Volume 2 — THE CONTENTS.

PART. I.

Chap. I. Which way I went first of all, from Augspurg to Marseilles, and from thence shipped over the Seas towards Tripoli of Syria, situated in Phœnecia. pag. 1

Chap. II. Of the famous city of Tripoli, of it’s fruitful neighbourhood and great trade; and also of the splendid baths, and other magnificent buildings to be seen there. Their ways of making Rusma, Pot-ashes, Soap, &c. p. 14

Chap. III. Of the Turks of high and low conditions, men and women; of their employments, offices, manners, customs, cloaths, as much as I could at Tripoli (during my abode) understand, see, and learn thereof. p. 26

Chap. IV. A description of the plants I gathered at Tripoli. p. 35

Chap. V. Which way I travell’d from Tripoli farther to the two famous cities of Damant and Aleppo. p. 42

Chap. VI. Of the situation of the potent city of Aleppo; of the buildings thereof, and also of the delicate fruits and fine plants, that grow there, within and without gardens. p. 45

Chap. VII. Of the high places and authority of Bashaws, what great courts they keep, and how they administer their offices; as also of their way of living, of their privileges, of their manners and conversation. p. 51

Chap. VIII. Of the great trading and dealing of the city of Aleppo; as also several sorts of their meats and drinks; of their ceremonies, and their peculiar way of sitting down at meals. p. 61

Chap. IX. A short and plain relation of plants, which I gather’d during my stay at Aleppo, in and round about it, not without great danger and trouble, which I glued upon paper very carefully. p. 73

PART. II.

Chap. I. How I departed from Aleppo to the famous city of Bir; and how I sailed from thence on the Euphrates to Old Babylon. p. 87

Chap. II. Which way we went into the ship, and sailed to Racka; and how the son of the King of Arabia, with his retinue came to our ship to demand his customs; what else we saw by the way, and what we did suffer from the Arabians and their Mendicants. p. 96

Chap. III. Of the city of Racka, and of it’s situation; and also something of the departure of the King of Arabia; and of his league with the Turkish Emperor; and also of the trouble we had with the Custom-house-officer or Publican. p. 110

Chap. IV. Of the inhabitants of the mountains, and the great wilderness we came through to Deer; of their ancient origination, and miserable and laborious livelihood. p. 117

Chap. V. Of our voyage to the famous town Ana, in which we passed again through great sandy wildernesses; for the performance whereof we must provide ourselves with victuals, and be very careful in our navigation. Some relation of the inhabitants, of their cloaths, and other things we did observe and see by the way, and what else did happen unto us. p. 124

Chap. VI. Which way we travell’d from Ana farther to Old Babylon, by some ancient towns call’d Haddidt, Juppe, Idt, and saw more pleasant, fruitful and well cultivated fields on each side than before. p. 132

Chap. VII. Of Old Babylon the Metropolis of Chaldee, and it’s situation; and how it is still to this day, after it’s terrible desolation, to be seen, with the tower or turret, and the old ruined walls lying in the dust. p. 137

Chap. VIII. Of the famous city of Bagdat, call’d Baldac; of it’s situation, strange plants, great traffick, and Merchants of several nations that live there, together with several other things I saw and did learn at my departing. p. 142

Chap. IX. Which way I came in my return from Bagdat, through Assyria, the confines of Persia, and the province of the Curters, to the town Carcuch, Capril, &c. and at length to the river Tygris, to Mossel, that famous town which was formerly call’d Nineveh. p. 159

Chap. X. Which way we went through Mesopotamia, by the way of Zibin and Orpha, to Bir, not without a great deal of danger; and afterwards how we passed the great river, the Euphrates, and came at last into Syria, by Nisib, to the famous town of Aleppo. p. 168

Chap. XI. Of the Turkish Physicians and Apothecaries; of my comrade Hans Ulrich Krafft of Ulm’s hard imprisonment; of the great danger that I was in, in the two towns of Aleppo and Tripoli; of the murdering of some Merchants, and what else did happen when I was there. p. 179

Chap. XII. Of the large and high mount of Libanus, it’s inhabitants and strange plants that are found there. p. 186

Chap. XIII. Cunning and deceitful stratagems of the Grand Turk against the inhabitants of mount Libanus, the Trusci, and Maronites; and how he made war with them, and what damage they sustained by it. p. 198

PART. III.

