298 THE HOLY LAND. 
^^.^f' constant activity and of privation. The 
V ' Guardians of the Holy Sepulchre, or, accord- 
ing to the name they bear, the Terra-Santa 
friars, are confined to the walls of their com- 
fortable convent, which, when compared with 
the usual accommodations of the Holy Land, 
is like a sumptuous and well-furnished 
hotel, open to all comers whom curiosity or 
devotion may bring to this mansion of rest and 
refreshment. 
After being regaled with coffee, and some 
delicious lemonade, we were shewn to our 
apartments, to repose ourselves until supper. 
Dormitory The rooui allotted to our English party w^e 
veiiers. fouud to bc the samc which many travellers 
have before described. It was clean, and its 
walls were white- washed. The beds, also, had 
a cleanly appearance ; although a few bugs 
warned us to spread our hammocks upon the 
floor, where we slept, for once, unmolested. 
Upon the substantial door of this chamber, 
whose roof was of vaulted stone, the names of 
many English travellers had been carved. 
Among others, we had the satisfaction to notice 
that of Thomas Shaw, the most learned author 
who has yet written a description of the 
Levant. Dr. Shaw had slept in the same 
