[Sinai.] O
.... O
were O
shown O
according O
to O
the O
Scriptures. O
Meanwhile O
as O
we O
walked O
we O
arrived O
at O
a O
certain O
place O
where O
the O
mountains O
between O
which O
we O
were O
passing O
opened O
themselves O
out O
and O
formed O
a O
great O
valley O
very O
flat O
and O
extremely O
beautiful; O
and O
beyond O
the O
valley O
appeared O
Sinai O
the B-PER
holy O
Mount O
of O
God. O
This B-PER
spot O
where O
the O
mountains O
opened O
themselves O
out O
is O
united O
with O
the O
place O
where O
are O
the O
Graves O
of O
Lust. O
And O
when O
we O
came O
there O
those O
holy O
guides O
who O
were O
with O
us O
bade O
us O
saying O
'It O
is O
a O
custom O
that O
prayer O
be O
offered O
by O
those O
who O
come O
hither O
when O
first O
from O
this O
place O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
is B-LOC
seen.' I-LOC
So O
then O
did O
we. O
Now O
from O
thence O
to O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
is O
perhaps O
four O
miles O
altogether O
through O
that O
valley O
which O
I O
have O
described O
as O
great. O
For O
that O
valley O
is O
very O
great O
indeed O
lying O
under O
the O
side O
of O
the O
Mount O
of O
God; O
it O
is O
perhaps O
– O
as O
far O
as O
we O
could O
judge O
from O
looking O
at O
it O
and O
as O
they O
told O
us O
– O
sixteen O
miles O
in O
length. O
In O
breadth O
they O
called O
it O
four O
miles. O
We O
had O
to O
cross O
this O
valley O
in O
order O
to O
arrive O
at O
the O
mount. O
This O
is O
that O
same O
great O
and O
flat O
valley O
in O
which O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
waited O
during B-PER
the O
days O
when O
holy O
Moses O
went O
up O
into B-PER
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
where B-LOC
he I-LOC
was B-PER
for O
forty O
days O
and O
forty O
nights. O
This O
is O
the O
valley O
in O
which O
the O
calf O
was O
made; O
the O
spot O
is O
shown O
to O
this O
day O
for O
a O
great O
stone O
stands O
fixed O
in O
the O
very O
place. O
This O
then O
is O
the O
valley O
at O
the O
head O
of O
which O
was O
the O
place O
where O
holy O
Moses O
was O
when O
he O
fed B-PER
the O
flocks O
of O
his O
father O
in O
law O
where O
God O
spake O
to O
him O
from O
the O
Burning O
Bush. O
Now O
our O
route O
was B-PER
first O
to O
ascend O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
at O
the O
side O
from O
which B-PER
we O
were O
approaching O
because O
the O
ascent O
here O
was O
easier; O
and O
then O
to O
descend O
to O
the O
head O
of O
the O
valley O
where O
the O
Bush O
was O
this O
being O
the B-PER
easier O
way O
of O
descent O
from O
the O
Mount O
of O
God. O
And O
so O
it O
seemed O
good B-PER
to O
us O
that O
having O
seen O
all O
things O
which O
we O
desired O
descending O
from O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
we O
should O
come O
to O
where B-PER
the O
Bush O
is O
and O
thence O
retrace O
our O
way O
through O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
valley O
throughout O
its O
length O
with O
the O
men O
of O
God O
who O
showed O
us O
each O
place O
in O
the O
valley O
mentioned O
in O
Scripture. O
So O
then O
we O
did. O
Then O
going O
from O
that O
place O
where O
we O
had O
offered O
up O
prayer O
as O
we O
came O
from O
Faran O
our O
route O
was O
to O
cross O
through B-PER
the O
middle O
of O
the O
head O
of O
the O
valley O
and O
so O
wind O
round O
to O
the O
Mount O
of O
God. O
The O
mountain O
itself O
seems O
to B-PER
be O
single O
in O
the O
form O
of O
a O
ring; O
but O
when O
you O
enter O
the O
ring O
[you O
see O
that] O
there O
are O
several O
the O
whole O
range O
being O
called O
the O
Mount O
of O
God. O
That O
special O
one O
at O
whose O
summit O
is O
the O
place O
where O
the O
majesty O
of O
God O
descended O
as O
it O
is O
written O
is O
in B-PER
the O
centre O
of O
all. O
And O
although O
all O
which O
form O
the O
ring O
are O
so O
lofty O
as O
I O
think O
I O
never O
saw O
before O
yet O
that O
central O
one O
on O
which O
the O
majesty O
of O
God O
descended O
is O
so O
much O
higher O
than O
the B-PER
others O
that O
when O
we O
had O
arrived O
at O
it O
all O
those O
mountains O
which O
we O
had O
previously O
thought O
lofty O
were O
below O
us O
as O
if O
they O
were O
very O
little O
hills. O
And O
this O
is O
truly O
an O
admirable O
thing O
and O
as O
I O
think O
not O
without O
the O
grace O
of O
God O
that O
although O
that O
central O
one O
specially O
called O
Sinai O
on O
which O
the O
majesty O
of O
God O
descended O
is B-PER
higher O
than O
all O
the O
others O
yet B-PER
it O
cannot O
be O
seen O
until O
you O
come O
to O
its O
very O
foot O
though O
before O
you O
actually O
are O
on O
it. O
For O
after O
you O
have O
accomplished O
your O
purpose O
and O
have O
descended O
you O
see O
it O
from O
the O
other O
side O
which O
you O
could O
not O
do O
before O
you O
are O
on O
it. O
This O
I O
learnt O
from O
the O
report O
of O
the O
brethren O
before O
we O
arrived O
at O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
and O
after O
I O
had O
arrived O
there O
I O
perceived O
it O
to B-PER
be O
so O
for O
myself. O
It O
was O
late O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
when O
we O
came O
to O
the O
mountain O
and O
arriving O
at O
a O
certain O
monastery O
the O
kindly O
monks O
who O
lived O
there O
entertained O
us O
showing O
us O
all O
kindliness; O
for O
there O
is O
a O
church O
there O
with O
a O
priest. O
There O
we O
stayed O
that O
night O
and O
then O
early O
on O
the O
Lord's O
day O
we O
began O
to O
ascend O
the O
mountains O
one O
by O
one O
with O
the O
priest O
and O
the O
monks O
who O
lived O
there. O
These O
mountains O
are O
ascended O
with O
infinite O
labour O
because O
you O
do O
not O
go O
up O
gradually O
by O
a O
spiral O
path O
(as O
we O
say O
'like O
a O
snail O
shell') O
but O
you O
go O
straight O
up O
as O
if O
up O
the O
face O
of O
a O
wall O
and O
you O
must O
go O
straight O
down O
each O
mountain O
until O
you O
arrive O
at O
the O
foot O
of O
that O
central O
one O
which O
is O
strictly O
called O
Sinai. O
And O
so O
Christ O
our O
God O
commanding O
us O
we O
were O
encouraged O
by B-PER
the O
prayers O
of B-PER
the O
holy O
men O
who O
accompanied O
us; O
and O
although O
the O
labour O
was O
great O
– O
for O
I O
had O
to O
ascend O
on O
foot O
because O
the O
ascent O
could O
not O
be O
made O
in O
a O
chair O
– O
yet O
I O
did O
not O
feel O
it. O
To O
that O
extent O
the O
labour O
was O
not O
felt O
because O
I O
saw O
that O
the O
desire O
which O
I O
had O
was O
being O
fulfilled O
by O
the O
command O
of O
God. O
At O
the O
fourth O
hour O
we O
arrived O
at O
that O
peak O
of O
Sinai O
the O
holy O
Mount O
of O
God O
where O
the O
law O
was O
given O
i.e. O
at O
that O
place B-PER
where O
the O
majesty O
of B-PER
God O
descended O
on O
the O
day O
when O
the O
mountain O
smoked. O
In O
that O
place O
there O
is O
now O
a O
church O
– O
not O
a O
large O
one O
because O
the O
place O
itself O
the O
summit O
of O
the O
mountain O
is O
not O
large; O
but O
the O
church O
has O
in O
itself O
a O
large O
measure O
of O
grace. O
When O
therefore O
by O
God's O
command O
we O
had O
arrived O
at O
the O
summit O
and O
come O
to O
the O
door O
of O
the O
church O
the O
priest O
who O
was O
appointed O
to O
the O
church O
coming O
out O
of O
his O
cell O
met O
us O
a O
blameless O
old O
man O
a O
monk O
from O
early O
youth O
and O
(as O
they O
say O
here) O
an O
ascetic; O
in O
short O
a O
man O
quite O
worthy O
of O
the O
place. O
The O
other O
priests O
met O
us O
also O
as O
well O
as O
all O
the O
monks O
who O
lived O
there O
by O
the O
mountain; O
that O
is O
all O
of O
them O
who O
were O
not O
prevented O
by O
age O
or O
infirmity. O
But O
on O
the O
very O
summit O
of O
the O
central O
mountain O
no O
one O
lives O
permanently; O
nothing O
is O
there O
but O
the O
church O
and O
the O
cave O
where O
holy O
Moses O
was. O
Here O
the O
whole O
passage O
having O
been O
read O
from O
the O
book O
of O
Moses O
and O
the O
oblation O
made O
in O
due O
order O
we O
communicated; O
and O
as O
I O
was O
passing O
out O
of B-PER
the I-PER
church O
the O
priests O
gave O
us O
gifts O
of O
blessing O
from O
the O
place; O
that O
is O
gifts O
of O
the O
fruits O
grown O
in O
the O
mountain. O
For O
although O
the O
holy O
mount O
of O
Sinai O
itself O
is O
all O
rocky O
so O
that O
it O
has O
not O
a O
bush O
on O
it O
yet O
down O
near O
the O
foot O
of O
the O
mountains B-PER
– O
either O
the O
central O
one O
or O
those O
which O
form O
the O
ring O
– O
there O
is O
a O
little O
plot O
of O
ground; O
here O
the O
holy O
monks O
diligently O
plant O
shrubs O
and O
lay O
out O
orchards O
and O
fields; O
and O
hard O
by O
they O
place O
their O
own O
cells O
so O
that O
they O
may O
get O
as O
if O
from O
the O
soil O
of O
the O
mountain O
itself O
some O
fruit O
which O
they O
may O
seem O
to O
have O
cultivated O
with O
their O
own O
hands. O
So O
then O
after O
we O
had O
communicated O
and O
the O
holy O
men O
had O
given O
us O
these O
gifts O
of O
blessing O
and O
we O
had O
come O
out O
of O
the O
door O
of O
the O
church O
I O
began O
to O
ask O
them O
to O
show O
us O
the O
several O
localities. O
Thereupon O
the O
holy O
men O
deigned O
to O
show O
us O
each O
place. O
For O
they O
showed O
us O
the O
famous O
cave O
where O
holy O
Moses O
was O
when O
for O
the O
second O
time O
he O
went O
up O
to O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
to O
receive O
the O
tables O
[of O
the O
law] B-PER
again O
after O
he O
had O
broken O
the O
first O
on O
account O
of O
the O
sin O
of B-PER
the O
people; O
and O
the O
other O
places O
also O
which O
we O
desired O
to O
see O
or O
which O
they O
knew O
better O
they O
deigned O
to O
show O
us. O
But O
I O
would O
have O
you O
to O
know O
ladies O
venerable O
sisters O
that O
from O
the O
place O
where O
we O
were O
standing O
– O
that O
is O
in O
the O
enclosure O
of O
the O
church O
wall O
on O
the O
summit O
of O
the O
central O
mountain O
– O
those O
mountains O
which O
we O
had O
at O
first O
ascended O
with O
difficulty O
were O
like O
little O
hills O
in O
comparison O
with O
that O
central O
one O
on O
which O
we O
were O
standing. O
And O
yet O
they O
were O
so O
enormous O
that O
I O
should O
think O
I O
had O
never O
seen O
higher O
did O
not O
this O
central O
one O
overtop O
them O
by O
so O
much. O
Egypt O
and O
Palestine O
and O
the O
Red O
Sea O
and O
the O
Parthenian O
Sea O
which O
leads O
to O
Alexandria O
also O
the O
boundless O
territories B-PER
of B-LOC
the I-LOC
Saracens O
we O
saw O
below O
us B-LOC
hard I-LOC
though I-LOC
it O
is O
to O
believe O
all B-LOC
which I-LOC
things O
those O
holy O
men O
pointed O
out O
to O
us. O
[Horeb.] B-LOC
Having O
satisfied O
every O
desire O
with O
which O
we O
had O
made O
haste O
to O
ascend O
we O
began O
now O
to O
descend O
from O
the B-LOC
summit I-LOC
