CAP. XII.
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YET here followeth of the Soudan and of his Kingdomes that he hath conquered, which he holdeth strongly with force.
But under the foote of mount Sinay is a monasterie of Monkes, and there is the church of Sainct Katherine wherein be many lamps brenning, and they have oyle onlye enough to eate and to brenne, and that they haue by myracle of God, there come certaine of all maner of byrdes euery yeare once, lyke pylgrymes and eche of them bringeth a braunch of olyve in token of offering, whereof they make much oyle.
Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · : Damascus.Note 2 · : Khalifs.Note 3 · : Who are accounted there as kings.Note 4 · 1: Damascus. 2: Khalifs. 3: Who are accounted there as kings. 4: Buried.Note 5 · AND ye shall understand that the Soudan is lorde of v Kingdomes: the which he hath conquered and gotten to him by strength, and these be theNote 6 · And then men go uppon the mount of Sainct Katherina and that is much higher than the mount Moyses. And there as saint Katheryn was graven4 i