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0486 The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.2
マルコ=ポーロ卿の記録 : vol.2
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MARCO POLO   BOOK III.

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preached in this region, and after he had converted the

people he went away to the province of Maabar, where

he died ; and there his body lies, as I have told you in a

former place.

The people here are excellent soldiers, and they go

on horseback, for they have horses in plenty. Well they

may ; for they are in daily war with the Soldan of ADEN,

and with the Nubians, and a variety of other nations.'

I will tell you a famous story of what befel in the year of

Christ, 1288.

You must know that this Christian King, who is the

Lord of the Province of Abash, declared his intention to

go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem to adore the Holy

Sepulchre of Our Lord God Jesus Christ the Saviour.

But his Barons said that for him to go in person would

be to run too great a risk ; and they recommended him

to send some bishop or prelate in his stead. So the

King assented to the counsel which his Barons gave, and

despatched a certain Bishop of his, a man of very holy

life. The Bishop then departed and travelled by land

and by sea till he arrived at the Holy Sepulchre, and

there he paid it such honour as Christian man is bound

to do, and presented a great offering on the part of his

King who had sent him in his own stead.

And when he had done all that behoved him, he set

out again and travelled day by day till he got to Aden.

Now that is a Kingdom wherein Christians are held in

great detestation, for the people are all Saracens, and

their enemies unto the death. So when the Soldan of

Aden heard that this man was a Christian and a Bishop,

and an envoy of the Great King of Abash, he had him

seized and demanded of him if he were a Christian ?

To this the Bishop replied that he was a Christian indeed.

The Soldan then told him that unless he would turn to

the Law of Mahommet he should work him great shame

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