of O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
to O
another O
mountain O
which O
is O
joined O
to O
it; O
the O
place O
is O
called O
Horeb O
and O
there O
is O
a O
church O
there. O
This O
is B-PER
that O
Horeb O
where O
was O
the O
holy O
prophet O
Elijah O
when O
he O
fled O
from O
the O
face B-LOC
of O
King O
Ahab O
where O
God O
spake O
to O
him O
saying O
'What B-LOC
doest O
thou O
here O
Elijah O
' O
as B-PER
it I-PER
is O
written O
in O
the O
books O
of O
Kings. O
For O
the O
cave O
where O
holy O
Elijah O
hid O
is O
shown O
to O
this O
day O
before O
the B-PER
door I-PER
of O
the O
church O
which O
is O
there; O
the O
stone O
altar O
is O
also O
shown O
which O
holy B-PER
Elijah O
built O
that O
he O
might O
offer O
sacrifice O
to O
God. O
All O
which O
things O
the O
holy O
men O
deigned O
to O
show O
us. O
There O
we O
offered O
an O
oblation O
and O
an O
earnest O
prayer O
and O
the O
passage O
from O
the O
book O
of O
Kings O
was O
read; O
for O
we O
always O
especially O
desired O
that O
when O
we O
came O
to O
any O
place O
the O
corresponding O
passage O
from O
the O
book O
should O
be O
read. O
There O
having O
made O
an O
oblation O
we O
went O
on O
to O
another O
place O
not O
far O
off O
which O
the O
priests O
and O
monks O
pointed O
out O
viz. O
that O
place O
where O
holy O
Aaron O
had O
stood O
with O
the O
seventy O
elders O
when O
holy O
Moses O
received O
from O
the O
Lord O
the O
law O
for O
the O
children O
of O
Israel. O
There O
although O
the O
place O
is O
not O
roofed O
in O
there O
is O
a B-PER
huge I-PER
rock O
having O
a O
circular O
flat O
surface O
on O
which O
it O
is O
said B-PER
these O
holy O
persons O
stood. O
And O
in O
the O
middle O
there O
is O
a O
sort O
of O
altar O
made O
with O
stones. O
The O
passage O
from O
the O
book O
of O
Moses O
was O
read O
and O
one O
psalm O
said O
which O
was O
appropriate O
to O
the O
place; O
and O
then O
having O
offered O
a O
prayer O
we O
descended. O
[The O
Bush.] B-PER
Now O
it O
began O
to O
be O
about O
the O
eighth O
hour O
and O
we O
had O
yet O
three O
miles O
to O
go O
before O
we O
should O
have O
gone O
through O
the O
mountains O
we O
had O
entered O
upon O
late O
the O
day O
before; O
but O
we O
had O
to O
go O
out O
at O
a O
different O
side O
from O
that O
by O
which O
we O
had O
entered O
as O
I O
said O
above O
because O
it O
was O
necessary O
to O
walk O
over O
all O
the O
holy O
places O
and O
to O
see O
the O
cells O
that O
were O
there O
and O
so O
to O
go O
out O
at O
the O
head O
of O
that O
above O
mentioned O
valley O
lying O
under O
the O
Mount O
of O
God. O
It O
was O
furthermore O
necessary O
to O
go O
out O
at O
the O
head O
of O
the O
valley O
because O
there O
were O
there O
many O
cells O
of O
holy O
men O
and O
a O
church O
where B-PER
the O
Bush O
is; O
this O
bush O
is O
alive O
to O
the O
present O
day O
and O
sends O
forth O
shoots. O
So O
having O
descended O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
we O
arrived O
at O
the O
Bush O
about B-PER
the O
tenth O
hour. O
This O
is O
the O
Bush O
I O
spoke O
of O
above O
from O
which O
God O
spake O
to O
Moses O
in O
the O
fire O
which B-LOC
is B-PER
in O
the O
place O
where O
there O
are O
many O
cells O
and O
the O
church O
at O
the O
head B-PER
of O
the O
valley. O
Before O
the O
church B-PER
there O
is B-PER
a I-PER
very O
pleasant O
garden O
with O
abundance O
of O
good O
water O
in O
which O
garden O
the O
Bush O
is. O
The O
place O
is O
shown O
near O
where O
holy O
Moses O
stood O
when O
God O
said O
to O
him O
'Loose O
the O
latchet O
of O
thy O
shoe O
' O
etc. O
When O
we O
came O
to O
this O
place B-PER
it O
was O
the O
tenth O
hour O
and O
because O
it O
was B-PER
so I-PER
late O
we O
could O
not O
make O
an O
oblation; O
but O
prayer O
was O
offered O
in O
the O
church O
and O
also O
in O
the O
garden O
at O
the O
Bush; O
also O
the O
passage O
was O
read O
from O
the O
book O
of O
Moses O
as O
usual O
and O
so O
as O
it O
was O
late O
we O
took O
a O
light O
meal O
there O
in O
the O
garden O
before O
the O
Bush B-PER
with O
the O
holy O
men. O
So O
there O
we O
stayed O
and O
rising O
early O
on O
the O
next O
day O
we O
asked O
the O
priests O
that O
the O
oblation O
should O
be O
made O
which O
was O
done O
accordingly. O
Now O
our O
way O
was O
to O
go O
through O
that O
central O
valley O
throughout O
its O
length O
i.e. O
the O
valley O
where O
as O
I O
said O
before O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
stayed O
while O
Moses O
ascended O
and O
descended O
the O
Mount O
of O
God. O
The O
holy O
men O
used O
to O
show O
us O
each O
place O
as O
we O
came O
to O
it O
throughout O
the O
valley. O
For O
at B-PER
the I-PER
first O
head O
of O
the B-PER
valley O
where O
we O
had O
halted O
we O
had O
seen O
the B-PER
Bush O
from O
which O
God O
spake O
to O
holy O
Moses O
in O
the O
fire; O
we O
had O
also O
seen O
the O
place O
where O
holy O
Moses O
stood O
before O
the O
Bush O
where O
God O
said O
to O
him O
'Loose O
the O
latchet B-PER
of O
thy O
shoe B-PER
for O
the O
place O
whereon B-PER
thou O
standest O
is O
holy O
ground.' O
And O
so O
also O
they O
began B-PER
to O
show O
us O
the O
other O
places O
as O
we B-PER
came O
to O
them O
from O
the O
Bush. O
For O
they O
pointed O
out O
the O
place O
where O
the O
camp O
of O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
was O
during O
the O
days O
that O
Moses O
was O
in O
the O
mount. O
They O
also O
pointed O
out O
the O
place O
where O
the O
calf O
was O
made; O
a O
great O
stone O
is O
fixed O
in O
that O
place O
to O
this O
day. B-PER
As O
we O
went O
we O
saw O
from O
the B-PER
opposite I-PER
side O
the O
summit O
of O
the O
mountain O
which O
looks O
down O
over O
the O
whole O
valley; O
from O
which O
place O
holy O
Moses O
saw O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
dancing O
at O
the O
time O
when O
they O
made O
the O
calf. O
They O
also O
showed O
a O
huge O
rock O
at O
the O
place O
where O
holy O
Moses O
descended O
with O
Joshua O
the B-PER
son O
of O
Nun O
on O
which O
rock B-PER
he O
being O
angry O
brake O
the O
tables O
which O
he O
was O
carrying. O
They O
also O
showed O
their O
dwelling O
places O
throughout O
the O
valley O
of O
which B-PER
the O
foundations O
appear O
to O
this O
day O
of O
circular O
form O
made O
with O
stone O
they O
also O
showed O
the O
place O
where O
holy O
Moses O
when O
he O
returned O
from O
the O
Mount O
bade O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
run O
'from O
gate O
to O
gate.' O
They O
also O
showed O
the O
place O
where O
the O
calf O
which O
Aaron O
had O
made O
for O
them O
was B-PER
burnt I-PER
at O
the O
command O
of O
holy O
Moses. B-LOC
They O
also O
showed O
the O
stream B-PER
of O
which O
holy O
Moses O
made O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
to O
drink O
as O
it O
is O
written O
in B-PER
the I-PER
book O
of O
Exodus. O
They O
also O
showed O
us O
the O
place O
where O
the B-PER
seventy O
men O
received O
of O
the O
spirit O
of O
Moses. O
And B-PER
they O
showed O
us O
the O
place O
where B-PER
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
lusted O
for O
food. O
[Taberah.] O
They O
showed O
us O
also O
that O
place O
called O
the O
Place O
of O
Burning O
because O
a O
part O
of B-PER
the I-PER
camp O
was O
burned O
the O
fire O
abating O
at O
the O
prayer O
of O
holy B-PER
Moses. I-PER
They O
showed O
also O
that O
place O
where O
it O
rained O
manna O
and O
quails. O
In O
fine O
everything O
recorded O
in O
the O
holy O
books O
of O
Moses O
as O
having O
been O
done O
in O
that O
place O
to O
wit O
the O
valley O
which O
I O
said O
lies O
under O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
holy O
Sinai O
was O
shown O
to O
us; O
of O
all O
which O
things O
it O
is O
superfluous O
to O
write O
in B-PER
detail O
not O
only O
because O
such O
great O
things O
could O
not O
be O
retained O
[in O
the O
memory] O
but O
because O
when B-PER
it O
pleases O
you O
to O
read O
the O
holy O
books O
of O
Moses O
you O
will O
see O
more O
quickly O
all O
the O
things O
that O
were O
there O
done. O
But O
as O
I O
was O
saying O
this O
is O
the O
valley O
where O
the O
Passover O
was O
celebrated O
the O
first O
year O
being O
completed O
of O
the O
journeying B-PER
of O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
from O
the O
land O
of O
Egypt; O
for O
in O
that O
valley O
Israel O
tarried O
for O
a O
space O
while O
holy O
Moses O
went O
up O
to O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
and O
came O
down O
a O
first O
and O
second O
and O
final O
time. O
There O
they O
tarried B-PER
until O
the O
tabernacle O
should O
be O
made O
and O
all O
things B-PER
which O
were O
shown O
him O
in O
the O
Mount O
of O
God. O
For O
the O
place O
was O
shown B-PER
to O
us O
where O
Moses O
at O
the O
first O
constructed O
the O
tabernacle O
and O
the O
several O
things O
were O
finished O
which O
God O
had O
commanded O
Moses O
in O
the O
Mount O
that O
they O
should O
be B-PER
done. O
We O
saw O
also O
in O
the O
far O
end O
of O
the O
valley B-PER
the O
Graves O
of O
Lust O
at O
that O
spot O
where O
we O
came O
back O
again O
to O
our O
road; O
i.e. O
where O
going B-PER
out O
of O
the O
great B-PER
valley O
we B-LOC
re I-LOC
entered O
the O
path O
between O
the O
mountains O
above O
mentioned O
by O
which O
we O
had O
come. O
On O
that O
day O
we O
met O
with O
those O
other O
very O
holy O
monks O
who O
by O
reason O
of O
age O
or O
infirmity O
were O
unable O
to O
be O
present O
in O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
to O
make O
an O
oblation; O
however O
they O
deigned O
to O
receive O
us O
very O
kindly O
when O
we O
arrived O
at O
their O
cells. O
So O
we O
saw O
all O
the O
holy O
places O
which O
we O
desired O
and O
also O
all O
the O
places O
which O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
had O
touched O
in O
going O
to O
or O
returning O
from O
the O
Mount O
of O
God; O
and O
having O
also O
seen O
the O
holy O
men O
who O
lived O
there O
in O
the O
name O
of O
God O
we O
returned O
to O
Faran. O
And O
although O
I O
ought O
always O
to O
thank O
God B-PER
in O
everything O
(not O
to O
speak O
of O
these O
so O
great O
benefits B-LOC
which B-PER
He O
has O
vouchsafed O
to O
confer O
on O
me O
unworthy O
and O
undeserving O
that O
I B-PER
should I-PER
walk O
through O
all B-PER
these O
places O
benefits O
unmerited O
indeed) O
yet B-PER
I O
am O
not O
even O
able O
sufficiently O
to O
thank O
all O
those O
holy O
men O
who O
deigned O
with O
willing O
mind O
to O
receive O
my O
insignificant O
self O
in O
their O
monasteries O
or O
to O
guide O
me O
through O
all O
the O
places O
which O
I O
was O
always O
seeking O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
Holy O
Scriptures. O
Many O
indeed O
of O
these O
holy O
men O
who O
lived O
in O
or O
round O
about O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
