!['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.' [‎134] (155/448)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023517877.0x000001/215.e.12._0155.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.' [‎134] (155/448)")
'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.' [134] (155/448)
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' 7 7~~A~^iZZt - the whole being three hundred and fifty cozelbafli Ca-
and (ixty fwe thoufand ffo^ ^ . and for which the Kin ^ as a ol
mels load; A royal *1^the Duke with fifty Courfers, fix change or nch
GLSSrd he wore himfelf, and his wordthat he ihould,continue in that Com
mand, whjdr to the Duke was ^iKftiarams the Perfians call them) has above three
This Duke h ® r 5 aad i? w i in thefe Countreys to diftingmlh one Mans
hundred Concubines. No J i- in lhat f ort ; 0 f voluptuoufnefs; albeit he hunts
greatnefs from another than ^ ^Tamovocltion.Nor do they refrain more manly
elfewhere, oth "/Phunting the Tygre, dillodging the Bore, unkennelling
exercifes- as chf ng the ^ ~g tn^ fi yg ^ ^ CouatreyS) not lefsthan
the Jackall t0 rol | Z e that kind of favage gamefor when the whole
twenty thoufand Met g^ mountain ' th impale it with a huge toyl of wyre and
herd are imbatteUedup hundl .edCamels load)and fo either dart them from
cords fupported with tokesUrX MnQre v ^ ^ line) fingle what beaft they
without the rail or 'l 1 '^ d La ^ c ( e . V 110l: wa nt they Hounds train'd for that ge-
p'eafe to co rab at wth kiird fome)fu fF er the reft to efcape for further paftime.
nerous fport • and h ^ g rea dy 13000 fadom of net and toil to impale
mMntains^he'better to'hunt wildBeafts, &c recordeth. Soasitfeems
in that Countrey this w - t j 1 a Train or Cavalcade of thirty Sulta-is
IT'XS carSKKto^^Cfo Ae Honfe was called we lodged
afvrndSeit he endeavoured to furprize Sir withafudden Vifit, yet
at,) and aioeit i[lt eUieence he then had, that at his alighting he found a
lu K ch IzAeas thp firft part of his entertainment, and then Chambers neatly fur-
ch ° ic ? ^XeBafconV looking into a pleafant Garden where large Cypreffes and
other Trees appeared in their belt apparel for his better welcome Here the facetious
Duke encamped with all his Company, refolv'd to encounter the fury of his own wine
and our BngUft Chymick-waters tor 'tis their belief, That
-Corpora magna Virorurn
Dulda Vina
levant
A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
, animifqj & viribus augent.
Aid give me leave to repeat, no part of the World has of Wine better than
So thS for three hours the skirmilh continued, charging one another with equal refoln-
tion Manv bottles and flagons were emptied, but by ftratagem from the Duke s quar
ters revived afreflr, thundring fnch an alarm in the Duke's brains, that at his mount-
ine his Horfe he fell back", and had not our Ambafladour (who as he was very abfte-
mfous fo was he molt civil) by chance upheld him, he had been difmounted.
dart of Caermrvan and Mr. Emery (two Gentlemen attending the Ambafladour in his
Chamber) helped them homewards. Next day the Duke fenfible of his civil Treatment
returned his thanks in a Prefent of twelve good Horfes, with bridles and rich faddles
fuitine them; by which it appeared that all were pleafed, and the Ambalfadour ( who
without fuch an entertainment had never fatisfied them)acqmrcd the Epithete of age-
nerous and well-bred Perfon. After other Ceremonies of welcome (in which pifcalhes
and gifts were not left out) we had leave to profecute onr travel towards the Court: 1
call it leave, the Duke now feemed fo unwilling to part with us: The Ambafladours
Attendants alfo (purfuant to the Duke's direftions) were very well mounted and fur-
nifhed withfrefli Camels and Afinegoes for ourSumpters; able Beafts, capable to en-
dure the brunt of travel. Great is the difference betwixt the Turks and Per fans : For
the Turks being by Law prohibited, abftain from Wine, yet drink it covertly *, but the
Terfian now (as of old) drink with freedom openly and with excefs. It was fo of old *, tor
Plutarch in the Life of Artaxerxes reports the Perfians were liberal Wine-bibbers and
lovers of Magick^ Cyras craftily endeavouring to fupplant his Brother Artaxerxes in
the Crown before the Battel of Coonexa being his Lieutenant in the lefTer Afia, the bet
ter to ingratiate himfelf with the Lacedemonians writ unto them, and among other
vertues boafted that he was fitter to rule than Artaxerxes: And the reafon he gave was
this', He could drink more Wine and better underftood Natural Magick^ than his Bro
ther did. Peradventure the fame genim was in this great Duke we are now fpeaking of.
To proceed. ,
Six and twenty days we confumed in Sheraz,, forced to fo long commorance by the
merry Duke; fo as on Lady-day in Lent we departed* thence towards Spaham the Per-
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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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