'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.' [‎60] (81/448)

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Hifiory of the great MEatt-India.
" . |,; C c.iif In the laft Infants death : fo that albeithe was armed
iome that whifpered on g ^ d f his defence with forae neighbouring
wrthintegrity anda f J ^f^^nd of feveral Provinces of his Empire, upon
Princes to whom ^ int f . rhic f am i be readyupon all occafion to defend him:
»R"« ftreammg
-p r ChManand Cherman \ and to Chun-cam,
r ' hi hm e'S Chad occallon W experiment the inconftancy of h,s men, death
fummoned Mm away Amo 1260. but not before he had nominated his Suc-
cS Whoproved of another fpirit, his delight being to dance m Armour to
lona\ Trump-, ^irft quieting his domeftickbroils at home, and then adding to tnc luftre
Bahyhn, a great part otAfgd, and m ^ ^ ^'
►re mm, cAiiuits tntm ~ - . • • • TT ,
dies, and at Meragah 15 far fangs fromT^m was with all due folcmmty buri Hah-
kay-cmnths eldeft had for his lhare the Provinces of
(comprehending Media, Parthia, NyrcmU,BaBna, and SogdiaM.) ^ hya^wmet naa
j4ro a^d Adorhayon (part of Armenia and comprmng Sdmas, Coy,
rata and Merest Cities of note.) To Tawdox-cawa were bequeathed the Sa^niQiies of
Dyarhec and lUbaicn (or Mefojotamia, part of and what was made truitfai by
Emhrates and Tygris.) And to his Sons by another Venter Nycador-Oglm uiATargahe-
cam* he gave Money-portions. Habkay -cawn that year died at Hamadan mPeJa^nd
AM. 1 ) Hi ma( i e protedor to his Son Nycador-Oglan, who by devilifli art would have lent iuin to
1' S* 11 ! 5 ; an untimely grave *, but faving himfelf by flight Nycador re-eftabhihes himfclf by name oi
* eg ' Hameth-cawn' whofe Reign was fo pur fued by divine vengeance that in the year 1275.
he dies mad and was buried at Caftan, in his place Argon-cam the right Heir returns
from baniihment, and by the people was joyfully welcomed, and at his Coronation ai-
fumes the name of Tangador-habkay z.edda i } e. fon to Habkay-cawn. Tins man Iwayed
the Scepter five years tyrannically, not only maiTacring- Nycadors Sons and Alliances
but fpares not to bath his Sword in the Blood of Innocents, io that he became hateful to,
his own, and ftimulated the Parthian to revenge, by whom in a fet battel he was over
come, and by the name of Argon-chan upbraided with cruelty v yea, to cornpenfate the
like meafure, he was cruelly tormented, his belly ript open, and his guts given to tne
dogs. To Tangador (the implacable enemy of Chnftians) fucceeds his Brother Gma-
toc -chw-, who in the fourth year of his Reign perilhed hy JBMuc -chan his Uncle ^ who
alfo after five years rule died iiluelefs. Badu fon of Xargahe youngeft Ion to f^lakuc-
chan by affent of all the Nation mounts the Throne *, whofe arfedions he lb well anfwered,
that never any before him was more beloved or honoured : Howbeit, fo foon as he de
clared himfelf to his people that he was a Chriftian, his Subjeds love grew cold, and
many treafons (fomented by Satan) were hatched againft him, fo that at lait he was
(lain (or rather martyr'd) by Ga^m -chan Gopfm to Tangador, who had fmall caufeto
brag of that his treachery •, tor, by the permilfive hand of God, when he leaft liifped-
ed treafon he was wounded to death in Carhin by his own Houlhold-iervants not any
caufe affigned in Hiftory for their fo doing ^ but fay, his body lay for a longtime un-
buried. This hapnedDow. 1305. Heg. 685.
His Brother Aliaytu Abufayd (or Mahumet Ben Argon) by his valour-pur chafed the
Diadem : to whom followed Hoharo-Mirz^a or Ahufayd Bahador-chan An. 1337. who con-
fumed his life in venereous exercifes; fo that for want of llfue this Kingdom became a
Theatre of much trouble, no lefs than thirty at one time contending for the Soveraign-
ty. The people thereby were compelled to look for'help from home *, and none more
fafe to trult to than the Lord of Samerahand, Tamerlane, a Prince famouied for his juftice
and fuccefs againft the Sarmatiqm Tartar, Pracopenfe and Chynefe. Him they invocate by
many Prefents of their love and a Letter filled with hideous complaints, deicribing their
mifery through the divifion in their Kingdom and pride of thirty Competitors. Tne
Prince promifes them fpeedy aid v and accordingly with fifty tnoufand Horfe
enters Ferfia without doing any hurt lave ag^inlt the Tyrants v whom he fo profecUted
and with fuch fpeed, that within three Months they were all taken and made to quaff
their farewell in the bitter Cup of death. Hereupon the people urged Tamerlane to ac
cept the Crown ^ who after feven and twenty years honourable Government (in that
time captivating the Great Twrk^ Bajaaet whom he brought away in an Iron Cage; fub-
duing all Afia, yea, in eight years conquering more Kingdoms and Provinces than the Ra*
mans