ABSTRACT
[229] These are the common pardons that Christians make in the Holy Land. From the town of Acre to St Elias, 1 four leagues; from that place and from the Cave of St Elias to the Carmel, 2 one league; and from the Carmel to St John of Tīra (de Tyr), 3 one league. There is there a town of St John the Baptist, and one league from there is the stone on which God rested, before Pilgrims’ Castle (Chastiel Pelryn), 4 and inside the castle lies the body of St Euphemia, and near by is Merle: 5 there St Andrew was born, and near by is the cave where Our Lady hid with her Son, through mistrust of the Jews. And from there to Our Lady of the Marsh, 6 three leagues; there Our Lady rested. And from there to Cæsarea, one league. And from there to Jaffa, twelve leagues; there is a stone which is called the Stone of St James, 7 and a chapel where St Habakkuk used to live. 8 And from there to Ramla, where St George was martyred, 9 four leagues; and from there to Bayt Nūbā (Betynoble), a bad road, three leagues. And two leagues to Emmaus, 10 where Jesus spoke with Cleopas, and he recognized Him through the breaking of bread. And from there to [230] Mount Joy (Montioie), two leagues; and there was buried Samuel the Prophet. 11
