The Voiage and Travayle of Sir John Maundeville Knight / Which treateth of the way towards Hierusalem and of marvayles of Inde with other ilands and countreys

by Sir John Mandeville

CAP. XXVIII.

Of the Castell Bethania.

THERE toward the East is a castel, that men call Bethania and there dwelled Symon the lepruse, that harborowed[¹] our lord, and them that were Baptysed of his disciples, and he was called Julyan and was made Bishop and that is he that men call on for good harborow.[²] In that same place our lord forgave Mary Magdeleyne hir sinnes, and there she washed his fete with teares & wiped them with hir here & there was Lazarus raised that was foure dayes deade.

[1:] Lodged.

[2:] Protection.