Light, Henry: Travels in Egypt, Nubia, Holy Land, Mount Libanon, and Cyprus in the year 1814 (London, 1818)

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assist him. A force was drawn together sufficient to carry
all before it. The villages were taken, after a resistance of
three days; were destroyed, and the wives and children sold
as slaves. About seven hundred men that remained after
the slaughter of the rest, were kept, in the hopes of their
being able to ransom themselves.

I found, on my return to the church of the Sepulchre,
that I had still to wait for the arrival of one of the three
porters, and the presence of all three was required before the
gates could be opened. They were evidently much disap-
pointed at my having an order for admission ; and before
I had seen all the hoty places contained within the walls, one
of them, on my refusing to pay the entrance-money, caught
me by the arms, and endeavoured to intimidate me into
leaving the church: this caused a disturbance in the crowd
that followed. However, as I considered myself secure of
protection, I disengaged myself, preserved my temper, and
without noticing his conduct, proceeded to the object of my
visit.

The form of the body of the church of the Holy Sepulchre
is circular, over which is a heavy cupola. In the body of
the church arc entrances to the three chapels of the Greeks,
Armenians, and Latins, and to the cells of the monks who
are kept there lor the service of the church. The chapels
are fitted up in the style of the sect to which they belong;