'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.' [‎109] (130/448)

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ure, and Delam-Jha feverally attempted the fovereignty but the right Heir in
defpight of them was crowned King; To whom fucceeded his Son Seyd-Mahomet~jha> An.
1622. fubdued by the EngUft and Perfians, whom at my being at Shyraz. i faw prifoner, but
honourably ufed at the entertainment which the Duke of Shyraz. gave our Embafladour,
as we palled towards the Court of Per/la- The Per fan now commands there, thank the
Engliflj.
The particular ads and paflages in taking this famous City is thus in brief.
By command of Shaw Ahbasy Emangoly-chawn (Governour of thofe Territories that ex
tend from Shyraz. unto the gulph of Perfia) advances towards Gombrom with 9 thoufand
Horfe and Foot, fuch a time as he expeded to meet the Enalijh Fleet there. Being met^
the Conditions betwixt them under hand and feal were thefe: 1. That the Caftle of O-
in cafe it were won) with all the Ordnance and Ammunition fliould belong unto the
English' 2. That the Perfians might build another Caftle in the Ifle at their own coft,
when and where they pleafed. 3. That the fpoil fhould be equally divided. 4. That
the Chriftian prifoners be difpofed by the Englift, the Pagans by thz Perfians. 5. That
the fhould allow for half charge of viduals, wages, ihot, powder, d-c. 6. That
the English fhould be Cuftom-free in Bander-gum-hroon for ever. Thefe Articles being
figned, each party prepare for fight. Captains of note in the Pagan Army under the
Duke of Shyraz. were Atticdybeg, Pollotbeg, Shaculibeg^ Shareearee, Mahomet Sultan, and
Alyheg Kmg(ShaW'bander they call him) of the Port: The Army encamped before Bander-
gom-hroon *, and two days after, viz- the twentieth of January 1622. with fmall difficulty
became mafters of the Port ^ for at that time it had in it but a fmall garrifon of Pormgah
in an inconfiderable Fort. After which fuccefs the Duke and Englifr Captains play'd up
on the Caftle with a dozen pieces of Cannon for five hours, but to little purpofe. The
ninth of February the English tranfported three thoufand Perfians in two Frigats which
they had lately taken, and two hundred Perfian boats which were good for little other
fervice: Thefe, fo foon as they landed, having formerly made Sconces for their Men,
and raifed Bulwarks to plant great Ordnance upon, made towards Ormm •, but the Por
tugal though they let them land, ftopped the current of their fury, at firft encounter
from their barricadoes defended with fhot and pike flaying above three hundred, and
with their Ordnance beat them back with more hafte and amazednefs than their ap
proach had courage. In this diforder a Flanker by mifchance was blown up, but the
fiege continued. Little hurt was done on either fide, till the 24 of February ; when the
Englijh advanced towards the Caltle,(under which was riding the Portugal Armado)and
in delpight of the Caftle and Fleet (being then five Gallions and twenty Frigats) fet fire
on their Admiral the Saint Pedro a fhip of one thoufand five hundred Tuns: Which mif
chance obferved, the reft of the Spanifh Fleet to prevent danger cut her cables, and
in that flaming pofture let her drive whither wind and tide would. The Englijh were
well pleafed with that fad fight; and though a Prize rich enough, neverthelefs thought
itnotfefe to adventure boarding: fo down fhe drove towards Larac, in the way a
rabble of Arabians and Per fans boarding her, and like Jackalls with hunger-ftarved
fury and avarice tearing her afunder. The feventeenth of March the Perfians (to fhew
they were not idle) gave fire to a Mine ftuffed with forty barrels of powder, which blew
up a great part of the wall, doing fome harm to the Enemy through which breach the
Portugals immediately fallied, and maintained a fight above an hour againft the Perfians-,
who had drawn out all their Body ^ and when the Trumpets founded, the befieged went
on fo couragioufly, that the hindmoft difcovered plainly a contempt of death. After
nine hours the defendants were forced to retreat,and the heated Perfians begun to mount
and enter the City in many quartersat which the Portugals were glad', for they en
tertained them with fo many hand-granadoes, fire-balls, powder-pots, and fcalding-
lead, that the affailantswere forced to fall back, a thoufand of their men perifhing:
Which when Shaculybeg had viewed, with a party of two hundred men he paft through
thofe affrighting fires, and after a fhort ftorm fcaled one of their Flankers; which he
held not above half an hour, they were fo tormented with fmall fhot, and flames of lead
and fulphur*, and in defcending were beaten off by fifty who for three hours
maintained their ground, and retreated gallantly. This entertainment fo cooled the
Perfians courage, that for five days they did nothing but ruminate upon the valour of
their adverfaries. The three and twentieth day our Cannon from the fhore played fo
hotly, and battered their Fortifications fo to purpofe, that at length making the fhips
their objed > they funk the Vice and Rear-Admiral of Ru~Fryero 7 s Fleet. March the 28
neceffity humbled them, (plague, famine, and fluxes raging in the City) fo as five days
after two Gentlemen in a fair equipage firft made towards the Enemies Camp; ufhered