Itinerarium totius Sacræ Scripturæ. Or, the trauels of the holy patriarchs, prophets, iudges, kings, our sauiour Christ, and his Apostles, as they are related in the Old and New Testaments. With a description of the townes and places to which they trauelled, and how many English miles they stood from Ierusalem. Also a short treatise of the weights, monies, and measures mentioned in the Scriptures, reduced to our English valuations, quantitie, and weight. Collected out of the workes of Henry Bunting, and done into English by R.B.

A BRIEF DECLARATION of Geometricall Measures.

A Degree of the Heauens is 15 Germane or Dutch miles; one minute is one quarter of a Dutch mile: so that foure minutes makes a Dutch mile.

A Dutch mile is foure thousand paces:* 1.1 the Spanish miles be very neer so long as the Dutch. A French mile is two thousand paces: a Walloon or Italian mile is a thousand paces; so that foure Walloon miles make a Dutch mile.

The word mile is deriued from the Latine word Mille; for one thousand paces make a Wallon mile, as Gualtherus H. Reuius wri∣teth.

Of Stades or Furlongs,

THis word Stadium in Latine, in English a Furlong, is a mea∣sure of ground, whereof there be three sorts, Italicum, Olympi∣cum, Pythicum. That of Italy contained 625 feet, which is 125 pa∣ces, halfe a quarter of an Italian mile. The second sort was of the hill Olympus in Greece, where was a game or prise kept by the Princes and Cities of Greece euery fifth yeare, in the honour of Hercules, who first began it. This measure of ground Stadium O∣lympicum contained 600 feet, that is, 120 paces. The third kind of stade or furlong contained 1000 feet, which is 200 paces; wher∣of haply arose the difference of Pliny and Diodorus Siculus in de∣scribing Sicily.

Fifteen Dutch miles make a Degree,* 1.2 and a Degree of the hea∣uens answereth to 480 furlongs vpon earth; whereby it is mani∣fest that 32 furlongs is a German or common Dutch mile.

One minute equalleth eight Furlongs, which make an Italian or Wallon mile, the fourth part of a Dutch mile. Two minutes of the heauens or sixteen furlongs make a Dutch mile. Four half of a Dutch mile. Three minutes equall 24 stades or Furlongs, which make three quarters of a Dutch mile. Four minutes equal 32 furlongs, that is to say, a German or Dutch mile.

The holy Evangelists, S. Luke, ca. 24. ver. 13. and S. Iohn, ca. 11. ver. 8. reckon the way by Furlongs. S. Luke saith the Towne E∣maus was distant from Ierusalem sixty Furlongs: and Saint Iohn saith Bethania was 15 Furlongs distant from Ierusalem. Whence it appeareth, that Emaus was distant from Ierusalem almost two Dutch miles, seuen Wallon miles and a halfe; and Bethania al∣most halfe a Dutch mile, which is a mile, a half, & half a quarter.

Iosephus writeth, That Mount Olivet was distant from Ierusa∣lem fiue Furlongs, that is a little more than halfe a quarter of a Dutch mile, which is half an Italian mile and half a quarter. The same Iosephus saith, That the circuit of the city of Ierusalem was 33 Furlongs, a Dutch mile and halfe a quarter. Others say it was foure miles in compasse, which beeing vnderstood of Italian or Walloon miles, make little or no difference, seeing it is but the halfe of a halfe quarter of a Dutch mile.

Strabo writeth, That the city of Babylon was 380 Furlongs in circuit, that is twelue Dutch miles. The circuit of Samaria was twenty furlongs, that is halfe a Dutch and halfe a quarter, which is two Italian miles and a halfe.

How the Romans measured their miles.

THe Romans measured their miles by paces, which they call Passus, and that kind of measuring is done after this maner; Foure barley cornes laid long-waies one by the other make the bredth of a finger, foure fingers broad make the bredth of an hand, foure hands broad make the length of a foot, which mea∣sure is now extant; fiue feet make a Geometricall or great pace; one hundred twenty fiue such paces are a Furlong; eight Fur∣longs are one thousand paces or Wallon mile; two thousand pa∣ces are a French mile.

Ex granis quatuor formabitur vnus. Est quater in palmo digitus, quater in pede palmus, Quinque pedes passum faciunt, passus quoque centum Viginti quinque stadium dant: Sed milliare Octo dabunt stadia; duplicatum sit tibi Leuca.

