‘The travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta. In which, the several countries, together with the customs, manners, traffique, and rites both religious and civil, of those Oriental princes and nations, are faithfully described: In familiar letters to his friend Signior Mario Schipano. Whereunto is added a relation of Sir Thomas Roe’s voyage into the East-Indies’ [‎248] (269/508)

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Abbas to Hhaveiza as Prince thereof 5 after he was well poffefs'd
of the State , became not well affeded to the King of
though his Benefaftor, (and indeed the Arabian^ cannot indure
to be fiibjedt;, but defire liberty above all things.) Now in order
to recovering his Liberty., he held much correfpondence with
the neighboring Bafha of Baffdra^ the Turks Vaflal, andofa
contrary fadtton to the Terjtan 3 who was then Efi a (tab Eajha,
who from Aga of Segment, *as he was at firft in the fame City his
native placej had made himfelf Baflia by force 3 and endeavour'd
to eftablilh the dominion of that State in his own Houfe, being
tolerated, and indeed favour'd by the Turk 3 although half a
Rebel 5 both becaufe he carry'd himfelf well in the Government,
and becaufe he might not proceed to deny him that little obe'
dience which he gave him in words: Nor was iteafie tochaftife
him in thefe Confines of the Enemies at fuch a diftance from Con-
ftantwople, or to make any other change in the City of Bajfora,
where he was fo powerful. The rc^^underftanding thefriend-
ihip whichManfur held with him 3 contrary to the cuftom of the 0-
ther Princes of HaveizajNho us'd to make war againft5^/<?ni 5 and
that (inftiort) Manfar was not obfequious and devoted to him as
he defir'd 5 when he went upon the Expedition of Baghdad, he
fent for him to come with his people to the Terfian Camp to that
war , and anointed JMaw/CHli Chan Scjraz to tnavch to Baghdad
by Hhaveiza, and by all means to bvmgManfur with him. The
Chan perform'd the command of tho/Sciah, and coming near
Bbaveiza, (biy'd many dayes for importuning him fre-
# quently to come forth and go,along with him. Jlfanfur \)Wt him
off fo long with words and promiles^ that at length the Chan
thought good to go away without him 5 yet arriv'd at Baghdad
fo late^ that the Sciah had uken the City before 5 but, in condu-
fion 3 Manjkr ftirr'd not. Thereupon the Sciah , after his re
turn from the enterprize q { Baghdad to,Sj)hahan 9 fent feveral
Meflengers to:i^w?J#r to come to his Court 5 to all which Manfur
anfwer'd that he would go fpeedily 3 but never went: Where
fore the Sciah beingincens'd againft him 3 fent him word tocome
fpeedily by all means, otherwife he would fend to take off hrs
Head. J o which Manfnr anfwer'd , that if the Sciah were
minded to cut off his. Head y he might come in perfon to doit^
That he knew very well how to defend it with his fword^Thathe
wasrefolv'd not to go into ferfia ^ and, That if the Sciah was
King in Pcrfia, himfelf was King m Hhavciza j and that he did
not value him. Hereupon the^i^yb commanded the faid Iwa/;/'
culi Chanto march 'mtoHhavQiza with a great power,takingvvith
him Mnbhammed the Son oiMnbarek^, who had been educated in
the Perfian Court, and eftablifliing him Prince there, either to
bring away Prifoner, or el(e to kill him : Accordingly,
a little before our arrival atBa/fora, theChian enter'd Hhaveiw
with an Army, and the laid MuhhammecL Manfur apprehending
tliatmoft of the Grandees and the People would obey the Sciah,
and
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