"After Lesbos, we arrived at Boğazhisar. Strong fortresses were built on the Anatolian and Rumelian shores of the strait, and enormous cannons, not even found in Istanbul, were placed. Among them was a cannon called 'balyemez,' with a mouth one fathom wide. There were three or four Armenians there. Seeing our malarial and sick state, they took care of us, brought us to their homes, and after feeding and hosting us for a week, they accompanied us to Gelibolu.
Gelibolu was a large port city. All the galleys and ships setting out for expeditions gathered there, waiting for their captains, and from there, they would move against the enemy. Even the Egyptian galleons anchored there. The food and drink for the ships were prepared and loaded there. We stayed in Gelibolu for a month because there was a significant Armenian presence. There was a priest and a monk, and they performed services in a room of the Taşhan. However, the people there were of bad character."