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'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.' [‎331] (354/448)

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'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.'
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Schifmes in
The Calender!, Abdalh, and Derviflari be Paderafts, and dangerous to meet in folitary
places. The Terlaqui and Cobtini are of the Family of Love. The Lelhari and Papaffi
Fortune-tellers and Star-gazers. The Sunni, Naappi, and Tecnai vow iilence, and alfafli!
nate. The Sietti and Imami fometimes pull out their eyes, having once feen Medina-Talna-
hi: others of thefe have pulled out their tongues. The Huquiemali fing amorous fongs •
feme for penance go naked, other-fome are covered in afhes. The Dooanni are fools or
mad-men, yet thought infpired. The Mender afflid their bodies by thirft, lalhing and
wounding themfelves and, in charity, carry burthens or do any fervi'le labour
feme abjure flelh,fifh,wine, and rofe-water ^ fome live Eremitesand fome build houfes
to fafe-guard birds and beafts, feed them, and have mufick to prevent their melancholv*
Other-fome build Hofpitals, Inns, Bathes, Mofques, and the like. Some are Poetafters or
Mimographers: other-fome have feeds and charms to make Women fruitful. Some fcorch
their skins in the Sun: others of more pity and piety oyl their naked bodies, and to allure
the poor Flies to pafture roaft themfelves in the burning Sun.Thefe and many other paths
they tread, direded by the Alcoran the way to Acheron. So as I lhall conclude with that
of Saint Hierome-, Sinon placet mn legos, &c. and take leave with another to fay, Quid ul
tra die am in re tarn ex ulcer at a ubi a capite ad pedem non efi fanitas.
This ( more crafty than learned) Law-giver, perceiving his Divinity and Philofophy
infufficient to abide the trial, has this Salvo, by commanding, That none upon pain of
damnation prefume to queftion a fyliable of it. And with good reafon ^ for, Sujpetta efi
Lex (fayes Tertulhan) qua fe probari non audet. From whence,few except they be Eccleli-
afticks, trouble themfelves to read or ftudy h;; hoping by a reverend ignorance, and the
Colliers faith, to be faved. But by your favour I will anfwer you out of Martial.
Decipies alios verbis,
vultuqj benigno j
Sedmihi tarn notus,
Diflimulator eris.
Others with words and pleafing looks
thou may''ft deceive *, but me
Thou jhaltnot, for I know thee
a rank^Hypocrite to be.
Howbeit, the Terfans (fince Gmefs reformation) have contracted the Alcoran into a
lelfer Volume. Onmans labours they Height: the fouf great Dodors who had their ori
ginal from the fweat of Mahomet*$ brow, Gunet alfo execrates. Thefe are the moft ma
terial difference 'twixt Turk and Ferpan. And yet let none think that Syets was the firft
fchifm: for Onman was no fooner dead, but according to the Adage Pofthumi Harefii filii,
Ihnul to infeeble Ozmans labours commented upon the Alcoran, and differed from his
opinion. After him, Jbnu-Abel-hafen of Balfora, An. Heg. 88. by his auftere life and elo
quence not only oppofed the Melchian, but in comparifon of whom Ibnul himfelf was
counted erroneous. At his death they Sainted him: but trufting to Tradition (for they
could never prevail with Haften to commit any thing to-writing) his difciples differed fo
far amongft themfelves, that it came to blows,. which jvas but courfe Logic, not agreeing
in any point, Vno tertio, till Elharu-Ibnu-ef id of Babylon did his belt in an elaborate Para-
phrafe not only to reconcile but withal to make Canonical Elhefins expofitions. It feem-
ed calm weather a while: but e're long a thunderclap was heard from Mecca's Territo
ries anathematizing Elharu-Efed, perfecuting him and all his fautors. Purfuant to which,
by Melee-jha's command they not only burn his papers, but excommunicate him from the
converfe and fociety of Muffulmen.
Neverthelefs, King Cazel afterwards was induced to have a good opinion of Elffaru
and his Tenets: and at that time being a Favourite to his Unkle the great Melec-jha (a
Turk and late Vidor over Babylon) makes ufe of his power, defiring fome favour for the
late excommunicated men. Melee could not eafily be perfwaded : but Nydam Emul ano
ther Courtier of note and favourer of Elharu's Dodrine, fecondsCazel, and prevails to
have the Anefian Sedaries called home again. Elgaz.-z.Hli a nimble-witted man under
takes it, and by little lels than miracle doles the late made breach : fo as now Mahomet
ftiines without interpofition •, but an alteration quickly followed. For Saint Azmulli from
the Cafpian fliore defies all fuchas thought well of Mahomet's three intruding Succeffors.
This feemed a terrible Apoftafie at firft: but while all Afia were in admiration what the
event would be, a crack of no lefs amazement comes from the Weft, where Almotamab-
hi exalts his own piety and learning above Mahomet's. This feemed intolerable ^ fo that
being apprehended, as a reward of his Apoftafie and to prevent further Schifm that up-
ftart Dodor was put to a miferable death.
After this, both the Clergy and Laity grew exceeding voluptuous: afoolifh thing
it was then to affed learning, or to appear honeft. Lafcivious Poems was the only
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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.

Publication Details: London : printed by R. Everingham, for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswell, 1677.

Edition: In this fourth impression are added (by the author now living) as well many additions throughout the whole work, as also several sculptures, never before printed.

Notes: Numerous engraved illustrations, including maps, views of cities and animals, printed within the text. Engraved plate entitled "Rvines of Persæpolis" is signed "W. Hollar fecit 1663". Misprinted page number: 711 instead of 117. Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description: [6], 399, [21] p., [4] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps ; 32 cm. (fol.)

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'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.'
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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:8, 1:242, 242a:242b, 243:418, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
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Herbert, Thomas
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