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 356 Journal of Philology. castle now is." And Admiral Beaufort (Karamania, p. 95) says, " In front of the town, a broad square rock projects into the bay, on which stands the citadel." (See his pretty vignette of the harbour at p. 89.) Hence it is not unlikely that the "rock" here described, is what Vitruvius intends by the plural " montibus." p. 351, note (&). Before the occupation by the Knights of Rhodes in the fifteenth century, Budrum was called in the middle ages, Mesy, i. e. probably Meo-T), perhaps from its situation in the middle of a considerably high range of hills. Ross, note (1), p. 30. p. 351, note (I). Evidence exists that the Mausoleum was standing in the latter half of the twelfth century (Eustathius, II. ^. v. 25G) ; and that early in the fifteenth century, the castle of St Peter was first begun to be built by the Chevalier Schlegel- Jiolt ; " ex . . . piramidibusque Mausoli Sepulchri . . . struere cwpit." This was followed by other spoliations; and finally, the basement or stylobate of the monument, in which the sarcophagus of Mau- solus is said to have been, was pulled down and removed by the Knights of St John, about a century afterwards. p. 351, note (m). The Knights repaired and strengthened this fortress of St Peter, in a.d. 1480, when our Edward IV. granted Letters patent in order to procure the means of defend- ing them against the great Turk. The Letters, bearing date the 29 April, an. 20 Edward IV. 1480, recite, "cum capitalis et odiosissimus inimicus Christianae fidei Magnus Turcus non solum totum Greciam sed etiam quam plures provincias civitates et insulas adjacentes in captivitatem et tributum subduxerat, ac jam civitatem de Rhodes et insulas sibi pertinentes, necnon Castritm de Seynt Piere alias dictum Castrum de Seynt Petre, in terra Turlice situatum, quod quidem castrum, per importabilia onera et custagia Magistri et conventus ordinis Sancti Johannis Jeru- solimitani in Rhodes prsedicta, a longo tempore elapso, custoditum extitit, totaliter destruere et subicere infra breve intendit ut accepimus." (Vide Rymer's Foedera, Tom. xii.p. 112. Loud. 1711.) p. 352, note (n). Without doubt the large sculptured slabs of the frieze now in the British Museum, were placed outside of the stylobate, or basement, as represented in Mr Fn/l.-onrs restoration of the Mausoleum, Plate opposite p. 178, Mus. Class. Antiq. No. 2, 1851. They were doubtless removed by the Knights, and used In building or repairing the walls of the castle of St Peter, and where they are mentioned by several travellers,