[76] Cf. Introduction for the English trade in Aleppo.
[77] Hostelries.
[78] Tarsus.
[79] “Jonah’s Pillar”, a rock in the sea, at the mouth of Scanderoon harbour.
[80] Sampeare = Samphire, the Crithnum maritimum, pickled as a salad. “Hangs one that gathers samphire: dreadful trade.” (Shaks., Lear, iv, 6.)
[81] Ayash, or more probably Korghos, or Corycos. Ayash, ancient Elaeusa, is at present a mass of ruins, Roman and mediæval, about 30 miles west of Messina, joining on to the ancient Corycos, now Korghos, with an island and fortress built during the Crusades, which is probably the “fayre and large castle” alluded to by Dallam.
[82] Castellorosso, an island much frequented by Greek mariners.
[83] Kiaya is Turkish for “deputy”.
[84] Stave = stave of a barrel.
[85] Small black and white stones are still used for paving floors, etc., in Rhodes.