monasterie

At this monasterie we continued vntill the 31. day of this moneth.

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Note, that at our being at the monasterie, there was no Abbot for the place as then chosen: for 15. dayes before our arriual there, the Abbot was sent for by the Emperour, and made

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The gouernour of the house met vs a mile out of the towne, and very curteously bade vs all welcome, and brought vs to the monasterie.

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The sayd towne of Newnox is from the monasterie of S. Nicholas 35. miles.

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Ierusalem, where are the ruines of an olde monasterie.

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Also a little from this monasterie is a place vnder the ground, where the virgine Mary abode with Christ when Herod sought him to destroy him.

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Baptist was borne, being now an olde monasterie, and cattell kept in it.

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In the mid way from the monasterie to Ierusalem is the place where Iohn

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We lay at the monasterie two days, Friday and Saturday, and then we went to Bethlem with two or three of the friers of the house with vs: in the way thither we saw many monuments, as:

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From Colmogro to this monasterie are 50. versts or miles of Russia, at which place we taried till the 21. day in the morning, and then hauing the wind somewhat faire, we set saile and departed thence.

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