"At _Sarra_ in the Londe of Tartarie There dwelt a King that werriëd Russie." ] [Footnote 12: The Pass of Derbend, still called in Turkish _Demir Kapi_, or the Iron Gate.] [Footnote 13: Turkestan.] [Footnote 14: Variously written Abcaz or Abkhas.] CAP. LXXX. _Of other wayes comming from Cathay toward the Grekes sea & also of the emperour of Percy._ NOW I haue devysed you the landes towardes the North, to come from the lands of Cathay to the lands of Pruse & Rossy where Christen men dwel. Now shall I devise unto you other lands & kingdoms, in comming down from Cathay to the Grekes sea wher Christen men dwell, and for as muche as next the great Caane of Cathay the Emperour of Percy is the greatest lorde, therefore I shall speake of him, & ye shall understande that he hath two kingdomes, the one beginneth eastward and it is the kingdome of Turkescon & it lasteth westward to the sea of Caspy & southward to the lande of Inde. This lande is good & playne and well manned,[1] with good cities but two most principal, ye which are called Bacirida & Sormagaunt.[2] The other is the kingedome of Percy, and lasteth from the river of Phison[3] unto great Armony,[4] & northward unto the sea of Caspy & southward to the land of Inde & this is a full plenteous countrey and good. In this lande are three principall cities Nessabor, Saphan, & Sermesse.[5] [Footnote 1: Peopled.] [Footnote 2: Bokhara and Samarcand.] [Footnote 3: Pison.] [Footnote 4: Armenia] [Footnote 5: Otherwise spelt Messabor, Caphon, and Sarmassane.] CAP. LXXXI. _Of the lande of Armony, which is a good land & of the lande of Middy._[1] THEN is the lande of Armony, in the which was sometime three kingdomes, this is a good land and a plentious, & it beginneth at Percy, & lasteth westward to Turkey of length, and in breadth lasteth from the citie of Alexander (that is now called Port de fear) unto the lande of Myddy. In this Armony are many fayre cities, but Cauryssy[2] is most of name. Then is the land of Myddy, and it is full long and not brode & beginneth eastward at the land of Percy, & Inde the lesse, and lasteth westward to the kingdome of Calde,[3] & northward to little Armony. In this Myddy are many great hyls, & little (_of_) plaines & ther dwel Sarasins & other maner of men, that men call Cordines.[4] [Footnote 1: Media.] [Footnote 2: Other editions have it Taurizo--in all probability the modern _Tabriz_ is meant.] [Footnote 3: Chaldæa.] [Footnote 4: Kurds.] CAP. LXXXII. _Of the Kingdome of George & Abcan, and many marvayles._