!['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.' [‎131] (152/448)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023517877.0x000001/215.e.12._0152.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'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.' [‎131] (152/448)")
'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.' [131] (152/448)
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Terfia.
Shjra^.
(that unhappy Captain who fuffered a miferable death by the cruelty of Parifatls the
Queen-mother for vain^boafting that he flew Cyras her Son when in rebellion) a Gown
or Veft of gold which he wore during a Royal banquet: Pradifed alfo by Alexander 9 who
having put upon his head the royal Diadem of P<T/^vefted divers of the Macedonian Of
ficers with Robes of Gold • Longas vefies auratas fumere juhet r faith Jufl. I. 12. in ufe alfo
amongft the Romans of old. Anguftm inter varia mumfcHla togas infuper & pallia difirihmt,
lege profojita, ut Romani Gr&co-, Graci Romano habim uterentur, Rofm. lib. 5. jintiq. Rom.
Then alfo the Gardens are opened for all to walk in. The Women likewife for' four
teen days have liberty to appear in publick ^ and when loofe (like birds enfranchifed )
lofe themfelves in a labyrinth of wanton fports. The Men alfo, fome riding, fome fit
ting, fome walking, are all in one tune, drinking, finging, playing till the Bottles prove
empty, fongs be fpent, or that Morpheus lay his Caducem over them. In all my life 1 ne
ver favy People more jocund and lefs quarrelfom.
They revel all the night, and drinkjhe round-,
Till Wine and (leep their giddy brains confound*
Hie nodetn ludo ducunt, & pocula la»ti
Confundunt cerebris, fomno vinoqj fepultis
And'tis to be feared Chaftity is no vertuehere*, an unfeen martyrdom: For heat
makes luit fo outragious that they make little defence againft it, thinking pleafure to be
a delightful Conquerour. Now, how far fucli liberty coheres with that tenet of the £/?/-
cures mentioned by Cedrinm, Voluftatem ejfe finem fapientium & bonorum, I determine not
feeing that Epicnrm his Summum bonumconfiabat vohtptate, non corporis fed animi. How
ever, 'tis a certain Rule, That Vt Venm enervat vires, fic copa Bacchi Tentabit grejfm, de-
hilitatqutpedes. To return. ThisFeafl: of the Nowrouz. was begun by King Shalelladyn
Son of Vlp-Arjlany and is commonly celebrated when the Sun enters into Aries', for
than this they celebrate no Feaft more folemnly. Somewhat of Emangaly-cawn the great
Duke and his Banquet.
This Man is a Georgian by defcent, a Mnffnlm^n by profelTion, and one of thofe Te-
irarchs that under Atbas rule the Empire. His Territories reach every way well-nigh
four hundred miles , and afford him the Titles of Arch-Duke of Shyran, Sultan of Larr
and Jaarown, Lord, of Ormm, Maqucroon, Kermoen, Chufiftan, Sigefflan, and Farfijlan,
Prince of the Gulph of Verfia and Ifles there, the Great Beglerbeg, Commander of twelve
Sultans, fifty thoufand Horfe, flave to Shaw-Abbas, Vrote&ot of Mujfulmen,Nutmeg of
comfort, and Rofe of delight.
He is of an extraordinary defcent for Nobility ( as Honour goes in thefe parts)his Fa
ther and Grand-father having been Dukes afore him, but (which is no lefs ltrange)pri-
viledged from degradation by Abbas his Oath upon a good occafion ; Aliculican his Fa
ther having been vicflorious in fome engagements againit both T^r^and Tartar it added
no Imall luftre to Mahomet Codobandaes Diadem : molt memorably when ( by command
of Amurath ) the fawcy Bafca of Rhyvan with fifteen hundred Mufquets breathed defi
ance againil Morad the Chielfal Governour for prefuming to take part with Ifmael in that
famous overthrow they gave the Turks on the Calderan Plain in the year 1514. as they
arrogate to themfelvesalbeit the Turks acknowledg it not. Morad being thus unex-
pededly aifaulted, fends a timerous excule; which rather enraged the Bafha, who was
not to be pacified till Morad had glutted his appetite with a Prefent of two thoafand
pound in gold, commanding him thence to Najfivan ( old Artaxata) and by that time
hungry again. Alicolichan (Shaw-Mahomet''s Lieutenant in Georgia J expr effing his difplea-
fure againft Morad undertakes to make the TurJ^cat cold Iron, meat the Bajha cared not
for, but by Ally-culicanh fierce charge with fix thoufand Horfe made him return his
bribe back*, fo as after a fmall difpute the Turk^was forced to a fpeedy retreat over
Anti~Tanrm ( now Mez.is~Tmr) and gave the valiant Georgian the liberty to extrad a
treble Contribution from Morad for his compliance with the Turk,: and then return
ing vidor to the Court, Abbas knowing that reward is as powerful a fupportof State as
punifhment, for that good fervice recompenced him with the Shyraz. Dukedom, and his
Son after him no lefs fortunate in Sha-Abbas his field-fervice,having quieted Georgia, fub -
dued Zarr and Ormm, and made tributary part of Arabia and Diarbec.
Some days after our being here the Great Duke abfented himfelf meerly to pleale
his humour •, for albeit Sir Robert S her ley took the pains to, ride unto him, and to tell
how acceptable his being in Town would be at the Ambafladour's Entrance, he an-
fwer'd • It was no dilhonour for any Man (his Matter excepted) toftay his leifure: Not
knowing or not confidering That the Perfons of Ambalfadours are facred, and challenge
high refped in all places, according to the cuftofn.and confent of all Nations, both from
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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.
Publication Details: London : printed by R. Everingham, for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswell, 1677.
Edition: In this fourth impression are added (by the author now living) as well many additions throughout the whole work, as also several sculptures, never before printed.
Notes: Numerous engraved illustrations, including maps, views of cities and animals, printed within the text. Engraved plate entitled "Rvines of Persæpolis" is signed "W. Hollar fecit 1663". Misprinted page number: 711 instead of 117. Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description: [6], 399, [21] p., [4] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps ; 32 cm. (fol.)
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- '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.'
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