'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.' [‎262] (285/448)

2,^ The Chofroe.
finding himfelf fcorned by his Adverfaries, difiafFeded by his Subjeds. and forfeken, as
he tholioht, of his God, his heart broke, and his body was buried at a City in
Safiana not far from the Altars of Hercules, after he had reigned forty eight years: leav
ing this report behind him, ThattotheChnftiaris he was cruel', to the perfidi
ous', and to the terftms tyrannical. ' . . i, n, „
In his place his Son Hormifda, named from Hor, i. e. Igm-s Fire (OrmoMhy the
fims) was crowned King, Anno Dmn. 580. of the World 4550. His eight years rule
was troublefome i for in his third year Mauritius (Son in Law, and Lieutenant, to Tihe-
rim, and alio Eraperour afterwards) entered Verfm with an Afmy, fwraged where he
pieafed, and perpetrated all manner of Hoftility: albeit to prevent it Tama-Cozjrhoe tne
Perfuwy Adaarman the Mede, AUmandure the Sc&nite, and Thfodorih the Scythian, did what
they could to oppofe the torrent. Anno Dom.tfv. Philipfictts, withfome Legions,
having paiTed Amida entered Per/la, efpecially to comfort the poor CMhans in thofe
parts, who were threatned by the Magicians to be flain that year if not by Maflacre, yet
by Miracle. Cardarigas the Per fan General fancies to himfelf that they were brought
thither by fome uncontroulable deftiny to be deftroyed •, but the event proved contrary
to the Magi's predidions, inftead of the Chriftians above thirty thoufand Perfans be
ing in fighUlain by the valour arid diligence of the three great Captains Philippics, Ht-
raclim (Father to the fucceeding Emperour) and Vitilian.
Baramesy a noble Battrian, by hap efcaped from the Romans, but not a fecond difad-
venture: for Hormifda grew fo diftraded, by reafon of this late overthrow, as in fcorn
he forces Baramcs to put on Womens apparel 5 and with a DiftafF in his hand difport
the infulting Multitude: which )ear coft him dear \ for returning into liicti parts
as afFedled him, and prevailing with Ferra-chan and Byndois a Perftan Noble-man "of ac
count whom the King had alfo difobliged, by this confederacy they fpeedily raife fb
great a force and pafs to Shyraz, fo privately, that e're-many knew of their approach,
they enter the City and feize upon the King yea, that fame day they depofedhim they
crown his Son Chozroes in his place, into whom the foul of his cruel Grandlire feemed to
be tranfmigrated. The barbarous Traytors not content herewith, execute their wrath
upon the innocent Queen and her innocent Children, whom molt cruelly they fawed afun-
der : at which, Hormifda exprelFes all the fymptoms of a diftraded man • his Son being
not able to comfort him, becaufe his beloved Wife was irrecoverable. Cofrhoes fearing
his paffion might make him accomptable for his ufurpation, commands fome Villains to
aflaffinate the wretched King; whom the People had in that high elteem as they deified
him, {Orofmades fnit Dens Perfarum faith Pint arch: ) an ad fo infernal that all Perfia abo
minated him as an unnatural parricide. This makes him an abfolute Tyrant: but Bara-
mes that had mounted him, with the fame hand thought to pull himdown^ howbeit the
King having notice of his intent, gives order to raife lome force for his fecurity j but in
to fuch hate was this Cofrhoe grown, that none would appear upon the fervice j whereby
to fave his Life he flies with Cefarca his Wife to Byzantium, his Parents dreadful Ghoft
every where haunting him: By the Chriftian Emperour Mawritim and his Emprefs he is
with his Queen and little ones courteoufly received. After he had repofed a while in Thrace
and pretended a defire to become a Chrifiian, he prevailed with the Emperoiir to affift
him with an Army commanded by Narfes and Commentiolm to re-inveft him in his Em
pire the Emperours Kinfman Domitian Bifhop of Malta and Gregory the Patriarch of
Antioch bear O/rW company, the better to inftrud and confirm him to the Chriftian
Faith.
Into Hieropolls and Martyropolis they entred without refiftance: at Daras the rebel Ba-
rames affronted them with an Army of ScythickzPerpans, but fuch was the courage of the
Chriftians that Barames was vanquilhed, Cofrhoe returns the Emperour his thanks with
tears of joy: and knowing nothing would better pleafe them than his conformity to Re
ligion, he firit prefented them with a rich Crofs of great value in gems and gold •, and
then returns that other (which Theodora Wife to Juftinian had devoted) brought from
Antioch by Cofrhoe the elder, and dedicates another made at his own charge circumfcri-
bed with Hanc Crucem ego Cofrhoes Rex Regum, &c. mifi-, &c. Qnoniam ope Sancli Sergii
Manyris honorabil contra Baramum iniqmjfimum adepti fumus-, votum fecimusy &c. Nos an-
ream Crncem lapillis diftinBam ad ejusTemplum miffuroSy &c. una cum Crme quam Juftinimn
Imp. ad Templnm ejus mifttj & quam Cofrhoes Rex Re gum, &c- ftlius Cahadi noftn Proavi, &c.
hue advehit, &c. ad ^y£dem Sanfti SergiimittendumcuravimuSy&c. as at large is memorized
by Baronim. A Chalice of gold alfo he devoted, with this infeription. Ego Cofrhoes Rex
Regum fihm inclyti Hormiz^di, hate in Difco inferibenda curavimm, non ut fpeBentur ab homini-
bus, &c. Nay, he went further yet in his hypocrifie ^ for he gave out that he would delay no
longer to become a Chriftian, But