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Cairo (Egypt) (search for this): narrative 398
hole moone, and being a moveable ceremonie, which sometimes falleth high, sometimes lowe in the yeere called in their tongue Ramazan, and their feast is called Bairam. During this time of lent all they which intende to goe unto Mecca resort unto Cairo , because that twentie dayes after the feast the Carovan is readie to depart on the voyage: and thither resort a great multitude of people from Asia, Grecia , and Barbaria to goe on this voyage, some mooved by devotion, and some for traffiquessouldiers, to wit, two hundred Spachi or horsemen mounted on Dromedaries, and two hundred Janizaries riding upon Camels. The Chausi and the Spachi are at the charge of the Captaine, but the Janizaries not so, for their provision is made them from Cairo . The Spachi weare caps or bonnets like to the caps of Sergeants, but the Janizaries after another sort, with a lappe falling downe behinde like a Frenchhoode, and having before a great piece of wrought silver on their heads. The charge of these i
Greece (Greece) (search for this): narrative 398
Mecca , it is to be understoode, that the Mahumetans observe a kinde of lent continuing one whole moone, and being a moveable ceremonie, which sometimes falleth high, sometimes lowe in the yeere called in their tongue Ramazan, and their feast is called Bairam. During this time of lent all they which intende to goe unto Mecca resort unto Cairo , because that twentie dayes after the feast the Carovan is readie to depart on the voyage: and thither resort a great multitude of people from Asia, Grecia , and Barbaria to goe on this voyage, some mooved by devotion, and some for traffiques sake, and some to passe away the time. Nowe within fewe dayes after the feast they which goe on the voyage depart out of the citie two leagues unto a place called Birca, where they expect the Captaine of the Carovan. This place hath a great pond caused by the inundation of Nilus, and so made, that the camels and other beastes may drinke therein: whereof, namely, of Mules, Camels, and Dromedaries there
Mecca (Saudi Arabia) (search for this): narrative 398
Of the preparation of the Carovan to goe to Mecca . As touching the Carovan which goeth to Mecca , it is to be understoode, that the Mahumetans observe a kinde of lent continuing one whole moone, Mecca , it is to be understoode, that the Mahumetans observe a kinde of lent continuing one whole moone, and being a moveable ceremonie, which sometimes falleth high, sometimes lowe in the yeere called in their tongue Ramazan, and their feast is called Bairam. During this time of lent all they which intende to goe unto Mecca resort unto Cairo , because that twentie dayes after the feast the Carovan is readie to depart on the voyage: and thither resort a great multitude of people from Asia, Grecia , ordinance drawen by 12 camels, which serve to terrifie the Arabians, as also to make triumph at Mecca , and other places. The marchants which followe the Carovan, some carry for marchandise cloth of e Corall, some tinne, others wheat, rise, and all sorts of graine. Some sell by the way, some at Mecca , so that every one bringeth something to gaine by, because all marchandise that goeth by land pa