336 FROM THE CAPITAL OF THE BANNAf, 
CHAP, by the Universities of England, as Cambridge 
'_■ and Oxford are by its Hungarian Professors* 
All its buildings are constructed of a porous 
lumachella, brought from the quarries of Buda, 
upon the other side of the Danube : its form 
is quadrangular ; and it gives its name to all 
the neighbouring country, vi^hich is hence de- 
Comitatus nominated Comitatus Pesthiensis ; the whole of 
' Hungary being divided, like Great Britain, into 
counties. Between the two cities, Pest and 
BuDA, there is an immense bridge of boats, 
three-quarters of a mile in length. During the 
wars with Turkey, this place suffered much, 
being often taken and retaken : it is entirely 
commanded by the citadel of Buda, so that 
every part of it was exposed to the cannon 
from the opposite heights. As soon as we 
arrived, we hired a lackey, and sent him to 
engage a box at the theatre ; whither we after- 
wards repaired, to see the comedy of ''Peter the 
Great and his favourite Mentchikof." The theatre 
was dark and small; and the piece so dull, 
and ill performed, that we did not remain until 
its conclusion. 
May 10. — This day the Turkish Ambassador 
arrived, at another inn, called The fVhite Boat. 
As soon as we had breakfasted, we waited 
