The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
- THE PROLOGUE
- CHAPTER I. To teach you the Way out of England to
Constantinople
- CHAPTER II. Of the Cross and the Crown of our Lord
Jesu Christ
- CHAPTER III. Of the City of Constantinople, and of
the Faith of Greeks
- CHAPTER IV. [Of the Way from Constantinople to
Jerusalem.] Of Saint John the Evangelist. And of the Ypocras
Daughter, transformed from a Woman to a Dragon
- CHAPTER V. [Of diversities in Cyprus; of the Road
from Cyprus to Jerusalem, and of the Marvel of a Fosse full of Sand]
- CHAPTER VI. Of many Names of Soldans, and of the
Tower of Babylon
- CHAPTER VII. Of the Country of Egypt; of the Bird
Phoenix of Arabia; of the City of Cairo; of the Cunning to know Balm
and to prove it; and of the Garners of Joseph
- CHAPTER VIII. Of the Isle of Sicily; of the way
from Babylon to the Mount Sinai; of the Church of Saint Katherine and
of all the marvels there
- CHAPTER IX. Of the Desert between the Church of
Saint Catherine and Jerusalem. Of the Dry Tree; and how Roses came
first into the World
- CHAPTER X. Of the Pilgrimages in Jerusalem, and
of the Holy Places thereabout
- CHAPTER XI. Of the Temple of our Lord. Of the
Cruelty of King Herod. Of the Mount Sion. Of Probatica Piscina; and
of Natatorium Siloe
- CHAPTER XII. Of the Dead Sea; and of the Flome
Jordan. Of the Head of Saint John the Baptist; and of the Usages of
the Samaritans
- CHAPTER XIII. Of the Province of Galilee, and
where Antichrist shall be born. Of Nazareth. Of the age of Our Lady.
Of the Day of Doom. And of the customs of Jacobites, Syrians; and of
the usages of Georgians
- CHAPTER XIV. Of the City of Damascus. Of three
ways to Jerusalem; one, by land and by sea; another, more by land than
by sea; and the third way to Jerusalem, all by land
- CHAPTER XV. Of the Customs of Saracens, and of
their Law. And how the Soldan reasoned me, Author of this Book; and of
the beginning of Mohammet
- CHAPTER XVI. Of the lands of Albania and of
Libia. Of the wishings for watching of the Sparrow-hawk; and of Noah's
ship
- CHAPTER XVII. Of the land of Job; and of his
age. Of the array of men of Chaldea. Of the land where women dwell
without company of men. Of the knowledge and virtues of the very
diamond
- CHAPTER XVIII. Of the customs of Isles about
Ind. Of the difference betwixt Idols and Simulacres. Of three manner
growing of Pepper upon one tree. Of the Well that changeth his odour
every hour of the day; and that is marvel
- CHAPTER XIX. Of the Dooms made by St. Thomas's
hand. Of devotion and sacrifice made to Idols there, in the city of
Calamye; and of the Procession in going about the city
- CHAPTER XX. Of the evil customs used in the Isle
of Lamary. And how the earth and the sea be of round form and shape,
by proof of the star that is clept Antarctic, that is fixed in the south
- CHAPTER XXI. Of the Palace of the King of the
Isle of Java. Of the Trees that bear meal, honey, wine, and venom; and
of other marvels and customs used in the Isles marching thereabout
- CHAPTER XXII. How men know by the Idol, if the
sick shall die or not. Of Folk of diverse shape and marvellously
disfigured. And of the Monks that gave their relief to baboons, apes,
and marmosets, and to other beasts
- CHAPTER XXIII. Of the great Chan of Cathay. Of
the royalty of his palace, and how he sits at meat; and of the great
number of officers that serve him
- CHAPTER XXIV. Wherefore he is clept the great
Chan. Of the Style of his Letters: and of the Superscription about his
great Seal and his Privy Seal
- CHAPTER XXV. Of the Governance of the great
Chan's Court, and when he maketh solemn feasts. Of his Philosophers.
And of his array, when he rideth by the country
- CHAPTER XXVI. Of the Law and the Customs of the
Tartarians dwelling in Cathay. And how that men do when the Emperor
shall die, and how he shall be chosen
- CHAPTER XXVII. Of the Realm of Tharse and the
Lands and Kingdoms towards the Septentrional Parts, in coming down from
the land of Cathay
- CHAPTER XXVIII. The Emperor of Persia, and of the
Land of Darkness; and of other kingdoms that belong to the great Chan
of Cathay, and other lands of his, unto the sea of Greece
- CHAPTER XXIX. Of the Countries and Isles that be
beyond the Land of Cathay; and of the fruits there; and of twenty-two
kings enclosed within the mountains
- CHAPTER XXX. Of the Royal Estate of Prester
John. And of a rich man that made a marvellous castle and cleped it
Paradise; and of his subtlety
- CHAPTER XXXI. Of the Devil's Head in the Valley
Perilous. And of the Customs of Folk in diverse Isles that be about in
the Lordship of Prester John
- CHAPTER XXXII. Of the goodness of the folk of the
Isle of Bragman. Of King Alexander. And wherefore the Emperor of Ind
is clept Prester John
- CHAPTER XXXIII. Of the Hills of Gold that
Pismires keep. And of the four Floods that come from Paradise
Terrestrial
- CHAPTER XXXIV. Of the Customs of Kings and other
that dwell in the Isles coasting to Prester John's Land. And of the
Worship that the Son doth to the Father when he is dead
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