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turn anAnfwer. Hearing this, he threatn’d prescnt Death: but at lengtfigave leave to our Janiz-ary to carry us a Letter from them, wherein theylhew’d the Dangcr they were in, and earnestly entreated us to Redeemthem, the Price set upon them being xooo Dollars ; one halfin Mony, theother half in Goods, zsSivords, Cloaths, Tents, &c, which the Emir pro-miicd to Estimate at their worth.

Upon the Receipt of this Letter we begun to examine what Moniet 'we had, Cloaths, and other Trade, and found that we could not near malteup that Sum. In this. Confusion came twodnjsotoreceive the things, andimmediately word was brought that the Emtr would.come and Visit us: wesent him word, that if he came with more than 2 Folluwers, we would notadmic him. So he came with z Servants only : and iri Conclusion, we madehim up in Money andGco^sto the Valueof t$oo Dollars', he Valuing ourthings as we pleased, bis Design being not somuch to compleat the Sum, asto take from us all we had.

After this, about Sun-Set he Rcturn’d us our 2 Friends. We kept goodWatch in the Night, and thenext Day we Return’d by the fame way weGame,, andarriv’d at Ales so Jul. 29. in the Morning.

This and other the like Violences us’d by this Ar ah Trince, made theBasfa of Aleppo resolve to Destroy him; and not long. after he Gajoll’dhim with the Hopes of being made King of the Arahs, and to Draw himnear the City, he Vesttd and Caresa’d some of his FoIIowers: which havingits Effect» the Bajsa surpriz’d him in his Ttnts by Night, and sooa after hewas put to Death. This those people were willing to believe the Effect oftheir so Abusing the Engltfr, and might much Contribute to the Securityand Good Usage they found that went the Stcond time on this Expe-dition.

We had not time to view these Ruins by reasen of this Usage, th ou gkperhaps we might with Safety. We took only One of the hfcriptions as*we paff by ; which was thus,

C^nTIWION OTOPOAHN TON KPATICTON-€niTPOnON C6BACTOT AOTKHNAPIONKAI AP.. AIIHTHN IOTAIOC ATPHAIOC CANwHGKACCIANOT TOT W .. A6NAIOT innerePOTMAwN TON 4-1 AON KAI nPOCTATHN6TOTC H04> MHN€1 HANDIK*.

Asfar as we could Conclude from our Journeys, and the Position of the.ways taken by two good Compajfes, the Distance of Tadmor from Aleppo isa Second vo . a bout i 50 EngUßi miles, and the Course 8.8. E. or rathet- scmewhat more»ge »oTadmo?*; Southerly, considering the Variation of the Compafi which is above half aC6 fcy Doint V'eßward in these Parts.

.MyrT-tm'. t.anöy 2. We set out from Aleppo for Tadmor,< on Michaelmas-day 1691. being intsoo/eir^r' 00 a ^* ^ a ^ ers an< ^ Servants 30. Mcn, well Armed, having obrained a pro-fs ycu '' f ' mise of security from Ajjyne then King of the Arahs, and one of his own

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