neither had we brought any thing away with us, but a 
piece of Porphyry Stone, which, upon his requeft, we 
fliew'd him. We let him fee too, a kind of rude Draught 
which we had taken of the Place ; which he leemed to 
like. He made his Vifit the (horter, that he might not 
incommode us after our Journey but defir'd us we 
would live after our own Pleafure and to our Satis- 
fadion, and command freely whatever the Camp would 
afford ; ordering fome of his People conftantly;to attend 
upon us. When there was mention made of our defign 
to be gone the next morning, he anfwer'd, It muft not 
be ; himlelf was invited, the next day, to a great Enter- 
tainment, by one of his Grancfees, and we (hould accom- 
pany him : but the day following, he would go out 
with us, and hunt part of our way towards Aleppo. 
When Supper was brought in, there was Victuals enough 
for three times our number : A large Difli of Pilaw in 
the middle, and twelve or fifteen Dilhes of feveral forts 
of Meat about it, all dreft after their manner, but ex- 
ceeding good, and fuch as one might have fed heartily 
upon, had he not (poil'd his Appetite before. After we 
had eat and drank what we pleas'd, we rofe up, and our 
Servants fate down in our Places ; it being the Guftom 
of the Arahs^ and Turks too, from the Higheft to the 
Meaneft, all to eat at the fame Table : The beft (on fit 
down firft, and fo in order till all are fatisfy'd, and then 
what remains is carry'd away. We might, if we had 
pleas'd, have lodg'd under the fame Tent where we eat ; 
but having Tents of our own pitcht, fome of our Com- 
pany choft rather to retire thither, to avoid being di- 
fturbed by too many Vifitants. 
Oiioier the 141 k The next morning, about ten 
a clock, we were told that the King was gone to the 
Entertainment, and expefted we (hould follow iiim and 
that two young Camels were kilFd, to furnifli this 
iumptuous Feaft ; which is the higheft piece of Magni- 
ficence 
