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nothing so much worth notice as the Oxford chap. 
edition of MaundreWs Journey. This volume . 
some traveller had left : the worthy monks were 
very proud of it, although unable to read a 
syllable it contained. In the church, as well 
as in the chambers of the monastery, we noticed 
several pictures ; all of which were bad, although 
some of them appeared to have been copied 
from originals that possessed greater merit. In 
the Pilgrims chamber, a printed advertisement, 
pasted upon a board, is suspended from the 
wall, giving notice, that *' no pilgrim shall 
BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN THE CONVENT 
LONGER THAN ONE MONTH:" a Sufficient time, 
certainly, for all purposes of devotion, rest, or 
curiosity. The Franciscans complain heavily of 
the exactions of the Turks, who make frequent Exactions 
and large demands upon them for money ; but Turhs. 
the fact of their being able to answer these 
demands aifords a proof of the wealth of the 
convent. Sir Sidneij Smith, during his visit to 
Jerusalem,, rendered them essential service, by 
remonstrating with the Turkish Governor against 
one of these Avariias, as they are called, and 
finally compelling him to withdraw the charge. 
The monks assured us, that the English, 
although Protestants, are the best friends the 
Catholics have in Jerusalem, and the most 
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