Four thousand paces are a Dutch mile, I mean a common Dutch mile, whereof fifteen are reckoned to a degree of the heauens; for the Switfer miles are commonly a quarter of a Dutch mile lon∣ger than common Dutch miles. But through this book by miles we vnderstand common Dutch miles, whereof four thousand pa∣ces make a mile.

Whosoeuer will vnderstand S. Ierom wel, de locis Haebraicis, must mark whether he reckons by miles or by stones: the miles speci∣fied by him are Wallon miles, whereof four make a Dutch mile as aforesaid: the stone whereof he writeth (wherby also they did measure and diuide the way) are reckoned six to a Dutch mile.

To the end that all men that haue any little vnderstanding in Geometry and Cosmography may make the Tables, and cast them, and at their pleasure inlarge or diminish them; I haue here for their direction set downe the longitude and latitude of the most principal towns: the former number shew the degrees and minutes of the longitude, the later numbers declare the degrees and minutes of the latitude.

	Long.	Latit.
SIdon	67.51	33.••0
Tyrus	67.00	33.23
Zarepta	67.10	33.28
Kedes	67.14	33.00
Chabul	67.04	33.04
Rechob	67.13	33.14
Abela Betha macha	67.20	32.59
Senim Vallis	97.01	32.58
Carmel	66 35	32.50
Cana maior	67.13	33.24
Cana minor	67.52	32.48
Nazereth	66 56	32.42
Tabor	66.45	32.38
Capernaum	66 53	32.29
Bethsaida	66.51	32.29
Corazim	66.53	32.29
Tyberias	66.4••	32.27
Magdalum	66.48	32.28
Dora	66.25	32.08
Caesarea S••ratonis	66.19	32.25
Lydda	65.43	32.06
Ioppen	65.40	32.05
Messada castellum	66.21	31.47
Maetum lacus	66.36	32.25
Sunem	66.33	32.33
Naim	66 35	32.33
Napthalis	6••.06	32.57
Bethoron superior	66 00	32.14
Bethoron inferior	65.54	32.00
Gazar	66.10	32.20
Bethsan	66 41	32.23
Endor	66.26	32.27
Megiddo	66.02	32.32
Thebetz	66.30	32.25
Aphec	6 .28	32 32
Gilim	66.25	32 22

Alexandrium	66.23	32.11
Thirzo	66.20	32.13
Zilo	65.58	31.58
Beseck	66 34	32.24
Michmas	66.06	32.04
Samaria	66.22	32.19
Nobe	65.45	32.03
Gazeron	65.45	31.59
Emmahus	65.54	31.59
Iericho	66.10	32.01
Aialon	65.56	31.56
Anathot	66.01	31.57
Gibea Saulis	66.57	31.55
Kiriath-jearim	65.58	31.55
Ierusalem	66.00	31.55
Bahurim	66.03	31.56
Ephraim	66.08	32.00
Gilgal	66.12	32.01
Esthaol	65.36	31.54
Timnah	65.48	32.03
Zarea	65.51	31.55
Gedor	65.44	31.59
Modin	65.45	32.01
Bethania	66.01	31.54
Bethlehem	65.55	31.51
Debir	66.10	31.58
Iarmouth	65.37	31.51
Azecha	65.51	31.54
Lachis	65.51	31.49
Eglon	65.50	31.48
Makeda	65.49	31.52
Libna	95.49	31.50
Debir	65.32	31.46
Bethsur	65.47	31.48
Kechila	65.38	31.47
Maresa	65 42	31.54
Maon	65.38	31.41
Carmel	65.40	31.44
Ziph	65.38	31 43
Arah	65.45	31.37
Hebron	65.33	31.45
Gerer	65.37	31.42
Kades barnea	65.22	31.29
Adar	65.12	31.32
Carcaha	65.06	31.30
Hasmona	65.00	31.30
Bethsemes	65.55	31.55
Beersabah	65.31	31.40
Siclag	65.15	31.37
Ecron	65 ••0	31.58
Azotus	65.35	31.00
Astalon	65.24	31.52
Gath	65.23	31.48
Gaza	65.11	31.40
The townes lying on this side of the riuer Iordan.
Dan	67 25	33.08
Ior ••ons	67 31	33 07
Caesarea Philippi	67 30	33.05
Seleucia	67.17	32.50
Eruptio fluvij ex Samachoniri∣de palude	67.11	32.44
Capernaum	66.53	31.29
Eruptio fluvij è mare Geneza∣reth	66 43	32.21
Ephion	66.42	32.20
Ennon	66.40	32.16
Gamala	66.55	32.25
Salem	66.37	32.18
Chrit torrens	66.16	31.57
Ostia Iordanis	66.17	31.54
Engedi	66.22	31.43
Zoar vel Sagor	66.17	31.38
Eruptio Zered	66.19	31.34
Townes standing beyond Jordan.
Mirba	66.50	32.20
Astharoth	67.00	32.26
Astaroth	66.57	32.23
Gadara	66.48	32.23
Machanaim	66.44	32.19
Iaczar	66.39	32.12
Hesbon	66.28	32.05
Iabes	66.55	32.21
Ramah	66.51	32.20
Nobach	66.38	32.16
Iachsa	66.28	32 02
Aroer	66.30	32.00
Macherus	66.23	31.56
Minith	66.36	32.66
Midian	66.30	31.55
Didon	66.32	32.06
Punuel	66.39	31.18
Edrei	66.15	32.21
Abela Vinearum	67.00	32.23
Philadelphia	67.10	32.22
Pella	67.03	32.20
Phiala fons	67.43	33.05
Betharan	67.30	32.08
Pisgamons	66 26	32.01
Abarim montes	66.29	31.58
Townes in Egypt.
Memphis	61.50	29.50
Heliopolis	62.15	29.59
Tanis	63.30	29.50
Taphnis	62 30	31.00
Ony	60.30	30.10

