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Ihort of our Stage, we were Ihewn three little round 
Hills lying to the right in a dired line, known .by the 
name oi Tenage where we were told there was good 
Water, and its for that reafon only they defer ve the no- 
tice of thofe that travel through fuch a thirfty Defart, 
The Place to which we direded our courfe was called 
EfreCy where we arrived about eleven a clock, and 
found, to our great fatisfadion, that our Guide had not 
deceived us in his Promife of excellent Water here we 
could di(cern the Foundations of a fpacicus City, and a 
piece of a thick Wall, built of a chalky Stone, was Hand- 
ing : this we judged to be the remainder of a CaflJe (u 
tuated on th'e fide of the Hill, fo as both to defend and 
command the City. On the top of the Hill, above the 
Caftle, ftands the Ruines of a Fabrick, in appearance 
very ancient, built of very hard Stone, yet exceedingly 
worn by the Weather; 'tis of an oblong; figure, pointing 
near to the N. E. and S. W. with only one Door on the 
Eafterly end, which was once adorned with extraordi- 
nary good Carvings, of which there arc ftill fome re- 
mains, but the greatefl part is either worn away, or 
purpofely defaced ; and thofe marks of ancient Beauty 
that remain are very obfcure, and difficultly difcernable 
the outfide of the Walls is beautified with PillaiAers quite 
round, with their Pedeflals and Capitals regular and 
handfom.; but the Pvoof is all fallen down, and within 
appears nodiing which looks either great or beautiful. 
The Situation, and placing.the Door, hinders one from 
conjedurirg it to have teen a Chriftian Oratory, or 
Chapel, and therefore in probability- it mufl have been 
a Heathen Temple ; and if fo, then the piece of the 
Caflle Wall being of a fofter Stone, mufl be much more 
modern • the goodnefs of the Water brings the Arahs 
(who rove up and down the Defart) and the Turk-men 
frequently huher, which has occafiond a great many 
Graves about the Temple ^ and fome ha^ve had leifure, 
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