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politely by the French Conful, Mr. Peyfonel, the 
Dutch Count Hochpied, and Tome Greeks of con- 
dition > Mr. Peyfonel is a very learned man, and 
affords me much pleafure. 
The college of Phyficians of this town which 
confifts of five Doctors, all Greeks, who have ftu- 
died in Italy, fhew me much complaifance, and 
have called me feveral times to their confultations. 
This is a place, where I can do much in natural 
Hiftory, if the long journey I have to make, and 
my little money, will allow me to tarry here a few 
months. The fea affords fifhes and variety of other 
animals. Wild fowl are in greater plenty here 
than in other places, and are daily brought to 
market from the country and fea. The hills, dales 
and plains, will be rich in flowers when the feafon 
once approaches ; and I can never have a better 
opportunity of looking round me in a foreign 
country than I have here. Our Conful’s Interpre- 
ters, Janiffaries and horfes are at my fervice, when- 
ever I pleafe 5 and befides, I live in a houfe, to 
which they daily bring fifh and wild fowl. 
The time I have been here has particularly 
afforded me an opportunity of feeing the kinds of 
fifh and fhell-fifh the Greeks ufe in their Lent. I 
believe no people make fo much ufe of fhell fifh, 
and other fea animals, as the Greeks do. I have 
feen them eat ten different forts of fhell-fifii, (lob- 
fters, crabs, prawns and fhrimps are not included 
here, being ranked by Linnsus under the clafs of 
infefls) when with us oyfters only are eaten. A- 
mongft others they fell here a Sepia (Cuttle fifh.) 
which by them is called oVrairoJia ; it has only eight 
ter.tacula, all of equal length; the whole animal is 
a foot long, and thick in proportion. Of this the 
Greeks have related me an anecdote, which I thin 
remarkable • 
