8i8 Theveno 
corrupt in forty Days, it turns Zorzolacas, or a JSJomola- 
cas, i. e. an Hobgoblin. The Chapel is highly efteemed 
for its Sandlity by all the Villages round about. 
From hence one goes to Volijfo^ which is a great Vil- 
lage, with about three hundred Houfes, and fifteen hun-- 
dred Inhabitants. It is feated on an Hill, and has a 
Caflle built by the famous Bdifarius, the Emperor Jufli- 
nian'i General, who was forced afliore there by a Storm. 
The Country about it is very pleafant, open and fruit- 
ful, and the Inhabitants raife five thoufand Weight of 
Silk yearly, with which they pay their Tribute. They 
are vicious, and k is thought they lie under a Curie of 
being always deftituteof Bread. 
Near this Place is Varvarijoy where there is a Church 
dedicated to St. Marcdhy to whom they keep a fo- 
lemn Feaft, called Panagirio, and the Priefts fing Prai- 
fes to her all Night long. 
Three Miles from this Village is the Monaftery de- 
dicated to St. John, and by it a Village called Fittay 
near which is a great Village, where there is a running 
Water that drives eight Mills, which ferve all the Villa- 
ges thereabout, for the Peafants have Hand-mills, and 
their Wives grind their Corn. From hence you go to 
Sieronday which is an ancient fpacious Tower, inhabited 
by fifty Shepherds, who have a Church in it. A little 
farther is Ledmilionay a Village of one hundred and fifty 
inhabitants, and a Church. There begin the Maffick 
Trees. Two Miles from thence is Elata^ the Inhabi- 
tants of which are famous for taming of Partridges. 
lO. At Hrmolia, which is a little farther, is made all 
the Earthen Ware ufed in the Ifle. It lies in a Plain full 
of Maffick Trees, and contains five hundred Inhabi- 
tants and feveral Churches. Over-againft this Village 
{lands a Caflle, called Apollienoy very flrong to refill the 
Cor fairs. It was built in 1440 by Nicholas Jujhnianiy 
and has a Church in the Midfl of it. The Village Mejta 
exceeds all the reft in Strength and good Building, and 
contains three hundred Inhabitants and feveral Churches. 
By it are two Harbours, Aidinamyy and San Nichitay 
but this laft is neareft Pergiy a great Village with a 
Tower, containing two thoufand Inhabitants and thirty 
Churches. The reft of the Villages have the like Num- 
ber of People and Churches, and in many of them are 
Caftles and Towers, built to defend their Towns and 
Maftick-Trees from the Ravages of the 'TurksoH NatoUay 
who crofting the Sea in Boats or Gallies, come and car- 
ry away both the People and their Goods j for which 
Reafon they have built Towers all round the Iftand, 
at four Miles Diftance one from another. 
This whole Iftand is very fubjedl to Earthquakes, yet 
would be very fertile were it not fo ftony, and had more 
Water, for it rains fo Ittle there, that every Spring the 
Turksy G reeks y Latins y and JewSy are forced to make 
Proedftons to obtain Rain. But notwithftanding the 
Hillinefsand Drinefs of the Iftand, it has all Things 
necelfary and good in fufticient Quantities. It yields 
Corn and good Wine, but being thick, fome do not 
like it, becaufe, they fay, they muft both eat and drink 
it. All Things are cheap there, and excellent Par- 
tridges may be had for little or Nothing, for they keep 
them tame like Turtles, and have Keepers, who drive 
them out in the Morning, and whiffle them in at Night, 
which Call they always obey. 'I'he Inhabitants of this 
Iftand are the only People who have preferved their Li- 
berty under the Purksy living as they think fit, and ex- 
erdfing their Religion with all imaginable Freedom, on- 
ly paying them their fettled Tribute. 
They are generally ChriJiianSy many of them are Pa- 
pifts, and the reft of the Greek Church. They are ap- 
parelled after the Fafbion of the Genoefey and have much 
of their Humour, They are in Countenance (that is, 
the Men) fo ugly as would fcare a Man, though their 
Perfons are proper and v/ell fhap’d. They are very 
proud, yet their Gentlewomen go to Market to buy 
Provifions, and carry them openly in the Streets. They 
love the Spaniards better than the Frenchy but had ra- 
ther be under the Government of Lurks than Chrijiians. 
