Of certain Egyptian antiquities

AT first, I was not minded to set this ground, nor yet the building of the 100. Columnes, placed in M. 1. in this Booke; for that they are things which the Author hath made by reports and heare-say, which I estéeme not worthy to be set by things that are counterfeyted and measured: yet that it should not be sayd, that I haue published this Bo ke lame and vnperfect, and not full as the Author made it, which might haue giuen slanderous and enuious persons occasion to scorne and scandalize this Booke; therefore I haue not onely set this héere, but also added this other Figure following by him set downe in the leafe R. 3. And now to turne to this ground, our Author sayth, that in Ierusalem (as it was told him) on a hill, there is a building cut out of a reasonable greatnesse, in manner hereunder set downe: and for that by meanes of the widenesse of the middlemost part, the roofe should not fall in, therefore the two Pilasters were left in the middle, and withall, two of a middle sort by them, with two lesse also before, vnderholding the roofe, which altogether were cut out of the rocke with instruments. In the first entry are foure little Chappels. In the middle there are 18. and behind there stand 2. and a doore locked, which sheweth, that men went further: the greatest Chappel is wide the length of a man, whereby you may iudge the greatnesse of the building. This place hath no light, nor can be perceaued that it had any light. The Chappels are taken out, as the Figures A. and B.