156 TRAVELS TO THE EAST. 
Land, or perhaps in the Eaft. They farm, from 
the Bafhaw of Seyde, Nazareth, and two other vih 
lages in Galilee, for 4000 piaftres per annum* 
For this they are at liberty to tax the inhabitants 
of the villages, and punifli the wicked. In a word? 
to govern both Arabians and Chriflians as they 
think proper ; for which purpofe they have an 
Arabian officer of the village under them, who go' 
verns by their direftion. 
We travelled from Nazareth to Mount Tabor : 
it is a fine country, and confifts of forefls, through 
which we could fee Samaria on our right upon 3 
hill, a little on this fide of Mount Tabor. Belo^ 
this hill is the road that leads from Egypt to D 3 * 
mafeus and Confiantinople, which is large, bromh 
and fine. After travelling two hours v/e began to 
afeend Tabor, cooled by its agreeable dew, and re* 
frefhed by the milk of its fine herds of goats. J c 
was a league up to the top, ftony and difficult > 
but we did not however difmount. On the top 
it was a fine plain, the fides of it rocky : between 
thefe rocks are the remains of a church and build' 
rag, erected in former times by the Chriflians, wher e 
pilgrims pay their devotion. We could hence & 
the beauty of Galilee and Samaria. We defeende^ 
the hill after remaining there fix hours, when I h 33 
bbtanized there. The hill is round, hath no p re ' 
ci pices, is about four leagues in circumference, bean’ 
tiful and fruitful. On leaving the mount we cam c 
to a little plain, at the end of which was a Chun 
with a market-place, where the Arabs fold 311 ■ 
bought horfes, ailes, camels, oxen, flieep, goats, 
Here began the plain of Efdralon, and extend^ 
three miles to a village. At the entrance of it vvS 
could plainly fee Tabor and Hermon. O11 this e** 
tcnlive plain, but little of which is cultivated, t f 
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