'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.' [‎166] (187/448)

afcended, where we found a hoUow
we foot it to the very top difcernable. His grave is here,as they fay v
Cave, whether cut OTA ^ near chil-mymr (from his gigantick fhape engraven up-
bUt h J S o/YfrbtockMarbleMountain)now calledor No^tRnfian- a braveChe-
on the fide of a blac ^ c h; x r h tirne as jrtaxerxes ( Queen Hefter s Husband) wore the
valier (as report makes i 1 ^ dif ^ufts happen'd 'twixt and his Brother
Diadem A. M- 350°; ^ ; n rhafl of fome Beak it feems he fell into a pit
W ^ 0 hid dfg'dlnd deceitfully cover'd with boughs as if it had hatched no
thTeSfS^^hls'Brothe/; of whom the (the old fable no lefs
'''n aS att'SrSfofrathS xLSThisMounr, a fifing hillock which the
pe(^Ie flrewed^isiJ en c® fe V J^yea^ U n(Mie of t^e^lhouU^be'living!
large plain) wept, upon a i < ^j-pHiaed • for what by Themiflocles on fliore, and
t tsZZS'S-vS*'-wand ,,,.cu,
SS'kfiS.'ras- Howbeit, fomffijhi.fec»n<l vit.oftteArmy.asa^,
near Hdeftont. Not far from thence we rode to the Hills now called
Demawend, (of like name with thole of kn. 0 ™
to Ptolomy i) through which, (who thought no
thing impoffible or unfeafible for the accommodation
of the Citizens) is forcing a paflage, though he effed
it not in lefs than twenty years time, by the mediant
toil of 40000 (fometimes iooooo)Men,
River to Spaham, that runs contentedly to it felf fifty
miles thence, and by this I fuppofe is effeded . which
Aquedud when accompliihed, will appear of more
ufe than pomp vand may compare with that intended
by vain-glorious Nero 'twixt Oftia znd Avernm^w
called LkoU : Or that other ot Vicinm which CUmm
cut three thoufandpaceslongby incelfant eleven years
labour of 30000 Men to bring the water to te,
colling him 1400000 Crowns; and with better uc-
cefs than Nero had in his vain attempt to cut the
Ifihmm in Achda or than X^wby whathedidat
MountAthos. i _ M1 ^ r
Within Svaham I found that Column or Pillar ot
Heads of Men and Beafts which was ereded as a M-
^ and expiation of the King's Oath. At the bale
'tis twenty foot round, and threefcore high or
thereaboutsfor the truth is I forgot to mealure it.
The occafion of ereding this dreadful Monument was
th !L, 1500. 880. fuch time as
ruled Per and added to the luftre o
r Iiiinin I, ~Diadem•, this City (furfeiting with luxury, for V*
uberm re f u f e d not onely to contribute a rea-
fonable fum to the King ( albeit at that time intelte
1. 111! f I' 'J ■ 1 with Torkjaai but audacioufiyoppoleai
p ; ■ entrance: A Rebellion fo infulferable, as made hiffl
,' . i J' vow a fiitable revenge. With fpeed therefore ana
fury he aflaults and in rage enters, finas a gre P
; '. of the City, and in hoftile feventy pillaging
fife Houfe: To conclude, regarding neither the out-cr^
of Children, intwo days he put to the Svvo .d 000
Spahamiartsy and in terror em diorm ereded a Pillar of their Heads , upon w 1
properly have been writ, £«, qmdifcordia Gives * rnflier ; m patierit of
— Ahhas by the hafty death of Father and elder Brother, impat
In like manner, ,
corrival-ihip, for 'tis moft true, That