'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎24] (57/1024)

Tbe Persian Travels Book. I.
CHAP. V.
A Continuatm of f/;eConftantinopoUcan ^idfromTimh to
Ilpahan, through Ardevil and Casbin.
F Rom Tar.ris to Ispah.vi the Carav,xn makes it generally twenty-f 0l , r dj. ; ,
journey. *
The firft day you crofs overdry Mountains, and four Leagues from
Tauris you meet with one of the faireft Inns in Ferfia. This Inn Sba-Scji
caus’d to be built* it is very convenient, and large enough to.lodge a hundred
perfons with their Horfes. Over all Peryw, efpecially itomtmrts to
and from thence to youmeet every day with Inns at an equal diftance.
The next day you defeend a Mountain, in very rugged and narrow way. At
the foot of this Mountain there are two ways for the Merchants to choofe that will,
go to Jfpahffl. They that will go the ordinary road and the direcT way throogh
Kom ,«md Kachan, leave a Lake upon the left hand that parts the two Roads*, and
they thatwill go through Ardevil and Casbin > two other good Cities,leave the Lake
upon the right hand, and coaft along by the fide of the Mountain. From Tam
to Ardevil it is not above a dozen Leagues* and having pals’d the Lake,the Country
is very good : Which is the Road I intend to deferibe firft.
Ardevil being at fo fmall a diftance from lyes almoft in the fame Degrees
and Minutes of Longitude and Latitude. This City is famous, as well for being
the firft Market of Silks that come from GniUn^ from which it is not far off * as alio
for the Sepulcher of 5 ^, the firft of that name. King of Perfia. The avenues
to it are very pleafant, being as itwcrc Alleys of great Trees, which are call’d
Tchinar, planted in a ftreight line, at a due diftaq^f. It is of a moderate bignefs,
and feated in a lovely opening of the Mountains. The next to the Cities, wFueli is
call’d Sevatan, is the higheft in all Media. TheHoufesof ArdevilwzbTtit of
Earth, as are moft of the Houfes in the City of Terfia .* but the Streets are very
uneven, dirty, and narrow. There is but one which is handfom, at the end
whereof is built the Armenian Church. A little River runs through the middled
the City, which defeending from theneighbouringMountains runs from Eaftto
Weft. It is by Induftry brought into many Cuts to water the Gardens, and in
many places there arc very fair Trees planted,which are very delightful to the Sigh.
The Meydan or Market-place is a very great one ; more long than round * where
Hands a very fine Jnn, upon one fide, which the Kan caus’d to be built. There are
fevcral others in feveral parts of the City, which have the Profpedl over feveral
lovely Gardens, cfpecially that which belongs to the King ; to which you go
through a long and (lately Walk of four rows of Tree?, at the end whereof fiaodi
a large Gate that gives you entrance. Though the Country about Ardevikk
proper to bear Vines, yet there are none thereabouts* nor is there any Wme
made till about four or five Leagues from the City .The Armenians that dwell in the
City are very well ftor'd with it; though there be no place in all Fer/ia, where there
is fo much Caution toib^us’d, cither as tothe Importingit, or the Drinking it j
both which muft be don<i very privately : Whidh proceeds from the
Superftition * the Ter pans having fo peculiar a veneration for that place,that they
believe it a fin to fuffer Wine to be publickly drank therein.
The people come in Pilgrimage from all parts of Ter pa to the Sepulcher 'of Sk-
Sep* which together with thevaft Trade of Silk, makes one of the molt
confidcrable Cities of all Perpa. There are feveral other -Buildings added to the
Mofquee wherein he lyes intern’d ; the Entry whereof faces the Meydan, to^ whic
it is joyn’d upon the SouthTide with a large Portal. The Gate is chain d wit
Chains fatten’d a crofs with great Rings * which if any Criminal Offender can but
touch, and enter into the firft Court, he is fafe * for no perfon can apprehend him.
This is a large Court, yet more in length than breadth, without the Wall whereo
that looks upon the Market-place, feveral Shops are built for Merchants an
Tradefmcn,