We set forward this morning by six a clock, and about midday journeying to the left of mount _Sipylus_, and the fair city of _Magnesia_, we first cross a small bridge over a river, which feeds the _Hermus_, and about one a clock pass the _Hermus_ itself, on a bridge of an hundred and sixty paces in length. From hence we ride half an hour on the silver banks of that pleasant river, and thence over the plain to _Tartalécui_, where we _conáck_. February xiii. We proceed on those fair plains, which lead towards _Thyatira_, and within an hour of the town come to the _Hyllus_ or _Phrygius_, not now passable at its usual ford; we therefore ride along its banks, and crossing near to _Thyatira_ arrive there in six hours from our last _conáck_. This city is seated in a pleasant and fruitful plain, well watered and wooded, and rich in many productions, but particularly that of excellent cottons. About the city I observed a great quantity of misseltoe on pear and almond trees, so thick on some of them, as to form the appearance of a true evergreen, covered with its own leaves and branches. And the like I afterwards observed on an alder, not far from _Sorrícui_. I here took these three Greek inscriptions, which have not, that I remember, been observed by others; and were before omitted by me, when at this place. The first of which is as follows. ΑΓΑΘΗΙ ΤΥΧΗΙ ΟΙ ΠΕΡΙ ΤΟΝ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΑ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΝ ΤΟΥ ΤΡΙΤΟΥ ΝΕΑΝΙΣΚΙΟΙ[97] ΑΥΡ. ΘΗΣΕΑ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗΝΟΝ ΝΙΚΗΣΑΝΤΑ ΕΝ- ΔΟΞΩΣ ΠΑΓΚΡΑΤΙΟΝ ΕΝ ΤΩΙ ΥΠΟ ΑΥΤΩΝ ΕΠΙΤΕΛΟΥ- ΜΕΝΩΙ ΕΠΙΝΕΙΚΩΙ ΣΕΒΗΡΕΙΩΙ ΑΓΩΝΙ ΥΠΟ ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΗΝ ΑΥΡ. ΑΤΤΙΚΟΝ ΖΩΣΙΜΟΥ[98] The second is this: ΛΙΚΙΝΝΙΟΝ ΡΟΥΦΙΝΟΝ ΣΥΓΚΛΗΤΙΚΟΝ ΥΙΟΝ ΛΙΚΙΝΝΙΟΥ ΡΟΥΦΙΝΟΥ ΟΙ ΠΕΡΙ ΤΟΝ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΑ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΩΝ ΝΕΑΝΙΣΚΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΝ ΤΟΥ ΤΡΙΤΟΥ. The third thus: ΚΛΑΥΔΙΑ .... ΚΑΤΕΣΚΕΥΑΣΕ ΤΟΝ ΒΩΜΟΝ ΜΟΣΚΙΛΙΑΝΩ ΤΩ ΤΕΚΝΩ ΜΝΗΜΗΣ ΕΝΕΚΕΝ ΕΑΝ ΔΕ ΤΙΣ ΜΕΤΑΘΗ ΑΥΤΟ ΥΠΟΚΕΙΣΕΤΑΙ ΤΩ ΦΙΣΚΩ 𐆖. Φ. To these may be added the following military epitaph. C. IVL. CRE. S. CAEN. S. MILES XII L. VIXIT ANNOS XXXV MILITAVIT ANNIS XV FL CASTVS FRATER ET PRIMVS HERES EX TESTA MENTO IVSSVS POSVIT February xiv. We set out by eight a clock this morning, and at an hour’s distance from the city once more cross the _Hyllus_ at the meeting of two opposite hills, which shut in the plains of _Thyatira_. Hence we pass thro a forest to _Gelemba_, an hour before which place occur caves with square and regular doors cut out of solid rocks. At _Gelemba_ we lodge in the great _kane_, by the door of which at the distance of ten or twelve yards runs the famous _Caicus_. Here we drank a pleasant sort of Turkish liquor, made of grapes steeped in water with flower of mustard seed. February xv.