CAP. XII.
YET here followeth of the Soudan and of his Kingdomes that he hath conquered, which he holdeth strongly with force.
AND ye shall understand that the Soudan is lorde of v Kingdomes: the which he hath conquered and gotten to him by strength, and these be they—the Kingdome of Canopate (that is) the Kingdome of Egipte, the Kingdome of Hierusalem: whereof David and Salomon were Kings, the Kingdome of Surry, of the which the citie of Damas1was the chiefe, the Kingdome of Alape in the lande of Dameth, and the Kingdome of Arabya: which was one of the three Kinges that made offeryng to our Lorde when he was borne, and many other landes he holdeth in his hande, and also he holdeth Calaphes2that is a great thing to the Soudan, that is to say, among them Roys3yle and this vale is colde.
? Sainct Katherina, martyr
birds bringing olive branches
And then men go uppon the mount of Sainct Katherina and that is much higher than the mount Moyses. And there as saint Katheryn was graven4is no church ne castell, ne other dwelling place, but there is an hyll ofstones gathered togither, about the place there she was graven of Aungels, there was wont to be a chapell, but it is all cast downe & yet lyeth there a great parte of the stones.
But under the foote of mount Sinay is a monasterie of Monkes, and there is the church of Sainct Katherine wherein be many lamps brenning, and they have oyle onlye enough to eate and to brenne, and that they haue by myracle of God, there come certaine of all maner of byrdes euery yeare once, lyke pylgrymes and eche of them bringeth a braunch of olyve in token of offering, whereof they make much oyle.
1:Damascus.2:Khalifs.3:Who are accounted there as kings.4:Buried.
1:Damascus.
2:Khalifs.
3:Who are accounted there as kings.
4:Buried.