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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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to a HeathenPoettcTfygn his G f^on^
utjovem de [ad fede detruderent.
The Heavens looked pale with wonder, to behold
, . r .. with what attempts and rage the Gyants bold
ferunt regnum coelefte g » Son?k to affront the Gods, by raifwg high
congeftos ftruxifle ad fydera raontes. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
« hewho from
unto fevencjttwo faith
^ hv that cankof reparation,
SSZtg&J&mi; difp«rling them into f.v.t.l pttts, tltobom „
P l!™S 'tteTowet was nwer finillrf (foritwaaaaoitt fayos wellft.Mmihin,
(although Alexander by wonderful expence and labour of men many hun-
='La iLin
over men and that taught them Idolatry, fo as dying they deified him by the name of,
Sudormyn, which the Romans after converted into Arphaxad Son) planting
and EUm\n% Brother Belus firnamed jaf^(r fucceeded at
Ion An.Mundi 1800. By fome hers called B and whole Son Nwm (called
raphel) having conquered Libya, Arabia, is accounted the fiift
Monarch of the Earth', and the more to exprefs his magnificence, built or ra
ther enlarged (for in G ot . 10. II. Afl)ur or 1 s faid to build) iV/ww^ the great up
on Tints formerly called Nyfih andReuhaboth, and fince being indeed rather the
mines of Seleucia ■ by Nehuchadmz.zAr afterwards made the Capital City of
which yet gave the preheminence to Babylon. After two and fitty years rule over-rnledhy
that Virago Semiramis He was buried in the Temple he lumfelf had built and dedicated
to Betas his Father, Jwo his Mother, and his Grandmother ; whofe Golden Statua's
he erectedin the middle of the City to be worfhipped : agreeable to what we find men-
tioned lib- SapientU cap, 14. ^ 14- Acerbo enim luttH dolens pater, cito jibi raptt pin fecit
imazinem-, & ilium mi time qmfi homo mort urn fHer at, nunc tanquam Deum colere ceptt, &
conftituit inter fer-vosfuosfacra&JacrificU Detnde, intervemente tempore convalefcente m-
qua confuctudine , hie Error tanquam lex cuftaditm eft ut Tyrannorum tmpeno figmenta coleban*
tur. When a Father mourned grievodly for his Son that was fuddenly taken away, he
then made an Image for him that was a dead man, whom fortnwith he worfhipped as a
God, and amongft his fervants ordained ceremonies and facrinces: Soas inprocefsof
time, that wicked cuftome prevailed and was obferved as a Law *, and Idols by the
Commandement of Tyrants became to be adored. Et hos quos in palam homines honor are
mn peter ant propter hoc quod longe ejfent e longinquo, figura eorum allata evident em imaginem
Keeps quern honor are vole bant, feceruntut ilium qui aherat tanquam prafentem fua folltcitudine
colerent. And for fuch as were fo remote that they could not worfhip them prefently,
they counterfeited the vifage^ and made the gorgious Image of a King whom they ho
noured, flattering him that was abient, as if\he h^d been prefent. Omnes tamen non
fuerant in pari honor e & auttoritateverum in certos or dines & clajfes difiributi. Alios
majorum gentium, alios minorum. Howbeit the Heathen Gods were not ail had in equal
honour and power, but diftributed into certain orders or claffes, fome being accounted
the greater and others lefler Gods of Nations. Varro, in duas clajfes, certos & incertos.
And Cicero in 2 lib- Nomothefia, ranks them into three diftind orders or degrees*, Vnm
eorum qui femper Ccelefies hahiti funt, ut Jupiter, Mars, Apollo, &c. li dii cosleftes vel ma--
jorum gentium appellanturalterum eorum, quos in caelum merit a vocarint, femidei & diiter*
reflres, ut Hercules, Bacchus, Belm, Romulus, &c. nominantur • tertium propter quos detur
hominihrn afcenfm in Caelum. The firft was thofe who inhabited the Heavenly Places, call'd
the greater Gods of Nations. The next, thofe Heroes whofe deferts transferred theffl
thither *, and the laft dii infimi or mediaftini, fuch who for their efteem amongft men,
were by them canonized. Principes quia jufti erant (faith Fab. Fitter 1 part.) & religioni-
hm dediti, Dei dicuntur. Princes alfo becaufe they were iuft were termed Gods? but
not fo much for Juflice as Power was Ninus idolizedand in adulation, by the AJfyrians
firnamed Jupiter, by others Jmraphel • and imagined that fame King whom Abraham
vanquifhed after his departure from Vr (fo called becaufe there the Fire was worfhipped)

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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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