elizabeth., sixteenth October [J: Oct. 18th]) in the direction of Sarai, supposed owed southern area, and you may descending over the Etilia, and that divides lower than truth be told there to your three higher twigs, all of that’s nearly doubly highest due to the fact lake of Damietta. The remainder (of river) variations four small branches, in order for we crossed that lake into the 7 towns by-boat. On middle part try an urban area titled Summerkeur, 
that is in place of wall space; nevertheless when the fresh new river is actually ton it is enclosed by liquids. To own eight many years the latest Tartars was doing they before it had it. So there have been Alans inside it, and you can Saracens. Bullet from the such pieces Baatu is found on you to definitely region of the river and you will Sartach on the other side regarding the Christmas time; in addition they go maybe not off one farther. Therefore goes that entire river freezes more than, after which it solution round the.
We discover truth be told there an excellent German together with his wife, in which he is actually a right worthy guy, having which Gosset got stopped; getting Sartach had delivered your here so you can rid their ordu of him
When the dad out of Coiac acquired the new letter out-of Sartach, he gave me straight back my vestments, except for about three albs, an enthusiastic amice stitched within the cotton, an effective stole, an excellent girdle, a gold-fringed altar content and an excellent surplice; the guy gave me right back in addition to the silver vases, excluding a great censer and a small vase in which are holy oil, all of these second some thing new priests who had been with Sartach had remaining. The guy provided me with straight back the new guides, except for the fresh new Psalter away from my personal ladies new king, that he remaining using my concur; I am able to not refuse it your, for he told you it can please Sartach significantly [J: getting he asserted that Sartach had been truly drawn which have it]. The guy also expected me personally, however if I ought to go back by doing this, to create men focusing on how making parchment. He had been and come up with, by acquisition out-of Sartach, an enormous church and you can a separate town towards western bank of the lake, and you may need, he said, and make guides getting Sartach’s play with. I know, not, one to Sartach cares perhaps not having such things [J: even if We me personally was conscious Sartach does not have any time for such things]. Sarai together with palace out-of Baatu are on the fresh new eastern coast, plus the valley through which circulate this type of branches of river is more than eight leagues broad, as there are an effective number of fish here. The newest versified Bible and you may a text in Arabic, really worth 30 bezants, and many whatever else, I didn’t return.
Leaving they (we.age., Sarai) upcoming with the banquet of the many Saints (very first November), and you can heading always south, i attained because of the banquet away from Saint Martin (fifteenth December [J: Dec. 13th]) brand new mountains of the Alans. Anywhere between Baatu and you may Sarai, getting ten days we discover no body save yourself one of his (we.elizabeth., Baatu’s) sons before your (south) together with his hawks and you can hawkers, who have been really numerous. On the meal of all of the Saints to possess fifteen [J: five] months we discovered not one person, and there was indeed two days [J: 1 day and you will per night] on what we nearly passed away away from thirst: getting an entire date and you will every night, and you can twenty four hours following the towards third hr, i did not get a hold of people liquid.
Regarding the right here there is certainly most higher a lot of pasturage, and you will (the newest Tartars) alive one of several reeds before the frost starts to thaw
The fresh Alans within these slopes however hold out against (this new Tartars), very Sartach has had to deliver a couple of out of every 10 males to hang the latest mouths of your own defiles [we.elizabeth., passes], lest they are available out and you may elevator their cattle on plains. Between the two, the Alans plus the Iron Gate, which is two days thence, and you can in which initiate this new ordinary from Arcacc. Between the ocean therefore the slopes is actually Saracens titled Lesgi, (who live) about slopes and you will exactly who also endure (the Tartars) [J: Ranging from this type of Alans therefore the Metal Door, which place 2 days journey off there, in the part where the package actually starts to narrow within water and hills, there are Saracens called the Lesgi life one of several highs]; and so the Tartars in the base of the mountains of the Alans was required to provide us with twenty men to escort you past new Metal Entrance. And that happier me much, to have I expected observe them less than possession; to have I got not ever been capable of seeing the fingers, whether or not really anxious to. As soon as we involved a dangerous passageway, from the twenty (only) a couple of got [breastplates]. I inquired him or her how they arrived because of the them, and they told you they had got her or him in the Alans, who will be a makers of such anything, and you will advanced painters. Which appears to me personally they’ve few hands except arrows and you will bows and you can fur clothing. I watched supplied to him or her metal dishes and metal limits out of Persia, and that i noticed several that has started to present themselves in advance of Mangu, equipped with jackets off convex pieces of hard leather, which have been very not fit and you may awkward.