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could not find them. In Alleppo, Tho inuited by the Consull to accept his howse, yet I did excuse my selfe57 & made bold with MJn Shepherd, 58 a marchant theire, whose entertainem, for five weekes dureing of stay was bountefall, & he thought not his owne bowse entertanemt enough, but betwixt Mesles, morne & night, treated vs, either in gardens or some other place, wth raritys of drink & meat & other Novells of pleasure.
Alleppo is esteemed One of the best & fynest built Cittys in y® Turkish Empire. Its a place of great trade, Many Carravans comeinge to it wth Drugge, Calls, falladoes, Goats Wooll, But silke yo Chiefe. In yo Bazars or Shopps, we are in streets intire, & all tradesmen together, are more variety of Commodities then in anie other Citty in ye Empire. The Bashaw was at my being theire at Candia, & yo sabbashawe Gouern". The streets are full of Doggs, weh yo people haue great Charrity for, & give money for them, as we to of poore. The great number of these doggs make theire Citty stinke, for when anie die, they never berry them, but one eats an other, & in every place his Carkasses, wch are Noysom. It stands in as good an Aire as anie Citty in the uneversse, not a Clude [cloud] to be seene six Months in ye yeare neare it. Its well served wth fresh water, fruits of all sorts verry good, wth Beefe, but espetially Mutton. For goodness I never Tasted anie in my life Soe pallatable & fatt. The sheepe folloz yo shepherd in those pts as a dog his MP in England, & baue tailes to yohoughs that weigh 20, 15, some 2516 weight, all fatt.co What is more then can be eaten they make Candles of, wh are yo best of Tallow in the world. Theire Wyne is alsoe verry good, This Citty is 50 Engl Miles from anie of the Sea.
The factories recreation is Coursinge at ye Season wth Grayhounds, & they beginn yo 15 September, & soe haue hunting till March following. Theire Chiefe officer in yo ffeilde is cald yo Cope of yo Hunt.61 He hath 2 assistants & seuerall other officers. They hane gen 5 19 brace of grayhounds in ye feill at once And seldom leske English in the feild then 50 English. Many turks at Certain tymes attend their sports, some french and Dutch. Theire Course is often after the pusse (hare] 3, 4, & 5 Engl miles wil a brace or leace [leash) grayhounds after hir, & she often out runs them all. The Cope fynes all y observe not order in ye feild. Some tymos they hunt ye wild boare, of web they baue many & furious [83] many of theire horeses show. I need not Commend theire horsses, for gen' faime spaires me y. Charracter. Theire grayhounds are like or Monggrell Grayhounds in England, Corse shapt, and theire feete more longe & large and will endure besides beinge rapid & swifter, a larger Corse.
The factorey Consistes of vist. -1. The Worship! Jao De La Noy, Consull. 2. The Minister, Mt Tho fframpton. 3. The Chuce [Chians), M Hen: ffatton. 4. Mr Jno Shepherd. 5. ME Joo Varne. 6. Mr Tho Boddington, 7. Mr Steele. 8. Mr Bloodworth. 9. M W Carey. 10. Person (P Parson) Chappell. 11. Mr Man Browne. 12. M Edwin Browne. 13. M Edward Browne. 14. Mi Wm Hussey. 15. Mr Harrington. 16. M
Blunt, 17, Mr ffra. Hemsworth. 18. M* Pooley. 19. Mr Steereman. 20. Mr Richard flyer. 21. M Baull. 22. M: Metcalfe. 23. Mi Jno Taffnell. 24. M
Northley. 25. M' Anto Baalam. 26. Mr Smith. 27. Mr Langley. 28. M W Ashhby. 29. Mr Edw Hartopp. 30. M' Aron Goodyeare. 31. Mr Ivett. 32. M
S tubbert. 33. M* Nicolls. 34. Mr Sam Godscall : keepe[8] yo bowling allies (alleys). 35. Downes, yo Barber. 36. Me Ed Vame. 37. Mr Wm Vame. 38. Docter Harper.
* See Vol. XXXVI, p. 134, for John Campbell's complaint of his treatment by De Lannoy * Soo Vol. XXXVI, p. 134. * See Tavernier, Travels, ed. 1681, Vol. I, Book II, p. 57 1., and Théronot, Voyage to the Levant, ed. 1987, # Fat-tailed sheep, dumbā.
61 Compare Le Bruyn, Voyage au Lsvant, Vol. II, p. 836, "Chasse Anglaise.... Election d'un Maitre de la Chasso ... Il y en a toujours un de ootto pation qui porte le nom de oapo, paroe qu'il est le chef de la Troupe. Il a doux assistants et un Trosorier pour l'aider pondant sou exercice."
P. 30 ff.
