_Of the lande of Armony, which is a good land & of the lande
of Middy._[1]
THEN is the lande of Armony, in the which was sometime three
kingdomes, this is a good land and a plentious, & it beginneth at
Percy, & lasteth westward to Turkey of length, and in breadth lasteth
from the citie of Alexander (that is now called Port de fear) unto the
lande of Myddy. In this Armony are many fayre cities, but Cauryssy[2]
is most of name. Then is the land of Myddy, and it is full long and
not brode & beginneth eastward at the land of Percy, & Inde the lesse,
and lasteth westward to the kingdome of Calde,[3] & northward to
little Armony. In this Myddy are many great hyls, & little (_of_)
plaines & ther dwel Sarasins & other maner of men, that men call
Cordines.[4]
[Footnote 1: Media.]
[Footnote 2: Other editions have it Taurizo--in all
probability the modern _Tabriz_ is meant.]
[Footnote 3: Chaldæa.]
[Footnote 4: Kurds.]