get neuer so litle a piece thereof, to conserue euer after as a most holy relique:  and they say, that putting the same vnder the head of a man at the houre of his death, through vertue thereof all his sinnes are forgiuen.  Also they take away the old doore, setting in the place the new doore, and the old by custome they giue vnto the Serifo.  After hauing made their praiers with certaine ordinarie and woonted ceremonies, the Serifo rematneth in the citie, and the captaine of the pilgrimage returneth vnto his pauillion.

Of the Serifo the king of Mecca.

The Serifo is descended of the prophet Mahomet by Fatma daughter of that good prophet, and Alli husband to her, and sonne in lawe to Mahumet, who had no issue male, saue this stocke of the Serifo, to the eldest sonne whereof the realme commeth by succession.  This realme hath of reuenues royall, euery yeere halfe a million of golde, or litle more:  and all such as are of the prophets kinred, or descended of that blood (which are almost innumerable) are called Emyri, that is to say, lordes.  These all goe clothed in greene, or at the least haue their turbant greene, to bee knowen from the other.  Neither is it permitted that any of those Christians which dwell or traffique in their Countrey goe clothed in greene, neither may they haue any thing of green about them:  for they say it is not lawfull for misbeleeuers to weare that colour, wherein that great friend the prophet of God Mahomet was woont to be apparelled.

Of the citie of Mecca.

The Citie of Mecca in the Arabian tongue is called Macca, that is to say, an habitation.  This citie is inuironed about with exceeding high and barren mountaines, and in the plaine betweene the sayde mountaines and the citie are many pleasant gardens, where groweth great abundaunce of figges, grapes, apples, and melons.  There is also great abundance of good water and fleshe, but not of bread.  This citie hath no walles about it, and containeth in circuite fiue miles.  The houses are very handsome and commodious, and are built like to the houses in Italie.  The palace of the Serifo is sumptuous and gorgeously adorned.  The women of the place are courteous, iocund, and louely, faire, with alluring eyes, being hote and libidinous, and the most of them naughtie packes.  The men of this place are giuen to that abhominable, cursed, and opprobrious vice, whereof both men and women make but small account by reason of the pond Zun Zun, wherein hauing washed themselues, their opinion is, that although like the dog they returne to their vomite, yet they are clensed from all sinne whatsoeuer, of which sin we will hereafter more largely discourse.  In the midst of the city is the great Mosquita, with the house of Abraham standing in the very middest thereof, which Mosquita was built in the time when their prophet liued.  It is foure square, and so great, that it containeth two miles in circuit, that is to say, halfe a mile each side.  Also it is made in maner