Chap. V. through Hungary, Thessaly, Macedonia, 8’c. 783 
their Throats much exceeded in Bignefs thofe I faw before 
in the Alpne Parts of Savoy. 
From hence^we continued our Journey to Saal, or 
Solua, an ancient Roman Colony, mentioned in the Map 
of Wolfgangus Lazius^ by the Name of Colonia Scluenfis^ 
with a Field near it. call’d AgcT Soluonjis, or Zolfeldt ; 
a Place noted for Roman Antiquities, many of which 
have been carried away into other Parts. Here I faw 
that fo much celebrated Piece of Antiquity of the King s 
Chairs ; being of Stone, fet together in the Form of two 
Elbow-Chairs, turn’d back to back. Upon three of the 
Stones are Infcriptions, which appear to be much more 
ancient than the Fabrick of the Chair. At the inftal- 
ling of the Duke of Carinthia (whether a King or Em- 
peror) either he or his Reprefentative fits in that Part of 
the Chair which faces the Eaft, a Peafant fitting at the 
fame Time in the other Part to the Weft. Among other 
Ceremonies, the Peafant rifing up, prefents the Duke 
with a fat and lean Ox ; the Duke being obliged to re- 
turn the fat one, and keep the lean one, receives after- 
wards a gentle Box on the Ear, from the fame Peafant, 
and the Inftalment is thus concluded. 
The Church of Saal having had the good Fortune ’to 
efcape the Fury of the barbarous Nations, is very an- 
cient ; and on the Walls has many old Roman Antiqui- 
ties of Bajj'o relievo^ taken firft out of Zolfeldl. Among 
many others, I took particular Notice of thefe : A Cha- 
riot drawn hy two Horfes. A Chariot with a Man in it. 
A Wolf licking of Fruit fallen from a Free. Hedlor 
drawn behind Achilles his Chariot ahoutTroy. Four very 
fair Beads unto the Middle. Fwo Wolves., each holding a 
Horn and a Cup between them, out of which fhoots a Vine 
vjith Leaves and Grapes •, this is over the Porch. Within 
the Porch is a Cupid holding of a Bunch of Grapes Ro- 
mulus and Remus fucking of a Wolf. Two Figures over 
the Crucifix by St. Christopher, with fome others ; all 
which, as I told you, were brought hither from Zolfeldt, 
where I alfo faw many Infcriptions ; one upon a Stone 
on the SoLith-fide of the Church was this ; 
HERCVLI. ^ 
EPONAE. AUG. 
PROSALUTE. IMP. 
CAES. M. AVR. 
ANTONINI. PIi. FE. 
LICIS. INVICTI. 
As alfo feveral Roman Coins of Copper and Silver found 
in thefe Parts. I brought away a Golden Medal of 
Frajan. 
We went from thence to Clagenfurt, (the ancient 
Claudia) now the capital City of Carinthia, being a 
handfome four fquareTown, well fortified with a ftrong 
Wall, and a broad Rampart. Its Streets are very re- 
gular •, and the Piazza in the Middle, being adorned 
with a Marble Column hath a. Statue of the Virgin 
Mary upon it, as alfo a Statue of the Emperor, and, 
what exceeds all the reft, hath a mpft noble Foun- 
tain in the Centre, over which is a Dragon of a pro- 
digious Size, made out of one Stone, Hercules with his 
Club ftanding before it. This was likewife brought 
from Zolfeldt. Thefe mountainous Parts afford three 
noble maffy Fountains, viz. thofe two of St. Veit and 
Clagenfurt, and that of Salizburg of white Marble. 
Clagenfurt being at that Time full of Soldiers, we were 
' very civilly entertained by feveral of the Officers, but 
more efpecially by Count Lefley their Commander in 
Chief, Baron Hay, and Lord Paifley, who carried me in 
the Count’s Barge through an artificial ftreight Channel 
into the Werd Sea, or Lake of Clagenfurt, to a Country 
Seat call’d Loretto, nioft pleafantly feated ; having a 
Chapel belonging to it, built in Imitation of chat of Lo- 
retto in Italy, which I found exadlly conformable to the 
Original. 