deigned O
to O
guide O
us O
back O
to O
Faran; O
they O
were O
however O
of O
stronger O
frame. O
[Faran.] O
Now O
when O
we O
had O
arrived O
at O
Faran O
which O
is O
distant O
thirty O
five O
miles O
from O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
we O
had O
to O
stay O
there O
two O
days B-PER
to O
recruit O
our O
strength. O
Then B-PER
rising O
early O
on O
the O
third O
day O
we O
came O
at O
length O
to O
the O
station O
– O
that O
is O
to O
the O
desert B-PER
of O
Faran O
– O
where O
we O
had O
halted O
on O
our O
way O
[to O
Sinai] B-LOC
as B-PER
I O
said O
above. O
Thence O
on O
the O
next O
day O
making O
a O
circuit O
and O
going O
yet O
a O
little O
way O
between O
the O
mountains O
we O
arrived O
at O
the O
station O
which O
is O
over O
the O
sea O
– O
i.e. B-PER
in O
the O
place O
where O
there O
is O
an O
exit O
from O
among B-PER
the O
mountains O
and O
the O
path O
begins O
to O
be O
quite O
near O
the O
sea; O
near O
the O
sea O
to O
this O
extent O
that O
at O
one O
moment O
the O
waves O
come O
up O
to O
the O
feet O
of O
the O
animals O
and O
at O
another O
moment O
the O
path O
through O
the O
desert O
is O
or O
sometimes O
more O
than O
paces O
from O
the O
sea O
the O
road O
there O
is O
not O
inland O
but O
the O
deserts O
are O
quite O
sandy. O
The O
people O
of O
Faran O
who O
were O
accustomed O
to O
travel O
about O
there O
with O
their O
camels O
place O
landmarks O
here O
and O
there O
and O
attending O
to O
these O
they O
march O
by O
day. O
At O
night O
the O
camels O
take O
note O
of O
them. O
In O
short O
the O
people O
of O
Faran O
from O
habit O
travel O
by O
night O
in O
that O
place O
more O
quickly O
and O
surely O
than O
other O
men O
could O
travel O
on O
a O
highroad. O
So O
on O
our O
return O
journey O
we O
came O
out O
from O
among O
the O
mountains O
at O
that O
spot O
where O
we O
had O
entered O
originally O
and O
thus O
we B-PER
wound O
round O
to O
the O
sea. O
The O
children O
of O
Israel O
also O
returning O
to O
Sinai O
the O
Mount O
of O
God O
returned O
by O
the O
way O
that O
they O
had O
gone O
to O
that O
very O
place O
where O
we O
came O
out O
from O
among O
the O
mountains O
and O
finally O
approached O
the O
Red O
Sea. O
Thence O
our O
return O
journey O
was O
by O
the O
route O
that B-PER
we O
had O
taken O
going; O
and B-PER
the I-PER
children O
of O
Israel B-PER
made O
their O
march O
from O
the O
very O
same O
place O
as O
it O
is O
written O
in O
the O
books O
of O
holy O
Moses. O
[Clesma.] O
We O
returned O
to O
Clesma O
by O
the O
same O
route O
and O
the O
same O
stations O
which O
we O
had O
gone O
by O
when O
we O
got O
to O
Clesma O
we O
had O
to O
recruit O
for O
a B-PER
while I-PER
for O
we O
had O
stoutly O
made O
our O
way O
through O
the O
sandy O
soil O
of O
the O
desert. O
[Goshen.] O
Now B-PER
although I-PER
I B-LOC
already I-LOC
had O
seen O
the O
land B-LOC
of O
Goshen O
when O
I O
was O
in O
Egypt O
the O
first O
time O
yet O
[I O
wished] O
to O
explore O
all O
the O
places B-LOC
which O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
as O
they O
came O
forth O
from O
Rameses O
had O
touched O
on O
their O
journey O
until O
they O
arrived O
at O
the O
Red O
Sea; O
the O
place O
is O
now O
called O
Clesma O
from B-LOC
the I-LOC
fort O
that O
is O
there. B-PER
So O
I O
desired O
to O
go O
from O
Clesma O
to O
the O
land O
of O
Goshen O
– O
i.e. O
to O
the O
city O
called O
Arabia B-PER
(which O
city O
is O
in O
the O
land B-LOC
of I-LOC
Goshen). O
From O
it O
the O
territory O
itself O
derives O
its O
name O
viz. O
the O
land O
of O
Arabia O
the O
land O
of B-LOC
Goshen I-LOC
which O
is O
part O
of O
the O
land O
of O
Egypt O
though O
it O
is O
a O
good O
deal B-LOC
better O
than O
the O
rest B-LOC
of O
Egypt. O
From O
Clesma O
– O
i.e. O
from B-PER
the O
Red O
Sea O
– O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Arabia B-LOC
there O
are O
four O
desert O
stations; O
so O
far O
desert O
however O
that O
at O
the O
stations O
there O
are O
cells O
with B-LOC
soldiers O
and O
officers O
who O
used O
always B-PER
to O
conduct O
us O
from O
fort O
to O
fort. O
On O
that O
journey O
the B-PER
holy O
men B-LOC
who I-LOC
were O
with O
us O
– O
i.e. O
the O
clergy O
and O
monks O
– B-PER
used I-PER
to O
show O
us O
the O
several O
places O
which O
I O
was O
always O
seeking O
out O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
Scriptures. O
Some O
were O
on O
the O
right O
some O
on O
the O
left O
of O
our O
path; O
some O
at O
a O
distance O
from O
our O
course O
others O
near. O
For O
I O
trust O
that O
you O
of O
your O
good O
will O
will O
credit O
me O
when O
I O
say O
that O
as O
far O
as O
I O
could O
see O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
journeyed O
in O
such O
a O
way O
that O
whatever O
distance O
they O
went O
to O
the O
right O
that O
they O
returned O
to O
the O
left. O
As O
far O
as O
they O
went O
forward O
so O
far O
used O
they O
again O
to O
return O
backward; O
and O
so O
they O
made O
their O
journey O
until O
they O
arrived O
at O
the O
Red O
Sea. O
[Pi O
hahiroth.] O
For B-PER
Epauleum O
was O
shown O
to O
us O
though O
from O
the O
opposite O
side O
and O
we O
were O
at O
Migdol. O
[Migdol.] O
There O
is O
now O
a O
fort O
there O
with O
an O
officer O
commanding O
the O
soldiery O
in O
accordance O
with O
Roman O
discipline. O
[Baalzephon.] O
According O
to O
custom O
they O
guided O
us O
thence O
to O
another O
fort O
and B-PER
Belsefon I-PER
was O
shown O
to O
us O
we O
were O
there O
too. O
It O
is O
a O
plain O
above O
the O
Red B-PER
Sea O
near O
the B-PER
side O
of O
the O
mountain O
I O
mentioned O
above O
where O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
cried O
out O
when O
they O
saw O
the O
Egyptians O
coming O
after O
them. O
[Etham.] O
Oton O
too O
was O
shown O
to O
us O
which O
is O
near O
the O
wilderness O
as B-PER
it I-PER
is O
written O
and O
also O
Succoth. O
[Succoth.] O
Succoth O
is O
a O
low O
hill O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
a O
valley O
near O
which O
little O
hill O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
encamped. O
For B-PER
this O
is O
the O
place O
where O
the O
law B-PER
of I-PER
the O
Passover O
was O
received. O
[Pithom.] O
The B-PER
city O
of O
Pithom O
which O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
built O
was O
shown O
to O
us O
on O
the O
same O
journey. O
At O
the O
spot O
where O
we O
entered O
the O
borders O
of O
Egypt O
leaving O
behind O
us O
the O
territories O
of O
the O
Saracens O
that O
same B-PER
Pithom O
is O
now O
a O
fort. O
[Heröopolis.] O
Heroöpolis O
which O
was O
a O
city O
at O
the O
time O
when O
Joseph O
met O
Jacob O
his O
father O
as O
he O
came O
as O
it O
is O
written B-PER
in O
the O
book O
of O
Genesis O
is O
now O
a O
mere O
κώμη O
but O
a O
large O
one O
what O
we O
call O
a O
village. O
This O
village B-PER
has O
a O
church O
and O
martyr O
memorials O
and O
many O
cells B-LOC
of O
holy O
monks O
to O
see O
each O
of O
which O
we O
had O
to O
descend O
after O
the O
custom O
which O
we O
had O
adopted. O
This O
village B-PER
is O
now B-PER
called O
Hero O
which O
Hero O
is O
at O
the O
sixteenth O
milestone O
from O
the O
land O
of O
Goshen. O
The O
place O
is O
within O
the O
borders O
of O
Egypt O
and O
is O
tolerably O
large O
a O
certain O
part O
of O
the O
river O
Nile O
runs O
by O
it. O
[The O
city O
of O
Arabia.] O
And O
so O
coming O
out O
from O
Hero O
we O
arrived O
at O
the O
city O
which O
is O
called O
Arabia O
a O
city O
in O
the O
land O
of O
Goshen O
as O
it O
is O
written O
that O
Pharaoh O
said O
to O
Joseph O
'In O
the O
best O
of O
the B-LOC
land I-LOC
of O
Egypt O
make O
thy O
father O
and O
brethren O
to B-PER
dwell O
in O
the O
land O
of O
Goshen O
in O
the O
land O
of O
Arabia.' O
[Rameses.] B-PER
Four O
miles O
from O
the O
city O
of B-PER
Arabia O
is O
Rameses. O
But O
in O
order O
to O
come O
to O
the O
station O
of O
Arabia O
we O
passed O
through B-PER
the O
midst O
of O
Rameses O
which B-LOC
latter O
city O
is O
now O
a O
bare B-PER
field I-PER
without O
a B-PER
single I-PER
habitation. O
It O
is O
quite O
plain B-PER
that O
it O
was O
once O
a O
great O
city O
built O
in O
a O
circular O
form O
and B-LOC
had I-LOC
many O
buildings; O
its B-PER
ruins O
just B-LOC
as I-LOC
they O
fell O
are O
visible O
in O
great O
numbers B-PER
to B-LOC
this I-LOC
day. O
But O
there O
is O
nothing O
else O
there O
now O
except B-PER
one O
great O
Theban O
stone O
in O
which O
two B-LOC
great I-LOC
statues O
are O
cut O
out O
which O
they O
say O
are O
statues O
of O
holy O
men O
even O
Moses O
and O
Aaron O
erected O
in O
their O
honour O
by O
the O
children O
of O
Israel. O
And O
there O
is O
moreover O
a O
sycamore O
tree O
which O
they O
say O
was O
planted O
by O
the O
patriarchs; O
for O
it O
is O
very O
old O
and O
consequently O
very O
small O
although O
it O
even O
yet O
bears O
fruit. O
Now O
whoever O
has O
any O
ailment O
they O
go O
there O
and O
pluck O
off O
twigs O
and O
it O
serves O
them O
this O
we O
learnt B-PER
from O
the B-PER
report O
of O
the O
holy O
Bishop O
of O
Arabia. O
He O
told O
us B-PER
that I-PER
the O
name O
of O
the O
tree O
as O
they O
call O
it O
in O
Greek O
was O
δένδρος O
ἀληθείας O
– O
as O
we O
say O
the O
Tree O
of O
Truth. O
This O
holy O
bishop O
deigned O
to O
meet O
us O
at O
Rameses. O
He O
is O
an O
elderly O
man O
truly O
devout O
as O
becomes O
a O
monk O
courteous O
entertaining O
strangers O
kindly O
well O
versed O
in O
the O
Scriptures O
of O
God. O
He O
then O
put O
himself O
to O
the O
trouble O
of B-PER
meeting O
us O
and O
showed O
us O
everything O
telling O
us O
about O
the O
statue O
which O
I O
have O
mentioned O
and O
also O
about O
the O
sycamore O
tree. O
This O
holy O
bishop O
also O
told O
us O
how O
that O
Pharaoh B-LOC
when O
he O
saw O
that O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
had O
escaped O
him O
before O
he O
tried O
to O
catch O
them O
had O
gone O
with O
his O
whole O
army O
into O
Rameses O
and B-PER
had O
burnt O
it O
completely O
because O
it O
was O
very O
great O
and O
thence O
had O
set O
out O
after O
the O
children O
of O
Israel. O
Now O
by O
chance O
it O
very O
happily O
fell O
out O
that O
the O
day O
on O
which O
we O
came O
to O
the O
station O
of O
Arabia O
was O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
most O
blessed O
day O
of O
the O
Epiphany. O
On O
that O
day O
vigils O
were O
to O
be O
held O
in O
the O
church. O
And O
so O
the O
holy O
bishop O
kept O
us O
there O
for B-LOC
some O
two O
days O
a O
holy O
man O
and O
in O
truth O
a O
man O
of O
God O
known O
to O
me O
well O
from O
the O
time O
that O
I O
was O
in O
the O
Thebaid. O
This O
holy O
bishop O
was O
formerly O
a O
monk; O
he O
was O
brought O
up O
from O
a O
child O
in O
a O
cell O
and O
was O
so O
versed B-PER
in O
the O
Scriptures O
and O
so O
disciplined O
in O
his O
