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AT ALGIERS.
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The 29th daye we sayled by the shore of Africa.
The 30th daye we entered into a harber in Barberia,
Caled Argeare.1
When we weare upon the sea before the towne it made a
verrie fayer show. It Lyethe cloce to the seae, upon a
verrie upryghte hill. The towne in proportion is Lyke a
top sayle. It is verrie strongly waled about with tow
wales and a dich.
The housis be bulte of Lyme and stone. The greateste
parte of the towne, or housis in the towne, have flatt
Roufes, covered artifitialy with playster of pan's. A man
beingc on the topp of one house may goo over the greateste
parte of the towne. Diverse of the streetes ar verrie nar-
row and uneasie goinge in them, for the towne standes upon
Rockes. Above the towne, upon the top of the hill, thar is
a castell, the which may comande the Roode, or a parte of
the seae before the towne. Almoste a myle from that
castell into the contriewardes thare is an other castell, the
which is gardede or kepte by a sartaine number of soul-
dieres ; but, as farr as I could Learne, it is but only to
keepe the heade of there springes of water, which com to
there fountaines in the town, for the Turkes Drinke
nothinge but water ; and they saye that hors and man
maye goo under, or in the earthe, from that castell to the
towne. I and 3 or 4 more wente yeat a myle further into
the contrie, wheare we saw another castell, the which, as we
did thinke, was made for the same use. We went so farr
into the contrie at the Requeste of Mr. Chancie, who was
our fysition and surgin for the seae. He wente to gather
som harbs and Routes. This dai being the Laste Day of
Marche, it was a wonder to us to se how forwarde the
springe was : trees and hedgis wear full blowne, corne,
wheate, and barly shott, yong oringis and apples upon the
1 Algiers.
13
The 29th daye we sayled by the shore of Africa.
The 30th daye we entered into a harber in Barberia,
Caled Argeare.1
When we weare upon the sea before the towne it made a
verrie fayer show. It Lyethe cloce to the seae, upon a
verrie upryghte hill. The towne in proportion is Lyke a
top sayle. It is verrie strongly waled about with tow
wales and a dich.
The housis be bulte of Lyme and stone. The greateste
parte of the towne, or housis in the towne, have flatt
Roufes, covered artifitialy with playster of pan's. A man
beingc on the topp of one house may goo over the greateste
parte of the towne. Diverse of the streetes ar verrie nar-
row and uneasie goinge in them, for the towne standes upon
Rockes. Above the towne, upon the top of the hill, thar is
a castell, the which may comande the Roode, or a parte of
the seae before the towne. Almoste a myle from that
castell into the contriewardes thare is an other castell, the
which is gardede or kepte by a sartaine number of soul-
dieres ; but, as farr as I could Learne, it is but only to
keepe the heade of there springes of water, which com to
there fountaines in the town, for the Turkes Drinke
nothinge but water ; and they saye that hors and man
maye goo under, or in the earthe, from that castell to the
towne. I and 3 or 4 more wente yeat a myle further into
the contrie, wheare we saw another castell, the which, as we
did thinke, was made for the same use. We went so farr
into the contrie at the Requeste of Mr. Chancie, who was
our fysition and surgin for the seae. He wente to gather
som harbs and Routes. This dai being the Laste Day of
Marche, it was a wonder to us to se how forwarde the
springe was : trees and hedgis wear full blowne, corne,
wheate, and barly shott, yong oringis and apples upon the
1 Algiers.