Alaxandria	60.30	31.00
Mercurij ciuitas magna	61.40	28.55
Mercurij ciuitas parua	61.00	30.50
Delta magnum	62.00	30 00
Xois	62.30	30.45
Busitis	62.30	30.15
H••sinoe	63.20	29.10
Solis fons	58.15	28.00
Journies out of Aegypt.
Raemses	63.00	30.05
Pihachiroth	62.50	29.40
Mara	63.35	29.50
Elim	63.45	29.50
Iuxta mare	63.55	29.45
Paran promontorium	65.00	29.00
Daphea	64.14	29.46
Alus	64.30	29.46
Raphiddim	64.40	29.53
Sinai mons	65.00	30.00
Hazeroth	65.50	30.14
Zephor mons	65.54	30.50
Mozeroth	64.18	39.04
Hasmona	65.09	31.30
Gidgad mons	65.30	30.20
Iothabatha	65.30	26.40
Habrona	65.30	29.40
Hesion Gaber	65.30	29.20
Sin	66.00	29.56
Hor mons	66.00	30.25
Salmona	66.25	30.40
Phunon	66.30	30.54
Oboth	66 50	31.04
Ieabarim	67.00	31.18
Zered rorrens & vallis	66.44	31.20
Didon Gad	66.48	31.32
Almon diblathaim	66.48	31.24
Chedemoth solitudo	66.56	32.00
Beer puteus	66.50	23.00
Marthana Solitudo	66.49	23 00
Nathaleel	66.40	00.23
Bamoth vallie	66.30	32.00
Townes in Arabia Petraea.
Petra	65.40	31.18
Paran	94.30	30.04
Midian	65.30	29.15
Hesion gebar	65 35	29.00
Elana villa harla velelath	95.35	29.15
Ostia Nili.
Canopicum	66.50	31.05
Bolbithinum	61.30	31.05
S••benniticum	61.45	31.05
Pathmiticum	91.35	31.10
Mendesium	62.45	31.10
Pelusiacum	63.15	31.15
Thon	63.00	31.30
Sirbonis lacus eruptio	65.45	31.50
Sirbonis lacus	63.30	31.10
Idem	63.45	31.10
Ciuitas Pelusium	36.25	31.20
Rhinocorura	94.40	31.10
Some other great Townes.
Babilon	76.00	35.00
Antiochia	60 30	33.35
Damascus	68.55	33.00
Palmira	72.40	35.10
Vr chaldeorum	78.00	39.40
Ecbathana	88.00	37.45
Rages in Media	93.40	36.04
Sula in Persia	83.00	34.15
Persepolis	91.00	33.20
Heccatompilon in Parthia	96.0	37.50
Zaba in Arabia foelix	97.00	13.00
Meroe	61.30	16.25
Haram in Mesopotania	75 15	36.10
Hircania	98.30	40.00
Ciraenae	50.00	31.20

Notes

• * 1.1

  Diuersitie of Miles.
• * 1.2

  What a Fur∣long is.