Jean Zuallart

Jean Zuallart (1541 - 1634), was mayor (mayor) of Ath in Hainaut of 1584 with 1634. He is the author of a description of the Holy Land which he traversed like pilgrim in 1586.

Biography

He teaches us that, being with Rome in 1585 with Philippe de Mérode, baron of Frentzen, that it had been charged to accompany in his voyages in Italy and Germany; this last made him promise to go with him everywhere where he would like to carry his steps; then having obtained its word, he proposed to him to make the voyage of the Holy Land. Zuallart after some objections went to the desires of its pupil; and, in order to benefit greater from its races, il1 learned how for four months to draw. The June 29th 1586, Zuallart and Mérode are reflected on the way arec two ecclesiastics, Domenico Danesi, chaplain of the pope, Marin Yan den Zande, canon of Cambrai, and other people. After having slackened with Tripoli of Syria, the travellers unloaded with Jaffa the August 25th: they visited Jerusalem and Bethlehem; the September 9th took again the way of the Europe, and the November 25th returned in the port of Venice.

Publications

One has of Zuallart:

Devotissimo vidggio di Gerusalemme , Rome, in-8, fig.; ibid: , 1595. “ I was, says it, solicited and forced to translate it and put into our vulgar language, rather Wallon E coarse feeling his soil, that Frenchwoman. ” This version is entitled the the very devout voyage of Ierusalem, avecq the figures of the saincts places, & several others, drawn with the naturalness , Antwerp, 1606, in-4. This edition contains many things which are not in the preceding ones. It was reprinted in the same city in 1608 and 1626. The author complains in the foreword about what Castela, monk of Toulouse had partly copied its relation Italian and counterfeited several figures, they are found also reproduced in the voyage of Cotovic and in others. They do not have anything remarkable and cannot give an idea of the objects which they represent: the plans are done better. Zuallart written with prolixity; it is sometimes credulous, but always in good faith. It has care to inform when it describes places which it did not see.
Description of the town of Ath, containing its foundation and imposition of its name, aussy its places & public edifices, its privileges, & those which are esté by it lords & governors iusques now, &c. , Ath: Jean Maes, 1610, in-12. Zuallart was mayor of this city. Besides its book, deprived of criticism for the historical part of old times, contains exact concepts on other points.

J. Zuallart was the object of a note of Mr. A. Pinchart, published in Ghent in 1848.

Extracts

Some extracts of the Very devout voyage from Jerusalem :

the best is than the traveller remembers than is known as in the Ecclesiastic: That the soft word multiplies the friends and alleviates alleviates them the enemies, that the gracious language abounds in the man of good

I advertis still the traveller, whom it does not owe estre in soing of which forms of speeches it can at the time using, because the esclairs, and tonneres espouventables, the furious waves, attackers the nave of all shares, sometimes the recontre and hideous glance of the Barbarians, luy will teach well the method, mesme of estre devot23.

Description of Bethlehem:

Modern Bethlehem, which is now into poor estat, and badly inhabited, not having there more that small huts, and old buildings ruin: Bethlehemites and habitans of icelle are all poor Mores people, i.e. Arab Mahometistes and Chrestiens Suriens pheasants of the chapeletz and cross of wood, that ilz sells to us, and for ceste cause ilz have accoustumez, to teach with their enfans the language Italian

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