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which will make my journey to Egypt eafy and 
not expenfive ; but in Syria and Palaeftine, I 
cannot avoid expence. Conful Rydelius, whole 
goodnefs I can never enough commend, has ta- 
ken upon him to furnifh me with money. 
Cairo, September, 1750. 
S INCE my laft, I have feen more of Egypt, 
and had an opportunity of acquiring fome 
knowledge of a country, which is certainly one 
of the moft remarkable on our globe. You will 
find by the inclofed lift, what I have done in Na- 
tural Hiftory. I could have increafed it with a 
larger number; but I would only mention the 
principal fubjedts, and fuch as I had time to finifh 
as well as I poffibly could upon a journey and de- 
ftitute of Books, which are iometimes neceflary to 
refer to. I fhall add a few defcriptions, and have at- 
tained my wilhes, if you approve of them. The 
account how to prepare Sal armoniac, I intend 
for the Royal Society, having compofed it on the 
fpot, where Sal armoniac is made. I hope it will 
not be unnacceptable, as it is the firft account 
which, as far as I know, has been written at 
large and diftincfly on the fpot, and by an eye- 
witnefs. I fend it open to you, defiring you will 
pleafe to read it over, and afterwards feal it, and 
fend it to the Royal Academy of Sciences. 
I have not put down in my lift, the Pyramids 
of Egypt, nor the Minnies and their fepulchres ; 
but I ought not to pafs over in filence my having 
feen them, which is fufikient. I cannot detain 
you longer with thefe things, without following the 
common track of every voyager, who never for- 
gets to fpeak largely about the width, depth, 
height and breadth of thefe things, which now 
fcarcely 
