'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.' [‎270] (293/448)

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Sh^Sophy Tamberlane,
Jmo Heg. ? ip. ended Anno Heg-jU. In the they are chtonickd, as at
1 Son offi^-theOpd*» who in theyear
The SucceUor o | f foundation of the Empire in and Jfi* and
v? 0 c ? /, K n f of the fame Extradtion) commanded j begun by Tognd-heg Son of
^M^chts Soa of Didacus a r^uemm W % (fomeJ6y) was flain by
son . s Pkarln-zed,Mafud's Son, flam by Prince of
G^Zen To him followed Ebri,m-hen-Maf,id, whofe Son Afe/W married the Daughter
oStLlug of tl^an. M4»d from entred with a great Army,
andnear to Tahryz, flew JlLftarjhed-hiU-Caliph, and m another fight his Son at
SpAiva. To Mafad in Gatnehm fucceeded flam hy Baharm-jh* his Bro
ther X Her. w- to whom ruled Cofrhao his Son i who after he had forraged died
j4fi- Hen- 640. and in him took end the S Family. ... . , r
In thofe times as CMfhs of Babylon and part of were whole 7 rf,.
Succelfor Muflacd-xm was flain by Cingts-ch 580. and
in his place governed CaUea and Perfm. Of thofe Tartars I have fpoken •, delcend we
therefore to the year of our Lord 1415'- of the 795. fuch tune as
the ThA re-entced Perfm. He ruled three years and left to fucceed him; who
alio after three years died at Casbyn, and left fix Sans, viz.. Ttrhiida cawnj Scander-mrtety
f^ SUMahZ, Mda ind Mrf.-Jhfal, all which died untimely Of thofe 7
Joon-fr* was the laft; who alfo was flam his Son f
that time the Family 'of the GufranCaraclu or Black-Iheep ended, and the AcoA
or WMte-flieep took beginning-. The firft of thefe were Turks\ the lait
During this, the OnoLn Race fo enlarged their Conquefts in the lelfer that the
Grecian Princes (to flop that impetuous torrent} by their Ambafladors reprelented their
fed condition unto Tmherlam, at that time highly famM for the Viftories he hadalittle
before obtain'd over Ctlifr* a ScythickJnK*, and fomein-roadshehad made into c%w,
if Pmlus Jovim in that be not miftaken; So as that Noble Prince in commiferation to
thofe diftrefled Chriftians, but principally deteftmg the infolencies of the TV^from
whom he had but lately received fome affronts near the and contempt
done to his AmbalTadors, with a willing heart and all the force he could makehe marched
againft Bajam, who with equal numbers and more fpight advanced againflfche 7W
Near Mount Stella (the Plain where Pompeywov&edMtthrtdates) was maintained a long
and bloody Fights but the Almighty being pleafed that a hook ftiould pierce the jaws
AD.itf? ofthat THrkifh Leviathan, the Spirits of the Chriftians were fo animated that the Vidory
refted with Tamberlane, who in the Fight flew many thoufand Turks, and the better to
check the infolence of Bajazet put him into an Iron Cage as accuftomed to wild Bealts,
and carried him in that ridiculous pofture through all his march: after which, without
any conliderable refiftance he fubjeded the reft of the Provinces, and received
acknowledgments of iiibjedtion from all that part of and For, bendes the
lefler Jlfia and Armenia, all JJfyria^ Syria, <^£gypt and other parts of Afiick, Arabia,
Perjia and the Dominions under that Grown, he added to his Empire all thoie Eaiiern
Countreys that ftretch as far as Ganges, in eight years fubduing more Kingdoms than
the Romans could in eight hundred, as formerly inftanced *. fb that for extent of Domi
nion and fpeedy Conquell he is without parallel. . , ,,
The Per/tan Annals further acquaint us, That ramberlane returning through Medta
towards Samarchand gave a friendly Vifit to Syet or Sheque Soffee* reputed Saint at that
time living in Ardaveil (zTown under 37 degr .30 minute^about feventy Englijh miles to
the North-eaft of Casbyn and half that diftance from Suit any,) who perceiving that by
Hoharo-mirz.ah advice the Conquerour had deftined many thoufand Prifoners (of which
the moft were Per fans) to perpetual flavery or death, the Santoon begg'd their Liberty;
which Tamberlane granting, the mercy was defervedly attributed to Sojfee and highly m-
creafed the opinion of his Holinefs. Soon after which, viz.. An.Dom. 1407. of the
787. the Tartarian EmperOur died and was honourably buried at Anz,ar in Cathay a ^ and
almoft three years after the Perfiah Saint follow'd in that inevitable path, being no leis
ceremonioufly intombed at Ardeveil, albeit fome fay at Sumakey: Concerning whom
give me leaye to apply that which Horace did not more aptly to another,
Crefclt occulto velut arbor xvo
pama Sophii,
Sojfee