'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.' [‎288] (311/448)

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Sha Jhhas now moving prince-like in his own Orb, for the better fpreading of his
fame and engaging againft his inveterate adverfary the Turfo difpatched Ambafladouts
to feveral parts of the world : Zenal-chan was fent to Rodolph the Emperour^ Methiculi-
he? to the Kin^ of Poland, Jusbaffa-Hujfan to Henry the Fourth of France, Philip the Fourth
of Svatn and the Venetian Republique •, with Initrudions to treat with them about com
merce with Perjia, arid a joint League againft their common Enemy the Turk 5 and Ma.
hornet Rofarbe* to ShawSelym the great Mogul, ^chmat having intelligence how aftive
the Perfian was todifturb his progrefs abroad aganift the Chnltians, to find him work
at home commands Najfuph-Baffa to draw all the force of Horfe and Foot he could to the
ufual place of rendezvous in order to the profecuting the Perfian : but thofe levies came
to little effed by reafon of the peace that upon the Perfian Ambafladours repair to Co^
(lantinoplewM foon after agreed betwixt thofe two great Mahometans, contrary to the
Perfiam late propofition, and unhappily to the difappomting the Ghriftian Princes defign.
In the year 1613. Sha-Abbas for the better eftablilhing that Truce Jfnd more vigo-
rouily to proceed in his begun War with the Mogul, fent My-chan his Ambafladonrwith
an extraordinary Prefenttothe Imperial Port. The AmbaiTadour was treated with extra
ordinary refped, and fo cajol'd by the Vifier, that as it is reported he was tempted to
exceed his Inftrudionsfor he condefcended that his Mafter Ihould as a feudatory pay
into the Turks Exchequer an annual fum or acknowledgment for the Territories in and
about Sheirmn and Ghylan : which was denied by Mas, and the AmbafTadour at his
return ( none daring to intercede in his behalf) was for that miftake put to death. So
penal it is, we fee, to act contrary to inftrudions •, for an Ambaflador being limited by
exprefs terms, hath no liberty to be guided by his own reafon or fight of advantage,
unlefs his charge be unlimited ^ in which cafe, he may warrantably ad for his mailers
good, as prudence fhall invite and circumftances in affairs of ftate adminifter occafion.
Otherwife he may take Warning by thofe Athenian Ambaffadors, who being fent into
Arcadia and prefcribed their way, albeit they returned with good fiiccefs, yet were put
to death onely for going another way. v£lian. 6 .5.
The Turks foon after this, viz.. Anno Dom. 1618. by the way of BmirHm entred Me
dia, the Army being commanded by Ally-baffa ; who taking the opportunity of the
Kings abfence in Candahor paifed unoppofed as far as Ardaveil which he plundred, and
harraffed the Countrey about, Cardagy-chanxht ^Governour of Tabriz, and at that time
Prelident of thofe parts not doing any thing confiderable for prevention : upon the ad
vance of Emir~Hamz.e-mirz,a the Turks retreated to Van, and a Truce was prelently con
cluded. But the Turk ere long infilling upon the reftitution of the City T auris, the War
was frelhly profecuted. The command of the Perfian Army was given Emir-Hamze the
Prince, who in the expreffion of his courage, quick'nefs of execution, and happy fuc-
cefs, appeared to the Turk no other than as if his Uncle had revived ^ and withal fo pru
dent in managing the War, that though he well knew it was attended with jealoufie and
accidents of feveral kinds which rendred the event uncertain •, neverthelefs fuch was the
excellency of his fpirit,and fo juil and honourable the work he was upon, that to engage
againft that infoient Enemy was his choiceft recreation: infomuch as the Turks albeit
they could not but commend his courage, yet failed they not by fecret artifices at Court
to deftroy this gallant perfon by an invifible hand ^ amongft other engines fecretly infi-
nuating into the heart of Abbas the danger he was in through the popular efteem of his
adive Son : fo as what the Enemy could not effed by dint of fword, was compafled by
bale deceit, the Prince being firft made blind, and foon after away by the treachery of
his Barber, as was commonly reported. However, his death was fudden, and without
queflion by foul pradice of fome who whiles the King was engaged .in the wars of
r^an thought to have feized the Crown : but more certain it is, that albeit the King was
at firft worfted in Moz.endram, neverthelefs by the'feafonable recruit brought him by
Ferrat-chan he quickly recovered that lofs, quieted thofe parts about Larry-Joon, and
returning beat the Rebels near Casbyn 5 where having made terrible flaughter, amidft his
paifion Hemir-Hamz^e by the Kings command was made blind by. a hot polilhed fteel
drawn afore his eyes: which having formerly related needs no repetition.
Abbas not ftaying for the Turk as the cuftome of his Anceftors had been, thought fit
to begin with them; and taking the opportunity of their being engaged in Hungary (with
tne entire conqueft whereof the Turk is reftlefs in defign) in the head of a royal Army
he quickly cleared Shervan, ahen expelled the Enemy out of Fan and T eyhlis, and foon
alter maftered Balfora and Bagdat •, the laft of which through treachery was fbon after
retaken by the Turk. The Perfian King in this interval had good intelligence from Stam-
hid concerning the diftradions of that place, which was welcome news to the Court
of Perfia.