'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.' [‎243] (266/448)

Themiftoeles
loved, Artabazw his Uncle and Captain of the Guard, doubting lie might have his (hare
in that fcene of blood, confpired with Mithridatesm Eunuch his Chamberlain, and having
found a wicked opportunity to execute their Treafon, they cut him o r . A fad fully recom-
penced by Artaxerxes his Son who liicceeded in the Throne.
Now notwithftanding thefe prodigious extravaga ncies of Xerxes-, that he had fome
Vertue and bravery intermixed, appears by Alexander the great, who at his entring
Ferfepolis perceiving a Statua of Xerxes thrown under foot by the Souldiers, viewing it
a while faid to fonle Officers Handing by, He was confidering with himfelf whether in
refped of his Vertue he fhould fet it up again or let it lye upon confideration of that mif-
chief he had done in Greece ^ which faid, he ordered its itanding, as formerly. By this
we fee the Cuftom of the Perfian and other Eaftern Princes was to ered Statuas in memo
ry of the Dead rather than Sepulchers: So did the Romans' of old, Majores noflri Statuas
multis decrevermty Sepdchra vero -panels) Cicero 9. Philip. Xerxes was buried at Terfe-
polis.
ArtaxerxeshzgWi. his Reign AnnoMmdi 3500. and ruled the Empire moft honourably
full four and forty years. This Prince is ufually called Longimanm, quia dextra fuit lon-
gior quam fmiftra *, fo long, that ftanding upright he could touch his knee with his right-
hand ; By the Arabians Tamat-jharjhi and by the Per fans Ardjhyr-Bahaman. AfFeded
with the lofshis predecelfors had fuftained by the Grecian War he difpatchedrhis Am-
bafladors in the firft year of his Reign to conclude a peace with the Athenians^ inclined
to it by Timagoras who had received a bribe of ten thoufand Dariques or Sagittaries
which with his giving adoration to the Perfian King, according to the cuftome here, at his
return coft him his life-, he had the better means to reduce lAZgyph which he effeded
in the end. During that, Themiflocles the great Athenian Captain incurred the jealoulle of
his own and the Spartan Democratical States,and had the fentence of Oftracifmi nflided,
fo as forced by his ingrateful Country-men to Ihift for himfelf he adventured to the
Comtof Perfia in difguiie, where he received as generous entertainment as could bede-
vifed ■, of fuch high efteem was a noble Enemy with the Perfian : But foon after being by
the Perfian King defired to ferve under him in <^£gypt againft the Grecians, he being of a
Heroick Spirit chofe rather to bid farewel to the world in a cup ofpoyjon, than engage
againft his Countrey, notwithftanding their cruelty.
The reft of this great Monarchs Reign was peaceable' and full of Honour. He was
a Prince of great civility and a conftant well-wilher to the ; in Ezra 7. andiV <fc
miah 2. much fpoken of, and therefore by moft is taken to be that Ahafimerw who for
the moft part kept his Court in the Palace of Shujhan : and the rather, for that
erxes by the Ter fians is pronounced Arta-jhajht, art is great, which fome make Ahajhue-
rm. But that Nehemiah, Ez.ray and were by this Regum as he ftiles him-
fclf permitted to return to build and inhabit Jerusalem is by none 1 meet with fo much as
queftioned. He was contemporary with the High Prieft Jojachim, which gives Krent-
zhemins and others occafion to affirm that Hefier, (or Atoffa i. e. amirtle, Formefierznd
Edijfa, as by feveral Nations fhe was called) was the Wife of this Prince. He died at a
ripe age and was buried at Perfepolis.
Darius theBaftard (by the death of Xerxes and Sogdianm Queen Hefiers Children) for
fome time eftablifhed the Empire to himfelf. t^gypt fn his time rebelled •, and contr ad-
ing a defenfive League with the Athenians utterly expelled the Perfians thence and pre-
ferved their liberty during his and his SuccelTor Artaxerxes Mnenons Reigns. In the
interim, to his illegitimation he added inceft an unnatural and impious ad, yet fami
liarly pradifed by the Perfians. Per fay Medi, Indi & <^£thiopes 0 cum matrihm & avtis, cum
filiabm & neptibus copulantur-, fayes Hier. adjovin. and thence called Adagaff&i derifively by
other Ethniques. By that Lady he had Artaxerxes whom we lately named, and CyrmMis
Brother, that for fome years governed ^thelefs : a Prince of equal magnanimity to
any in his time *, but withal fo ambitious, that his Father ftill kept him at a diftance, • be
ing indeed jealous of him ^ and the more, obferving that the Queen paffionately affeded
hl1 After nineteen Years Reign Darim died, and his Son Artaxerxes was placed in his •
Throne. Thegreateftof this Princes troubles took rife from the reftlefs ambition and
purfuit of his Brother Cyrm after the Crown •, heightned thereto by the partial favour of
the Queen-mother and fecret infinuations ofTijfaphernes his pretended Friend, who firft
made him believe he had moft right to fway being born after his father was King*, but
finding that projed not likely to fucceed, faced about, informing the King ol the Princes
intent: Which oecafioned afummons to be fent him, and appearing, being lecurtd
but in fetters of Gold, at the importunity of his Mother Par if at is he was foon fet at li-
ii 2 berty