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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.' [‎244] (267/448)

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^ Fight betwixt Artaxerxes and Cyrus.
berty and reftored to his-Lieutenancy of Lydia and the adjacent Provinces; at that di-
ftance ruminating howtO compafs his ambitious ends under colour of revenge for the
late difgrace he fuffer'ed ; and having a confiderable intereft in Greece they were willing
to widen the difference thereby to make Perpa the lefs capable of offending them-, fo as
they readily furnifhed him with ten thoufand Auxiliaries expert in War. But the pre
parations that Cyrm made, made it appear he was in earneft, and that he refolved either
to win the Crown or find a Grave: Accordingly with a confiderable Army of Horfeand
Foot he paifed through Syria into Ajfyria, and without oppoiltion poifeiled himfelf of
the two principal Seats of the Empire Babylon and 5/^, which made him believe the relt
his own, and was no lefs the opinion of moit. Hovvbeit, at length, intelligence being
brought that Artaxerxes was advancing with nine hundred thoufand men, it fomewhat
altered his former apprehenfion. Cyrm neverthelefs prepared for fight ^ what he want
ed of number was lupplied by skill. Both Armies being on their march, at or near
Coonaxa (or as the Per fans pronounce it Koom-jhaw, about 4000 furlongs from Babylon^
came firlt in view of each other. The Generals having difpofed their men into fuch or
der as they thought bell, quickly engaged: for many hours Vidory feemed doubtful.
Cyrm for his part expreifed as much refolution as man could do : for fkft With his own
hand he killed Artagerz.es a Cadduftan Prince, foon after made way into the thickeft of his
Enemies, and perfonally charging Artaxerxes gave him fuch a teftimonyof his valour,
that by the Enemy (who with a Ihout applauded the Fact) it was thought he had been
flain: But the King being rather enfiamed thereby requited himfo with his Sword, that
Cyrus had no further defire to engage the King. In fine, perceiving the Emperial Enfign
(which was an Eagle of Gold) advance, Cyrm reiblved to put it to an iffue^ fo as too
eagerly expofing his own perfon it happened that his Tiara or Regal Cap (which he wore
as pretending right to the Crown) fell from his head •, which being obferved by Mithridates
z Per pan Youth, with a boldthruft he wounded the Prince in the Face, fo that he was
forced for fome time to withdraw out of the fight and towards night was accidentally and
miferably flain by fome Pioneers Inhabitants of Coon-fha who by miftake fell into his
naked quarter. In this expedition Xenophon the Hiflorian had command : but fo foon
a$the whole Army fell into a rout, in defpight of the Ferfians he,made a fafe and
memorable retreat through the Caddufians Country into Georgia and crolFed the River
Pha/is to Trepiz^ond where he embarqued for Byzantium and thence with honour brought
his Countrey-men into Greece. In this great fight many thoulands were on both fides flain ^
neverthelefs, Artaxerxes becoming matter of the field taking a view of thofe that were
flain, amongft others Cyrm was difcovered by the long hair he wore: His head was
quickly fevered from his body and prefented the King; and Mithridates to whom his
death was imputed (albeit the King would have had the honour of it himfelf ) was high
ly rewarded-, but foon after by the craft and cruelty of Farifatis the Queen-mother in a
moft horrid manner put to death, as we find by Xenophon and Flutarch in the life of Ar-
taxerxes *, who not fatisfied therewith alfo made Statira the Queen away by poifon, only for
expreffing her deteftation of the fad.
Amidftthe fpoiles it happened that Darim the young Prince light upon Afpafia a Lady
of fuch extraordinary beauty that Cyrm upon the firft fight became amorous, and after
fome difcourfe fo paflionately affeded that without her.he could not live. The aged King
upon the report ot her beauty would needs fee whether Fame fpake truth ^ and upon view
became equally captivated: fo as this unhappy competition occafioned a difference not
to be reconciled 'twixt Father and Son. The King neverthelefs perceiving how extream-
ly the Princes foul was endeared to her, and confidering that indecora fmt inma gave
way to his Son,endeavouring all he could to abate his own defire •, which though fmother-
ed a while broke out at lafb into fiich a flame that he violently feized her from his company,
and pretending that it was in zeal, fequeftred her within the Veftal Temple of Anaya as
they call Diana at Echatan. Which enraged the Prince ^ and being further heightned
in his jealoufie by Terebates an Eunuch in near relation to the King, without the leaft con-
fideration (finding no other way how to recover Ajpajid) he pradifes how he might
• aflaflinate the King his Father in his Clofet; A Treafon of an ugly dye, and according
to its demerit no fooner known but that the Confpirators were flain in the attempt, and
the Prince himfelf (though Heir apparent) fecured, tried by a Council of War, moft
ofwhich v^re Princes, condemned, and the fentence put in execution. Now ^Ibeit
the King for his own prefervation approved thereof at firfl:, yet afterwards the lofs
or fo hopeful a Prince fo overcharged his thoughts that in a languifliing condition it
atiength broke his heart. Such was the end of this great Monarch after fix and thirty
years Reign*, being likewife buried at Perfepolis in or about the year of the World
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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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