RHOETEVM, near Troy, described, 34. RHYNDACVS, a river in _Phrygia_, 51. ROBBERS, how treated in _Turkey_, 70. RODOLPHVS AVGVSTVS, Duke of _Brunswick_, his house at _Hessen_, 146. His government and character, 148, 149. RODOPE, a mountain in _Thrace_, 62. ROMANVS, consul of _Leipsick_, 141. ROSNAW, a town in _Transylvania_, 87. ROTTERDAM, a city in _Holland_, 163. RUKAR, a village in _Valachia_, described, 84. RUMELI HISAR, or the _Roman Castle_, the antient _Sestos_ in _Thrace_, 36. So called from _Rum-yli_, the part of the Romans (the later Greeks taking on them the name of Ῥωμαῖοι) and _hisar_ a castle. See _Cantem._ p. 75. RYSWICK, a village in _Holland_, 162. S. SACRED CURTAIN, see ΑΓΙΑ ΠΥΛΗ. SALA, a river in _Suabia_, 145. SALT PITS, at _Saltzburg_, 92. _Therda_, 96. And _Hall_, 145. SALTZBURG, a town in _Transylvania_, so called from the _salt pits_ there, 92. SAMOS, a river in _Transylvania_, 96. SAMOTHRACIA, an island opposite to the mouth of the _Hebrus_ in _Thrace_, 34. SARDAM, a town in _Holland_, some account of it, 166. SARDIS, a city in _Lydia_, now called _Sart_, 15. Its ruins described, 16. SART, see SARDIS. SAXONS, settled in _Transylvania_ under _Geysa_ the second king of _Hungary_, 99. Their government, 100. And religion, 101. SAXONY, the manner of the Duke’s investiture by the Emperor, 124. SAZAWA, a river in _Bohemia_, 133. SCACCHIA _ludus_, a book written upon that subject by _Christianus Augustus_, Duke of _Brunswick_, 148. SCALA SANCTA, twenty eight stairs, up which our _Savior_ was led to _Pilate’s_ house, which were sent to _Constantine the Great_ from _Jerusalem_ by his mother _Helen_, and are now kept at the church of _St. John Lateran_ in _Rome_, 117. See _Lassel’s Travels_, _Par._ i. _p._ 113. SCALE, or _port_, for passing the _Hellespont_ at _Jerdáck_, 60. SCAMANDER, a river near _Troy_, runing into the _Hellespont_, 34. Described, 35. SCHAURTZENBURG _Count_, his stratagem in taking the town _Rab_, 113. SCHONBRAN, near _Vienna_, the Emperor’s palace there, and _menagerie_, 118. SCHUTZ, an island in the _Danube_, 112. SCHWEKA, a village and river in _Austria_, 114. SCIPIO ASIATICVS, see ANTIOCHVS. SCLAVONIC language, 85. SCUTARI, antiently _Chrysopolis_, a city in _Bithynia_ opposite to _Constantinople_, described, 43. SCYLLA and _Charybdis_ described, 173, 174. SEA COMPASS, its effects on the castle hill at _Magnesia_, 10. SEAU _Count_, 89. His castle at _Wissenburg_ described, 94. SEDICUI, a village near _Smyrna_, 31. SELICKAR AGA, the chief sword bearer to the _Grand Signior_, 69. SELIM _Sultan_, his _mosque_ at _Adrianople_ described 64. SELIMEE _turbant_ described, 66. SELYMBRIA, a city of _Thrace_, not far from _Heracléa_, 38. SENIGEE, a village in _Thrace_, 73.