Pardon, defiring nothing might be fald of what had paft, 
and fo conduced us about an hour on our way. This 
Village pays to Affyne Fifteen hundred Dolhisper An* 
mm. 
OBoher the loth. Continuing our Voyage ftill to the 
N. E. or fomething more Eafterly, we found it another 
^ pleafant and eafie Stage to another Village call'd Tiehcy 
io called (as they fay) from the Gocdneis of the Water, 
the word figni^ying good : but we found them not (b 
over-excellent ; they had the tafte, and were doubtlefs 
tinflured with the fame Mineral, with thofe of Soukney 
and Tadmor^ though not fo ftrong. But the Villige it 
felf made a better Shew than ufual ; and the People ap- 
pear'd of fomething better fafliion, and more civiliz'd, 
than thofe we had left. It's pleafantly fltuated, and 
makes a good appearance as one comes up to it ; the 
Profpedt being helped by a well built Steeple, to which 
is now adjoyned their Mofque : but I am apt to believe 
it the Remains of a Chriflian Church, being built with 
^nore Art and Beauty than you fliall eafily find in 
Turkifli Fabricks ; And there arc alfo feveral Ruines 
about it,whichfpeak it to have been a more famous Place 
than now it is. Into the Mofque we were permitted 
to enter, without any Difturbance. This Village lies in 
one of xkit^o^A^ixQim Aleppo to Bagdatt^ and pays to 
Ajfyne an Annual Tribute of One thoufand Dollars. 
From hence we mounted again in the Afternoon, and 
proceeded about two hours and an half farther, to fhorten 
our next day's Stage. Having travelled this day, in all, 
about feven or eight hours, the Place we pitcht at w as a 
Fountain, and known by the Name of Alcome ; but 
neither Town nor Houfe by it : neither was the Water 
fit to be drank, being of the fame nature with that of 
SQukney^ and almoft as warm. 
OBoher the iith. From Alcome we rofe about an 
hour and an half after Midnight, our Guide groping out 
the 
