'Travels in Assyria, Media, and Persia, including a journey from Bagdad by Mount Zagros, to Hamadan, the ancient Ecbatana, researches in Ispahan and the ruins of Persepolis, and journey from thence by Shiraz and Shapoor to the sea-shore. Description of Bussorah, Bushire, Bahrein, Ormuz, and Muscat, narrative of an expedition against the pirates of the Persian Gulf, with illustrations of the voyage of Nearchus, and passage by the Arabian Sea to Bombay.' [‎324] (355/582)

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for Shiraz, and send him off, as soon as our horses had reposed,
to return those of Jaffier Ali Khan, and bring down mine, with the
things left at Shiraz. The messenger was speedily procured for
us by Nour Mohammed ; and, wet, tired, and sleepy as I was, I
wrote a long letter to my friend, and gave it in charge to the
horseman, who was to commence his journey at day-break in the
morning, armed with our own weapons for his defence.
Nov. 3rd.—We were waited on by Nour Mohammed at an
early hour, as we had slept in the caravansera; and as soon as the
messenger had been dispatched to Shiraz, we repaired to one of
the baths of Kauzeroon. It was small and dark, but of exactly
the same plan as all those we had seen in Persia, and more highly
heated than any. The attendants, too, were more skilful in
their duty than even those of the best baths at Shiraz and Ispa
han ; and in their method of moulding the limbs and muscles,
approached nearly to the Turks. This was a very striking differ
ence, for which I could learn no satisfactory reason, but it was
one of great gratification to myself.
From the bath we went to a house which was said to be
one appropriated to the use of such English travellers as might
pass that way, and, as I understood, was set apart for that purpose
by the same Nour Mohammed, who called himself the slave of
our nation, and swore a hundred vows of devotion and fidelity
to all our race. As he had not before seen one exactly of my
description dressed as an Arab, and with a humble Dervish for
his companion, he thought it best, however, to name me to all
others as Hadjee Abdallah, the only appellation he had yet
heard, and to follow it up by the assertion of my being an Egyptian
Arab recommended to him by a friend. We found here an ex
cellent breakfast in the manner of the country, and several of
Nour Mohammed's acquaintances partook of it with us. This,
and the lengthened enquiries and replies which naturally followed,
detained us until past noon, before the company separated. An
offei was then made to us of the use of this house during the