ographia of aethicus_! His knowledge of Mohammedanism and its Arabic
formulae impressed even Yule. He was, however, wholly indebted for that
information to the _Liber de Statu Saracenorum_ of William of Tripoli
(circa 1270), as he was to the _Historiae Orientis_ of Hetoum, the
Armenian (1307), for much of what he 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 Verzeich