'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.' [‎272] (295/448)

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— T ^ rr ^ .fTecriH-eam expelled hi sCo U ntr y b y if^^andre-mveftedby W
t)/^C^» (SonofTf d and fpent t he remainder of his Reign in
her lane) '"PP 1 ^ ^ ' d corr efpondence with Mahomet the gcezt.Tiirkt to whom by
peace •maintaining a g. ^ S) if w orththe memory^ he prefented a pairofplay.
his Ambafladours'™° S fc _ ft , the Dice and Men 0 f Gold fet with precious Stones',
ing Tabies which we TamherUne left there after he had forraged Perfta. To
being part of the Ipo ft . an p rince s difpatched their Meflengers; and amonglh
this great PrinC ® A "L (I 3 douI -f rom the remtians to engage him .againlt the
others Zenm . bu£ upon pretence to repolfefs his Wives Brother of
fome lofs ^ iJ e invaded the Turk's Oominionsvand engaged atfevera, times
^ ni - MnliaphaandJmurMh, and had the better awhile-, bntatlaft was
the two great Baffi ' -Zj ? Mahomet ■, infomuch as his Son who command-
0 I e r P A We f " forced to retreat to Tahnz., whither theT^at that time, fearedto
in the year W7 .
„ j.nArLa! cham-, moll of which came to untimely ends: For was de-
^S bv PoUbn- Chalyl wasllainby Maczud-beg-,
f^rhe rllh ■ was murdered by a Whore at Tabriz., and //a/died of an 1m-
pofthume* Th«r Children alfo had little better deftiny • for S^^and Elvan-heg,
Sons oM the third Son of ^ for fome time ftrove whoihould firftgnUp
p^fl Srenter ■ and albeit Batfamor prevailed, long he enjoyed it not, being by
IS Son ofMaclMeg (Vfw's fecond Son) forced to fly forfafety of his life j but re-
mmng out of Armenia, next year with a confiderable party, dyed by the way ■ which
Sade LL think he Ihould not meet with any further difturbance, yet it hapned other-
wifc- fo Hamet-mtrz*, SonofO^rte, (the eldeft Son) havmg moft right, at length found '
friends who fettled him in the Throne •, notwithftanding which, a few months after, he
wTs de-throned by Kacem and Hayh-Sultan, two powerful Rebels, who were quicldy diC
° „f the World by Uvmi , Baifangor's Brother, and in lie buried.
^frhnr m ans S Seat anS ruled peaceablyfull five years:but upon the fug-
SSsTySwh" had a jealoufie of Jyder his Brothers-Law (grown popular by
Ws SiW, but more by reafon of his match with their Sifter, and moft of all for his
hiah defccnt) could not think himfelf fafe fo long as ^ lived, fo that very treache-
roullv he caufed the Syet to be murdered', and not therewith fatisfied, gave order for
tSetofJhmael hisSon: but he had fuch timely advertifement by a fecret friend, that
withdrawing to Pyr-J/fy the Governour of Mo^ndram he fcap'd the danger, and found
^ eC jrfc«LTmean time, as his years increafedfo did his reputation, elpecially with his
Countrev-men the Perfiam ■, who perceiving in him an extraordinary ingenuity, as well
as courage, wilhed for a fit opportunity to advance him higher. The fome
fav was given by the Greeks, his Mothers Country-men, who were his inftrudors and fol
lowers, albeit 1 find that fome of his Anceftors had that attribute or firname given, fo as
'tis dubious,vet I lhallfpeakfurther concemmgit. Morad or sBrother;
aiming at the Crown, was difappointed of his hopes by the rout of his party: neverthe-
lefs, that competition gave Ifrmael opportunity to raife what force his Friend Pyr -My
could upon the juft pretence of fecuring himfelf and revenging his Fathers
death; fo that with fpeed he polfelfed himfelf of whichhe fortified. £
fupprefs this Rebellion immediately advanced againft him with what Horfe and Footne
could, but the Tawifans mindful of fome late rigour he executed there failed his ex-
pedtation, which put him into that diforder as well-nigh diftradted him; increafed by
the intelligence he alfo had that his Brother had fo far infinuated into the
great Tar^s favour as he not only gave him his Daughter to Wife, but commanded the
Governour of Bahylon to alfilt him againft Elvan. Notwithftanding all which, fo happy
was Elvan inthatfirft expedition Morad was worfted and forced to fly ror fatety m
the ftony Arabia. Howbeit, otherwife was his fuccefs with Jfmael who by the additional
recruits he had from Tarn-it Ardaveil and other parts of Shervan, but principally out 01
Arunion where the great Tribes or Hoords called the
hi,Kayndac, Shamh,Zukadcrlu, &c. gave him afliftance, he flrft
his Fathers murderer, and then thought it advifable to ingage his Uncle £/w fo loon
as poflible •, and accordingly at or near the midway twixt S^W and
Shyraz. the two Armies met, and after an hour's fight had the better of the
day: £Ws Army fled towards Shyraz., himfelf being, by a private Souldier, liam