This night at midnight we rode to Famagusta, which is eight leagues from Salina, which is 24 English miles.

The 29 about two houres before day we alighted at Famagusta, and after we were refreshed we went to see the towne.

[Sidenote: Saint Katherens Chappel in old Famagusta.]

This Chappell is in olde Famagusta, the which was destroyed by Englishmen, and is cleane ouerthrowne to the ground, to this day desolate and not inhabited by any person, it was of a great circuit, and there be to this day mountaines of faire, great, and strong buildings, and not onely there, but also in many places of the Iland.

This olde Famagusta is from the other, foure miles, and standeth on a hill, but the new towne on a plaine.

The aire of Famagusta is very vnwholesome, as they say, by reason of certaine marish ground adioyning vnto it.

[Sidenote: No vitailes must be sold out of the city of Famagusta.]

Their liuing is better cheape in Famagusta then in any other place of the Island, because there may no kinde of prouision within their libertie bee solde out of the Citie.

And since that time it hath bene ruinated and ouerthrowen by Richard the first of that name king of England, which he did in reuenge of his sisters rauishment comming to Ierusalem, the which inforcement was done to her by the king of Famagusta.

They of the limites of Famagusta do keep the statutes of the Frenchmen which sometimes did rule there.

Various tales are told of his future careersome affirm that assassins, in the pay of Duke Cosimo, tracked him to his doom, and others, that he fell, fighting against the Turks at Famagusta.

Elea, Megara, are towns in Greece, Famagusta is in Cyprus.