e., 16th October [J: October. 18th]) in the direction of Sarai, going due southern area, and you may descending along side Etilia, and that splits lower than around into the around three high branches, each of that’s nearly two times as highest because the river out of Damietta. The remainder (of lake) models five minor twigs, to make certain that we entered you to river during the seven places by-boat. Towards center branch are a town named Summerkeur, that is instead of structure; however when this new lake is in ton it’s enclosed by liquid. For eight age brand new Tartars was in fact around they before they got it. And there was basically Alans inside, and you may Saracens. Bullet regarding the such bits Baatu is on one to section of the lake and you will Sartach on the other side from the Christmas time; and additionally they wade maybe not down any farther. And it also goes the entire lake freezes more, then it solution across.
We found around a beneficial Italian language together with partner, and then he is actually a right deserving man, which have who Gosset had prevented; to own Sartach got sent him around to rid his ordu out of him
In the event the dad of Coiac gotten the page from Sartach, he provided me with straight back my personal vestments, with the exception of three albs, an amice padded in the silk, a good stole, a girdle, a silver-fringed altar material and you will a surplice; he provided me with back and the silver vases, aside from a good censer and a small vase in which try holy oil, all of which second one thing new priests who had been which have Sartach had left. The guy gave me right back the latest guides, apart from the new Psalter out of my personal lady the brand new queen, which he kept with my agree; I can maybe not deny it him, getting he said it would excite Sartach considerably [J: to possess the guy asserted that Sartach had been definitely removed which have it]. The guy also expected me, but if I should go back by doing this, to bring a guy focusing on how to make parchment. He was making, by purchase off Sartach, a giant church and you will an alternate community toward western lender of the lake, and you may desired, he told you, and then make books to own Sartach’s play with. I understand, although not, that Sartach cares maybe not to have might be found [J: whether or not We me am aware Sartach doesn’t have going back to similar things]. Sarai plus the palace off Baatu take the fresh new eastern coast, and also the valley whereby disperse such branches of the river is more than 7 leagues large, and there’s a 
Making it (i.elizabeth., Sarai) upcoming on feast of all the New orleans saints (initially November), and going constantly southern area, we hit by the meal out-of Saint Martin (15th December [J: Dec. 13th]) the fresh new mountains of one’s Alans. Anywhere between Baatu and you may Sarai, having fifteen weeks we receive no body help save one of his true (i.e., Baatu’s) sons before him (south) along with his hawks and you may hawkers, who were really multiple. On the feast of the many Saints getting fifteen [J: five] days we receive not one person, there was indeed 2 days [J: twenty four hours and you may every night] about what i nearly died from hunger: to have an entire go out and every night, and you will a day after the to your third hours, i did not come across any liquids.
Throughout the here there is certainly really high a lot of pasturage, and (new Tartars) live among reeds till the frost actually starts to thaw
The fresh new Alans in these mountains still hold out up against (the fresh new Tartars), so Sartach has had to send a few from every ten males to hold the fresh mouths of your own defiles [i.elizabeth., passes], lest they show up away and you can lift the cattle throughout the plains. Between the two, this new Alans in addition to Iron Gate, that is 2 days thence, and where starts the new plain out-of Arcacc. Amongst the water in addition to slopes is Saracens named Lesgi, (who happen to live) from the mountains and who in addition to withstand (the new Tartars) [J: Anywhere between such Alans while the Iron Door, which set two days travel from around, on part the spot where the plan starts to narrow amongst the ocean while the hills, you can find Saracens called the Lesgi traditions one of many highs]; therefore, the Tartars in the foot of the slopes of your own Alans had to give us twenty guys to help you companion all of us beyond the fresh Metal Door. Which pleased me personally much, for I wished to see him or her around fingers; to have I had not ever been capable of seeing the palms, regardless if most anxious in order to. When we concerned a dangerous passing, out from the twenty (only) two got [breastplates]. I asked her or him the way they came because of the her or him, in addition they told you they’d had her or him on Alans, who’re a beneficial manufacturers of these one thing, and sophisticated music artists. Which generally seems to me they’ve pair palms except arrows and you can bows and you may fur dresses. We spotted supplied to her or him iron dishes and metal limits off Persia, and i also spotted two that has come to present themselves in advance of Mangu, equipped with jackets regarding convex pieces of tough leather, which were really not fit and you will unwieldy.