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not_o be_v suffer_v to_o enter_v without_o a_o companion_n little_a or_o great_a they_o take_v we_o by_o the_o hand_n bring_v we_o to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o say_v mahumet_n be_v bury_v of_o the_o temple_n or_o chapell_n and_o sepulchre_n of_o mahumet_n and_o of_o his_o fellow_n cap._n 12._o his_o temple_n be_v vault_v and_o be_v a_o hundred_o pase_n in_o length_n and_o fourscore_o in_o breadth_n the_o entry_n into_o it_o be_v by_o two_o gate_n from_o the_o side_n it_o be_v cover_v with_o three_o vault_n it_o be_v bear_v up_o with_o iiii_o hundred_o column_n or_o pillar_n of_o white_a brick_n there_o be_v see_v hang_v lamp_n about_o the_o number_n of_o .3_o thousand_o from_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o first_o place_n of_o the_o meschita_n be_v see_v a_o tower_n of_o the_o circuit_n of_o fyve_o pase_n vault_v on_o every_o side_n and_o cover_v with_o a_o cloth_n of_o silk_n and_o be_v bear_v up_o with_o a_o grate_n of_o copper_n curious_o wrought_v and_o distant_a from_o it_o two_o pase_n and_o of_o they_o that_o go_v thither_o be_v see_v as_o it_o be_v through_o a_o lattesse_n toward_o the_o left_a hand_n be_v the_o way_n to_o the_o tower_n and_o when_o you_o come_v thither_o you_o must_v enter_v by_o a_o narow_a gate_n on_o every_o side_n of_o those_o gate_n or_o door_n be_v see_v many_o book_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o library_n library_n on_o the_o one_o side_n twenty_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n twenty-five_o these_o contain_v the_o filthy_a tradition_n and_o life_n of_o mahumet_n and_o his_o fellow_n within_o the_o say_a gate_n be_v see_v a_o sepulchre_n that_o be_v a_o dig_a place_n where_o they_o say_v mahumet_n be_v bury_v and_o his_o fellow_n which_o be_v these_o nabi_n bubacar_n othomar_n aumar_n turcarum_fw-la and_o fatoma_n but_o mahumet_n be_v their_o chief_a captain_n and_o a_o arabian_a bear_v hali_n be_v son_n in_o law_n to_o mahumet_n persian_n for_o he_o take_v to_o wife_n his_o daughter_n fatoma_n bubacar_n be_v he_o who_o they_o say_v be_v exalt_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o chief_a counsellor_n and_o great_a governor_n although_o he_o come_v not_o to_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o a_o apostle_n or_o prophet_n as_o do_v mahumet_n othomar_n and_o aumar_n be_v chief_a captain_n of_o the_o army_n of_o mahumet_n every_o of_o these_o have_v their_o proper_a book_n of_o their_o fact_n and_o tradition_n and_o hereof_o proceed_v the_o great_a dissension_n and_o discord_n of_o religion_n and_o manner_n among_o this_o kind_n of_o filthy_a man_n while_o some_o confirm_v one_o doctrine_n and_o some_o a_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o diverse_a sect_n of_o patron_n doctor_n and_o saint_n as_o they_o call_v they_o by_o this_o mean_n be_v they_o marueylous_o divide_v among_o themselves_o note_n and_o like_o beast_n kill_v themselves_o for_o such_o quarrel_n of_o dyvers_a opinion_n and_o all_o false_a sed._n this_o also_o be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o war_n between_o the_o sophy_n of_o persia_n and_o the_o great_a turk_n be_v nevertheless_o both_o mahometans_n and_o live_v in_o mortal_a hatred_n one_o against_o the_o other_o for_o the_o mayntenaunce_n of_o their_o sect_n saint_n and_o apostle_n while_o every_o of_o they_o thynk_v their_o own_o to_o be_v best_a of_o the_o sect_n of_o mahumet_n cap._n 13._o now_o will_v we_o speak_v of_o the_o manner_n and_o sect_n of_o mahumet_n understande_v therefore_o that_o in_o the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o tower_n aforesaid_a be_v a_o open_a round_a place_n now_o shall_v you_o understande_v what_o craft_n they_o use_v to_o deceyve_v our_o caravana_n the_o first_o evening_n that_o we_o come_v thither_o to_o see_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o mahumet_n our_o captain_n send_v for_o the_o chief_a priest_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o come_v to_o he_o and_o
