The preachers trauels Wherein is set downe a true iournall to the confines of the East Indies, through the great countreyes of Syria, Mesopotamia, Armenia, Media, Hircania and Parthia. With the authors returne by the way of Persia, Susiana, Assiria, Chaldæa, and Arabia. Containing a full suruew of the knigdom [sic] of Persia: and in what termes the Persian stands with the Great Turke at this day: also a true relation of Sir Anthonie Sherleys entertainment there: and the estate that his brother, M. Robert Sherley liued in after his departure for Christendome. With the description of a port in the Persian gulf, commodious for our East Indian merchants; and a briefe rehearsall of some grosse absudities [sic] in the Turkish Alcoran. Penned by I.C. sometimes student in Magdalen Colledge in Oxford.

The description of Tripolis.

TRipolis is a Towne which standeth vnder a part of Mount Lybanus, two English miles distant from a certaine Port, which trendeth in the forme of an halfe Moone, hauing on the one side thereof fiue block-houses, or small Forts, wherein is very good Artillery, and ••ept by an hundred Ianizaries. This City is as great as Bristow, and walled about, the walles being of no great force. The chiefest strength is a Citadell, which standeth on the South side within the walles, and ouer-lookes the whole Towne, and is strongly kept with two hundred Ianizaries, and good Artillery. Through the midst of this City passeth a Riuer, wherewith they water their Gardens and Mulbery

trees, in such sort that there grow on them abundance of silke wormes, where with the Inhabitants makes great store of very white silke, which is the chiefest naturall commodi∣ty in and about this place. Finally, this roade of Tarapolos or Trapolos, commonly called Tripolis, was more frequen∣ted (before Scanderone was found out) with all sorts of Christian Merchants, as Venetians, Genouis, Florentines, Marsilians, Sicilians, Raguses, and English men, then any other Port of the great Turks Dominions. Some say that the Scale is againe translated from Scanderone thither, but how true it is, I leaue to the Merchants to report. One inconuenience this Towne is subiect vnto: for right be∣fore it toward the Sea is a banke of mouing sand, which gathereth and increaseth with the Westerne winds in such sort, that according to an old prophesie amongst them, this banke is like to swallow vp and ouerwhelme the Towne: for euery yeare it increaseth more and more, and eateth vp many Gardens and Orchards, albeit they vse all pollicy to diminish the same, and to make it firme ground.