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famous Pillar, which is ftill to be iecn. The Franks that travel to Aleppo, olbaily
go out of their way to fee that place. That which 1 had moft entire and worthy
obfervation among the Ruines of thofe Monaileries, is the number of arch’ CiilerrtS
of Free-flone, which time has not defac’d . ^
From Sloaqttemin you come todme at a Village cAY^ Angars^ where every Travel
ler is entertain’d for his Piaftcr, as at the other Stages. Between the other Villages
it is ten hours journey ^ but between the Angare and Aleppo, but three. We alighted
at the French Con ful’s Houle, at whattitne the Cuftomers came prefcntly to fearch our
Cloak-bags •, after which we went to the which is a place where all Strangers
are at the" cxpence of half a Crown a day for themfelves, and a quarter fo much for
every Servant, and are well entertain’d.
CHAP. II.
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The Defcription of Aleppo, no ip the Capital City of Syria.
Leppo is one of the moO: famous Cities in all Turkic , as well for the
b'gnels and beauty of it, as for the goodnefs of the Air, and plenty of
all things} together with the great Trade which is driv’n there by
_ __ all the Nations of the World, it lyes in 71 Deg. 41 Min. of Longitude,
and 36 Deg. 15 Min. of Latitude, in an excellent Soil. With ail the fearch that
I could make, I could never learn how it was anciently call’d. Some would have
4 t to be Hi trap oils, others Beroeai And the Chntiansof the Country agrde with
the latter. The Arabian Hiftonarrs that record the taking of it, call it only dUb,
not mentioning any other name. Whence this Oofervatioh is to be made. That if
the Arabians call it Aleb, others AUp the reafon is, becauie the Arabians mever ufe
the Lerter P in their Language. This City was taken by the Arabians m rhe fif eenth
Yearoi thewhich was about the Year of CHRIST 637, iri
the Reign of Heraclm Emperour of Conflantmople.
The City is built upon four Hills, and the Caftle upon the higheit that ftands
in the middle of Aleppo, being fupported by Arches in Tome place,, for fear the
Earth fhould rumble and moulder away from it. The Caftle is large, and may be
about five or fix hundred Paces in compafs. The Walls and Towers, though built
of Free ftone, are of little defence. There is but one Gate to enter into it from
the South, over a Draw-bridge, laid over certain Arches crofs a Moat about fix or
feven Fathom deep. There is but one half of it full of Water, and thataftanding
Puddle to boot*, the reft is a meer dry Ditch- fo that it cannot be accounted a
whoifom place. However there is Water brought into the Caftle through a large
Pipe from the Fountains in the City 2 and there is a ftrong Garrifon kept in
X The City is above three Miles in circuit, and the befthalf of it is unmoated;
that Moat there is not above three Fathom deep. The Walls are very good, and
all of Free-ftone *, with feveral fquare Towers, diftant one from the other about four-
fcore Paces; between which there are others alfo that are lefs. But thefe Walls'
are not all of them of an equal height, for in feme places they are not above four
Fathoms from the Ground. There are ten Gates to enter into the City, without
either Moat or Draw-Bridge ; under one of which there is a place that the 1 arks
have in great veneration *, where they keep Lamps continually burning, and report
that Eliflsa the Prophet liv’d for feme time.
There is no River that runs through Aleppo, and but only a Mall one without
the City, which the Arabians call Co'ic, However, though indeed it be but pro
perly a Rivulet, yet it is very ufeful to water the Gardens, where grows an abun
dance of Frutit, particularly Piftaches, much bigger, and better tailed than thofe
that comes from the parts near Casbin, But though there be no River, yet there are
ftoreof Fountains and Receptacles of Water, which they bring from two places
diftant from the City. T ,
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