top_n or_o rydge_v thereof_o be_v a_o den_n and_o the_o entry_n into_o it_o be_v by_o a_o iron_n gate_n contemplation_n some_o fain_a that_o in_o that_o place_n mahumet_n live_v in_o contemplation_n here_o we_o hear_v a_o certain_a horrible_a noise_n and_o cry_n for_o pass_a the_o say_a mountain_n we_o be_v in_o so_o great_a danger_n that_o we_o think_v never_o to_o have_v escape_v depart_v therefore_o from_o the_o fountain_n we_o continue_v our_o journey_n for_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o day_n and_o twice_o in_o the_o way_n fight_v with_o fyftie_n thousand_o arabian_n and_o so_o at_o the_o length_n come_v to_o the_o city_n of_o mecha_n where_o all_o thing_n be_v trouble_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o war_n between_o two_o brethren_n mecha_n contend_v which_o of_o they_o shall_v possess_v the_o kingdom_n of_o mecha_n of_o the_o form_n and_o situation_n of_o the_o city_n of_o mecha_n and_o why_o the_o mahometans_n resort_v thither_o cap._n 15._o now_o the_o time_n require_v to_o speak_v somewhat_o of_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o mecha_n or_o mecca_n what_o it_o be_v how_o it_o be_v situate_a and_o by_o who_o it_o be_v govern_v mecca_n the_o city_n be_v very_o fair_a and_o well_o inhabit_v and_o contain_v in_o round_a form_n syxe_v thousand_o house_n as_o well_o build_v as_o we_o and_o some_o that_o cost_v three_o or_o four_o thousand_o piece_n of_o gold_n it_o have_v no_o wall_n about_o two_o furlong_n from_o the_o city_n be_v a_o mount_n where_o the_o way_n be_v cut_v out_o which_o lead_v to_o a_o plain_n beneath_o it_o be_v on_o every_o side_n fortify_v with_o mountain_n in_o the_o stead_n of_o wall_n or_o bulwark_n and_o have_v four_o entry_n the_o governor_n be_v a_o soltan_n and_o one_o of_o the_o four_o brethren_n of_o the_o progeny_n of_o mahumet_n and_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o soltan_n of_o babylon_n mecha_n of_o who_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o his_o other_o three_o brethren_n be_v at_o continual_a war_n with_o he_o the_o xviii_o day_n of_o maye_n we_o 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without_o corruption_n of_o these_o the_o one_o be_v reserve_v to_o minister_v water_n to_o the_o camel_n of_o the_o caravana_n of_o babylon_n or_o alcayr_n and_o the_o other_o for_o they_o of_o damascus_n it_o be_v rain_n water_n and_o be_v derive_v far_o of_o but_o to_o return_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o city_n for_o as_o touch_v the_o manner_n of_o sacrifice_n which_o they_o use_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mountain_n we_o will_v speak_v hereafter_o enter_v therefore_o into_o the_o city_n we_o find_v there_o the_o caravana_n of_o memphis_n or_o babylon_n which_o prevent_v we_o eight_o day_n and_o come_v not_o the_o way_n that_o we_o come_v this_o caravana_n contain_v threescore_o and_o four_o thousand_o camelle_n and_o a_o hundred_o mamaluke_n to_o guide_v they_o and_o here_o ought_v you_o to_o consider_v that_o by_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o man_n this_o city_n be_v great_o curse_a of_o god_n god_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o great_a barrenness_n thereof_o for_o it_o be_v destitute_a of_o all_o manner_n of_o fruit_n and_o corn_n it_o be_v scorch_v with_o dryness_n for_o lack_v of_o water_n and_o therefore_o the_o water_n be_v there_o grow_v to_o such_o price_n dear_a that_o you_o can_v not_o for_o twelve_o penny_n buy_v as_o much_o water_n as_o will_v satysfie_v your_o thirst_n for_o one_o day_n now_o therefore_o i_o will_v declare_v what_o provision_n they_o have_v for_o victuales_fw-la the_o most_o part_n be_v bring_v they_o from_o the_o city_n of_o babylon_n otherwise_o name_v memphis_n cayrus_n or_o alcayr_a a_o city_n of_o the_o ryver_n of_o nilus_n in_o egypt_n nilus_n as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o and_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o red_a sea_n call_v mare_n erythreum_fw-la from_o a_o certain_a port_n name_v gida_n sea_n distant_a from_o mecha_n forty_o mile_n the_o rest_n of_o their_o provision_n be_v bring_v from_o arabia_n faelix_fw-la that_o be_v the_o happy_a or_o bless_a arabia_n so_o name_v