wrote about Egypt.  In the last case, indeed, he shows a rare sign of independence, for he does not, with Hetoum, end his history of the sultanate about 1300, but carries it onto the death of En-Nasir (1341), and names two of his successors.  Although his statements about them are not historically accurate, this fact and a few other details suggest that he may really have been in Egypt, if not at Jerusalem, but the proportion of original matter is so very far short of what might be expected that even this is extremely doubtful.”

With this final quotation, we may take leave of John of Mandeville, alias John a Beard.

  H.C.

[1] “The raphia, here called the ‘Devil’s date,’ is celebrated as
    having the largest leaf in the vegetable Kingdom,” etc.  In his
    translation of Lacerda’s journey he calls it Raphia vinifera.

[2] MANDEVILLE, Jehan de [By Edward Byron Nicholson, M.A., and Colonel
    Henry Yule, C.B.] Ext. from the Encyclopaed.  Britan. 9th ed.,
    xv. 1883, ppt. 4to., pp. 4.

[3] Encyclop.  Brit. xv. p. 473.

[4] British Museum, Harley, 4383, f. 1 verso.

[5] Les Voyages en Asie an XIV’e siecle du Bienheureux frere Odoric de
    Pordenone.  Paris, 1891, p. cxvi.

[6] Bibliographische Untersuchungen ueber die Reise-Beschreibung des Sir
    John Maundeville.—­Dem Herrn Samuel Gottfried Reiche, Rector und
    Professor des Gymnasiums zu St. Elisabet in Breslau und Vice-Praeses
    der Schlesischen Gesellschaft fuer Vaterlaendische Cultur, Ritter des
    rothen Adlerordens, zur Feier Seines Amts-Jubelfestes am 30.  October
    1840 im Namen des Gymnasiums zu St. Maria Magdalena gewidmet von Dr.
    Carl.  Schoenborn, Director, Rector und Professor.—­Breslau, gedruckt
    bei Grass, Barth und Comp., ppt. 4to. pp. 24.

[7] Bibliographia geographica Palaestinae.  Zunaechst kritische Uebersicht
    gedruckter und ungedruckter Beschreibungen der Reisen ins heilige
    Land.  Von Titus Tobler.—­Leipzig, Verlag von S. Hirzel. 1867, 8vo.,
    pp. iv.-265.:  C. 1336 (1322-1356).  Der englische ritter John
    Maundeville, pp. 36-39.

[8] Bibliotheca geographica Palestinae.  Chronologisches Verzeichniss der
    auf die Geographie des Heiligen Landes bezueglichen Literatur von 333
    bis 1878 und Versuch einer Cartographie.  Herausgegeben von Reinhold
    Roehricht.  Berlin, H. Reuther, 1890, 8vo, pp. xx-742.

[9] Bibliotheca Sinica.—­Dictionnaire bibliographique des ouvrages
    relatif sa l’empire chinois par Henri Cordier.  Paris, Ernest Leroux,
    1878-1895, 3 vol. 8vo. col. 943-959, 1921-1927, 2201.

[10] Jean de Mandeville.  Ext. du T’oung Pao, vol. ii.  No. 4, Leide,
    E.J.  Brill, 1891, 8vo, pp. 38.