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laft lived lb privatelyj that he would not fulfer any to 
come to him, but fuch as adminiftred Affairs, and ru- 
led in his Stead 5 he would feldom come but, but to 
worfhip at a Temple dedicated to Jupiter^ which flood 
clofe by it. In this Labyrinth he ended his Days, and 
had a famous Tomb built for him, the Ruins of which 
they lliew you. 
' i'he Labyrinth is about two Miles about, being fo co- 
vered on the Top with Earth, as it feeims to be all firm 
Land ; we entered it with two Torches and Candles in 
Lanthorns, having a Line to diredl us out again. The 
Way is plain under Foot, and arch’d over Head, fome 
Arches being about ten Foot high, fome more, fome 
lefs, with feveral Windings. I made it my Bufinefs to 
obferve, if there was any Thing of a Building in the 
Pillars or Sides, but found it moftly an entire Stone, 
Vv^hich they told me fo well cemented together, that indeed 
it appeared fo. Here are a great many fmall Vaults, 
about four Foot long, two broad, and two over, which 
were for Burying-places. There are Abundance of 
Batts which hang in Clufters, fome are larger than or- 
dinary. We endeavoured to fright them, fcorching 
their Wings, by which we found there was Life in them ; 
their Sleep is obferved to be much more found with a 
North-Wind, than with a South-Wind ; as their Spring 
comses on, they leave this their Palace. We had almotl 
ended our Line, being about 100 Pikes, which is about 
eighty Yards, and then returned out, being a good Hour 
in the Labyrinth, The Damps are very great, againft 
Rain it is always dropping, but very dry with Northerly 
Winds. At the End is a Lake, and they tell you, that 
fome who have attempted to go to, have been drawn 
into it. Our Curiofiry did not invite us to fee it, for 
though it were not true, as in Probability it is not, the 
noifome Smells are enough to ftifle one. 
To the South, and clofe by, is a fmall Village with 
two Churches, which feem to have been anciently Tem- 
ples. To the South- Well, about ten Miles diflant, is 
that famous and great Mountain, call’d Pftlla Vuona^ 
formerly Mount Ida at four of the Clock it cafls a 
Shadow on the Labyrinth. On it are many pleafanc 
Monafleries, with Groves of Cyprefs-trees, and Abun- 
dance of Fountains. Some fay the Coafl of Barbary 
may be feen from the Top. From the Labyrinth to 
Candia^ is about ten Hours riding, moll in a Plain, till 
within ten Miles of the City. On the right Hand, about 
a Mile from the Road, is a moft flately Monaflery, de- 
dicated to our bleffed Saviour, which was built by Order 
of the Emperor Conjiantine the Great. It hath always 
been continued to the Greeks,, and kept its Splendor till 
the late War, when it was much defacbd. 
There are in this Ifland Abundance of Monafleries, 
but very poor, and fome are fhut up for Want of 
Monks. Candia Novo is about fix Miles from the City 
of Candia, Southward, being a flrong Caftle, having 
Mount Jove to the Weft. Here the Lurks kept their 
Treafure and Ammunition in the Siege of Candia. It 
is feated very pleafantly on a rifing Ground, giving a 
Profped to the Sea. It is now chiefly inhabited by 
Greeks \ the Caftle has a Garrifon of Lurks^ which the 
Baflia intended to bring to Candia, and demolifh the 
Caftle, having writ to the Porte about it, but he had no 
Anfwer. Candia fo famous, and generally known for 
the brave Defence it made againft the Turks, appears 
by the Ruins, to have been one of the beft Cities in the 
Mid-land Seas. It is Fated on the Northfide of the 
Ifland, almoft Mid-way, between Canea and Sittia, in 
a pleafant Bay, having" an artificial Port fecured from 
the North-wmd by a Mole about 200 Yards long, 
with a ilrong and large Caftle at the Mead, called Cajtel 
del Molo, having twenty great Guns. From the South 
is a low Point of Land, which runs into the Sea, North, 
that fecures it from the Eafterly Winds, and makes 
' the Entrance not above thirty Yards wide ; upon this 
Point of Land, the Turks have built a coverM Way, 
with a very thick Wall, full of Holes for fmall Shot, 
ftrongly arch’d over, reaching from the Arfenal to the 
Entrance into the Port, where is a fmall Fort, with four 
great Guns, alfo very ftrongly arch’d over, fo as no 
Bomb can deface it. At the Right-hand at coming out 
T’i ^Travels Book III. 
of the Gate to the Mole, is a new Fort, built with four 
very great Guns, which lie level with the Water ; over 
them are eight fmaller Guns. This Fort is oppofite to 
the Mouth of the Port, and is arch’d over to prevent 
Danger from Bombs or Wild-fire. 
