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7be Persian ‘I ravels Book II.
his Army, which was upon its march to the Siege of Babylon. Now yourauft
take notice, that not Far from toward the Eaft, there Bands a Houfe inha
bited by the Der'vies, which are a Religious Order among the Ti.rh ; though it
formerly belong’d to the Monks of St. Bafil, and was a fair Covent. It is Bill i n g ooe {
repair, the Walls of the Chambers, Halls, and Galleries being all Marble. ° £|j
the Dervies of thisHoufe went half a League From the City, as far as Mount '
tomect the Grand Stgmr ; and the Superiour, at the Head of the reft, having made
a Speech to his Highnefs, two 'Dervies came and made their obeifance in particular
Which being perform’d, from that place to theCaftleof f6r half an hours
march together j they went juft before the Grand Signor's Horfe, turning round
continually with all their might, ’till they foam’d again at the Mouth, and dazPd
the Eyes of thofe that beheld them. There are fome of thefe Dervies that will
turn in that manner for two hours together, and glory in that which we account
Folly*; . • C
While the Grand Signor ftaid at Aleppo^ the Bdfoa of C^r^came thither with a
thoufand Janifaries: And indeed, there never was a fight of Men more adive or
better order’d. Every one of them had Scarlet Breeches that reach’d down to
their Ancles, with a Turkie-Kobe of Bnglifh Cloth, and a Waft-coat of Calicut
painted With feveral Colours. The moft part had Buttons of Gold and Silk^ and
as w^ll their Girdles as their Scimitars were adorn’d with Silver. The Bajlu
tnafch’d at the Head of this Magnificent Regiment in a modeft Garb *, but the
Marnefs of his Horfe was as rich as his Habit leem’d to be carelefs, having fpar’d
for no Coft to appear before the Grand Signor in a Barely Equipage.
There is a neceflity for a Man to ftay iome time at Aleppo, as well to difpofe
of his Affairs, and in expectation "till the Caravan be ready, unlefs he will venture
himfelf alone without a Guide, which 1 have done more than once. And thus much
fot Aleppo, next to Conftantinople m&Cayro, the moft confiderable City in all the
Tnrkijh Empire.
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CHAP. III.
Of federal fpoads in general from Aleppo to Ifpahan, and put-
. ticularly of the %oad through the great Vefert.
^ Here arc five principal Roads from Jteppo to Ifp.ihan, which being added
1 to thofe other Roads Which I have dilcrib’d through Natalia, make
|| feven Roads into Per fa , parting Smyrna, or
.jliL Aleppo.
The firft of the five Roads, fetting out from is upon the left hand, to
ward the Summer-Eaft, through Diarbek^ and Tkurts. The feconcj direaly Eaft,
by Mefopotamia, through MouflU and eiAfnadan, The third upon the right hand,
toward the Winter-Eaft, through Bagdat and Jtengavar. The fourthdomewhaf
more to the Souths croffinga little Defert, through t^Anna, Bagdat, and B^au.
The ^fth through the great Defert, which is an extraordinary Rold, never traVefd
but once a year, whfen the Merchants of T urhie and Egypt go to buy Camels. Of
thefe Roads I intend to treat diftinaly, and in feveral Chapters. And firft of the
' Road through the great Defert. V k ^ / ' ? -
The Caravans that go to Balfdrd this way never fet out ’till the Rains are fal’n,
that they may not want Water in the Defert: and the Rain feldom holds up’till
December. This Caravan, with which I travel’d, fet out upon C/^w^f-day, con
fiding of about fix hundred Camels, and four hundred Men, Mafters and Servants
together: the being only on Horfe-back, and riding before, to find
Water, and convenient places to lodge in.
I muft confefs I had the convenience my felf to ride my own Horfe, which I kept
all the while I was at Aleppo. A liberty permitted the Franks only at Confiantinopht
Brkyrna, and Aleppo for at Damas, Seyde, or Cayro } none but the Confulsare fuffcr’d
- - ■ k. to