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Much about the same date, Philip Mouskes, afterward Bishop of Tournay, wrote his rhymed chronicle , which contains a similar account of the Jew, derived from the same Armenian prelate: "Adonques vint un arceveskes De ca mer, plains de bonnes teques Par samblant, et fut d'Armenie," and this man, having visited the shrine of "St.
Si l'on choisit la voie de mer, on aura le choix de s'embarquer, soit
Had I been Lord Francis Egerton, with his hundred thousand a year, looking for a new 'distraction, at any price; or still more were I a London shopkeeper, spending a Sunday in Boulogne sur Mer, and trying to find out something expensive, as he had only one day to stay, I could not have more industriously sought out opportunities for extravagance, and each day contrived to find out some two or three acquaintances to bring home to dinner.
Bought some ripe maize of this year's growth. deg. " Obser. mer. alt. Sun 172 45 0 86 22 0-1/2 0 16 0 86 38 0-1/2 3 22 0 17 3 0 Latitude 13 41 0 The whole route from Bangassi is marked with ruined towns and villages; some of them are rebuilt, but by far the greater number are still in ruins.
Trincomalee is the great depot for this trade, which is carried on to a large extent, together with that of sharks' fins, the latter being used by the Chinese for the same purpose as the biche de mer. Trincomalee affords many facilities for this trade, as the slugs are found in large quantities on the spot, and the finest harbor of the East is alive with sharks.
Overhauled the ass-saddles, and adjusted the loads, proposing to leave this to-morrow morning early. deg. " Observed mer. alt. Sun 168 26 0 1/2 84 13 0 0 16 0 84 29 0 ZD. 5 31 0 D. 19 31 0 Latitude 14 0 0 July 27th. The morning being rainy, we did not depart from Bangassi till about nine o'clock. Left here M'Inelli.
Howard Saunders and I counted forty within sight at one time about the Gull Cliff, near the old deserted house now known as Victor Hugo's house, as he has immortalised it by describing it in his 'Travailleurs de la Mer. The Swifts use this and two similar houses not very far off for breeding purposes, a good many nesting in them, and others, as in Sark, amongst the cliffs.
One of the dicta in M. Bourget's "Outre Mer" to which I cannot but take exception is that which insists on the essential similarity and monotony of all the cities of the United States.
This day one of our guide's people went away to purchase slaves at Laby in Foota Jalla, distant three long days travel. The people here assured me it was only three days travel from Badoo to Laby. Had a squall with thunder and rain during the night. Observed mer. alt. of 0 161 8' latitude 13 35'.
He last year painted the wall of a room in the mer chant's country house at Kanopus. In the center of the picture stands Galatea, and I know it now to be a good and true likeness.
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