Our Merchants of this worthy Factory, being generally Men of more than ordinary Birth and Education, have not been wanting (as the intervals of leisure from their gainful Traffick would permit) to make Voyages of Curiosity, to visit the celebrated Remains of Antiquity in those Parts, whereby the once flourishing State of the World, under the _Roman Empire_, is abundantly evinced. And being inform'd by the Natives, that the Ruins of the City of _Tadmor_ were more considerable than any they had yet seen, they were tempted to enterprize this hazardous and painful Voyage over the _Desart_; but having been, by the perfidy of the _Arabs_, disappointed of their Desires in their first Attempt, they were obliged to defer their Curiosity, till they could better provide for their Security: whereof being assured, from the Confidence some of them had in the Friendship of _Assyne_ then King of the _Arabs_, they adventured again, in the Year 1691, and had full liberty to visit, observe and transcribe what they pleased. [Illustration: _A View of the Ruines of =Palmyra= alias =Tadmor=, taken on the Southern Side._] What Account they there took, the Publick has already seen in our Last, since which, by the Favour of Mr. _Timothy Lanoy_ and Mr. _Aaron Goodyear_, two very Eminent Merchants, who were both in the first Voyage, we have received not only the Draught of the Prospect of those noble Ruins, taken upon the Place, (of which we here give a Copy,) but also the Journals of both the Voyages; which, for the Satisfaction of the Curious, we have thought fit to Publish. _The first Voyage_, Anno 1678. _July 18._ at Five in the Morning, we set out from _Aleppo_, being sixteen _English_; but with Servants and Mulettiers in all forty; and in four Hours and an half, travelling South by East, we arrived at a Village call'd _Cafferabite_, being at the edge of the Desart, here we reposed the rest of that Day.