Sainte,Paris,1670,pp。338,339;alsoToblerandGage’sRitter。
ForGoujon,seehisHistoireetVoyagedelaTerreSaincte,Lyons,1670,p。230,etc。ForMorison,seehisVoyage,bookii,pp。516,517。ForMaundrell,seeinWright’sCollection,pp。383
etseq。ForClericus,seehisDissertationdeSalisStatua,inhisPentateuch,editionof1696,pp。327etseq。ForFatherBeaugrand,seehisVoyage,Paris,1701,pp。137etseq。ForReland,seehisPalaestina,Utrecht,1714,vol。i,pp。61-254,passim。
Yettosuperficialobserverstheoldcurrentofmythandmarvelseemedtoflowintotheeighteenthcenturyasstrongasever,andofthiswemaytaketwotypicalevidences。ThefirstoftheseisthePiousPilgrimageofVincentBriemle。Hisjourneywasmadeabout171O;andhiswork,broughtoutundertheauspicesofahighpapalfunctionarysomeyearslater,inaheavyquarto,gavenewlifetothestoriesofthehellishcharacteroftheDeadSea,andespeciallytothemiraculousrenewalofthesaltstatue。
In172OcameastillmorestrikingefforttomaintaintheoldbeliefinthenorthofEurope,forinthatyeartheeminenttheologianMasiuspublishedhisgreattreatiseonTheConversionofLot’sWifeintoaStatueofSalt。