Chap. I. A Short description of his departure from Tripoli, a town of Phœnicia in Syria, and how I went from thence to Joppa. p. 203

Chap. II. A short relation of my travels by land from the harbour of Joppa, to the city of Jerusalem. p. 212

Chap. III. A plain description of the city of Jerusalem, as it was to be seen in our time; and of the adjacent countries. p. 220

Chap. IV. Of mount Sion, and it’s holy places. p. 229

Chap. V. Of the mount Moria, and the glorious temple of Solomon. p. 239

Chap. VI. Of the Saracens and Turkish religion, ceremonies and hypocritical life, with a short hint how long time their reign shall last after Mahomet’s decease. p. 257

Chap. VII. Of mount Bethzetha, and the two houses of Pilate and Herod. p. 258

Chap. VIII. Of mount Calvaria, and the holy grave of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. p. 260

Chap. IX. Here follow some epitaphs of the Christian Kings of Jerusalem, together with a short relation of their reigns and mighty deeds. p. 271

Chap. X. A common account of several sorts of Christians, but chiefly of them that are always to be found in the temple of mount Calvaria. And also how these, and many other strangers, are treated by the Turkish Emperor (as by their chief head, to whom they are generally subjected) and his officers. p. 275

Chap. XI. Of the Greeks. p. 288

Chap. XII. Of the Surians that esteem themselves to be Christians. p. 290

Chap. XIII. Of the Gregorians. p. 291

Chap. XIV. Of the Armenians and their religion. p. 292

Chap. XV. Of the Nestorians. p. 294

Chap. XVI. Of the Jacobites call’d Golti. p. 296

Chap. XVII. Of the Abyssins, Priest John, call’d Lederwick, subject unto the King of the Moors. p. 297

Chap. XVIII. Of the Maronites. p. 300

Chap. XIX. Of the Latinists or Papists. p. 301

Chap. XX. Of the Knights of the Temple of Jerusalem, the Order of the Johannites. p. 304

Chap. XXI. A short description of some places, hills, valleys, &c. that lie near and about Jerusalem. Of the mount of Olives, and it’s holy places. p. 309

Chap. XXII. Of Bethlehem, the mountains of Judea, and their famous places. Where also is made mention of my returning back from Jerusalem to Tripoli. p. 316

Chap. XXIII. How I took ship at Tripolis in Syria, and sailed back from thence to Venice, and travell’d home again to my own relations at Augspurg. p. 327

VOL. II.

Chap. I. Mr Belon’s remarks in the island of Creta or Candy. p. 341

Chap. II. A description of mount Athos, commonly call’d Monte Santo, by Mr Belon. p. 345

Chap. III. An account of a journey by land from mount Athos to Constantinople, wherein the gold and silver mines of Macedonia, together with many antiquities and natural rarities are described. p. 349

Chap. IV. The ways of fishing on the Propontis, the Bosphorus, and Hellespont; as also of the fishes taken. By M. Belon. p. 353

Chap. V. Of some beasts and mechanic trades at Constantinople. p. 354

Mr Francis Vernon’s letter, written to Mr Oldenburg, Jan 10, 1675-6. p. 355

Some plants observed by Sir George Wheeler, in his Voyage to Greece and Asia minor. p. 364

Historical observations relating to Constantinople, by the reverend and learned Tho. Smith, D.D. Fellow of Magd. College Oxon. and of the Royal Society. p. 368

An account of the city of Prusa in Bithynia, and a continuation of the historical observations relating to Constantinople. p. 380

An account of the latitude of Constantinople and Rhodes; by the learned Mr John Greaves. p. 404

Chap. VI. Some observations made in a Voyage to Egypt, by Mr Belon. p. 409

More Observations made in Egypt, by Guilandinus, Alpinus and others.

Chap. I. Of the weather and seasons in Egypt. p. 411

Chap. II. Of the meats and drinks of Egypt. p. 412

Chap. III. Of the diseases and physic. p. 414

Of the Pyramids of Egypt, by Mr Greaves, Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxford. A description of the first Pyramid. p. 417

A description of the second Pyramid. p. 436

A description of the third Pyramid, out of Mr Belon, and Mr Greaves. p. 439

Of the rest of the Pyramids in the Libian desart. p. 441

In what manner the Pyramids were built. p. 443

Of the Pyramids, Sphynx, Mummies, &c. by Father Vansleb and others. p. 448

Of the Sphynx. p. 452

Of the wells where the Mummies are. p. 453

A description of an entire body of a Mummy. p. 457

A letter from Dublin concerning the Porphyry pillars in Egypt, by Dr Huntingdon. p. 461

A journey from Grand Cairo to Mecca. p. 467

Of the Aga sent to meet the Caravan upon their return. p. 470

Of Mecca and Medina. p. 472

An extract of a journey through part of Arabia Felix, from the copy in Ramusio’s collection. p. 475

Some observations made by Sir Henry Middleton, and other Englishmen in Arabia Felix, &c. p. 477

Of the ways and roads between Egypt and Ethiopia. p. 479

Of Ethiopia: By Michael of Tripoli, Embassador from the Habessine Emperor to the Grand Signior. p. 481

More Observations of Ethiopia, by Father Lobo, Father Alvarez, Father Tellez, and others; extracted from their Portuguese voyages. p. 487

Dr Leonhart Rauwolff’s TRAVELS into the Eastern Countries.

In which is chiefly treated, how he got into Syria, and what strange things he there saw and observed.