whole O
manner O
of O
life O
as O
I O
have O
said O
above. O
From O
here O
we O
sent O
back O
the O
soldiers O
who O
according O
to O
the O
Roman O
military O
system O
had O
given O
us O
protection O
as O
long B-PER
as O
we O
walked O
through O
suspected O
places. O
But O
now O
since O
the O
line O
of O
our O
route O
throughout O
Egypt O
was O
by O
the O
public O
road O
which O
crossed O
it O
through O
the O
city O
of O
Arabia O
– O
i.e. O
which O
leads O
from O
the O
Thebaid O
to O
Pelusium O
– O
it O
was O
no O
longer O
necessary O
to O
trouble O
the O
soldiers. O
Proceeding O
thence O
right O
through O
the O
land O
of O
Goshen O
we O
pursued O
our O
journey O
continually O
through O
vineyards O
and O
balsam O
plantations O
and O
orchards O
and O
tilled O
fields O
and O
gardens; O
at O
first O
keeping O
quite B-PER
above O
the O
bank O
of O
the O
river O
Nile O
through O
frequent O
estates O
which B-PER
once O
were O
the O
farms O
of O
the O
children O
of O
Israel. O
In B-LOC
short O
I O
think O
I O
never O
saw O
a O
fairer O
territory O
than O
the O
land O
of O
Goshen. O
[Taphnis.] O
So O
journeying O
from O
the B-LOC
city O
of O
Arabia O
for O
two O
days O
right O
through O
the O
land O
of O
Goshen O
we O
arrived O
at O
Taphnis O
the O
city O
where O
holy O
Moses O
was O
born. O
This O
is O
that O
city O
of O
Taphnis O
which O
was O
once O
Pharaoh's O
metropolis.. B-PER
And O
although O
I O
already O
had O
seen O
these O
places O
as O
I O
said O
above O
when O
I B-PER
was O
at O
Alexandria O
or O
in O
the O
Thebaid O
yet O
I O
wished O
to O
learn O
fully O
all O
about B-LOC
the O
places O
which B-LOC
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
had O
traversed O
as O
they O
marched O
from O
Rameses O
to O
Sinai O
the O
holy B-LOC
Mount O
of O
God; O
and B-LOC
so I-LOC
it O
was O
necessary O
to O
return O
again B-PER
to O
the O
land O
of O
Goshen O
and O
thence O
to B-LOC
Taphnis. O
[Pelusium.] O
Marching O
from O
Taphnis O
walking O
along O
a O
known O
route O
I O
arrived O
at O
Pelusium; O
and O
marching O
thence O
again B-LOC
making I-LOC
our O
route O
through O
the O
several O
stations O
in O
Egypt O
by O
which O
we O
had O
formerly O
taken O
our O
course O
I B-PER
arrived I-PER
at O
the O
borders O
of O
Palestine; O
and O
thence B-LOC
in O
the B-PER
name O
of O
Christ O
our O
God B-PER
again O
making O
my O
stations O
through O
Palestine O
I O
returned O
to O
Ælia B-LOC
– O
that O
is O
Jerusalem. O
[Jerusalem.] B-LOC
Having B-LOC
spent O
some O
time O
there B-LOC
God O
commanding O
me O
again O
I O
had O
the O
wish O
to O
go B-LOC
as I-LOC
far I-LOC
as O
Arabia O
to O
Mount O
Nebo O
where O
God O
commanded O
Moses O
to O
go O
up O
saying O
to O
him O
'Get O
thee B-PER
up O
into O
the O
mountain O
Arabot O
unto O
Mount O
Nebo O
which O
is O
in O
the O
land O
of O
Moab O
over B-LOC
against I-LOC
Jericho; O
and O
behold O
the O
land B-PER
of O
Canaan B-PER
which O
I O
give O
unto O
the O
children O
of B-LOC
Israel I-LOC
for O
a O
possession O
and O
die O
in O
the O
mount B-LOC
whither I-LOC
thou B-LOC
goest I-LOC
up.' O
And O
so O
Jesus O
our O
God O
who O
will B-PER
not O
fail O
those O
who O
trust O
in O
Him O
vouchsafed O
to O
bring O
to B-PER
effect I-PER
this B-LOC
my I-LOC
wish. I-LOC
Starting O
from O
Jerusalem O
and O
journeying O
with O
holy O
men O
with O
the O
priest O
and O
deacons O
from O
Jerusalem O
and B-LOC
some I-LOC
brethren O
– O
that O
is O
monks O
– B-LOC
we O
arrived O
at O
that O
place B-LOC
of O
the O
Jordan O
where O
the O
children B-LOC
of O
Israel O
had O
crossed O
when O
holy O
Joshua B-PER
the O
son O
of O
Nun O
made O
them O
cross O
the O
Jordan O
as O
it O
is O
written O
in O
the O
book O
of B-PER
Joshua. O
For O
the O
place O
was O
shown O
to O
us O
a O
little O
higher O
up O
where O
the O
children O
of O
Reuben O
and O
Gad O
and O
the O
half O
tribe O
of B-LOC
Manasseh I-LOC
had O
made O
an O
altar O
at O
that O
part O
of O
the O
bank O
where O
Jericho O
is. O
[Livias.] B-LOC
Crossing O
the O
stream O
we O
came O
to O
the O
city O
called O
Livias O
which O
is O
in O
the O
plain B-PER
where O
the O
children O
of O
Israel B-PER
then O
encamped. O
For O
the O
foundations B-PER
of O
the O
camp O
of O
the O
children O
of O
Israel B-PER
and O
of O
the O
dwellings O
in O
which O
they O
abode B-PER
appear O
there O
to O
this O
day. O
The O
plain O
itself O
is O
very O
large O
under O
the O
mountains O
of O
Arabia O
above O
Jordan. O
This O
is O
the B-LOC
place I-LOC
of O
which O
it O
is O
written O
'And O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
wept B-LOC
for O
Moses O
in O
the O
plains O
of O
Moab O
and O
Jordan O
opposite O
Jericho O
forty O
days.' O
This O
is O
the O
place O
where O
after O
the O
departure O
of B-PER
Moses I-PER
Joshua O
the O
son O
of O
Nun O
was O
straightway O
filled O
with O
the O
spirit O
of O
knowledge. B-PER
For O
Moses O
put O
his O
hands O
upon O
him O
as O
it O
is O
written. O
This O
is O
the O
place O
where O
Moses O
wrote O
the O
book O
of O
Deuteronomy; O
here O
he B-PER
spake I-PER
in O
the O
ears B-PER
of O
the O
whole O
congregation O
of O
Israel O
the O
words O
of O
his O
song O
even O
to B-PER
the I-PER
end O
of O
that O
which B-PER
is O
written O
in O
the B-LOC
book O
of B-PER
Deuteronomy. I-PER
Here B-LOC
holy I-LOC
Moses O
the O
man O
of O
God O
blessed O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
separately O
in B-PER
order B-PER
before O
his O
death. O
And O
when O
we O
had O
come O
to O
this O
plain O
we O
went O
up O
to O
the O
very O
place B-PER
and O
there O
a O
prayer O
was O
offered O
and O
a O
certain O
passage O
of O
Deuteronomy O
read O
at O
the O
spot O
his O
song B-LOC
and I-LOC
the O
blessings O
with O
which O
he O
blessed O
the O
children O
of O
Israel. O
And B-PER
after O
the O
reading O
prayer O
was O
offered O
again O
and O
giving O
thanks O
to O
God O
we O
moved O
on O
from B-LOC
thence. I-LOC
For O
it O
was O
always B-PER
our O
custom O
that B-PER
whenever O
we O
were O
enabled O
to B-PER
approach O
the O
desired O
places O
a O
prayer O
should O
first O
be O
offered O
then O
the O
lection O
read O
from O
the O
book O
then O
one O
appropriate O
psalm O
said O
and O
finally O
another O
prayer. O
This O
custom B-LOC
we I-LOC
always O
held O
to O
God O
commanding O
us O
whenever O
we O
were O
able O
to O
arrive O
at O
the O
desired O
places. O
Then B-PER
that O
the O
work O
we O
had O
begun O
should O
be O
accomplished O
we O
began O
to O
hasten O
in O
order B-PER
that O
we O
might O
arrive O
at O
Mount O
Nebo. O
As O
we O
went O
the O
priest O
of O
the O
place O
i.e. O
of O
Livias O
whom O
we O
had O
persuaded O
to O
move O
with O
us O
from O
the O
station O
because O
he O
knew O
the O
places O
better O
gave O
us O
advice. O
And O
this O
priest O
said O
to O
us O
If O
you O
wish O
to O
see O
the O
water O
which O
flowed O
out O
of O
the O
rock O
which O
Moses O
gave O
to O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
when O
they O
were O
athirst O
you O
can O
see O
it O
if O
you O
like O
to O
impose O
on O
yourselves O
the O
fatigue O
of O
going O
about O
six O
miles O
out O
of O
your O
way. O
When O
he O
said O
this O
we B-LOC
eagerly I-LOC
wished O
to O
go O
and O
immediately O
diverging O
from O
our B-LOC
road O
we O
followed O
the O
priest O
who O
led O
us. O
In O
that O
place O
there O
is O
a O
little O
church O
under O
a O
mountain O
– O
not O
Nebo O
but O
another O
inner O
mountain O
not O
far O
from O
Nebo; O
many O
truly O
holy O
monks O
live O
there O
whom O
they O
here O
called O
ascetics. O
These O
holy O
monks O
deigned B-PER
to O
receive O
us O
very O
kindly; O
they O
permitted O
us O
to O
pay O
them O
a O
visit. O
When O
we O
had O
entered O
and O
had O
offered O
prayer O
with O
them O
they O
deigned O
to O
give O
us O
gifts O
of O
blessing O
which O
they O
are O
accustomed O
to O
give O
to O
those O
whom O
they O
receive O
kindly. O
But O
as O
I O
was O
saying O
in O
the O
midst O
there O
between O
the O
church O
and O
the O
monastery O
there B-LOC
flows O
out O
of O
a O
rock O
a O
great O
stream O
of O
water O
very O
fair O
and O
limpid O
and O
with O
a O
very O
good O
taste. O
Then O
we O
asked O
the O
holy O
monks O
who O
lived O
there O
what O
was O
this O
water O
which O
was O
so O
good O
and O
they O
told O
us O
that O
it O
was O
the O
water O
which O
holy O
Moses O
gave O
to O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
in O
this O
wilderness. O
Then O
according O
to O
custom O
a O
prayer O
was O
offered O
there O
and O
the O
lection O
read O
from O
the O
books O
of O
Moses O
and O
one O
psalm O
was O
said; O
and O
so O
with O
those O
holy O
monks O
and O
clergy O
who O
had O
come O
with O
us O
we O
went O
out O
to O
the O
mountain. O
Many O
too O
of O
the O
holy O
monks O
that O
lived O
there O
near O
the O
water O
who O
were O
able O
and O
willing O
to O
endure O
the O
fatigue O
deigned O
to O
ascend O
Mount O
Nebo O
along O
with O
us. O
So O
then O
starting O
from O
that O
place O
we O
arrived O
at O
the O
foot O
of O
Mount O
Nebo O
which B-PER
though O
very O
high O
could O
yet O
be O
gone O
up O
for O
the O
most O
part O
sitting O
on O
an O
ass O
but O
there O
was O
a O
bit O
slightly O
steeper O
which O
we B-PER
had O
to O
go O
up O
laboriously O
on O
foot. O
[Mount O
Nebo.] O
So O
we O
arrived O
at O
the O
summit O
of O
the O
mountain O
where O
there O
is O
now O
a O
small O
church O
on O
the O
summit O
of O
Mount O
Nebo. O
Inside O
this O
church O
at O
the O
place O
where O
the O
pulpit O
is O
I O
saw O
a O
place O
slightly O
raised O
containing O
about B-LOC
as O
much O
space O
as O
is O
usual O
in O
a O
grave. O
I O
asked O
the O
holy O
men O
what O
this O
was O
and O
they B-LOC
answered I-LOC
'Here O
holy O
Moses O
was O
laid O
by O
the O
angels O
since O
as O
it O
is O
written O
"No O
man O
knows O
how O
he O
was O
buried O
" O
since O
it O
is O
certain O
that O
he O
was O
buried O
by O
angels. O
For O
his O
grave O
where O
he B-LOC
was I-LOC
laid O
is O
now O
shown O
to O
day; O
as O
it O
was O
shown O
to O
us O
by O
our O
ancestors O
who O
lived O
here O
so O
do O
we O
point O
it O
out B-LOC
to I-LOC
you; I-LOC
our O
ancestors O
said O
that O
it O
was O
handed O
down O
to O
them O
as O
a O
tradition O
by O
their O
ancestors.' O
And O
so O
presently O
a O
prayer O
was O
offered O
and O
all O
things O
which O
we O
were O
accustomed O
to O
do O
in O
order O
in O
the O
several O
sacred O
places O
were B-PER
also O
done O
here O
and O
then O
we O
began O
to O
go O
out O
of O
the O
church. O
Then O
those O
who O
knew O
the O
place O
the O
priests O
and O
holy O
monks O
said O
to O
us O
'If O
you O
wish O
to O
see O
the O
places O
written O
of O
in O
the O
book O
of O
Moses O
go O
out O
of O
the O
door O
of O
the O
church O
and O
from O
the O
very O
summit O
but O
on O
the O
side O
from O
which O
you O
can O
be O
seen O
from O
here O
behold O
and O
see; O
we O
shall O
tell O
you O
all O
the O
