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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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Hyrcania.
Sha-Abbas his
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tivity, perceiving that Ihort life attended him, grows fearful of his Sires inconftancv
and in a deep and diiconfolate melancholy evaporates his fad Spirits; leavine the ex'
pedation of hazard and Sovereignty to Codobanda Sultan, firnamed Soffee ; who ( made
wife by his Brother's mifenes) fo prudently behaved himfeif in duty to the Kin?
and in a pleafing and fafe dillance to tiie People •, that Abbas dotes, the People cek
brate, and an uncontroulable good Fortune leems to dandle him. Affability bountv'
loyalty, courage, and experience in Arms, at home and abroad 5 the Ferftm Monar
chy, inrkj Arab, Mogul and Tartar, admiring, fearing, and commending him in feveral
Eulogies : fo as his own left nothing unfaid or un-invented that might honour him * and
his enemies without giving their thoughts the lye, could not but idolize him. Who for
all that, (not like our common Spirits, efflated by every vulgar breath upon everVaft
deifie themfelves, and conceit all great additions of honour below their merits,) ftood
immovable ; forry he grew fo popular *, modeftly chiding them for flattery and con
demned himfeif of hypocnfie by fuffering his vidories to be fo gilded; fince what he
had or did was but a reflex of his Father's vertue, which he doubted might fuffer an e-
clipfe by his accumulation. Oh! how execrable is this marrow-fretting fcab of iea-
louiie and envy ! it converts that reafon which only makes us Men, without any regard
of juftice, into brutifhnefs •, yea, to exceed in cruelty the molt unreafonable and molt
violent Creatures! Is Abbas a King, a Father? does clemency belong to any attribute
more properly ? Is Sojfee-Sultan-mirzjt a Prince^ his Son? On whom can he more juftly
confer his love? in whom fhould Vertue rather dwell ? where can there be a better cen
ter? Poor Prince! the path he treads to add luftre to his Father's Diadem and to ob
lige his Countrey, betrays his fteps, and intices him to an affrighting precipice : For
the more he indulges his Father, it ferves as fuel to an unjuft jealouiie ; the more he
dignifies his Countrey by his good fuccefs againft the Turk, the more applaufe the People
crown him with ;, but Abbas fears the more his popularity: Yea, fo far fears, fo much
degenerates from paternal piety, that without pity or regard of juftice (which makes
Kings more beautiful than when circled with Diadems) he contrives his mine.
During thefe his Cabinet-machinations, the Prince brandiihes his fteel in proud Ara
bia •, where after feveral conquefts the Vidor himfeif became captivated. For an Ara
bian Princefs, of great beauty ( and in fuch Bodies ufually are impaled the faireft Souls)
fettered him i but fUch was his bravery and worth as he quickly redeemed himfeif, and
made her his prifoner; fuch magick and interchanges are in love,fuch magnetick power
hath Princely vertue. By this Lady he had two Children,5^ and Fatyma a name given
her (as I fuppofe) in memory of Fatyma the Wife of Mortis vf%,though not unlike both
in Name and perfedion to that lovely Phcedima who was the Daughter of Otho a noble
Verfan, mentioned in the 4. lib. of Herodotus. This young Princefs Fatyma was no lefs
loved by Sojfee-MyrzA the Sire, than doted on by the Grandfire Abbas. A ftrange affe-
dion, to diftinguifh fo unnaturally ! to feparate where Nature had foilrongly united!
to hate the graft, and to endear the fruit! But that his hate might flow more currant-
ly and lefs fufpeded, he looks one way and aims another ^ feeks to enrage by abufing
him whom he loved molt dearly, Magar an Arab, the Prince's Tutors, a faithful and pru
dent Servant. And indeed Fir bonus folm eft prudens, Ariflotle tells us in his JEthicks. Such
was Magar, whom Abbas calls for, and in lieu of rewarding him for his Sons generous
Education, darts him a Item frown, accufmg him of pride, and charging him that he
had bewitched the Prince with a difloyal ambition. Magar for all his prudence fees not
the venome prepared *, and therefore in an humble but confident innocence, excufes and
endeavours to quiet him: But the more he vindicates himfeif, and the clearer he made the
Mima's loyalty appear, the more he exafperates the King,, fo as the higher was his rage
inflamed. At firft: the King amazes him with a volley of defamations,and in that maze
gives thefign: a dreadful fign! for forthwith the Blood-thirlty break in and
ftrangle him. A barbarifm! an ad fo unbecoming that famous King, that with the
vulgar fort to this very day it will not be credited: Neverthelefs, Fames fhrill-mouth'd
Trump founds it abroad, fo that the Prince (then in adion againft the Tmar) has no
tice of it. -Whereupon, as a Man void of fenfe, immediately he leaves the Camp i and
being come to Court, after many fignals of forrow, befeeches the King that he may
know the reafon of Magar\ death: who flalhes him this thundring retort. For thy am
bition. The Prince calls-Heaven to witnefs his loyalty : hut Abbas provokes him further^
to have more colour to fatisfie the world in his defigned deftrudion. The Prince in
flamed with paiTion, inthat diftradion imagines he faw Magar a ftrangling^ and in that
ecftafie unfheaths his Sword, vowing to refcue him. In the greateft, nay I may fay the
wifeft of Men, Reafon hath not at all times the predominancy over Paffion as we find
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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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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:8, 1:242, 242a:242b, 243:418, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
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Herbert, Thomas
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