On the Mole are fev^eral great Guns, planted with 
Arches over them. To the Eaft of the Arfenal is the 
old Caftle, call d La Batlaria del Arjenal, which is re- 
built with a Ditch round it to bring in the Sea, moft 
cut out of a firm Rock. The Port is almoft round, 
and fecure againft any Wind for Galleys and fmaller 
Veffels, but there is not Water enough for Ships of any 
confiderable Bignefs. It is filled very much with the 
Rubbifh that the Rains carried into it from the City 
and would certainly have been choak’d up in a few 
Years, had it not been for a French IVIerchanf, one 
Monfieur Dodei, who to ingratiate himfelf with the Ba- 
fiia, cauled an Engine to be brought from Marjeilles 
to cleanfe it. There are the Ruins of twelve Arches 
of the Arfenal, and about fix Arches are yet entire 
but they ufe them only to work in when the Gallies 
are there *, ho Gallies having been built here. 
The City is not repaired towards the Land, where 
the Walls are fo much fhaken, that it will require a 
great deal of Time and Coft to fortify them. From 
the Port, towards the Weft upon the Wall, are fifty 
large Guns planted. The Fort of Sc. Andrea, at the 
Northweft of the City, is well repaired, having a double 
Wall toward the Sea. In all there are about*^4oo Guns 
planted on the Walls and Outworks, which are fix 
Miles in Circumference. The Gates of Candia are the 
beft I ever faw, the Arch or Gatehoufe being about 100 
Yards long; and the Gates ten broad ; the Arch is all 
built of firm Stone. It will take up three Hours to 
walk round the Outworks j there are feveral Mines 
which were never blown up; every Mine had. a diftinct 
Name. I was in one Mine, which was above a Mile in 
Length, being above fix Foot high, and three broad. 
All the Plain for above two Miles without the Walls, is 
like a new plow’d Field, where you cannot walk, but 
muft fee Pieces of dead Men’s Bones. None are per- 
mitted to v/alk round the Works, but fuch as have a 
Licenfe, and a Janizary with them. 
The Turks take a Delight to give an Account of the 
Strength of the Place, and efpecialiy will fhew you a fmall 
Cave or Arch, where the Venetian General ufed to fleep, 
(as they tell you) to fecure himfelf from the Bombs. Not 
above one eighth Part of the Houfes that formerly were, 
are now inhabited, Very few being left intire ; nor do the 
Turks repair any but thofe where they dwell ; the chief 
Mofque is well repaired; if was formerly a Church dedi- 
cated to St. Mark, and ftands to the Eaft of the f^reat 
Piazza, to the South of it are part of the Walls of old 
Candia, clofe to which are built up a Row of Houfes, 
two Stories high, for the Janizaries. 
The Bafiia’s Palace is a little below the great Mofque, 
on the other Side of the Way ; oppofite to it is the great 
Hall, formerly called. La Sala di Configlio, which is a 
very ftately Building ; of white Marble, with feveral 
Works in Baffo Relievo to the South Eaft of it ; ftands 
the Church of Sr. Francifco, with an entire Cloifter, 
which is now a Mofque. The Street from the Mole to 
the chief Piazza is in good Repair, being broad, and 
paved with large even Stones ; the Houfes are alfo well 
inhabited, but that part towards the Weft, is a 
Heap of Ruins, among which live the Jews, who have 
very large Houfes ; but fome of their upper Rooms have 
no other Shelter from the Weather, but a few Matts 
made faft upon Poles. The Beams of the old Houfes 
are bought up and carried to Venice, Zant, and other 
Places, and being made of Cyprefs Wood, they ferve to 
make Chefts and Cabinets, many of which have been 
brought to England. The Number of the Inhabitants,of 
the City is not reckoned to be above 10,000, including 
Greeks. There is a continual Garrifon of 2000 Janiza- 
ries, befides the Bafha’s Guards. Since the taking the> 
Place, they have granted Liberty to all that will com& 
to inhabit there, but all their Encouragement cannot 
bring the Candiotes to dwell there. Formerly the Plain 
was full of Olive-trees, wdeh moft beautiful Pleafure- 
Houfes 
