ABSTRACT
The king of the said city lives in great pride and pomp. A great number o f his servants wear on the insteps o f their shoes rubies and diamonds, and other jewels ; so you may imagine how many are worn on the fingers of the hand and in the ears. There is a mountain in his kingdom where they dig out diamonds, which mountain is a league distant from the city, and is surrounded by a wall, and is kept by a great guard.1 This realm is most abundant in everything, like the above-mentioned cities. They are all Mohammedans. Their dress consists o f robes, or very beautiful shirts o f silk, and they wear on their feet shoes or boots, with breeches after the fashion of sailors. The ladies go with their faces quite covered, according to the custom of Damascus.
