inflamed the hearts of the lordes of the worlde, that they are more busy for to disheryte theyr neighbours than to challenge or conquere their right heritage aforesayde. And the common people that would put their bodies and theyr catell for to conquere our heritage, they may not do so without lordes: for assembling of the people without a chiefe lorde, is as a flocke of sheepe without a sheepherd, the which depart asunder, and wot not whether they shall go. But would[9] God, the worldly Lordes were at a good accorde, and with other of their common people would take this holy voyage over the sea. I trust well that within a little tyme our right heritage before sayd should be reconsiled and put into the hands of the right heires of Jesu Christ. And for as much as it is long time that there was any general passage over the sea, and that many men desire to here speaking of the holy lande, and have therefore great solace and comfort, therefore ye shall here by me John Maundevile Knight which was borne in England in the towne of Saint Albones, and passed the sea in the yeare of our Lord JESU CHRIST A. MIII.C.[10] on the day of Sainct Michael, and there remained long tyme, and went through many landes, and many provinces, kingdomes and yles, & have passed through Turkey, and through Armony[11] the lyttle and the great, through Tartary, Percy,[12] Surre,[13] Araby, Egypt the high and the low, through Libie, Caldee and a great part of Ethiope, through Amazonie through Inde the lesse & the more a great part, and through many other yles which are about Inde, where many people dwelleth of divers lawes and shapes. Of the men of which landes and yles I shall speake more plainly and I shall devise[14] a parte of the things what they are when time shall be, after it may best come to my mynde & specially for them that will, and are in purpose, for to visite the holy citie of Hierusalem and the holy places that are there aboute & I shall tell the way that they shall holde[15] thither, for I have many times passed and ridden it with good company and with many lordes. [Footnote 1: Khan.] [Footnote 2: Promise.] [Footnote 3: _Pynson_, all oonly.] [Footnote 4: Nor.] [Footnote 5: Treasure, money, goods, property, possessions.] [Footnote 6: Possessing (seized).] [Footnote 7: _Pynson_, "and _chase_ out the ylle trowand."] [Footnote 8: Called.] [Footnote 9: (to) omitted.] [Footnote 10: _Pynson_ and other authorities say MCCCXXXII.] [Footnote 11: Armenia.] [Footnote 12: Persia.] [Footnote 13: Syria.] [Footnote 14: Relate.] [Footnote 15: Travel or journey.] CAP: I. _He that will go toward Hierusalem on horse, on foote, or by sea._