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A51759	The voyages & travels of Sir John Mandevile, Knight wherein is set down the way to the Holy Land, and to Hierusalem, as also to the lands of the great Caan, and of Prestor John, to Inde, and divers other countries : together with many strange marvels therein.	Mandeville, John, Sir.; Jean, d'Outremeuse, 1338-ca. 1399.	1677 (1677)	Wing M415; ESTC R21151	84,811	129

there then it is mid-night in our Country by reason of the roundness of the Earth for our Lord made the Earth all round in the middest of the Firmament Of Paradise can I not speak properly for I have not béen there but that I have heard I shall tell you Men say that Paradise Terrestre is the highest land of all the World and it is so high that it toucheth near to the Circle of the Moon for it is so high that Noes floud might not come thereto which covered all the earth about CHAP. CIII A little of Paradise Terrestre This Paradise Terrestre is inclosed all about with a Wall and that Wall is all covered with Mosse as it seemeth that men may see no stone nor nothing else whereof it is and in the highest place of Paradise in the middest of it is a Well that casteth out the four Flouds that run through divers lands The first floud is called Pison or Ganges and that runneth through Iude in that River are many precious Stones and much Lignum Aloes and gravel of Gold Another is called Nilus or Giron and that runneth through Ethiope and Egypt The third is called Tygrée and that runneth through Assyria and Armony the great And the fourth is called Euphrates that runneth through Armony the less and Persia and men say that the swéet and fresh waters of the World take their springing of them The first River is called Pison that is to say gathering of many Rivers together and falling into one and some call it Ganges of a king that was in Iude that men call Gangeras for it runneth through his land and this River is in some places clean in some places troubled in some places hot in some places cold The second River is called Nilus or Giron for it is ever troubled for Giron is to say trouble The third River is called Tygrée that is to say fast running for it runneth faster then any of the other named so of a Beast that men call Tygris for he runneth fast The fourth River is called Euphrates that is to say well bearing for there groweth many good things upon that River And ye shall understand that no man living may go upon that Paradise for by land he may not go for wild Beasts that are in the Wildernesse and for Hills and Rocks which no man may pass Neither by those Rivers may any man pass for they come with so great a course and so great waves that no Ship may sail against them Many great Lords have assayed many times to go by these Rivers into Paradise but they might not speed in their way for some died for weariness in rowing some were blind and some deaf with noise of the waters so no man may pass there but through special grace of God I can tell you no more of that place which I may speak of upon mine own sight CHAP. CIV How Prester Johns land lyeth foot against foot to England THese Isles of the land of Prester John they are under the Earth to us and they lie foot against foot to England and other Isles there are whoso would pursue them for to compass the Earth having the Grace of God to help the way he might come right to the same countries that he were come of and come from and go about the earth but for that it asketh so long time and also there are so many perils to pass that few men assay to go so and yet it might be done for men come from those Isles to other Isles coasting on the Lordship of Prester John which men call Cassay and that country is near ix days journey long and more than fifty of breadth and this Cassay is the best land that is in those countries save Cathay and if Merchants came thither as commonly as they do to Cathay it would be better than in Cathay for it is so thick of Cities and Towns that when a man goeth out of a city he séeth another at each side there is good plenty of Spices and other goods the king of this Isle is rich and mighty and he holdeth his land of the great Caane for that is one of the twelve Princes that the great Caane hath under him beside his own land CHAP CV Of the Kingdom of Ryboth FRom this Isle men go to another Kingdom that is called Ryboth and that is also under the great Caane This is a good country and plenteous of Corn Wine and other things men of this land have no houses but they dwell in Tents made of Trées and the prineipall city of the Country is all black made of black stones and white and all the Streets are paved with such stones and in the city is no man so hardy to spill blood of man nor beast for worship of an Image that is worshipped there In that city dwelleth the Pope of their Law and they call him Lopasse he giveth all Dignities and Benefices that fall to the Image And men of Religion and men that have Church-livings in that country are obedient to him as men here to the king They have a custom in this country that when a mans Father is dead whom they will do worship unto they send after all his Friends religious Priests and many other and they bear the body to an Hill with great joy and mirth and when it is there the greatest Prelate smiteth off his head and layeth it upon a great place of Gold or Silver and giveth it to his son and the son taketh it and giveth it to other of his friends singing and saying many Orisons and then the Priests and the religious men cut the flesh off the body in pieces and say Orisons and the Birds of the country come thither for they know well the custom and they flye about them as the Eagles and other Birds that eat flesh and the Priests cast the pieces unto them and they bear it away a little from thence and then they eat it and as the Priests were wont to sing for souls Subvenite sancti Dei so those Priests there sing with high voice in their Language in this manner wise Sée and behold how good and gracious a man this was that the Angels of God come for to fetch him and bear him into Paradise And then thinketh the Son of his Father that he is greatly worshipped when birds have eaten him and when there are most plenty of birds there is most worship And then cometh the son home with all his friends and maketh them a great feast then maketh he clean his fathers Scalp and giveth them drink therein and the flesh of his fathers head he cutteth off and giveth it to his most special friends some a little and some a little for dainty And in remembrance of this holy man that the Birds have eaten the son kéepeth his Scalp for a Cup and therein drinketh he all his life in remembrance of his father CHAP. CVI. Of a rich man that is neither King Prince

