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distressing, because my medicine chest was among my 
other effects, which were upon the road; but as I al- 
ways carried some emetics about me, I instantly took 
one, which disengaged a great quantity of bile. I then 
took a composing draught, and lastly some tonics; in 
consequence of which I found myself greatly relieved 
during the night. This was the third attack which I had 
experienced in thirty. eight days. The first was at Cairo, 
and the second at Jerusalem. 
I left Acre accompanied by several friends on the 
7th of August at six o'clock in the morning. We di- 
rected our course to the eastward across the plain. 
We crossed a mountainous country two hours after- 
wards, and soon found ourselves in a wood of high 
forest trees, situated between the mountains. The road 
was diversified with villages and huts, with a great many 
fields and cattle; but there was no water except that of 
the wells. 
As I found myself still very weak, we marched but 
slowly, and halted every two hours. 
After the first halt, the road inclined more to the E; 
S. E. 
Just before our arrival at Nazareth, we passed near a 
hermitage, situated upon a height, which is reported to 
have been the house of the Virgin Mary's parents. 
We did not arrive at Nazareth until four in the after- 
noon, having been ten hours upon the road, on account 
of the frequent halts which I had been obliged to make. 
It is reckoned but six hours march at the ordinary pace 
from Acre to Nazareth. 
I went to lodge immediately at the convent of the 
Franciscan monks, built upon the site of the house 
where the Virgin Mary received the visit of the angel 
Gabriel. 
