_ 163 _ Limassol. It is the seat of a bishop and was once a populous city. It has a church which was formerly a monastery of friars, and near this, there are some caves, and these are said to have been the prison where St. Paul and St. Bamabas were for some time. A short distance from the city, there are more very ancient caves where it is said that seven sleepers spent seven hundred years, and this is confirmed by everyone in general as if they had seen it themselves. Nearby in a great mountain they dig and find diamonds, all with such clear points and of such perfect color that, when they are set, it is difficult to recognize them, and there is no difference except that they are less strong. For this reason, the Seigniory of Venice has imposed the penalty of cutting off the right arm and removing the eye of any goldsmith who sets them. Paphos is very unhealthy and thus the Venetian bishop and captain live in a small, very healthy place very close by, called Ktima. At this port, we loaded more cotton and sugar, and on Sunday 28 April, we set sail as the sun was rising to the east-north-east. On the Monday 29 April, thirty miles off the island, we saw the Turkish galleys returning from Tripoli. As we were becalmed and could not do otherwise, we struck sail in response to a shot they fired, and all those who were not from the Seigniory of Venice, that is to say
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