South America - A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels - Volume 7 - By Robert Kerr
 -  It is not needful to expatiate in this place
on the manners and religion of this city and its environs - Page 76
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It Is Not Needful To Expatiate In This Place On The Manners And Religion Of This City And Its Environs, As It Is Well Known That The Inhabitants Are Mahometans And Mamelukes; These Last Being Christians Who Have Forsaken The True Faith To Serve The Turks And Mahometans.

Those of that description who used to serve the Soldan of Babylon in Egypt, or Cairo, in former times before the Turkish conquest, used to be called Mamelukes, while such of them as served the Turks were denominated _Jenetzari_ or Janisaries.

The Mameluke Mahometans are subject to the Soldan of Syria.

As the riches and magnificence of Cairo, and the Mameluke soldiers by whom it is occupied are well known, we do not deem it necessary to say any thing respecting them in this place. Wherefore departing from Babylon in Egypt, or Cairo, and returning to Alexandria, we again put to sea and went to _Berynto_, a city on the coast of Syria Phoenicia, inhabited by Mahometans and abounding in all things, where we remained a considerable time. This city is not encompassed with walls, except on the west side where there are walls close to the sea. We found nothing memorable at this place, except an old ruined building where they say St. George delivered the kings daughter from a cruel dragon which he slew, and then restated the lady to her father. Departing from thence we went to Tripoli in Syria, which is two days sail to the east of Berynto. It is inhabited by Mahometans, who are subject to the lieutenant or governor of Syria under the Soldan.

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