5. From Clagenfurt, we turned to the South, and af- 
ter fix or feven Englifh Miles, pafs’d the River Brave 
over two wooden Bridges, with an Ifland in the Middle j 
and within two Hours after entring among the Hills at 
a Place cdWd. Hammer, (where the Iron is beat out) con- 
tinued my Journey towards the high and great Moun- 
tain of Luibel. Soon after we faw ourfelves, arrived by 
the oddeft Defert of Rocks that can well be iffiagined, 
at a great Cafcata or Water-fall, which having worn out 
the Rocks underneath, appears at firft Sight to be ar- 
tificial. The Afcent is very forprifing, being enclofed 
with Walls, turning backwards and forwards, to the 
very Hnnacle of this great Mountain Luibel, Part of the 
Carnick Alpes, dividing Carinthia and Carniola. Co- 
ming up as high as the fteep Rocks and Peaks would 
let us, we were amazed to fee our Guide lead us Side- 
ways through an artificial Road into a PafTage cut quite 
through the Mountain, like the famous Grotto of Pau- 
filipo by Naples. It has a Roof of Wood- work in the 
Middle, which is continued unto the Carniolian Side. 
The Roof of this Paflage is very high, its Length 156 
Yards, and four Yards m Breadth, affording daily Paf- 
fages for Country Carriages r[nd Carts. 
' Having never heard or read of this furprifing Paflage, . 
I at firft imagined it to be fome old Roman Work, till 
I was credibly informed, that it was much later, there 
being formerly no Paflage into Carniola this Way but 
People entred it by going about a great Way by Villach. 
In afcending this high Mountain, being infefled with 
much Rain, and a fierce Storm, till we came to the 
higheft Part of it, I had the Opportunity to fee the 
Clouds defcend, and after it was pafs’d to afcend again 
fo high, as to get over Part of the Mountain, and a 
Stream of them pafs’d through the rocky PafTage out 
of Carniola to the Carinthian Side, diredtly contrary to 
our Way, who came out of Carinthia into Carniola. As 
we reached this Grotto by a continual Afcent, To no 
fooner were we got through it, but we defcended by 
Degrees, firft to St. Anna, two Englifh Miles down- 
ward, next to Newftattel, fix or feven Miles lower, and 
fo defcending ftill till we came to Crainburg, (the old 
Carnodunum) a handfome Town, feated upon the River 
Save, from whence, through a very pleafant Plain four 
German Leagues long, we came to Labach [Lubiana) the 
capital City of Carniola, through which runs the River 
of the fame Name, which afterwards dlfcharges itfelf 
into the Save. This is a very handfome City, its Caftle, 
which is fituate upon a Hill, overlooking two large Val- 
leys to the N. and S. but being commanded by another 
Hill that lies near it, its Fortifications are negleded of 
late Years. Mr. Tofh, a. Scotch Apothecary in this City, 
fhew’d me various curious Minerals of thofe Parts. 
6. Labach is fuppofed to be the ancient Nauportus^ fo 
famous for the Landing of the Argonauts, who fetcing 
out from Argos Pelafgicum in Theffaly, fail’d to ColchoSy 
on the Eaft fide of thQ Euxine Sea but being purfued 
by the Veflels of the King of Colchos, fleer’d their Courfe 
Northward to the Mouth of the Danube, and pafting up 
that River, till they came to the Confluence thereof with 
the Save, they next went up the Save, and fo .the River 
Labach, till they landed at this Place call’d anciently 
Nauportus, from whence they return’d by the Way of 
the Adriatick Sea into Greece. So that in my Travels I 
had been near the Place of their fetting out in Fheffaly, 
and at their Landing-place in Carniola. 
From Labach we travel’d towards the Zirchnitzer See, 
or that famous and moft furprifing Lake of Zirchnitz, 
having the Marfhes on our Right, and the Hills on our 
left Hand, till we came to Brounitza ; and then pafting 
over them, we reach’d Zirchnitz, a Town fcarce con- 
taining three hundred Houfes, but Vv^hich has given its 
Name to that ftupendious adjacent Lake. Here, ha- 
ving received the necefTary Directions and Accommo- 
dations from the Hands of the Judge of the Place, for 
viewing ot the Lakes, we went to Seedorff', a Village 
about half a Mile nearer the Lake, and thence to Ni- 
derdorff, where we took Boat, and fpent fome Time in 
taking an exact View of the Lake. 
7. This Lake is about nine or ten Englifh Miles loner, 
anci half as broad, enclofed with Hills at fome Diftance 
and to the South-fide with the Birnbaumir Foreft, of a 
great Extent, and faid to abound with Deers, Wild 
Boars, Foxes, Wolves, and Bears. 
What makes this Lake moft remarkable, or rather 
furprifing, is, that every Year, in fome Part of the 
Month of June, the Water thereof defeends through 
certain 
