'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎281] (304/448)

TheTrince of Tartary mlferahly abufed.
This dorte, without the leaft: unheceflary delay, having intelligence where and in what
manner the Tartars were quartered, he gave them fuch a thundring alarm that the Preco-
pence being amazed and in diiorder 3 gave the Prince the opportunity with eafe to deftrov
molt of his Men, the rell flying every way they could, confounded with fhame and fear
the Terftam following the purfuit as far as the Cajpian Sea,where not being able to fly further
they begged quarter, which was given them; but Ahdul-Cheray the General could not
efcape, the Prince taking him Prifoner and ufing him with good refped: this profperous
fuccefs gave him freih courage to profecute the rurk. Accordingly approaching with
his vidorious Army before Sumachy he fummoned the Garrifon to yield •, but Ozman de
manding time to return an anfwer, being in the interim certainly informed of the Tartars
defeat, and finding no fence againft fear, that night ftole fecretly out of the Town/pur-
ring all the way till he got into Derbent. The Garrifon next morning underftanding their
condition offered to yield the place upon condition of mercy, but being exafperated by
their late eafie fubmiffion to the Turk^, the Prince bad them Hand to their Arms, which
they refufing to do, the Army entred without oppofition; and the Prince feleded fome to
make examples of his rigour, the reft he pardoned upon fine ^ but the Turks were
madePrifonersofWar: thus the Turks Army of feventy thoufand Men by the valour
of this gallant Prince was broken in pieces, fo as for fpme years after the Country
had reft.
The Turks in this fort being happily ejcpulft, £mir^hamz,e loaden with fpoils as well
as vidory in triumphant manner returned into Casbyn, where he was imbraced by the
King, his Mother, and the Tartarian youthful Prince in company: the Tartar giving
his parol to be a true Prifoner had what liberty he pleafed, and more than did him good:
for being of a comely afped and for courage of good report, his charader took lb
deep impreffion in the Queen, that albeit fhe had purpofed a marriage 'twixt him and
Emir-hamz.e-mirz.a's Sifter, the better to make an allyance with the Crim to whom Jhdul
was Son, (he neverthelefs became amorous her felf and could not be fatisfied till fhe en
joyed him. To effed it, ftie found opportunity agreeable to her wifh *, but in the dalli
ance fpent fo much time and took fo little care for fecrecy, that albeit Mahomet either
could or would not fee, the Sultans neverthelefs took notice, and envying the repute a
ftranger had got they contrived his death. One evening obferving his palfage to the
Queens ufual place of retirement in the Gardens they fo fecured their way. that before
the Queen or Abdul had any warning the Sultans rufht in and finding them too familiar
firft removed the Qaeen, then caftrated the Prince, and in a very barbarous manner dif-
played them to the People without; who imaged therewith quickly took away his life^
which in fome relped was a mercy: howbeit that ad fo difobliged the King and Prince,
that the Confpirators received other rewards than probably they expeded: for this dilho-
nour, and for the murder of that Prince, the Crim alio was fo provok't that he fooir
after joined with the Turk to be the more revenged.
Amurath alfo upon the fad account he received from Ozman then in Derbent and how
formidable the Perfian Prince was like to appear the enfuing Spring, gave Muftapha frefli
orders to levy a greater Army than he had before, and to profecute the War with Fire
and Sword: but the Perfians by their emmiflaries having timely intelligence of thofe
preparations, accordingly provide for their defence. Emangoly-chan late Governour of
Genge was conftituted General for the Perfian, whiles Mufiayha glad of the occaiion to
vindicate himfelf, drew together all the Cavalry the Turh^ had cither in Syria, AJfyria,
or Armenia y the great andlefsand of Foot a numerous body: and Hajfan-aga (one of
the Villers Sons) in the Van marched towards TefflU, where he incampt ^ whither Ozr
mn alfo repaired with all the Horfeand Foot he could make.
In the Perfian Army commanded by Emangoly-chan) amongft other Noble perfonages
was Synon or Zenal-chawn an exiled Prince of Georgia-, but feudatory to the Perfian: of
known courage in fight he was, and of approved affedion to the Perfian and conftant to
his Chriftian profeflion: but the contrary was his Brother Baut or David, who did what
in him lay to oblige the Twl^and offend the Perfian. Hajfan again riling with his party
with an intent to fall into Shervan the Perfian General had fo good notice of his defign
that taking the advantage of a pafs he fell upon the Turkey and fo feafonably divided their
party, that after a notable execution the reft fled towards the Hills, HaJJanhy thefpeed
of his Horfe very narrowly efcaping. This fuccefs perfwaded them to hunt the Enemy in
the Woods •, where whilft they were too careleily ranging fufpeding little danger, the
fubtil Turk^ having ambuihed a thoufand Horfe in thofe uncouth paflages charged the Per-
pans with fo great haft and out-cries that the unexpedednefs ftriking more terrour than
needed into their Adverfaries hearts, they fled after little oppofition, but much lofs v
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