for_o the_o fruitfulness_n thereof_o faelix_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o other_o two_o arabiae_n call_v petrea_n &_o diserta_fw-la that_o be_v stony_a and_o desert_a they_o have_v also_o much_o corn_n from_o ethyopia_n here_o we_o find_v a_o marvellous_a number_n of_o stranger_n and_o peregryne_n mecha_n or_o pylgrym_n of_o the_o which_o some_o come_v from_o syria_n some_o from_o persia_n and_o other_o from_o both_o the_o east_n india_n that_o be_v to_o say_v both_o india_n within_o the_o ryver_n of_o ganges_n and_o also_o the_o other_o india_n without_o the_o same_o ryver_n i_o never_o see_v in_o any_o place_n great_a abundance_n and_o frequentation_n of_o people_n forasmuch_o as_o i_o can_v perceyve_v by_o tarry_v there_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o day_n these_o people_n resort_v thither_o for_o diverse_a cause_n as_o some_o for_o merchandise_n some_o to_o observe_v their_o vow_n of_o pylgrymage_n mecha_n and_o other_o to_o have_v pardon_n for_o their_o sin_n as_o touch_v the_o which_o we_o will_v speak_v more_o hereafter_o of_o the_o merchandise_n of_o mecha_n cap._n 16._o from_o india_n the_o great_a which_o be_v both_o within_o &_o without_o the_o ryver_n of_o ganges_n they_o have_v pearl_n precious_a stone_n and_o plenty_n of_o spyce_n and_o especial_o from_o that_o city_n of_o the_o great_a india_n which_o be_v name_v bangella_n they_o have_v much_o gossampyne_n cloth_n and_o silk_n they_o have_v also_o spyce_n from_o ethiopia_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v needs_o confess_v that_o this_o city_n be_v a_o famous_a mart_n of_o many_o rich_a thing_n whereof_o there_o be_v great_a plenty_n of_o the_o pardon_n or_o indulgence_n of_o mecha_n cap._n 17._o let_v we_o now_o return_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o pardon_n of_o pilgrym_n for_o the_o which_o so_o many_o strange_a nation_n resort_v thither_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n mecha_n be_v a_o temple_n in_o fashyon_n like_a unto_o the_o colossus_n of_o rome_n the_o amphitheatrum_fw-la i_o mean_v like_v unto_o a_o stage_n yet_o not_o of_o marble_n or_o hew_v 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the_o exceed_a sweetness_n of_o these_o savour_n far_o surmount_v the_o shop_n of_o the_o apothecary_n the_o xxiii_o day_n of_o maye_n the_o pardon_n begin_v to_o be_v grant_v in_o the_o temple_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n we_o will_v now_o declare_v the_o temple_n in_o the_o midst_n be_v open_a without_o any_o enclose_n mecha_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n also_o thereof_o be_v a_o turret_n of_o the_o largeness_n of_o syxe_n pase_n in_o cercuitie_n and_o involue_v or_o hang_v with_o cloth_n or_o tapestry_n of_o silk_n and_o pass_v not_o the_o height_n of_o a_o man_n they_o enter_v into_o the_o turret_n by_o a_o gate_n of_o silver_n and_o be_v on_o every_o side_n beset_v with_o vessel_n full_a of_o balm_n silver_n on_o the_o day_n of_o pentecost_n licence_n be_v grant_v to_o all_o man_n to_o
seem_v to_o contemn_v his_o so_o friendly_a a_o proffer_n but_o defer_v it_o to_o a_o more_o convenient_a tyme._n therefore_o depart_v from_o thence_o within_o eight_o day_n after_o we_o return_v to_o ormus_n and_o sail_v from_o thence_o into_o india_n arryve_v there_o at_o a_o certain_a port_n name_v cheo_n cheo_n here_o follow_v the_o four_o book_n which_o entreat_v of_o india_n and_o of_o the_o city_n and_o other_o notable_a thing_n see_v there_o of_o the_o city_n of_o cambaia_n in_o india_n most_o fruitful_a in_o manner_n of_o all_o thing_n cap._n 1._o forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o beginning_a of_o this_o work_n we_o promise_v that_o we_o will_v declare_v all_o thing_n brief_o we_o intend_v now_o here_o to_o speak_v only_o of_o thing_n which_o may_v seem_v most_o woorthye_a to_o be_v know_v enter_v therefore_o into_o india_n we_o come_v to_o a_o certain_a port_n which_o the_o great_a and_o famous_a ryver_n indus_n pass_v by_o and_o be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o city_n of_o cambaia_n 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