'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.' [‎259] (282/448)

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The Romans mice heat Perfians.
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ijian name by that defeat, that then and not till then they acknowledged fubordination
to Cafa Angufimy who having depofed the parricide eledled another Phraones in his
roonr. At this time was echoed Pacem te fofcimrn Omnes, the Prince of Peace our Saviour
Chnft then taking nefn of the Virgin Mary, and for fome time dwelling amoneft the
Sonsoflmfulmen. D 6
To fucceeded whom fome call Dofi'deus, him, rcmnes, to whom,
ftndatesthz lalt oi the jirfactda, flainby ^rtabanm whom the Terfians call Ard~Bahamen,
twelve of whofe blood fucceflively fwayed the Parthian Scepter after each other, until the
lalt bearing the fame name with the firft was treacherouily llain by Caracalia the Roman
Emperour that was Sepimius Sever us his Son who to the ignominy of the Roman Ma-
jefty, after he had perfidiouQy Qain molt of the Alexandrian Youth, alio under pre
tence of maniage with a Daughter of the Parthian King contra fldcm datam maflacred the
King and fuch of the ^Parthian Nobility as attended him for the confummation of the Wed
ding Union; which breach of faith fo highly incenfed the Panhians that they maintained a
gallant and defperate fight againft the Romans 5 nor could be reconciled till they under-
ftood how that Maerims the General had revenged their quarrel upon CaracalUh per-
fon: Neverthelefs, they were fo out of heart by thofe feveral loffes, that Artaxerxesm
adive and valiant Perfian obferving the opportunity to recover their freedom, (to all Do
minions the Almighty having fet a period; in order thereto^ this Perfian fuddenly headed
aconfiderable party by whofe courage abundantly exprelfed by three days fights he
broke their Yoak alunder and once more reftored freedome to the Perfian, Anno Dom.i^Q.
after near fix hundred years fubjedion under the Greeks m±Parthians.
Macrinus enjoying the Purple Robe but one year was fucceeded by that monfter Helid-
gahaltts-, who after three years more gave place to Alexander Severns that was buried at
Tork^ Artaxerxes (whom the Perjians call Ardiyr-Baha chan, i.e. Father and Lord in
War; was no fooner inveftedin the Throne, but taking a retrofped of the anci^
entgreatnefs of that Empire upon much of which tte Romans liad encroached, by his
Ambafiadour he demanded reititution: to anfwer which^Sevetm with a confiderable Army
advances towards Perfia: and having divided his body into three, the part he led him-
felf was fo weakned by tfeat diftribution, that the Perfians by continual alarms having
brokenthat which marched into Media the fecond was put into a pannickfear, foas
the Emperour re infetta retreated. And though little blood was fpilt> yet helped it to
heighten then the Perfian fpirit and reputation, fo as Valerianus sbout five and twenty
years after (during which, feven Emperours interven'd) marched thitherward in hopes
(hearing that Artaxerxes was dead) hefhould fucceed better than his predecelfor Severus
had done; but fell out much worfe: For Sabres the Perfiari King beat theRoman Army
and took firnamed Colobrn priloner, whom to his dying day he made his Foot-
ftool •, a greater contempt having never formerly been exprefled to the Roman Chief. But
this judgment fome impute to his feverity againft the Chriftians whom he cruelly perfe-
cuted, and for his inhumane broiling that blelled Martyr S. to death, which
him in his Ecclefiaftical ftory at large mentions.
Gallienm fucceeded Valerian ; but fo bad was the others entertainment, that albeit Sa-
fores furvived four other of the Roman Emperours he had no further moleftation from
any of them, which gave him the more leifure to exercife his tyranny at home: but
A Dom. 273. Death giving him a Superfedeas he bad the world an Unwilling farewel,
aftertwenty years rule 5 during which, he had exceedingly difturbed the World, hav
ing with his Army wafted Syria, Cilicia, Alefopotamia, Cappadocia ; and returning, amongft
his Trophies had inter-mixed many curfes for his cruelties: which too had been requited,
had not the Roman General been treacheroufly made away by Philip an Arabian renegado
during his fiege afore Ctefiphon once the Seat-Royal of the Arfacide. Howbeit Trehellim
in GqUicano affirms that Sapores was flain by Odenatm the Palmyrian King, Divine Juftice
fo direding, in the felf-fame place where Gordienus was murdered.
Hormifda reigned after Sapores : the Perfians call him Kirman-jhaw, who ruled thirteen
months *, and after him Kararanes three years. Narfes (ICend-gird fay the Perfians) fol
lowed him, who after fixteen years left the Crown to his Son Vararanes 2. firnamed
Segmenfe : the Perfians call him Bafar an. He after a few months gave iV^r/w (albeit an
alien) leave to fucceed. This Narfes with allpolfible rage profecuted the War againft
the Armenians and Mefopotamians in whofe aid Galerius the Roman General fought with
bad fuccefs at firft, yet trying the fecond bout, was Vidor which fo difanimated
Narfes, that in the height ofdefpair and impatience he burnt himfelf, after eight years
Government. Misdates reigned feven years after him: after whom came Shapores or
King PorHSj by Teixera called Shahur , by Schicardus XahulXahnlketaph (in Spaiiijfib the
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