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HOLY LAND, AND CYPRUS. 159assist him, A force was drawn together snfficient to carryall before it. The villages were taken, after a resistance ofthree days; were destroyed, and the wives and children soldas slaves. About seven hundred men that remained afterthe slaughter of the rest, were kept, in the hopes of theirbeing able to ransom themselves.I found, on my return to the church of the Sepulchre^that I had still to wait for the arrival of one of the threeporters, and the presence of all three was required before thegates could be opened. They were evidently much disappointedat my having an order for admission ; and beforeI^had seen all the holy places contained within the walls, oneof them, on my refusing to pay the entrance-money, caughtme by the arms, and endeavoured to intimidate me intoleaving the church: this caused a disturbance in the crowdthat followed. However, as I considered myself secure ofprotection, I disengaged in|jself, preserved my temper, andwithout noticing his conduct, proceeded to the ol^ect of myvisit.The form of the body of the church of the Holy Sepulchreis circular, over which is a heavy cupola. In the body ofthe church are entrances to the three chapels of the Greeks,Armenians, and Latins, and to the cells of the monks who ^are kept there for the service of the church. The chapelsare fitted up in the style of the sect to which they belong;ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΘΗΚΗ