'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.' [‎118] (139/448)

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Tanghe-Dolon.
The fecond night we came to a fmall Village called Gacheen , five pharfangs from the
lait next night to Conrefian, feven pharfangs from Cache en and next to Tavghy-Dolon,
i. e. a ftrait or narrow way *, as indeed it was, being pent in betwixt two hills ^ where
the Carravans-raw was very neatly built, adorned with coupolo's at top i The water alfo
was fweet and plentiful-, not fpringing there, but flowing from a high mountain that was
three miles diltant thence, and by pipes conveyed thither through the bottom of an in
terfered hill near the Lodge, and lb itreaming into the Tank gave both delight to the eye
and refreihment to weary and thirfty Travellers. From the hill top we beheld the valley
below, which was very level, large and marvelloas pleafant, byreafon the fpring
water Fom premis runs in meanders, and mellows it in all places, fo that it brings forth
grafs and fruit in abundance , and being compalfed with hills of equal height gave it a
more elegant fence than Art could have done for the greater fecurity and fatisfadion of
the Villagers, who have but one common way for entrance; fo as it refembled that
which the Poet fpeaks of Temp for delight, and no lefs fortified by its fcituation. But
what fet this Vale the better off, was the circumjacent Countrey, which for the moll
part was barren and fandy, producing neverthelefs plenty of Dates, a Tree more
valuable for its fruit than fhade. That days journey was four Pharfangs, Our next
was eleven to Whormoot, which in the Perfian Tongue fignifies Dates. Llpon the way
near the Town we paffed by a fmall black Pavilion, in which upon the ground we could
perceive fate crofs-legg'd three ancient gray-bearded Arabians, who out of the Alcoran
ingeminated a.doleful requiem to their brothers carcafs, intending (accordingto the
Jewilh cuftome of fextern ad luBam, mentioned in Ecclefiafticm c. 22. v. 12. where 'tis
faid LuUiu mortm[extern dies pradifed as Vv^e find iij Gen. 50. 10. 2 Sam. 12. 18. and
accuftomed by many other) full feven days to perform that ceremonial farewel, finging,
fighing, weeping and not in vain, feeing tears are the Limbeck of the Heart, and that
Eft qimJam flere voluptas> —— -In tears we find content
Exp 'etur Lacrymisj egeriturque dolor. For grief would breast he heart,without a vent.
Without which cxpreffion of love they imagine the Soul refts under an everlailing
mourning; And, that want of fepulture was a grievous punijfhment,//iw«T in his Odyjf.
Ipeakirig of Vlyjfes*ind Elpenor his tellow-traveller being dead, gives us this authority.
Do not depart from hence, letting me be
Vnmoan d, mhuried'y leftneglettingme.
The offended Gods entail a curfe on Thee*
Nigh Whormoot ztQ Duzjfun, Lazjan-de and other Towns, where is got the belt AfTa-
foetida through all the Orient: The tree exceeds not our briar in height, but the leaves
refemble Rofe-leaves, the root theRadiflr, thevertuehad need be much it fmells fo
fweetly. But, though the favour be fo offenfive to molt, the fapor is fo good, that
no meat, no fauce, no velfel pleafes fome of the Gumrats palates fave what reliihes of
it: And how ingrate foever it may feem at firft, yet by ufe it becomes fufficiently plea
fant •, for what pleafes quickly, as quickly cloys the ftomach andfatiates. Next night
we got to Our mangel, five pharfangs *, and next to Larr', two miles fliort of Which City
the Cawzy, the Calantar with other of the prime Citizens welcomed us with wine and
other adjuncts of complement. We had not rode above half a mile further, when loa
Terfian antickly habited, out of a Poetick rapture (for the Terfians are for the molt
part Poets) fung our welcome : The Epilogue was refounded upon Kettle-drums, Tim
brels, and other barbarous jangling unmuficaMnftruments •, fome being ftiapedliketo
a large gourd, having but three ftrings, (Terpander of Lacedemonia his being puniflied
for adding a ftringto his Harp without leave of the State, though more mufical, might
probably be their example:) A homely attired like a Bacchanal, attended by many
Morif-dancers, begun to caper and frisk their belt Lavoltoes, fo as every limb ftroveto
exceed each other the Bells, Cymbals, Kettle-mufick and Whiftles, itorming fuch a
Phrygic difcord, that to confort we might have fqueak'd out,
Baibaraque horribili ftridebat tibia cantu,' Tour ruftickjpipes do jarr
With notes, that horrid are.
So that had it been night, it would have refembled an Orgy to Bacchm , for glafs-bottels
emptied of wine claMng one againft another, the loud braying of above two hundred
Afles