'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.' [‎47] (68/448)

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yet fubjeft to diflolution •, diat it had an efficient caufe being unable to form it felf and tW
that caufe is the commander of nature; and that number is the firft and moft eflential
Element mtheconftitutionof a I Creatures. Our birth no other than a quick concep-
tmn perfefted by death, which is the true Nativity of the Soul and entrance to im-
mortahty. A Tenet however oppofed bythe Stacks, yet by thefe Bromym from the
Tradit'on of the Pham.x, obfervation of Corn, and the like, fo refoluteiv maintained
that from hence arofe that magnanimity of Calwrn the who at
fight vo untarily committed himfelf tothe fire to become imLaal fas 1X1^, re■
ports of fome others ofhisperfwafion. • 3. re-
Who whiles alive their fmerd pyles erett, Quique fuas fttaxere pyras, vivique calentes
And leaftntothe fire,helping death tocjfdt Confcendere logos. Pioh! quanta eft eloria genti
7he clye of life, Injeciffe manum fatis, vitaque tepletos, &c.
Thefe Heliognofli from the adoration they gave amd obfervations they pretended to
make, would with fixed and unwearied eyes all day long gaze upon the .Sun, during
which they would with their naked feet indure the fcalding fands (the like of which I be
held at neither extream heat nor cold amating them. Jllexander viiiting Calanpis
the late mentioned Bracman who burnt himfelf in that Monarchs view, (in token
of his contempt of death, and certainty of his tranfmigration or lhadowed immortality)
and telling him and others of his opinion. That he would grant them whatfoever they
would crave, They quickly anfwered, give us Immortality, for of all things 'tis that we co
vet moft. How can I (replyed Alexander) do that, who am a mortal? Seeing thou ac-
knowledgeft thy felf (fay they) to be a man, why doft thou not then rather chufe to live
contentedly at home, than by an unbounded Avarice thus to put the whole World into a
combuftion? But to return.
The Barmy an Religion at this day hath thefe Tenets: The whole franje or body of the
world had a beginning, created by a God of immenfe power, eternal and provident: after
he had made man, toaifociate him he created woman to fympathize infimilitude of body
and difpofition. Thefe he named Pourous and Varcomy^ a couple fo innocent that they re
puted it a crime to cut any thing that had a fenfitive life, feeding only upon herbs and
truits and the like vegetables, therein agreeing with thofe who imagine that Adam having
the liberty to live upon herbs and fruit the killing of gny creature for food was not ufed
till after the flood. Nlah indeed was in exprefs terms not only licenfed herbs and fruit,
but every thing that moveth and liveth was allowed him for food, Gen, i. 29. and 9. 3.
From this abftemious couple fprung two couple of Boys (the Emblemes of the four com
plexions,) Cattery ^ Shuddery ^ and Wife. Of different conftitutions; for
Brammon was Melancholy, Cattery Cholerick, Shuddery Flegmatick, and Wife fanguin :
Each of which affeded a feveral calling. The firft being a Prieft, the fecond a Warrior,
the third a Merchant, the laft a Peafant. \
Brammon the Prieft (from whom the Brahman have their title, and not from Ahram
(who taught Aftronomy) and Ketarah as Poftellm thinketh) was directed (fays their Shaftef
or book of law) to travel Eaft to find a Wife ^ it being revealed to him that God had
formed four women for him and his brethren, on whom to propagate •, (for the reafon
they had no filters to generate upon, was, becaufe fo holy a race ihould not defcend from
Inceft. ) After a long pilgrimage and prayer he efpies his long lookt for Virgin, cloath-
ed with naked innocence •, her face was yellow like Gold, her hair and eyes black, of
a compleat ftature, and whom without much courting Brammon won and married : this
Lady Savatree proved the mother of a holy generation. Cattery was fent Weft to find his
Mate, his Sword in's hand, habited after his nature, all the while fretting for want of
refiftance, and that his patience was fo long trod upon ^ at length he efpies a far olf one
coming towards him equally inflamed with impatience ^ without complement they forth
with aifaile each other, with fuch fury and fo much bravery, that the firft days fight the
vidory was not to be decided^ next day they renew their courage, giving and receiv
ing wounds infenfibly, till in conclufion Cattery grapled and feiz'd Toddicaflree by the
trefles ot her hair ^ but inftead of fubjeding her, is (by the frelh outbreaking of her beau
ty) captivated: after fubmiffion and repentance for his rage againft fuch an earthly
Angel, fhe is reconcil'd', and from them the Weft fwarmed with a generation ofRa-
diaes or Souldiers. Shaddery the third Son of Poaroas and Parcoaty travels Norths in
^ual hope to find his Miftrefs *, far he went and many ftrange adventures paifed thoro w
andfaw, witnefsthat rock of Diamonds he light on, many of which (as any other Mer
chant would) he carried along with him enamoured of their luftre and fparkling excel
lencies ^