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REACHING THE GULF OF CORINTH.
85
morning we did tread upon froste and snowe; before
novvne we came to the bottem of the mountaine, wheare
did run a rever, so bige and stifly, beinge fulle of stons, so
that we durstc not adventur to rid over it; but our Turke,
ridinge up and doune by the rever sid, espied tow stoute
fellowes, the which wear naked and more than halfc
savidge or wyld; he caled them unto him, and they
unwilingly came. Than when he had talked with them,
he comanded one of them to take his horse by the bridle
and leade him throughe the rever, and so he did, havinge
a greate stafe in his hand; than the other savige man
touke Mr. Paul Pinder's horse by the heade and led him
over, and than Sir Hum fray Conisby his horse, and so
one after a other. This rever was thicke and moddie, and
was no other than mearly snow water, that dothe desend
from those hils wheare it dothe contenualy snow.
Longe before nyghte we came to Lippanta, whiche is a
greate haven tounc. The people in it ar Turkes, Greekes,
and Jues (Jews); but the greateste parte be Jues, the
second Turkes. This Lippanta is a good haven toone,
lyethe close to the sea, in the risinge of a hill, and upon
that hill is a castell, the which hathe 2 counter wales,
etc.
In diverse partes of the toune are vcrrie fine Springs of
exelente watter, and som of them do drive myls, the
which myls be verrie straingly made, for only one water
whele, withoute any cogwhele or anythinge els, dothe
turne the stone, and will grinde 30 bushils a daye and
upwards.
To make the like I am able to giv direckion.
Aboute this toune theye make greate store of verrie
pleasante wynes, bothe whyte and reed.
Also heare dothe grow good store of Currante, greate
plentie of orringis and lemons, palm sidrons, palm gametes
(pomegranates), dates and almons, and verrie good ayle
(oil).
85
morning we did tread upon froste and snowe; before
novvne we came to the bottem of the mountaine, wheare
did run a rever, so bige and stifly, beinge fulle of stons, so
that we durstc not adventur to rid over it; but our Turke,
ridinge up and doune by the rever sid, espied tow stoute
fellowes, the which wear naked and more than halfc
savidge or wyld; he caled them unto him, and they
unwilingly came. Than when he had talked with them,
he comanded one of them to take his horse by the bridle
and leade him throughe the rever, and so he did, havinge
a greate stafe in his hand; than the other savige man
touke Mr. Paul Pinder's horse by the heade and led him
over, and than Sir Hum fray Conisby his horse, and so
one after a other. This rever was thicke and moddie, and
was no other than mearly snow water, that dothe desend
from those hils wheare it dothe contenualy snow.
Longe before nyghte we came to Lippanta, whiche is a
greate haven tounc. The people in it ar Turkes, Greekes,
and Jues (Jews); but the greateste parte be Jues, the
second Turkes. This Lippanta is a good haven toone,
lyethe close to the sea, in the risinge of a hill, and upon
that hill is a castell, the which hathe 2 counter wales,
etc.
In diverse partes of the toune are vcrrie fine Springs of
exelente watter, and som of them do drive myls, the
which myls be verrie straingly made, for only one water
whele, withoute any cogwhele or anythinge els, dothe
turne the stone, and will grinde 30 bushils a daye and
upwards.
To make the like I am able to giv direckion.
Aboute this toune theye make greate store of verrie
pleasante wynes, bothe whyte and reed.
Also heare dothe grow good store of Currante, greate
plentie of orringis and lemons, palm sidrons, palm gametes
(pomegranates), dates and almons, and verrie good ayle
(oil).