_February 19th._—Novibazar, 40 miles, “a very large and celebrated market-place, full of merchants and shops, both Turkish and Christian, some of them Ragusans. Close by flows a beautiful clear stream, which enters the Morava shortly after.” _February 20th._—Ibar, 16 miles, near the “Mountain of Silver, which should be the Mons Rhodopus.” _February 21st._—Statoria, 25 miles, which was reached by passing over the Mountain of Silver, “very high and difficult to climb, especially in winter, when it is covered with snow. On the summit is a road, a _braccio_ and a half wide, by which one passes not without danger from the precipice.” _February 22nd._—Suatza, 25 miles. “We crossed the broad Toplitza, which is a plateau covered with little hillocks and surrounded by high mountains; but the country is agreeable, and produces delicious wines and much grain. The village of Toplitza is not only pleasant and beautiful, but fertile and well provided with all the necessaries of life. Here we begin to breathe again after the long travail and danger of the past journey.” _February 23rd._— Buovaga reached after passing through Nissa (Niš), “which was once a city, but is now reduced to a fair-sized village in the Turkish style.” _February 24th._—Clissariza, in Bulgaria, 28 miles, which is here separated from Servia by Mount Cunovizza. _February 25th._—Zaribrod, 28 miles (the present Servo-Bulgarian frontier), passing through Pirot, “formerly a walled castle built in the ancient style of very large blocks of stone.” _February 26th._—Bellizza, 25 miles, in the fertile plain of Sofia. _February 27th._—Sofia,[445] 15 miles. Here there are many Ragusan merchants and Jews, but the inhabitants are mostly Turks. _March 1st, 1534._—Vacarevo, 28 miles, reached after riding all day across a treeless plain. _March 2nd._—Vieterno, 28 miles. _March 3rd._—Celopinci, 32 miles, after passing Bazarcich (Tatar Bazarjik). _March 4th._—Cognuzza, after passing Philippopolis. “We still see the remains of the walls, which are in part entire and fine. There is a very long wooden bridge across the Maritza, which flows close by, consisting of over thirty arches. Under these many branches of the river pass.” _March 6th._—Chiudegegnibustraman (?). _March 7th._—Adrianople, 22 miles. “We crossed the bridge of Mostaffa Bassa (Mustafa Pasha) over the Maritza. It is very fine and wide, and has twenty arches, all of marble, with a gilded slab in the middle, on which are inscribed in blue Turkish letters the date, the names of the architect and the builder, and the cost.” _March 8th._—Sugutli, 20 miles. _March 10th._—Bergas. _March 11th._—Chiorlich. _March 12th._—Chiumbergasti. _March 13th._—Cocchiucchemeghi, 20 miles.