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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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Sir Dodmore Cotton'i
Tnrf rnnlH w» obtained a Dormitory for, him amongft the ArmenUn Graveswho
alio with their Priefts and People very civilly affiited the Ceremony. His Horfe (which
led before) had a Velvet Saddle and Cloth upon his back ; his Coffin was co
vered with a crimfon Satten-quilt (black they account not of) lined with purple Taffata;
upon his Coffin were laid his Bible,Sword.and Hat: Mr Hedges, Mr. Mr. Emmery,
Mr. MoUm,the Interpreter and fuch others of his followers as were healthy ? attend-
ed the Corpsand Doftor Coch his Lordlhip's Chaplain buried him: where his Body
rells in hope till the Refurreftion. ■ „ r . , .
Now, although his lingular Vertue and Memory will not perilh, feeing tis acknow
ledged that £wJ»f ad ty£thera rinm I wilh neverthelefs with all my heart that he had
a Monument more befitting him, as fome more eminent Memorial. For I may truly fay
he was rimm cmnis MexemfUr ; and therefore wilh. I could better exprefs that 5^
pemum offimm Jmoriskow than by decking his Herfe with thefe impolilhed Epudu.
Quod procul a Patriis jacet hie qui cenditur oris,
Nullum crede nefas ilium pepulifle. Viator.
Regis amor Populiqj fuit, pietate colenda.
Quorum juffa tulit per mille pericula Perfis
Legatus: fed Fata premunt, necfoedera cur ant.
Si Virtus, fi prifca fides, fi gratia morum
Offa bcant 5 Tumulus facer eft. Quid tenderis ultra ?
Mecha filet, Divum refonat Caxbena Britannum.
En ! procul a Patriis fitus eft Cottenius oris,
Anglus in Affyria contumulatus hurno.
Prseftitit hxc Patriae, jufsifq; potentibus almi
Principis, obfequiis officiofus amor.
Excute mollitiem, quicunqj pericula lentus
Caufaris, Coelo par fit ubiq*, via.
JjO! Noble Cotton far from home hath found
A re fling place in the Aflyrian Ground'
His Comtreys love-, and Duty to his King
So far, a willing heart fiom home did bring.
Harden thy tendernef; no danger fear:
The way to Heaven, alike is every where.
The Burial of our three Ambaffadours (you cannot other wife imagine) was no fmall
difcouragement to the progr^fs of our Travel being as a Body without a head. For
though the Pot-jhaugh feem'd to commiferate us as Perfons left defolate in a ftrange Coun-
trey (as an aflurance of his refped having fent each of us two Vefts of cloth of Gold) yet
were we convinced, That he may well call himfelf a miferable Man, whofe welfare de
pends upon the fmiles of Perfia. We prepared therefore to be gone; but could not till
Mahomet Ally-beg gave his confent. Long attendance we danced e're we could procure
a Phirman for our fafe Travel, and that Letter we defired from Shaw-Abbas to our moft
gracious Sovereign: but at length importunity prevailed ♦, fo as we got it wrapp'd up in
a piece of cloth of Gold, faftned with a filken-ftring, withaftampof Arabic!^ Letters
curiouily gilded upon paper very fleek and chamletted with red and blew, agreeable to .
the mode of Perfia.
The King's was thus interpreted. N
THE High and Mighty Star, vphofe Head is covered with the Sun • voho\e
lAonon is comf arable to the Virmzmznit, whofe Imperial Majefty is come
from Aftiaraff, and hath diffatched the Lord Ambajfodour of the Englifh King^
"the Command of the Great King is. That his Followers he conduced from our Pa
lace of Cazbyn to Saway, by the Daraguod of Saway to the City of Coom, ^
by the Sultan of Coom to the city of Cafhan, &c. through all my Territories, i 7 ^
not mj Command, I alfo command them a fafe travel.
My
Bahmen
Heg. looS.
After

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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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