'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.' [‎283] (306/448)

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towards Cahul. This being agreed in Council was put in Ipeedy execution- and it being
thought fit to re-call Maxm chan, he made his return through the Enemies quarters pur-
pofely to difcover their order and force : and being come to CashyH fo well fatisfied the
King with his difcreet carriage in that truft as induced him to make him his Treafurer 5
an Office not onely honourable but of great profit; which neverthelefs acquired him
great envy at Court, and amongfl others Emir-chan ( who never loved him 0 fo as making
nfe of his favour with the King, he fo infinuated and fuggefted falfe apprehenfions into
his weak brain, that the Treafurer perceiving the Kings kindnefs lelfened and his coun
tenance xhahged, and that the craft of his adverfary w T as likely to take place, rather than
fufFer further under their power he chofeto withdraw himielf and his Family with fome
portable goods into the Enemies quarters, where being friendly received by Sman-Bajfa^
he had the liberty to live peaceably at fan.
Emir-Hamz-e-mir&a during this drew towards the Turk; and having intrufted Swwz-
chawn the Georgian and Tocomac the Perfian with fix thoufand Horfe they difpofed part of
that body into an ambufcade, and with the reft fell into Sinam quarterswhence being
repulfed and counterfeiting fonie fear drew the Enemy to a loofe purfuit^ till being paft
the place where their men were hid, breaking out upon their rear Tocomac faced about,
fo that the Enemy was charged both wayes i who finding themfelves intrapped, rather
fought how to efcape than adventure the fight: howbeit, above fix thoufand of the Turks
were loft, the reft efcaping to ErzJmm which the old Baffa had made his head-quarter
at that feafbn. Erurum is a Town of great ftrength, both by fcituation and Art, and
by reafon of its voicinage to the Perfian Dominions ufually made the place of rendez
vous when the Turks have any defign againft that Empire : a place of great import to
them, in that befides the advantage it gives of recruits it affords portage of neceffaries
both from the Mid-land Euxin and Cafpian Seas : The Countrey it ftands in is Cappado-
cia, Leucofyria of old j divided by the River Euphrates from Armenia^ and on the other
hand hath Caramama, which comprehends thofe Provinces in former times called Lyciay
Cilicia, Pamphylia and Carta, places now totally under the Mahometan, who have extin-
guiihed the Chriftian light and intereft as if it never had been, and in all their conquefts
give Kingdoms, Provinces and great Towns new Names, beft pleating their fancies; but
thereby rendring the queft obfcure nay, in barbarifm burying in oblivion as much as
in them lyes the very memory of thofe and other famous places.
Amnrath refolving to fall into Hungary and thofe parts thought fit to call home Sinan-
Bajfa to advife concerning that War. To which end he conftituted Mahomet-Bajfa (Ne
phew to Mnftapha ) General againft the Perfians. At Er^irum he took the mufter of all
his Army, which was fo numerous and the feafbn fo good that he forthwith took the
field and marched unrelifted as far as the River Araxis ( now called Arafa ) burning
and doing all the fpoil be could. Emir-Hamzje by his Scouts having notice of their num
bers and approach, ordered Tocomac with Symon the Georgian ( the Perfians approved
friend ) to hinder the further entrance of the Turk fo well as they could, the General
following with the reft of his Horfe and Dragoons,
The Turks animated by the fuccefs they had, and by the running away of the people
ftill where they came, fuppofing no force near, continued their march towards Tauris, till
upon a Hidden the Perfian Horfe difcovered themfelves and engaged with lb great hafte
and valour, that notwithftanding the inequality of numbers, the Perfian Horfe made
good the ground until they were over-powered by fome referve of Horfe Mahomet orde
red to renew the charge: but by fome prifbners he took, underftanding that the Periian
Prince ( whofe Name was terrible to the Turk ) was at hand, he thought it the beft way
to retreat, and accordingly marched back with double the hafte he came on which the
Perfian Prince no fooner knew, but that with unufual fpeed he followed the Enemy in the
rear,and with fuch advantage that in their over-hafty pafling the Rivers many of the Turks
were drowned and no lefs number killed in the field: a lofs fb difcouraging the youthfull
BafTa, that after he had reproached the Apoftate Georgian Prince as if he had occafioned
that milchance, he ceafed not marching till he arrived at Tephlis, not daring to look
his Enemy in the face until he had recruited. About this time Ebrahhn-chawn Ambaffa-
dour from the Perfian King received an unufual affront at Conftantinople at the Circumci-
fion of Mahomet eldeft Son to AmUrath, without any provocation given by the Ambaf^
fador the AmbafTadour being contra jus Gentium made clofe prifbner for fome time, and
his Attendants likewife confined in houfes infeded with the Plague. The defign was
principally to let the other Ambaffadours fee how little the Grand Signior valued the
Perfian King, ^
Sha-Mahometj albeit the mif-ufage of his fervantwas ground fufficient to dene the Tur^
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