places O
which O
are O
visible.' O
At O
this O
we O
were O
delighted O
and O
went O
out O
at O
once. O
[The O
Prospect O
from O
Mt. O
Nebo.] O
For O
from O
the O
door O
of O
the O
church O
we O
saw O
the O
place O
where O
the O
Jordan O
enters O
the O
Dead O
Sea O
which O
place O
appeared O
below O
us O
as O
we O
stood. O
We O
saw O
also O
opposite O
not O
only O
Livias O
which O
was O
on O
the O
near O
side O
of O
Jordan O
but O
Jericho O
which O
was O
beyond B-PER
Jordan O
so O
prominent O
was O
the O
lofty O
place O
where O
we O
stood O
before O
the O
door O
of O
the O
church. O
The O
most O
part O
of O
Palestine O
the O
land O
of O
promise O
was O
seen O
from O
thence O
also O
the O
whole O
Jordan O
territory O
– O
that O
is O
as O
far O
as O
our O
eyes O
could O
reach. O
On O
the O
left O
hand O
we O
saw O
all B-LOC
the I-LOC
lands O
of O
the O
Sodomites O
and O
also O
Segor O
which O
Segor O
is O
the O
only O
one B-PER
remaining I-PER
to O
day O
of B-LOC
the I-LOC
famous O
five. O
There O
is O
a O
memorial O
of O
it O
but O
of O
those O
other O
cities O
nothing O
appears O
save O
the O
overturned O
ruins O
just O
as B-PER
they I-PER
were O
turned B-LOC
into O
ashes. O
The O
place O
where B-PER
was O
the O
inscription O
about O
Lot's O
wife O
was O
shown O
to O
us O
which O
place O
we O
read O
of O
in O
the O
Scriptures. O
But O
believe O
me O
venerable O
ladies O
the O
pillar O
itself O
is O
not O
visible O
only O
the B-PER
place O
is O
shown. O
The O
pillar O
is O
said O
to O
be O
covered O
up O
in O
the O
Dead O
Sea. O
We O
certainly O
saw O
the O
place O
but O
we O
saw O
no O
pillar; O
I B-LOC
cannot I-LOC
deceive O
you B-LOC
about O
this O
matter. O
The O
bishop O
of O
the O
place O
that O
is O
of O
Segor O
told O
us O
that O
it O
is O
now O
some O
years O
since O
the O
pillar O
was O
visible. O
It O
is O
about O
six O
miles O
from O
Segor O
to O
the O
place O
where O
the O
pillar O
stood O
which O
the O
water O
now O
covers. O
Also O
we B-PER
went O
out O
on O
the O
right O
side O
of O
the O
church O
and O
opposite O
were O
shown O
us O
two O
cities O
– O
Esebon O
now O
called O
Exebon O
which O
belonged O
to O
Seon O
King O
of O
the O
Amorites; O
and O
another O
now O
called O
Sasdra O
of O
Og O
the O
King O
of O
Basan. O
From B-LOC
the I-LOC
same O
place O
was O
shown O
opposite O
to O
us O
Fogor O
which O
was O
a O
city O
of O
the O
kingdom O
of O
Edom. O
All O
these O
cities O
which O
we O
saw O
were O
situated O
in B-LOC
the I-LOC
mountains. O
Underneath O
us O
the O
ground O
seemed O
to O
be O
somewhat O
flatter O
and O
we O
were O
told O
that O
in O
the B-LOC
days O
when O
holy O
Moses O
and O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
fought O
against O
these O
cities O
they O
encamped O
there; O
and O
the O
signs O
of O
a O
camp O
were O
there O
apparent. O
On O
the O
side O
of O
the B-LOC
mountain I-LOC
that O
I O
have O
called O
the O
left O
which O
is B-PER
over O
the O
Dead O
Sea O
a O
very O
sharp O
mountain O
was O
shown O
to B-PER
us O
which O
before O
was O
called B-LOC
Agrispecula. O
This O
is O
the O
mountain O
where O
Balak O
the O
son O
of O
Beor O
placed O
Balaam O
the O
soothsayer O
to O
curse O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
and O
God O
would O
not O
allow O
him O
as O
it O
is O
written. O
And O
so O
having O
seen O
all O
things O
which O
we O
desired O
in O
the O
name O
of O
God O
returning O
through O
Jericho O
we O
retraced O
to O
Jerusalem O
the O
whole O
route O
by O
which O
we O
had O
come. O
[Ausitis.] O
After O
some O
time O
I O
wished O
to O
go O
also O
to O
the O
region O
of O
Ausitis O
to O
visit O
the O
grave O
of O
holy O
Job O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
prayer. O
For O
I O
used B-LOC
to I-LOC
see O
many O
holy O
monks O
coming O
from O
thence O
to O
Jerusalem O
to O
visit O
the O
holy O
places O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
prayer O
who O
reporting B-PER
particulars O
about O
those O
places B-PER
made O
me O
desirous O
to O
impose O
on O
myself O
the B-PER
labour O
of B-PER
visiting O
them O
if O
indeed O
that O
can O
be O
called O
labour O
when O
a O
man O
sees O
that O
his O
desire O
is O
being O
accomplished. O
So O
I O
set O
out O
from O
Jerusalem O
with O
the O
holy O
men O
who B-LOC
deigned I-LOC
to O
accompany O
me O
on O
my O
journey O
they O
also O
going O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
prayer. O
Taking O
our O
way O
from O
Jerusalem O
to B-LOC
Carneas I-LOC
we O
passed O
through O
eight O
stations. O
(The O
city O
of O
Job O
is O
now O
called O
Carneas O
formerly O
being O
called O
Dennaba O
in O
the O
land B-LOC
of I-LOC
Ausitis O
in O
the O
borders O
of O
Idumæa O
and O
Arabia.) O
Going O
by O
this O
route O
I O
saw O
above O
the O
bank O
of O
the O
river O
Jordan O
a O
very O
fair O
and O
pleasant O
valley O
abounding O
with O
vines O
and O
trees O
for O
many O
very O
good O
streams O
were O
there. O
[Salem.] O
In O
that O
valley O
there O
was O
a O
large O
village O
which O
is O
now O
called O
Sedima. B-LOC
In O
that O
village O
situated O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
the O
plain O
in O
the O
centre O
there O
is O
a O
little O
hillock O
made O
as O
tombs O
are O
accustomed O
to B-LOC
be I-LOC
like I-LOC
a B-LOC
large I-LOC
tomb O
and O
on O
the O
top O
is O
a O
church. O
Underneath O
round O
the O
circumference O
of B-LOC
the I-LOC
little O
hill O
great O
and O
ancient B-LOC
foundations O
appear. O
And B-LOC
also O
in O
the O
village O
itself B-LOC
some O
tombs B-PER
still O
remain. O
When O
I O
saw O
this O
pleasant O
place O
I O
inquired O
what B-PER
it I-PER
was O
and O
I O
was O
told O
This O
is O
the O
city O
of O
King O
Melchizedek O
formerly O
called O
Salem O
whence O
the O
present O
village O
by O
corruption B-LOC
of O
the O
name O
is O
called O
Sedima. O
The O
building O
which O
you O
see O
at O
the O
summit O
of O
that O
little O
hill O
in O
the O
centre O
of O
the O
village O
is O
a O
church O
which O
church O
is O
now O
called O
in O
the O
Greek O
language O
Opu O
Melchisedech O
for O
there O
Melchizedek O
offered O
pure O
victims O
to O
God O
– O
that O
is O
bread O
and O
wine O
as O
it O
is O
written. O
Forthwith O
when O
I O
heard O
these O
things O
we O
got O
down O
from O
our O
animals O
and O
behold O
the O
holy O
priest O
of O
the O
place O
and O
the O
clergy O
deigned O
to O
meet O
us; O
and O
they O
receiving O
us O
led O
us O
straight O
up O
to O
the O
church. O
When O
we O
had O
got O
there O
first O
according O
to O
custom O
a O
prayer O
was O
offered O
then O
the O
passage O
was O
read O
from O
the O
book O
of O
holy O
Moses O
and O
a O
psalm O
said O
appropriate O
to O
the O
place O
and O
again O
having O
offered O
a O
prayer O
we O
descended. O
When O
we O
had O
descended O
the O
holy O
priest O
an O
elderly O
man O
and B-PER
well I-PER
versed I-PER
in O
the O
Scriptures O
who B-PER
had O
presided O
over O
the O
place O
from O
the O
time O
that O
he O
was O
a O
monk O
spoke O
to O
us O
of O
whose O
life O
many O
bishops O
as O
we O
learnt O
afterwards O
bore O
high O
testimony. O
For O
they O
said O
of O
him O
that O
he O
was O
worthy O
to O
preside O
in O
the O
place O
where O
holy O
Melchizedek O
first O
offered O
pure O
victims O
to O
God O
as O
he O
met O
holy O
Abraham. O
When O
we O
had O
descended O
as O
I O
have O
said O
above O
from O
the O
church O
this O
holy O
priest O
said O
to O
us O
'Behold O
those O
foundations O
round O
that O
little O
hill O
which O
you O
see O
they O
are O
[the O
remains] O
of O
the O
palace O
of O
Melchizedek. O
To O
this O
day O
if O
anyone O
wishes O
to O
build O
a O
house O
near O
there O
and O
happens O
on O
the O
foundations O
he O
sometimes O
finds O
little O
pieces O
of O
silver O
and O
bronze. O
The O
way O
which O
you O
see O
crosses O
between O
the O
river O
Jordan O
and O
that O
village O
is O
the O
way O
by O
which O
holy O
Abraham O
returned O
from O
the O
slaughter O
of O
Chedorlaomer O
King O
of O
Nations O
coming O
back O
to O
Sodom B-PER
where I-PER
holy O
Melchizedek O
King O
of O
Salem O
met B-PER
him.' O
Then O
as O
I B-PER
remembered I-PER
it O
was O
written O
that O
S. O
John O
baptized O
in O
Enon O
near O
Salem O
I O
asked O
of O
him O
how O
far O
off O
that O
place O
was. O
And O
the O
holy O
priest O
said O
'It O
is O
about O
two O
hundred O
paces; O
if O
you O
like O
I O
shall O
now O
lead O
you O
there O
on B-LOC
foot. I-LOC
This O
large O
and O
pure O
stream O
which O
you O
see O
in O
the O
village O
comes O
from O
that O
source.' O
So O
I O
began O
to O
thank O
him O
and O
to O
ask O
him O
to O
lead O
us O
to O
the O
place O
which O
he O
accordingly O
did. O
Straightway O
we O
began O
to O
go B-PER
with I-PER
him O
on O
foot O
through O
a O
most O
pleasant O
valley O
until B-PER
we O
arrived O
at O
a O
very O
pleasant O
fruit O
garden B-LOC
where I-LOC
he O
showed O
us O
in O
the O
midst O
a O
fountain O
of O
very O
good O
and O
pure O
water O
for O
it B-LOC
sent I-LOC
forth O
all O
at O
once O
a O
new O
stream. O
This O
fountain O
had O
before O
it B-PER
a O
sort O
of O
lake O
where O
it B-LOC
appeared I-LOC
that O
S. O
John O
the O
Baptist O
had O
baptized. O
Then O
the O
holy O
priest O
said O
to O
us O
'To O
this O
day O
this O
garden O
is O
called O
by O
no O
other O
name O
in O
the O
Greek O
tongue O
than O
Copos O
tu O
agiu O
Johanni O
– O
that O
is O
as O
you O
say O
in O
Latin O
Hortus O
sancti O
Johannis O
– O
"The O
garden O
of O
S. O
John." O
For O
many O
brethren O
holy O
monks O
coming O
from O
different O
places O
proceed O
to O
wash O
here.' O
Then O
at O
the O
fountain O
as O
at O
every O
place O
a O
prayer O
was O
offered O
and O
the O
lection O
was O
read O
an O
appropriate O
psalm O
was O
sung O
and O
all O
things O
which O
we O
were O
accustomed O
to O
do O
when O
we O
came O
to O
holy O
places O
we O
also O
did O
there. O
And O
the O
holy O
priest O
told O
us O
that O
to O
the O
present O
day O
always O
at O
Easter O
those O
who O
were O
to O
be B-PER
baptized I-PER
in I-PER
the I-PER
village O
– O
i.e. O
in O
the O
church O
called O
Opu O
Melchisedech O
– O
were O
all O
baptized O
in O
this O
fountain; O
and O
they O
would O
return O
early O
to O
vespers O
with O
the O
clergy O
and O
monks O
singing O
psalms O
or O
antiphons O
and O
so O
all O
who O
had O
been O
baptized O
would O
early B-PER
be O
led O
back O
from O
the O
fountain O
to O
the O
Church O
of O
S. O
Melchizedek. O
Receiving O
then O
from O
the O
priests O
gifts O
of O
blessing O
from O
the O
orchard O
of O
St. O
John O
the O
Baptist O
and O
likewise O
from O
the O
holy O
monks O
who O
there O
had O
their O
cells O
in O
the O
fruit O
garden O
itself O
and O
always O
giving O
thanks O
to O
God O
we O
set O
out O
on O
our O
way O
whither O
we O
were O
going. O
Thence O
going O
for O
some O
time O
through O
the O
valley O
of O
the O
Jordan O
above O
the O
bank O
of O
the O
river O
because O
that O
