17 s TRAVELS TO THE EAST. 
level place on the top of it, which confifls of no- 
thing but rocks and Hones, amongft which the 
Monks have fcarce found a little level fpot for their 
dwelling; but towards the foot of the mountain, 
numbers of fuitable places might be found. Some 
Rone molfes (Lichenes irabricati) were the only na- 
tural curiofities I found on the top of the hill, 
which I have not feen in greater varieties and quan- 
tities at any place in the Levant. 
It is worth while for a perfon who is in Cyprus, 
to fee Famagulla, as it has formerly been the 
(Irongell place in the country, and the moll famous 
in hiftory. I travelled thither on the 13 th, in com- 
pany with an Englilh merchant from Aleppo, and 
the Englilh ConfuPs interpreter. We kept along 
the fea Ihore, and travelled almofl all night, coming 
to the town before day-break. The gates are not 
opened before fun-rife, we therefore relied at the 
houfe of a Greek Deacon without the town. The 
Turks have the fame cultom here as in Jerufalem 
and Damafcus, not to fuffer any Chrilliap, whether 
he be Frank or born in the country, to ride thrp’ 
the gate of the town. To obferve this fooiifh order, 
we alighted at the Draw-bridge, as is cuftomary, 
and walked through the gate, mounting again within 
it. As foon as we were entered, we rid through all 
parts of the town, and round the ramparts. Mr, 
Frudvord, an Englilh merchant, had built a houfe 
in Larnaco, the finelt and largell at this time in Cy- 
prus, which has the handfomell and moll fpacious 
hall I faw in the Levant. We faw many houfes on 
the road, between Larnaco and Famagulla, which 
he had built for his pleafure ; but the greatell P afl 
pf them were in ruins. In Famagulla, we went fir$ 
to pay a vifit to the Governor, and get his permif' 
Lon to fee the fortrefs. The Governor made the 
