Cherith

P. R. 2. 266. A brook of Palestine, placed by the Bible “before Jordan.” (1 Kings 17. 3, 5.) Fuller says that it flows into the Sea of Galilee from the east (p. 91, map), and Adrichomius makes a tributary of the Jordan from the west. (P. 14, map.) Chersonese (Chersone ). P. L. 11. 392; P. R. 4. 74. it (See also Ophir.) A region east of India, usually identified with the peninsula (Ortelius, Parergon, p. 1.) Purchas writes: “The King do me of Siam comprehend eth that Aurea Regio of Ptolemy by Arrianus in his Periplus called Aurea Continens; nigh to which is placed that Aurea Cher sones us, then, it seemeth, by of Malacca..,. a necke of land joyned to the Continent; since supposed to be by force of the Sea separated from the same, and to be the same which is now called Sumatra.” (Pilgrimage, p. 557.) Purchas knew of the claims of Malacca, for in a marginal note he says: “This reason is alledged why Sumatra should be Aurea Chersone, and Ophyr, and not the Continent of Malacca which hath no Gold.” {lb., p. 697.) The reason appears in the following pa age, which follows an account of a marvelous banquet given by the king of Sumatra: “This King sent to his Majestic a Present, and a Letter in forme for painting and writing very curious, the words thus interpreted. Pedrucka Sirie Sultan, King of Kings, Renowmed for his warres, and sole king of Samatra, and a King more feared than his predece ors; feared in his King do me, and honoured of all bordering Nations; in whom there is the true image of a King, in whom raignes the true methode of Gouvernement, formed as it were of the most pure metall, and adorned with the most fine colours; whose seate is high and most compleate, like to a Chrystall River, pure and cleere as the choicest gla e; from whom fioweth the pure stream of Bounty and Justice; whose presence is as the finest Gold; King of Priaman, and of the Mount aine of Gold, viz: Solida, and Lord of nine sorts of Stones King of two Sumbreroes of beaten Gold having for his Seates Mats of Gold; His furniture for his horses, and Armour for Himselfe being likewise of pure gold; His Elephant with teeth of Gold, and all his provisions thereunto belonging; His Lances halfe Gold, halfe Silver; his small shot of the same;;; a saddle also for another Elephant of the same metall; a Tent of Silver; and all his Seales, halfe Gold, halfe Silver;, his Sepulchre of Gold, whereas His Predece ors had all these halfe Gold, halfe Silver; his services compleat of Gold and Silver.” {lb., p. 697.) 97