was O
our O
route O
for O
a O
time O
we O
suddenly O
saw O
the O
city O
of O
the O
holy O
prophet O
Elijah O
– O
i.e. O
Thesbe O
whence O
he O
has O
the O
name O
Elijah O
the O
Tishbite. O
And O
there O
to O
this O
day O
is O
the O
cave O
where O
the O
holy O
man O
sat O
and O
there O
is O
the O
grave O
of O
holy O
Getha O
whose O
name O
we O
read O
in O
the O
books O
of O
Judges. O
And B-PER
so I-PER
giving I-PER
thanks O
to O
God O
according O
to O
custom O
we O
proceeded O
on O
our O
journey. O
As O
we O
went O
we O
saw O
a O
very O
pleasant O
valley O
on O
the O
left O
approaching O
us O
which O
valley O
being O
large O
sent O
a O
great O
torrent O
into O
the O
Jordan; O
and O
there O
in B-PER
that O
valley O
we O
saw O
the O
cell O
of O
a O
certain O
brother O
– O
a O
nunnus O
that O
is O
a O
monk. O
Then O
I O
as O
I O
am O
an O
inquisitive O
person O
began O
to O
inquire O
what O
this O
valley O
was O
where O
the O
holy O
monk O
had O
made O
his O
cell O
for O
I O
did O
not O
think O
it O
was O
without O
reason. B-PER
Then O
the O
holy O
men O
who O
were O
travelling O
with B-PER
me I-PER
– I-PER
that I-PER
is O
those O
who O
knew O
the O
place O
said O
'This O
is O
the O
valley O
of O
the O
Cherith O
where O
holy O
Elijah O
the O
Tishbite O
dwelt O
in O
the O
days O
of O
King O
Ahab O
when O
there O
was O
a O
famine; O
and O
at O
the O
command B-PER
of O
God O
the O
ravens O
used O
to O
bring O
him O
meat O
and O
he O
drank O
water O
from O
the O
torrent. O
For O
this O
torrent O
which O
you O
see O
flowing O
from O
the O
valley O
into O
the O
Jordan O
is O
the O
Cherith.' O
And O
so O
giving B-PER
thanks O
to O
God O
who O
vouchsafed O
to O
show O
us O
undeserving O
those O
things O
which O
we O
desired O
we O
began O
to O
go O
on O
our O
way O
as O
on O
the O
other O
days. O
And O
so O
going O
on O
our O
way O
suddenly O
on O
our O
left O
whence O
opposite O
to O
us O
we O
saw O
the O
parts O
of O
Phoenicia O
there O
appeared O
a O
great O
and O
lofty O
mountain O
which O
extended O
a O
great O
distance. O
. O
. O
. O
[A O
leaf O
wanting] O
[Carneas.] O
which O
holy O
monk O
and O
ascetic O
thought O
it O
necessary O
after B-PER
the O
many O
years O
which O
he O
had O
spent O
in O
the O
desert O
to O
move O
himself O
and O
to O
descend O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Carneas B-PER
that O
he O
might O
bid O
the O
bishop O
and O
clergy O
of O
that O
time O
as O
it O
had O
been O
revealed O
to O
him O
to O
dig O
in O
the O
place O
which O
was O
shown O
him. O
This O
was O
done B-PER
and O
they O
digging B-LOC
in O
the O
place O
which O
had O
been O
pointed O
out O
found O
a O
cave O
which O
they O
followed O
for O
about O
a O
hundred O
paces O
when O
suddenly O
as O
they O
dug O
a O
stone O
became O
visible; O
and O
when O
they O
had O
uncovered O
this O
stone O
they O
found O
carved O
on O
its O
face O
the O
word O
Job. O
To O
this O
Job B-PER
the I-PER
church O
that O
you O
see O
was O
built O
in O
that O
place; O
so O
however O
that O
the O
stone O
with O
the O
body O
should O
not O
be O
moved O
but B-LOC
that O
the O
body O
should O
be O
placed O
where O
it O
had O
been O
found O
and O
should O
lie O
under O
the O
altar. O
That O
church O
which O
some O
tribune O
built O
stands O
imperfect O
to O
this O
day. O
The B-LOC
next I-LOC
morning O
we O
asked O
the O
bishop O
to O
offer O
the O
oblation O
which O
he O
deigned O
to O
do O
and O
the O
bishop O
giving O
us O
his O
blessing O
we O
departed. O
Then O
communicating O
and O
ever O
thanking O
God O
we O
returned O
to O
Jerusalem O
pursuing O
our O
journey O
through O
the O
several O
stations O
through O
which O
we O
had O
gone O
three O
years O
before. O
[Jerusalem.] O
There O
in O
the O
name O
of O
God O
having O
spent O
some O
time O
it O
being O
now O
three O
full O
years O
from O
the O
time O
that O
I O
had O
come O
to O
Jerusalem O
and O
having O
seen O
all O
the O
holy O
places O
to O
which O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
prayer O
I O
had O
directed O
my O
course O
I O
had O
a O
mind O
to O
return O
to O
my O
own O
country. O
But O
I O
wished O
God O
commanding O
me O
to O
go O
to O
Mesopotamia O
in O
Syria O
to O
visit O
the O
holy O
monks O
who O
were O
said O
to O
be O
numerous O
there O
and O
of O
such O
blameless O
life O
as O
baffles O
description; O
and O
also O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
prayer O
at O
the O
martyr O
memorial O
of O
S. O
Thomas O
the O
Apostle O
at O
Edessa O
where O
his O
whole O
body O
is O
laid. O
For O
Jesus O
our B-PER
God O
testified O
that O
after B-LOC
He O
had O
ascended O
into O
heaven O
He O
would O
send O
him O
there O
in O
the O
letter O
which O
He O
sent O
to O
King O
Abgar O
by O
Ananias O
as B-LOC
courier I-LOC
which O
letter O
is O
preserved O
with O
great O
reverence O
at O
the O
city O
of O
Edessa O
where O
the O
martyr O
memorial O
is. O
I O
would O
have O
you B-LOC
of I-LOC
your O
affection O
to O
believe O
that O
there O
is O
no O
Christian O
who O
does O
not O
wend O
his O
way O
thither O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
prayer O
who O
has O
got O
as O
far O
as O
the O
holy O
places O
at O
Jerusalem; O
it O
is O
at O
the O
twenty O
fifth B-PER
station I-PER
from O
Jerusalem. O
And O
since O
from O
Antioch O
it O
is O
nearer O
to O
Mesopotamia O
it O
was O
very O
convenient O
for O
me O
at O
the O
command O
of O
God O
that O
as O
I O
was O
returning O
to O
Constantinople O
and O
my O
way O
was O
through B-PER
Antioch I-PER
I O
should O
go B-LOC
from I-LOC
thence O
to O
Mesopotamia. O
This O
then O
I O
did B-PER
at O
the O
command B-PER
of O
God. O
[Antioch.] O
So O
in O
the O
name O
of O
Christ O
our O
God O
I O
set O
out O
from O
Antioch O
to O
Mesopotamia O
holding O
my O
way O
through O
the O
stations B-PER
and O
some O
cities O
of O
the O
province O
of O
Cœle O
Syria O
i.e. O
Antioch; O
and O
thence O
I B-LOC
entered I-LOC
the O
borders O
of O
the O
province O
of O
Augustofratensis O
[Hierapolis.] O
and O
arrived O
at O
the O
city O
of O
Gerapolis O
which O
is O
the O
metropolis O
of O
that O
province O
viz. O
of O
Augustofratensis. O
And O
as O
this O
city O
is O
very O
fair O
and O
rich B-LOC
and I-LOC
abounds O
in O
everything O
it O
was O
necessary O
for O
me B-LOC
to I-LOC
make I-LOC
a O
halt O
there O
as B-LOC
the I-LOC
boundaries O
of O
Mesopotamia O
were B-PER
not O
far O
off. O
[The O
Euphrates.] O
And O
then O
starting O
from B-PER
Hierapolis O
at O
the O
fifteenth O
milestone B-LOC
in I-LOC
the I-LOC
name O
of O
God O
I O
arrived O
at B-LOC
the I-LOC
river O
Euphrates O
of O
which O
it O
is O
very B-PER
well I-PER
written O
that O
it O
is O
'the O
great O
river O
Euphrates O
' B-LOC
so I-LOC
mighty O
and O
as O
it O
were O
terrible B-PER
is O
it B-PER
for O
it O
rushes O
down O
in B-LOC
a I-LOC
torrent O
like B-PER
the I-PER
river O
Rhone O
except O
that O
the O
Euphrates O
is O
bigger. O
As O
we O
had O
to O
cross O
in O
ships B-LOC
and I-LOC
in O
none O
but B-LOC
large I-LOC
ships O
I O
waited O
there O
till O
mid O
day O
was O
past O
and O
then O
in O
the O
name O
of O
God O
I O
crossed O
the O
river O
Euphrates O
and O
entered O
the B-LOC
borders I-LOC
of O
Mesopotamia O
in O
Syria. O
[Bathnæ.] O
So O
again O
making O
my O
way O
through O
some O
stations O
I O
came O
to O
a O
city O
whose O
name O
we O
read O
in O
the O
Scriptures O
– O
that O
is O
Batanis O
– O
which O
survives O
to O
this O
day. O
It O
has O
a O
church O
with O
a B-PER
right I-PER
holy I-PER
bishop O
monk O
and O
confessor O
and B-LOC
some I-LOC
martyr O
memorials. O
It O
is O
a O
city O
swarming O
with O
inhabitants O
for O
there O
is O
to O
be O
found O
the O
soldier O
with O
his O
tribune. O
[Edessa.] B-LOC
Again O
setting O
out O
from O
thence O
we O
arrived O
in O
the O
name O
of O
Christ B-LOC
our I-LOC
God O
at O
Edessa; O
and O
when O
we O
had O
arrived O
we O
straightway O
proceeded O
to O
the O
church O
and O
the O
martyr O
memorial O
of O
S. O
Thomas. O
There B-LOC
according I-LOC
to O
our O
custom O
prayers O
were O
offered; O
and O
we O
read O
there O
both O
the O
other O
things O
which O
we O
were O
in O
the O
habit O
of O
reading O
at O
the O
holy O
places B-PER
and O
also O
some O
things O
of B-LOC
S. I-LOC
Thomas O
himself. O
The O
church O
is B-PER
great I-PER
and I-PER
very O
beautiful O
and O
built O
in O
a O
new O
form O
truly O
worthy O
to O
be O
the O
house O
of O
God; O
and O
as O
there O
were O
many O
things O
there O
which O
I O
desired O
to O
see O
it O
was O
necessary O
for O
me O
to O
make O
a O
stay O
of O
three O
days. O
In O
that O
city O
I O
saw O
many O
martyr O
memorials O
also O
the O
holy O
monks O
who O
lived O
there O
– O
some O
at O
the O
martyr O
memorials O
others O
having O
cells O
in O
retired O
places O
at O
a O
distance O
from O
the O
city. O
And B-LOC
the O
holy O
bishop O
of O
the O
city O
a O
truly O
devout O
man O
a O
monk O
and O
confessor O
receiving O
me O
kindly B-LOC
said O
to O
me O
'As O
I O
see O
daughter O
that O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
religion O
you O
imposed O
this O
great O
toil O
on O
yourself B-PER
to O
come O
from O
distant O
lands O
to O
these O
places O
if O
you O
like O
we O
will O
show O
you O
whatever O
places O
here O
are O
pleasing O
for O
Christians O
to O
see.' O
Thereupon O
first O
giving O
thanks O
to O
God O
I O
besought O
him O
much B-PER
that I-PER
he O
would O
deign O
to O
do O
as O
he O
said. O
Accordingly O
he O
brought O
me O
first O
to O
the O
palace O
of O
King O
Abgar O
and O
showed O
me B-PER
there O
a O
great O
statue O
of O
him O
very O
like O
(as O
they O
said) O
of O
marble O
which O
shone O
as O
if O
it O
were O
of O
pearl. O
From O
the O
face O
of O
Abgar O
it O
would O
appear O
that O
he O
was O
a O
wise O
and O
honourable O
man. O
Then O
said O
the O
holy O
bishop O
to O
me O
'See O
King O
Abgar O
who O
before O
he O
saw O
the O
Lord O
believed O
that O
He O
was O
the O
Son O
of O
God.' O
And O
near O
was O
another O
statue O
made O
of O
like O
marble O
which O
he O
said O
was O
that O
of O
his O
son O
Maanu; O
it O
also O
had O
something O
gracious O
in O
its O
look. O
Then O
we O
went O
into O
the O
inner O
part O
of O
the O
palace O
and O
there O
were O
fountains O
full O
of O
fish O
such O
as O
I O
never O
saw O
before O
of O
such O
size O
were O
they O
so O
brilliant O
and O
of O
such O
a O
good O
flavour. O
The O
city B-PER
has O
no O
other O
water O
inside O
it O
but O
that O
which O
comes O
from B-PER
the O
palace O
which O
is O
like O
a O
great O
silver O
stream. O
[The O
story O
of O
Abgar.] O
And O
then O
the O
holy O
bishop O
told O
me O
about O
that O
water O
saying O
'Once O
on O
a O
time O
after O
that O
King O
Abgar O
had O
written O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
the O
Lord O
had O
sent O
a O
reply O
to O
Abgar O
by O
Ananias O
the O
courier O
(as O
it O
is O
written O
in O
the O
letter O
itself) O
when O
