Hilk, where we 
pitchc that night, having no other Water but '^hat we 
carry'd with us ; and at Night we had a fmall fliower of 
Rain, a thing unufual in that Country at that time of 
the year. 
July IX, We rofe by Two in the Morning, and tra- 
velling E. S. E. we came by Eleven to a Well call'd Chr^ 
where we found it very hot, and faw feveral prints of 
Horfes Feet, fo that we fufpedked fome Arais had newly 
paft that way. 
fu/y x j, We rofe by One in the Morning, and travel- 
ling moft Eaft, we came to a krge Plain, where we fa v 
before us, on a high Mountain, a great Cattle, call'd by 
the Arabs Anture. When we had travelled two or three 
hours in this Plain, we efpied an Arai driving towards 
us a Camel, with his Launce, fo faft, that he came on a 
round gallop, and we fuppofed him fent as a Spy : be- 
ing come up to us, he told us he was of Tadmor^ and 
that his Prince, the Emir Melkam^ hdtd that day made 
¥rknd{hip with HametShic/eed another Prince, and that 
together they had four hundred Men,* fo he kept us 
company an hour or two, and enquired of our Muletters 
if we were not: Turks difguifed, with intent to feize on 
Melkam; for we travelled with a Bandiero, the Imprcfs 
being a Hanjarr or Turkilh Dagger, and a Half-Moon. 
We told him we were Franks, which he could hardly 
believe, wondering that we travelled thus in theDefart, 
only out of Curiofity. Being come near to Tadmor^ he 
went a little before us, and on a fudden run full fpeed 
towards the Ruines, we not endeavouring to hinder him. 
Our Guide told us he was gone to acquaint the Arals 
.who we were, and that we ought to fufpid and pre- 
pare for the worft fo we difmounted twenty of our 
Servants, 