he that can slay most is of most Fame among them And if there be two men at strife and after be made friends then must they drink either others blood or else the accord is of no value From this Isle men go to another Isle that is call'd Tarkonet where all men are as Beasts for they are unreasonable and they dwell in Caves for they have not wit to make Houses these men eat Adders and speak not but make such noise as Beasts do one to another and they make no force of riches but of a Stone that is of forty colours and is called Trakonet and in that Isle they know not the vertue thereof but they covet it for the fairness CHAP. LXI Of the Isle named Macumeran Where the People have heads like Hounds FRom this Isle men go to another that is called Macumeran which is a great Isle and a fair and the men and women of that Country have Heads like Hounds they are reasonable and worship an Ox for their God they go all naked but a little cloth before their Privy Members they are good men to fight and they bear a great Target with which they cover all their body and a Spear in their hand And if they take any man in battel they send him to their King which is a great Lord and devout in his Faith for he hath about his neck on a Chain three hundred great Pearls and as the Papists say their Pater noster and other prayers so their King saith every day three hundred prayers to his God before he either eat or drink and he beareth also about his neck a Ruby Orient fine and good that is near a foot and five fingers long For when they chuse their King they give to him that Ruby to bear in his hand and then they lead him riding about the city and then ever after they are subject to him and therefore he beareth that Ruby alway about his neck for if he bear not the Ruby they would no longer hold him for their King The great Caane of Cathay hath much coveted this Ruby but he might never have it neither by war nor by other means And this King is a full true and vertuous man for men may go safely and surely through his land and bear all that they will for there is no man so hardy to let them And from thence men go to an Isle that is called Silo this Isle is more than an hundred mile about and therein be many Serpents which are great with yellow strikes and they have four feet with short legs and great claws some be five fadome of length and some of eight and some of ten and some more some less and they be called Crocodiles and there be also many wild Beasts and Elephants Also in this Isle and in many Isles thereabout are many wild Geese with two heads and there are also in that country white Lyons and many other strange beasts but if I should tell all it would be too long CHAP. LXII Of a great Island called Dodyn there are many men of evil condition THere is there another Isle called Dodyn and it is a great Isle In the same Isle are many and divers sorts of men who have evil manners for the Father eateth the Son and the Son the Father the Husband his Wife and the Wife her Husband And if it so be that the Father be sick or the Mother or any Friend the Son goes soon to the Priest of the Law and prayeth him that he will ask of the Idol if his Father shall die of that sickness or not And then the Priest and the Son kneel down before the Idol devoutly and ask him and he answereth to them and if he say that he shall live then they keep him well and if he say that he shall die then cometh the Priest with the Son or with the Wife or any that is a friend unto him that is sick and they lay their hands over his mouth to stop his breath and so they slay him and then they smite all the body into pieces and pray all his friends for to come and eat of him that is dead and they make a great Feast thereof and have many Ministrils there and eat him with great melody And so when they have eaten all the flesh then they take the bones and bury them all singing with great mirth and all those of his friends that where not there at the eating of him have great shame and reproof so that they shall nevermore be taken as friends CHAP. LXIII Of the Kingdom of Mancie which is a large Kingdom TO go from this Isle toward the East after many days journy a man shall come to a kingdom called Mancy and this is in great Inde and it is the most delectable and plentiful land in all the world In this land dwell Christians and Sarasins for it is a great land and therein are fair women and therefore some men call that land Albany for the white Folk and there is a city that is called Latorim and it is bigger than Paris and therein are two thousand great Cities and many other Towns In this land no man goeth a begging for there is no poor man and there men have Beards as it were Cats In this Isle are Birds twice greater than they be here and there is all manner of Viduals good cheap In this country are white Hens and they bear no Featters but Wool as sheep do in our land and woman of that country that are Wedded bear Crowns upon their heads that they may be known by it In this country they take a beast that is called a Loyre and they keep it to go into Waters and Rivers and straight way he bringeth forth of the Water great Fishes and thus they take Fish as much as them needeth From this city men go many days journey to another city called Cassay which is one of the fairest in the World for that city is near fifty mile about and there is in that city above xii principal gates without From thence within three miles is another great city and within this city are more than ten thousand Bridges and upon each Bridge is a strong Tower where the keepers dwell to keep it against the great Caane for it boundeth on his land and on each side of the city runneth a great River and there dwell Christians and other for it is a good and plenteous country and there groweth very good Wines In this city the King of Mancie was wont to dwell and there dwell yet Religious men And men go upon the River till they come to an Abbey of Monks a little from the city and in that Abbey is a great Garden and therein is sundry sorts of Trees of divers Fruits In that Garden are divers kinds of Beasts as Baboones Apes Marmozets and other and when the Covent have eaten a Monk taketh the remainder and beareth it into the Garden ringeth once with a

