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''During our aboad here, a caravan went forth with much folemnity, to meet and relieve the great caravan in their return from mecha, which confileth of mainy thoufands of pilgrims that travel yearly thither in devotion and for merchandize, every one with his bin roll in his hand and their camels gallantly trickr(the alcaran carried upon one in a precious cafe covered over with needle-work, gaurded by divers companies of souldiers and certain field-pieces. Forty Calie days journey it is diflant from hence: divided by a wildernefs of sand, that lyeth in drifts, and dangeroufly moveth with wind: through which they are guided, they afeend a mountain(the fame, they fay, where abrahm would have facrificed Ifaac). Here Facrifice they a number of sheep: abd ftripping themfelves, wrapt only in a mantle without knot or hem, proceed to mecha. where is a little chappel(with goodly mofque) about eight yar fquare: the caufe of this devotion(towards which, when they pray, whofoever they be, they do return their faces), built as they affirm, by abrahm: within, it is hung with crimfon sattin, and veiled about with a richer fluff, fent thither yearly by the emperoir(as to that of medina, Talabny) Provided at cairo; the * emer of mecha having the old for his fee. The camels that bring them are from thenceforth freed from burthens but a fight it is no lefs firange than ridiculous , to behold the honour they do unto the camel at his return unto conftantinsple, that fupported their Alacerah(as at cairo in fome fort to the carried out veflures) crowding about him, as led through the streets: fome pulling of his hairs and preferving them as reliques; fome killing , others with his fweat befrnearing their eyes and faces: and citting him at legnth into little Gobbets, give thereof to eat unto their friends and familiars. many o the pilgrims by poaring on their hot bricks , do voluntry prifth their fights and defiring to fee nothing profane, after fo facred a fpectacle. He that at his return giveth over the world and hinmfelf to contemplation, is efteemed as a saint; all are called Hadges and fo call they their camels; hanging as many little chains about their orelegs as they have been times there. In City of meccha , fome fay their falfe prophet was born, but erroneously. Seated it is in a pleafent foil, but environed with defarts and hillsm having no water but with proceedth from one spring which they fay was fhewed by an angel unto Hagar, and almoft miracolous it is that fhould fuffee fuch a multitude of the people and cattel. A Place of principal traffick; not only by means of indian caravans which thither yearly repair with their commodities, but of the country adjoining, whofe precious productions have inffiled it happy.'' Continued