some O
time O
had O
elapsed O
the O
Persians O
came O
down O
and O
surrounded O
the B-PER
city. O
But O
Abgar O
bearing O
the O
letter O
of O
the O
Lord O
to O
the O
gate O
prayed O
publicly O
with O
all O
his O
army. O
And O
he O
said O
"Lord O
Jesus O
Thou O
hast O
promised O
us O
that O
none O
of O
our O
enemies B-PER
shall O
enter O
this O
city O
and O
lo! O
now O
the O
Persians O
attack O
us." O
And O
when O
the O
king O
had O
said O
this O
holding O
up O
the O
open O
letter O
with O
uplifted O
hands O
suddenly O
there O
was O
a O
great O
darkness O
outside O
the O
city O
before O
the O
eyes O
of O
the O
Persians O
as O
they O
were O
approaching O
the O
city O
about O
three O
miles O
off; O
and O
they O
were O
so O
confounded O
by O
the O
darkness O
that O
with O
difficulty O
they O
pitched O
their O
camp O
and O
surrounded O
the O
whole O
city O
at O
the O
distance O
of O
three O
miles. O
So O
confounded O
were O
the O
Persians O
that O
they O
could O
never O
see O
afterwards O
in O
that O
direction O
to O
attack B-PER
the O
city; O
but O
they O
guarded O
the O
city O
shut O
in O
as O
it O
was O
all O
round O
by O
foes O
at O
the O
distance O
of O
three O
miles O
and O
thus O
did O
they O
guard O
it O
for O
some O
months. O
But O
after O
a O
time O
when O
they O
saw O
that O
in O
no O
way O
could O
they O
enter O
the O
city O
they O
desired O
to O
slay O
the B-PER
inhabitants O
by O
thirst. O
Now O
at O
that O
time O
daughter O
the O
little O
hill O
which O
you O
see O
above O
the O
city O
supplied O
the O
city O
with O
water O
and O
the O
Persians O
perceiving O
this O
turned O
aside O
the O
water O
from O
the O
city O
and O
diverted O
its O
course O
by O
the O
place O
where O
they O
had O
pitched O
their O
own O
camp. O
But O
on O
the O
day O
and O
hour O
on O
which O
the O
Persians O
diverted O
the O
water O
the O
fountains O
which O
you O
see O
in O
this O
place O
at O
the O
command O
of O
God O
burst O
forth O
all O
at O
once O
and O
from O
that O
day O
to O
this O
they O
continue O
by O
the O
grace O
of O
God; O
but O
the O
water O
which O
the O
Persians O
diverted O
was O
dried O
up O
in O
that O
hour O
so O
that O
the O
besiegers O
had O
nothing O
to O
drink O
not O
even O
for O
one O
day O
as O
indeed O
is O
still O
apparent O
for O
never O
after O
to O
the O
present O
day O
has O
any O
moisture O
been O
visible O
there. O
And O
so O
at O
the O
command O
of O
God O
who O
had O
promised O
that O
it O
should O
be O
so O
they O
had O
forthwith O
to O
return O
to O
Persia O
their O
own O
country; O
for O
as O
often O
as O
the O
foe O
desired O
to O
come O
and O
take O
the O
city O
by O
storm O
the O
letter O
was O
produced O
and O
read O
in O
the O
gate O
and O
straightway O
they O
were O
all O
driven O
back O
by O
the O
will O
of O
God.' O
The O
holy O
bishop O
also O
said O
'The O
place O
where O
these O
fountains O
burst O
forth O
was O
formerly O
a O
level O
space O
inside O
the O
city O
lying O
under O
the O
palace O
of O
King O
Abgar O
which O
palace O
of O
Abgar O
was O
as O
you O
see O
it O
still O
is O
on O
somewhat O
higher O
ground. B-PER
For O
it O
was O
a O
custom O
at O
that O
time O
that O
palaces O
should O
always O
be O
built O
in O
elevated O
positions; O
but O
after O
the O
fountains O
had O
burst O
forth O
in O
that O
place O
Abgar O
built O
this O
palace O
for O
his O
son O
Maanu O
(that O
is O
the O
one O
whose O
statue O
you O
saw O
near O
his O
father's) O
so O
that O
the O
fountains O
should O
be O
enclosed O
in O
the O
palace.' O
After O
the O
holy O
bishop O
related O
all O
these O
things O
he B-PER
said O
to O
me O
'Let O
us O
now O
go O
to O
the O
gate O
by O
which O
Ananias O
the O
courier O
entered O
with B-LOC
that O
letter O
which O
I O
spoke O
of.' O
So O
when O
we O
had O
come O
to O
the O
gate O
the O
bishop O
standing O
offered O
a O
prayer O
and O
read O
us O
the O
letters O
and O
finally O
blessing O
us O
another O
prayer O
was O
offered O
up. O
Also O
the O
holy O
man O
told O
us O
saying O
'From O
the O
day O
that O
the O
courier O
Ananias O
entered O
the O
gate O
with O
the O
letter O
of O
the O
Lord O
to O
the O
present O
care O
is O
taken O
that O
no O
unclean O
person O
nor O
mourner O
pass O
through B-LOC
neither O
may O
a O
corpse O
be O
brought O
out O
through O
this O
gate.' O
The O
holy O
bishop O
showed O
us O
also O
the O
grave O
of O
Abgar O
and O
of O
his O
whole O
family O
very O
beautiful O
but O
made O
after O
the O
antique O
manner. O
He O
led O
us O
also O
to O
that O
higher B-PER
palace O
which O
King O
Abgar O
had O
at B-PER
the O
first O
and O
if O
there O
were O
any O
other O
places O
he O
showed O
them O
to O
us. O
It O
also O
gave O
me O
great O
pleasure O
to O
receive O
from O
the O
holy O
man O
himself O
the O
letters O
of O
Abgar O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
of O
the O
Lord O
to O
Abgar O
which O
the O
holy O
bishop O
read B-PER
to I-PER
us O
there; O
for O
although O
I O
had O
copies O
of O
them O
in O
my O
own O
country O
yet O
it O
seemed O
to O
me O
very O
pleasing O
to O
receive O
them O
from O
him O
lest O
perhaps O
something O
less O
might O
have O
reached O
us O
at O
home O
for O
indeed O
the O
account O
which O
I O
received O
here O
is O
more O
full. O
So O
if O
Jesus O
our O
God O
shall O
command O
it O
when O
I B-PER
come I-PER
home O
you O
also O
shall O
read O
them O
ladies O
my O
dear O
souls. O
[Haran.] O
Having O
stayed O
there O
for O
three O
days O
it O
was O
necessary O
for O
me O
(still O
advancing) O
to O
go O
on O
as O
far O
as O
Charræ O
as O
it O
is O
now O
called. O
In O
the O
Holy O
Scriptures O
it O
is O
called O
Charran O
where O
holy O
Abram O
tarried O
as O
it O
is O
written O
in O
Genesis O
the O
Lord O
saying O
to O
Abram O
'Get O
thee O
out O
of O
thy O
country O
and O
from O
thy O
father's O
house O
and O
go O
into O
Charran O
' O
etc. O
When O
I O
arrived O
at O
Charræ O
straightway O
I O
went O
to O
the O
church O
which O
is O
inside O
the O
city O
and O
presently O
I O
saw O
the O
bishop O
of O
the O
place O
– O
truly O
a O
holy O
man O
and O
a O
man O
of O
God O
both O
monk O
and O
confessor O
– O
who O
deigned O
to O
show O
us O
all O
the O
places O
there O
which O
we O
desired. O
He O
conducted O
us O
forthwith O
to O
the O
church O
which O
is O
outside O
the O
city O
in O
the O
place O
where O
was O
the O
house O
of O
holy O
Abram O
i.e. O
on O
the O
same O
foundations O
and O
made O
of O
the O
same O
stone O
as O
the O
holy O
bishop O
said. O
So O
when O
we B-PER
had O
come B-PER
to O
this O
church O
prayer O
was O
offered O
and O
the O
passage O
read O
from O
Genesis O
one O
psalm O
said O
and O
another O
prayer O
and O
then O
the O
bishop O
blessing O
us O
we O
went O
out. O
He O
also O
deigned O
to O
conduct O
us O
to O
that O
well O
where B-LOC
holy O
Rebecca O
used O
to O
draw O
water O
and O
the O
holy O
bishop O
said O
to O
us O
'Behold O
the O
well O
where B-PER
holy O
Rebecca O
gave O
drink O
to O
the O
camels O
of O
holy O
Abram's O
servant O
Eliezer;' O
and O
so O
he O
deigned O
to O
show O
us O
each O
thing. O
For O
at O
the O
church O
which O
I B-PER
said I-PER
is O
outside O
the O
city O
ladies O
venerable B-LOC
sisters O
where O
at O
the O
first O
Abram's O
house O
was O
there O
is O
now O
placed O
the O
martyr O
memorial O
of O
a O
holy O
monk O
by O
name O
Elpidius. O
It O
happened O
very B-PER
pleasantly O
for O
us O
that O
we O
arrived O
there O
the O
day O
before O
the O
memorial O
day O
of O
S. O
Elpidius O
– O
i.e. O
April O
. O
On O
this O
day O
all O
the O
monks O
from O
all O
the O
borders O
of O
Mesopotamia O
had O
to O
descend O
to O
Charræ O
and O
likewise O
those O
elders O
who O
live O
in O
solitude O
whom O
they O
call O
ascetics. O
On O
this O
day O
also O
there O
is O
a O
large O
attendance O
on O
account O
of O
the O
memory O
of O
holy O
Abram O
whose O
house O
was O
where O
the O
church O
now O
is O
in O
which O
is O
laid O
the O
body O
of O
the O
holy O
martyr. O
And O
so O
beyond O
our O
expectations O
it O
fell O
out O
very O
pleasantly O
that O
we O
saw O
there O
the O
holy O
monks B-PER
of O
Mesopotamia O
– O
truly O
men O
of O
God O
– O
and O
also O
those O
whose O
fame O
and O
manner O
of O
life O
were B-PER
widely O
spoken O
of O
whom O
I O
did O
not O
count O
upon B-PER
possibly O
seeing. B-PER
Not O
that O
it O
was O
impossible O
for O
God O
who O
had O
vouchsafed O
to O
grant O
me O
all O
things O
to O
grant O
this O
also O
but O
because O
I O
had O
heard O
that O
except O
at O
Easter O
and B-PER
on O
this O
day O
they O
do O
not O
descend O
from O
their O
dwellings O
(for O
they O
are O
men O
who O
perform O
many B-PER
acts O
of O
virtue) O
and O
I O
did O
not O
know O
in O
what O
month O
the O
day O
of O
the O
memorial O
festival O
was O
as O
I O
have O
said; O
but O
at O
the O
command O
of O
God O
it O
so O
fell O
out O
that O
I O
came O
there O
on O
a O
day O
which B-PER
I I-PER
had I-PER
not O
hoped O
for. O
We O
stayed B-LOC
there O
two O
days O
on O
account O
of O
the O
memorial O
day O
and O
to O
see O
these O
holy O
men O
who O
deigned O
freely O
to O
admit O
me O
to O
salutation O
and O
to O
speak O
to O
me O
which O
I O
did O
not O
deserve. O
After O
the O
memorial O
day O
they O
were O
not O
seen O
any O
more O
but O
presently O
in O
the O
night O
they O
sought O
the O
desert O
and O
each O
one O
his O
own O
cell O
where O
he O
lived; O
and O
in O
the O
city O
beyond O
a O
few O
clergy O
and O
holy B-PER
monks I-PER
(if O
any O
such O
delayed O
there) O
I O
saw O
no O
Christian O
but O
they O
were O
all O
heathen; O
for O
as O
we O
observe O
with O
great O
reverence O
that O
place O
where O
formerly O
was O
holy O
Abram's O
house O
so O
these B-PER
heathen O
with O
great O
reverence O
observe O
a O
place O
about O
a O
thousand O
paces O
from O
the O
city O
where O
are O
the O
graves O
of O
Nahor O
and O
Bethuel. O
And O
as O
the O
bishop O
of O
that O
place O
was O
well O
instructed O
in O
the O
Scriptures O
I O
asked O
him O
saying O
'I O
beg O
of O
you O
sir O
to O
tell O
me O
what O
I O
desire O
to O
hear.' O
And O
he O
said O
'Tell O
me O
daughter O
what O
you O
wish O
and O
I O
will O
tell O
you O
if O
I O
know O
it.' O
Then O
I O
said O
'I O
know O
from O
the O
Scriptures O
that O
holy O
Abram O
with O
Terah O
his O
father O
and O
Sarah O
his O
wife O
and O
Lot O
his O
brother's O
son O
came O
to O
this O
place; O
but O
I O
have O
not O
read O
when O
Nahor O
or O
Bethuel O
came O
here O
save O
that O
I O
know O
that O
afterwards O
Abram's O
servant O
came O
to O
Charræ O
to O
seek O
Rebecca O
the O
daughter O
of O
Bethuel O
the O
son O
of O
Nahor O
for O
Isaac O
the O
son O
of O
Abram O
his O
master.' O
Then O
the O
holy O
bishop O
said O
to O
me O
'Truly O
daughter O
as O
you O
say O
it O
is O
written O
in O
Genesis O
that O
holy O
Abram O
migrated O
here B-PER
with I-PER
his O
family O
and O
canonical O
Scripture O
does O
not O
say O
at O
what O
time O
