Frater Felix: A surprising purchase

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Carolus Raeticus
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Frater Felix: A surprising purchase

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Salvete,

I am just reading the second volume of Frater Felix Fabri's "Evagatorium". He and his fellow pilgrims are in Gaza and now make some final purchases for a journey through the desert. I was quite astounded by one specific item on their list...
Fr. Felix Fabri wrote: Quinta die mane ante lucem recesserunt Mamalucci a Gazara, sed tamen
ante meridiem non aperiebantur pategae, nec forum venalium rerum erat,
quia fuit sexta feria, quae semper ante meridiem est Sarracenis
celebris. Post prandium autem accepi a sociis meis XVIII ducatos, et
cum milite domino Petro Velsch sic in albo habitu Ordinis mei cruce
signato discurrimus per vicos et plateas, fora et pategas, et diversa
nobis necessaria procuravimus. [...] Emimus ergo panes multos et
saccos, et pro uno peregrino tantum de pane emimus, quantum tribus
suffecisset, et hoc ideo, ut Arabibus nobis in deserto occurrentibus
possemus dare et vexationes redimere. Aliqua etiam vini vascula ibi
comparavimus et utres novas pro aqua ferenda. Sportas etiam magnas pro
impositione ollarum, patellarum et omnium ad coquinam pertinentium,
tripodem, cratem et veru. Caveas etiam tres plenas pullis et gallinis
cum uno magno albo gallo super caveam stante, qui per
desertum noctis horas nobis indiceret. [...]
I can't say that that would have been my priority purchase.

Valete,

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I imagine they had no watches at that time.
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Apparently their purchases didn't entitle them to the free alarm clock radio.

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