ThtChiots make much Damask, Sattins, Taffata’s, 
Fuftians, and other Silk Stuffs, and drive a Trade in 
t’j Travels 
Book III 
many Places with their Saiques, tilz. to CroM Cain 
and the Maritime Cities of Barbary and Natalia Such 
as are not obliged to work or follow Bufinefs, fit whole 
Days under the Trees talking together. Learning is out 
of Ufe in this Country, but profound ignoraneb reiens 
among them, yet they have naturally a fharp Wit fo 
that to avoid their Cheats in Dealing, a Man had need 
of all his Eyes about him. They are much given to 
Pleafures, and love exceffive Drinkino-. 
The Women are very beautiful and"" well fhaped their 
Faces are as white as the Jafmin they wear on their 
Head, and are very charming, but their Breafts are 
fcorched with the Sun, which is much to be wonder’d at 
becaufe they take as little Care of their Faces as Breafts* 
They are always very neat in their Drefs, wearing on 
their Heads very whire Linen. They have a very brifk 
and lively Wit, which renders them the moft talkative 
Women in the World, but are excreamly vain in their 
Apparel, wearing the fineft Stuffs they can get ; but 
whereas they ufed formerly to load themfelves with Rings 
and Jewels, efpecially upon the Vigil of St. John^% Day 
they now are forbidden it under the Pain of Excommu! 
nication by the Pope, becaufe the Captain-Bajhay feeing 
this Finery, impofed a Tax of 50,000 Piaftres upon 
them, and made them pay it, fo that they wear no Gold 
Silver nor Jewels about them. * 
The ChiotSy both Men and Women, are much given 
to Dancing, and on Sundayy and Holidays they dance all 
Night promifeuoufty, both in the Cities and Villao-es 
and a Stranger is freely allowed to put in with them! 
They are not at all jealous, but their Women and Maids 
are allowed to ftand at their Doors to fee and talk with 
fuch Men as pafs by ; and they will be as merry and 
familiar with Strangers, as if they had been acouainted 
with them all their Days. ^ 
1 1. Another Ifle of the Archipelago y bordering upon 
Afiay is Patino y Palmofay or Patmoray anciently Path- 
mos. It is but eighteen Miles in Compafs, and has buC 
one well built Town in it, with a Caflle in the Middle 
of it, called. The Monaftery of St. John, where 200 
Greek Monks live. St. John the Evangelifty being ba- 
nifh’d into this Ifle, is faid to have wrote here his 
Revelations. They carefully keep in their Church a 
Body fhut up in a Cafe, which they likewife fay, is the 
Body of St. Johny and fiiew a Grotto where they like- 
wife fay, St. John wrote the Apocalypfe. There are about 
3000 Souls in the Ifle, who have much ado to live, the 
Ifle being very dry and rocky. No Turks live in the 
Iftand, but they are all Chrijiians who pay Tribute 
to the Grand Signior. The Corfairs put into this Iftand 
to careen, and take frefh Water. 
The Ifle of Nixiay anciently NaxoSy is 120 Miles in 
Compafs. It was fubjed: to the Sanudi and Somarigi^ 
Venetian Dukes, till the Turks took it under the Empe- 
ror Selymusy yet there are ftill in it feveral noble Fami- 
lies defeended of thofe Dukes. The Land is fruitful in 
all Things, but efpecially the Valley of Barmillay which 
has eighteen Villages : They feed many Cows, Sheep 
and Goats, and their Country yields many Vines, of 
which they make great Quantities of Wine and Cheefe, 
which they fend to Alexandriay SmyrnUy znd Chio. Near 
the Town by the Sea, are Salt-pits and a Pond, which 
they farm out to Fifhefmen. In the Marfhes of the 
Valley of Plietriy they catch great Plenty of very fine 
Eels. Their Woods are full of Rocks and folitary 
Dens, where there lie large Stags. The Peafants catch 
Partridges by ftalking with an Afs, train’d up to it, 
and they have Plenty. 
There are many Monafteries in this Ifle, and one of 
of them, which is built in Form of a Tower, is very an- 
cient. There is alfo another called Fanaromeniy dedica- 
ted to the Virgin, which has feventy Rooms, and a fmall 
Church, but the Monks are extreamly ignorant, and by 
their Vicioufnefs one would judge they ferved fome Un- 
known God. By the Sea-fide, over-againft the Iftand of 
Nicariay is to be feen upon a very fteep and ruggid 
Mountains fome Ruins of the Caftle of Apollo \ and it 
is a Wonder how Scones could be got up fo high to 
build it. By it are lour little Towns weft inhabited. 
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