'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.' [‎285] (308/448)

The Turkilli Army again mrfled. j
Upon this the Prince fent a defiance' to the TVtyfc General ; who acceptina the Cfn'
lenge within five dayes drew out what force he had being upwardsof an hundred thou-
fand Horfe and Foot, the P^r/^ fcarce "amounting to haif that number : but feeins it
fails out that in great Armies the far leilcr part onely engage, the had fo much
the fupenonty in refolution that day as that after the of was obferved to
fah by Emtr-Hamz.c s fwordtheTV^ gave ground, and in the confufed hafte thevmade
toft more Men than had formerly been (lain in the Field, and amongft others f.ll the
Jsajja or Trepiziond, fix Sanuacks, and twenty thoufand common Men • fo that had not
their great Guns difordered now and then the Ferfian Horfe, they had doubtlefs ob
tained a full Vidory : the Ferfians loft two thoufand. But Ofinan was fo daunted with
Bmr-Hamz.e s highcourage, that having conftituted Giajfer-chan (who had been Gover-
nour of Triply) the Goyernour of Tmris, and leaving there a great part of his Armv.
witn the reft he marched back to Erzymm the better to recover of the flux
Now, albeit Ofmm with a good Guard of Horfe paffed thither undillurbed, yet his
Foot and Tram that could not march above their ufual rate were interrupted bv the
PerJianBork, who by a nearer way got before and, skirmilhed with them to fo good
purpofe as near Sancaz^an they feiz'd upon their Carravan which had above 6000 Ca
mels and Mules and valuable burthens, befides Almegoes in abundance loaden with pro
vifions of all forts neceffary : and the reft of the Horfe being come up they en
gaged the whole Army, which was fo well commanded (though Ofman was not there)
asforfome hours a fiercer fight was not know than that in the memory of any then pre-
fent: but (as at other times) the Terfim Prince expreffed fo great perfonal courage
and dexterity that by his example there was a general refolution in the Perfiam to die*
or conquer: fo that in conclulion they had the Vitory though with confiderable lofs •
yet requiting the Enemy by the lofs of twenty thoufand of his Men who then safped
their laft, and had purfued the Turks had not night and the continual firing their Can
non, prevented the Perfiw, and yet fome ftories report, That in the difchardne their
Guns at random the Turks received the greateft lofs. That part of the Army which
efcaped made fo unpleafant a relation unto Ofman that it increafed his diftemper info-
much as within few dayes after he gave up the Ghoft •, leaving the condud of his Mat
tered Army to the Bajfa Synan Cicala^ a good Souldier and a wary r and who in a re
treat he made towards Fan gave the Per fan a notable blow, yet when he came to
Erayrum and took the mufters of his remaining Force, found that in this unhappy Expe
dition Ozman one way or other had loft a hundred thoufand of his Men. The Perfian
Prince not thinking it advifable to follow the Enemy too far returned back to cJhn
where he was imbraced by ftis aged Father, honoured by all the Officers, and little Ids
than adored by the vulgar fort; but after a little refrefhment, remembring that Tauris
continued under the power of the Turk , he was reftlefs in his defires to reduce that con-
fiderable place i notwithftanding that by his fcouts he was truly informed of their ftrength
and good accommodation, moft of the Soul^ers having Huts in a large Fort or
Barbican Ofman with great labour and expence had raifed and fortified notably with
great Ordnance, fo that Giaffen with his 15000 Foot having vidualled the Forts fuppo-
led that he was able to defend the Place againft all the Force Perfia could bring.
In this interim Mahomet-chan had the command of the Armenian Auxiliaries who were
upwards of 10000 Men, with whom he marcht towards Tanris which he fummoned, but
in vain *, and being without order from the Perfian General knew it would be ill refented -
therefore as one in defpair and to increafe his account he proclaimed Mirz^a Thomas Ma
homet's youngeft Son, King and with joyful acclamations direded their way towards
hyn. The old King marvailed at his infolence, and forthwith fent Emir-hamz.e againft this
Gonfpirator *, who for fome time ftood his ground againft die Prince, but being worfted
took him to his heels •, and being clofe purfued was apprehended near Cajhan, and his
head being cut off prefented to the King then at Casbyn: but the poor abufed Prince up
on the acknowledgment of his fault which he neither deiigned nor well could help, was
forgiven; albeit for fome time confined to his Houfe.
Thefe alternate oilt-breakings of the King's Sons not onely difturbed the old King's
reft, but retarded the neceffary preparations to oppofe the Turks frelh Forces that were
ready to march for reducing the City of Tauris ; and withal perplext the Spirit of
Emyr~hamz.e, whofe whole defign was the publique welfare of his Countrey and an ho
nourable defence againft the Turi^: whereas his Brother Abbas had other devices in his
head, which were by what means he might make his quickeft accefs to the Crown ^ and
his unnatural wifh as wicked as it was wanted not inftruments to effed his defires,amongft
whom was Alichiily-Chan, who in meer envy bore a conftant ill will unto Prince Emyr-
hamz.ey