Nahor O
or O
Bethuel O
migrated O
with O
their O
families; O
but O
they O
manifestly O
did O
migrate O
here O
afterwards O
for O
their O
graves O
are O
about O
a O
thousand O
paces O
from O
the O
city. O
But O
the O
Scripture O
testifies O
that O
holy B-LOC
Abram's O
servant O
came O
hither O
to O
receive O
holy O
Rebecca; O
and O
again O
holy O
Jacob O
came O
here O
when O
he O
received O
the O
daughters O
of O
Laban O
the O
Syrian.' O
Then O
I O
asked O
where O
that O
well O
was O
where O
holy O
Jacob O
had O
given O
water O
to O
the O
flocks O
which O
Rachel O
the O
daughter O
of O
Laban O
the O
Syrian O
was O
feeding. O
And O
the O
bishop B-PER
said O
to B-PER
me O
'At O
the O
sixth O
milestone B-PER
from O
here O
there O
is O
a O
place O
near O
the O
village O
where O
was O
the O
farm O
of O
Laban O
the O
Syrian; O
but O
when B-PER
you O
wish O
to O
go O
there O
we O
will O
go O
with O
you O
and O
show B-PER
it O
to O
you. O
There O
are O
many B-LOC
right O
holy O
monks B-PER
and O
ascetics O
and O
a B-PER
holy I-PER
church O
is O
there.' O
I O
also O
asked B-PER
the O
holy O
bishop O
where O
was O
that O
place O
of O
the O
Chaldees O
where O
Terah O
dwelt O
at O
first O
with O
his O
family. O
Then O
the O
holy O
bishop O
said O
to O
me O
'That B-PER
place O
daughter O
which O
you O
seek O
is O
at O
the O
tenth O
station O
inland O
to O
Persia O
for O
from O
this O
to O
Nisibis O
there O
are O
five O
stations O
and O
from O
thence O
to O
Hur O
which O
was O
a O
city O
of O
the O
Chaldees O
there O
are O
five O
more O
stations; O
but O
there O
is O
now O
no O
access O
for O
Romans O
as O
the O
Persians O
hold O
the O
whole O
country. B-PER
This O
district O
is O
especially O
called O
Eastern B-PER
which O
is O
on O
the O
confines B-PER
of O
the O
Romans O
and O
the O
Persians O
or O
the O
district O
of O
the B-PER
Chaldees.' I-PER
And O
many O
other O
things O
he O
deigned O
to O
relate O
as B-PER
also O
did O
the O
other O
holy O
bishops O
and O
holy B-PER
monks O
all O
their O
accounts O
however O
being B-PER
either O
from O
the O
Scriptures O
of O
God O
or O
else O
of O
deeds O
done O
by O
holy O
men O
– O
that O
is O
monks O
– O
the O
wonderful O
things O
done O
by O
those O
who O
had O
departed B-LOC
or B-PER
at I-PER
the O
present O
day O
by O
those O
who O
are O
yet O
in O
the O
body O
– O
those O
at O
least O
who O
are O
ascetics. O
For O
I O
would O
not O
have O
you O
think O
in O
your O
pious O
zeal O
that O
the O
monks O
ever O
related O
any O
stories O
except O
those O
from O
the O
Scriptures O
of B-LOC
God I-LOC
or O
else O
those B-PER
of O
the O
deeds O
of O
the O
greater O
monks. O
After O
I O
had O
been O
there O
two O
days O
the O
bishop O
conducted O
us O
to O
that O
well O
where O
holy O
Jacob O
had O
watered O
the B-LOC
flocks I-LOC
of O
holy O
Rachel; O
it O
is O
at O
the O
sixth O
milestone O
from O
Charræ. O
In O
honour O
of O
this O
well O
is O
built O
hard O
by B-LOC
a I-LOC
holy I-LOC
church O
very O
great O
and O
beautiful. O
When O
we O
came O
to O
the O
well O
prayer O
was O
offered O
by O
the O
bishop O
the O
passage O
from O
Genesis O
was O
read O
one O
psalm O
appropriate O
to O
the O
place O
was O
said O
and O
after O
a O
final O
prayer O
the O
bishop O
gave O
us O
his O
blessing. O
And O
we O
saw O
there O
lying O
near O
the O
well O
the O
enormous O
stone O
that O
Jacob O
moved O
from O
the O
well O
which O
is O
shown O
to O
this O
day. O
Round O
the O
well O
no O
one O
lives O
save O
the O
clergy O
of O
the O
church O
there O
and O
the O
monks O
who O
have O
their O
cells O
near O
whose O
truly O
unheard O
of O
manner O
of O
life O
the O
holy O
bishop O
described O
to O
us. O
Then O
prayer O
having O
been O
offered O
in O
the O
church O
I O
made O
my O
way O
with O
the O
bishop O
into O
the O
cells O
of O
the O
holy O
monks O
giving O
thanks O
to O
God O
and O
to O
them O
who O
deigned O
to O
receive O
me O
with O
willing O
mind O
into O
their O
cells O
wherever O
I O
entered B-PER
and O
to O
address O
me O
with O
such O
words O
as O
were O
worthy O
to O
come O
from O
their O
lips. O
And O
they O
deigned O
to O
give O
gifts O
of O
blessing O
to O
me O
and O
to B-PER
all I-PER
who O
were O
with O
me O
as O
it O
is O
the O
habit B-PER
of O
monks O
to O
do O
– O
at O
least O
to O
those O
whom O
they B-LOC
voluntarily O
entertain O
in O
their O
cells. O
[Padan O
Aram.] O
And O
as O
the O
place O
is O
in O
a O
great O
plain O
I O
was O
shown O
opposite O
by O
the O
holy O
bishop O
a O
very O
large O
village O
perhaps O
five O
hundred O
paces O
from O
the O
well O
through O
which O
village O
we O
directed O
our O
course. O
This O
village O
as O
the O
bishop O
said O
was O
once O
the O
farm O
of O
Laban O
the O
Syrian; O
it O
is O
called O
Fadana. O
There O
I O
was O
shown B-PER
the O
memorial O
of O
Laban O
the O
Syrian O
Jacob's O
father O
in O
law; O
and O
I O
was O
also O
shown O
the O
place O
where O
Rachel O
stole O
her O
father's O
idols. O
And O
so O
in O
the O
name O
of O
God O
having O
seen O
all O
things O
bidding O
farewell O
to O
the O
holy O
bishop O
and O
the O
holy O
monks O
who O
had O
deigned O
to O
conduct O
us O
back O
to O
that O
place O
we O
returned O
by O
the O
route O
and O
the O
stations O
by O
which O
we O
had O
come O
from O
Antioch. O
[Antioch.] O
When O
I O
returned O
to O
Antioch O
I O
stayed O
there O
for O
about O
a O
week O
until O
the O
necessaries O
for O
my O
journey O
should O
be O
prepared. O
[Tarsus.] O
And O
then O
starting O
from O
Antioch O
and O
journeying O
through O
several O
stations O
I O
came O
to O
the O
province O
called O
Cilicia O
which O
has O
Tarsus O
for O
its O
chief O
city O
at O
which O
Tarsus O
I O
had O
been O
already O
on O
my O
way O
to O
Jerusalem. O
But O
as O
the O
martyr O
memorial O
of O
S. O
Thecla O
is O
at O
the O
third O
station O
from O
Tarsus O
that O
is O
in O
Hisauria O
it O
pleased O
me O
to O
go O
thither O
more O
especially O
as O
it O
was O
so O
very O
near. O
Starting O
from O
Tarsus O
I O
arrived O
at O
a O
certain O
city O
above O
the O
sea O
but O
still O
in O
Cilicia O
called O
Pompeiopolis. O
Thence B-LOC
I O
entered B-PER
the O
borders O
of O
Hisauria B-LOC
and O
halted O
in O
a O
city O
called O
Coricus. O
[Seleucia.] O
On B-PER
the I-PER
third O
day O
I O
arrived O
at O
the O
city O
called O
Seleucia O
in O
Hisauria. O
When O
I O
arrived O
there O
I O
was O
at O
the O
bishop's O
a O
right O
holy O
man O
formerly O
a O
monk. O
In O
the O
same O
city O
I O
saw O
a O
very O
beautiful O
church. O
And O
since O
the O
distance O
was O
about O
paces O
from O
thence O
to O
S. O
Thecla O
(which O
place O
is O
outside O
the O
city O
on O
an O
elevated O
tableland) O
I O
preferred O
to O
go B-LOC
out I-LOC
to O
it O
and O
there O
make O
the B-LOC
halt I-LOC
which O
I O
purposed. O
In O
addition O
to O
the O
holy O
church O
nothing O
else O
is O
there O
save O
innumerable O
monasteries O
both O
for O
men O
and O
women. O
I O
found B-LOC
there O
one O
woman O
a O
very O
dear O
friend O
of O
mine O
to O
whose O
life O
all O
in O
the O
East O
bore B-PER
testimony I-PER
a O
holy O
deaconess B-LOC
by O
name O
Marthana O
whom O
I O
had B-LOC
known I-LOC
at O
Jerusalem O
whither O
she O
had O
gone B-LOC
up I-LOC
for O
the O
sake O
of O
prayer; O
she O
ruled O
the B-PER
monasteries I-PER
of O
Renuntiants O
and O
Virgins. O
When O
she O
saw O
me B-LOC
what I-LOC
joy O
for O
both O
of O
us! O
How O
can O
I O
describe O
it O
But O
to O
return. O
There O
are O
very O
many O
monasteries O
on B-LOC
the O
hill O
and O
in O
the O
midst O
a O
great O
wall O
enclosing O
the O
church O
in B-PER
which I-PER
is O
the O
martyr B-LOC
memorial I-LOC
a O
very O
fine O
thing. O
And O
further O
the B-LOC
wall I-LOC
was O
built O
to O
guard O
the O
church O
on O
account O
of B-LOC
the I-LOC
Hisauri O
who O
are O
very O
mischievous O
and O
constantly O
engage B-LOC
in I-LOC
brigandage O
lest O
by O
chance O
they O
should O
make O
an O
attempt O
on O
the O
monastery O
which O
is O
there O
appointed. O
So O
when O
I O
had O
come O
in O
God's O
name O
having O
offered O
prayer O
at O
the O
memorial O
and O
all O
the O
Acts O
of O
S. O
Thecla O
having B-LOC
been O
read O
I O
gave O
countless O
thanks O
to O
Christ O
our O
God O
who O
vouchsafed O
to O
satisfy O
in O
all O
things O
the O
desires O
of O
me O
unworthy O
and O
undeserving. O
Having O
stayed O
there O
two O
days O
and O
having O
seen O
all O
the O
holy O
monks O
and O
renuntiants O
men O
and O
women O
who O
were O
there O
and O
having O
offered O
prayer O
and O
communicated O
I O
returned O
to O
my O
route O
at O
Tarsus. O
Here O
I O
stayed O
three O
days O
and O
thence O
in O
God's O
name B-PER
set O
out O
on O
my O
way. O
Arriving O
the B-LOC
same O
day O
at O
a O
station O
called O
Mansocrenæ O
wich O
is O
under O
Mount O
Taurus O
I O
there O
stopped. O
On O
the O
next O
day O
going O
along O
under O
Mount O
Taurus O
and O
making O
my O
now O
familiar O
way O
through O
the O
several O
provinces O
I O
had O
passed O
through O
on O
my O
outward O
journey O
viz. O
Cappadocia O
Galatia O
and O
Bithynia O
I O
arrived O
at O
Chalcedon O
where O
I O
stopped O
on O
account O
of O
the O
famous O
martyr O
memorial O
of O
S. O
Eufimia O
already O
well O
known O
to O
me O
from O
a O
former O
visit. O
[Constantinople.] O
On O
the O
next O
day O
crossing O
the O
sea O
I O
arrived O
at O
Constantinople O
giving O
thanks O
to O
Christ O
our O
God O
because O
He O
had O
vouchsafed O
to O
bestow O
such O
grace O
upon O
me O
unworthy O
and O
undeserving; O
for O
He O
vouchsafed O
to O
grant O
me O
not O
only O
the O
wish O
to B-PER
go I-PER
but O
the O
power O
to O
walk O
over O
the O
places O
I O
desired O
and B-PER
finally O
to O
return O
to O
Constantinople. O
When O
I O
had O
got O
there O
I O
went O
through O
the O
several O
churches O
– O
the O
Church O
of O
the O
Apostles O
the O
martyr O
memorials O
which O
are O
there O
in O
great O
numbers; O
and O
did O
not O
cease O
to O
give O
thanks O
to O
Jesus O
our O
God O
who O
had O
vouchsafed O
to O
bestow O
His O
mercy O
upon O
me. O
From O
which B-LOC
place O
ladies O
my O
loved O
ones O
whilst O
I O
prepare O
this O
account O
for O
your O
pious O
zeal O
it O
is O
already O
my O
purpose O
to O
go O
to O
Asia O
– O
to O
Ephesus O
– O
on O
account O
of O
the O
martyr O
memorial O
of O
the O
holy O
and O
blessed O
Apostle O
John O
for O
the B-LOC
sake I-LOC
of I-LOC
prayer. O
But O
if O
after O
this O
I O
am O
still O
in O
the O
body O
and O
am O
able O
to O
visit O
any O
more O
places O
I O
shall O
either O
tell O
it O
to O
your O
pious O
longing O
in O
person O
(if O
God O
vouchsafes O
to B-LOC
grant I-LOC
this) O
or O
in O
any O
case O
if O
I O
determine O
otherwise O
I O
shall O
acquaint O
you B-LOC
with I-LOC
it O
by O
letter. O
Only O
do O
you O
ladies O
my O
loved O
ones O
deign O
to B-LOC
remember I-LOC
me O
whether O
I O
am O
'in O
the O
body O
or O
out O
of O
the O
body. O