into another world he shall not be without an house nor horse nor silver nor gold and the Mare shall give him Milk and bring forth more Horses till he be well slored in another World and one of his Chamberlains or servants is put with him in the earth for to do him service in the other World for they believe that when he is dead he shall go to another World and be a greater Lord there then here and when he is laid in the earth no man may be so hardy for to speak of him before his friend CHAP. LXXVIII When the Emperour is dead how they chuse and make another ANd when the Emperor is dead seven of the Kindred gather them together and they touth his Son or the next of his blood and they say thus We will and we ordain and we pray thée that thou wilt be our Lord and Emperor and he enquired of them and saith If ye will that I reign over you then must you do all that I bid you And if I bid that any shall be slain he shall be slain and they answer all with one loud voice All that ye bid shall be done Then says the Emperor From henceforth my word shall cut as my Sword and then they set him in a Chair and Crown him and then all the good Towns thereabout send to him presents so much that he shall have more then an hundred Camels loden with Gold and Silver beside other Iewels that he shall have of Lords as precious Stones and Gold without number and Horses and rich cloaths of Camacas and Tarius and such other CHAP. LXXIX What Countries and Kingdomes be next to the Land of Cathay and the Fronts thereof THis Land of Cathay is in Asia the déep and this same land reacheth towards the West upon the Kingdom of Sercie the which pertained some time to one of the thrée Kings that went to séek our Lord in Bethlem and all those that come of this kin are Christian men These men of Tartary drink no Wine In the Land of Corosayme that is at the North-side of Cathay is a very great plenty of goods but no Wine the which hath at the East side a great Wilderness that lasteth more then a hundred daies iourney and the best City of that land is called Corosaym and after the name of that City is the land called and men of this land are good Warriours and hardy and thereby is the Kingdom of Comayne this is the most and the greatest Kingdom of the World but is not all inhabited for in one place of the land is so great cold that no man may dwell there for cold and in another place is so great heat that no man may dwell there and there are so many Faiths that a man cannot tell on what side he may turn him and in this land are few trées bearing fruit In this land men lie in Tents and they burn dung of Beasts for lack of wood This land descendeth toward Prusie and Rusie and through this land runneth the River Echel that is one of the greatest Rivers of the World and it is frozen so hard every year that men fight thereupon in great Battels on Horse and Foot-men more then a hundred thousand at once And a little from that River is the great Ocean that they call Maure and betwéen this Maure and Aspy is a very streight passage to go toward Inde and therefore King Alexander did make there a City that men call Alexandry for to kéep that passage so that no man may pass unless he have leave and now is that City called Port de Fear and the principall City of Comaine is called Sarachis that is one of the thrée ways to go to Inde but through this way may not men go unless it be in Winter and this passage is called Berbent And another way is to go from the land of Tulkescon through Persia in this way are many daies iourney in Wilderness And the third way is that that cometh from Cosmane and goeth through the great City and through the Kingdoms of Abachare And ye shall understand that all these Kingdoms and Lordships unto Persia are holden of the Caane and many other and therefore he is a great Lord of men and of land CHAP. LXXX Of other ways coming from Cathay toward the Greek Sea and of the Emperour of Persia. NOw that I have shewed you the land toward the North to come from the lands of Cathay to the lands of Prusie and Russie where Christian men dwell Now shall I shew unto you of other lands and Kingdomes in coming down from Cathay to the Gréek Sea where Christian men dwell and for as much as next the great Caane of Cathay the Emperor of Persia is the greatest Lord therefore I shall speak of him and ye shall understand that he hath two Kingdoms the one beginneth Eastward and it is the Kingdom of Turkescon and it lasteth Westward to the sea of Caspy and Southward to the land of Inde This land is great and plain and well manned with good Cities but two most principal the which are called Facirida and Sormaguant The other is the Kingdom of Persia and lasteth from the river of Pison unto great Armony and Northward unto the sea of Caspy Southwards to the land of Inde and this is a full plenteous country and a good In this land are thrée principal Cities Nassal or Saphen and Sermesse CHAP. LXXXI Of the Land of Armony which is a good Land and of the Land of Middy THen is the land of Armony in the which was sometimes thrée Kingdoms that is a good land and plenteous and it beginneth at Persia and lasteth Westward to Turky in length and in breadth lasteth from the City of Alexander that now is called Pott de Fear unto the land of Middy In this Armony are many fair cities but Canrissy is most of name Then is the land of Middy and it is very long and not bread and beginneth Eastward to the land of Persia and Inde the less and lasteth Westward to the Kingdom of Chalde and Northward to little Armony in this Middy are many great Hills and little Plains and there dwell Sarasins and other manner of men that men call Cordiner and Kermen CHAP. LXXXII Of the Kingdomes of Georgy and Abean and many marvels THen next is the Kingdom of Georgy that beginneth Eastward at a great Hill that men call Abior this land lasteth from Turkey to the great sea and to the land or Middy and to great Armony And in this land are two Kingdoms one of Abcan and another of Georgy but he of Georgy is in subiection to the great Caane but he of Abcan hath a strong country and defendeth him well against the Enemies and in this land of Abcan is a great marvel for there is a country in this land that is near three days iourney in length and it is called Hampton that country is all covered with darkness so