'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.' [‎104] (143/1024)

The Persian Travel*. ~ Book III,
when you do not pafs through the City, which amounts to four Pialhrs for eve^
Horfe-load. #
From Milefara you come to the Paver Arzlan-cbaye ^ or, the Lion IhW, b v
teafon of the rapidity of the Stream which falls into Euphrates.
From Arzlan-chaye you go to Seueral^ This is a City, water’d by a River, that
alfo falls into Euphrates. It is environ’d with a great Plain to the North, the Weft
and South. The way which the Horfes, Mules^ and Camels keep is cut through
the Rock like a Channel, two Foot deep, where you muft alfo pay half a Pi a f w '
for every Horfe-load.
From Seuerak you come to Bogazi, where there are two Wells, but not a Houfe
near s and where the Caravan ufually lodges#
From Bogazi you come to Deguirman- Bogazi^ and from Vegnirman-Bogazi to
Tdirzatapa, where there isonly an Inn.
From Mirzatapa you come to Diarbequir^ which the 7urhy call Car-emu.
is a City fituated uponarifing ground, on the right fide of
which in that place forms a Half-moon y the defcent from the Walls to the Rivet
being very fteep. It is eneompafs’d with a double Wall *, the outward Wall being
ftrengthned with fixty-two Towers, which they report were built in Honour of
the fixty two Difdples of JESUS CHRIST. The City has but three Gates,
over one of which there is an Infcription in Greek and Latin, that makes mention
of one Conflantine. There are in it two or three fair Piazzas, and ^ a magnificent
Mofquee, which was formerly a Chriftian Church. It is furroundcd with very decent
Charnel-houfes, near to which the Moultab's, Vervi’s, Rook-fellers and Stationers
do live, together with all thofe other people that concern the Law. Aboutj
League from the City there is a Channel cut out of Tigris , that brings the Water
to the City i And in this Water are all the red Marroquins walh’d that are made
at Viarbequir, furpafling in colour all others in the Eaft: which Msnufa&ure employs
a fourth part of the Inhabitants of the City. The Soil is very good, and yields
according to expectation y there is excellent Bread and very good Wine, nor is there
any better Provifion to be had in any partofPer/Lz: more efpecially, there is a fottof
Pigeons which in goodnefs excel all the feveral kinds that we have in Europe, The
City is very well peopl’d, and it is thought there are in it above twenty tnoufani
Chriffians. The two thirds are Armenians, the reft Neflorians, with fome few
Jacobites. There are alfo fome few Capuchins, that have no Houfe of their own, but
are forc’d to lodge in an Inn.
The Bajha of Diarbequir is one of the Viziers of the Empire. He has but an incon-
fiderable Infantry, which is not muchrequifitein that Country y the Curds and AT
which infeft that Country being all Horfe-men. But he is ftrong in Cavalry, being abk
to bring above twenty thoufand Horfe into the Field. A quarter ©f an hours riding |
on this fide Viarbequir there is a great Town with a large Inn, where ihcCmmi l
that go and come from Perfia rather choofe to lye than at Viarbequir •, in regard that
in the City-Inns, they pay three or four Piajiers for every Chamber, but in w
Country-Inns there is nothing demanded. I
At Viarbequir, you crofs the Tigris, which is always fordable unlefs whenii
Snow and Rains have fwell’d it y for then you muft go a quarter of a League high«)
and crofs it over a great Stone-Bridge. Half a League on the other fide of m
Bands a Village, with an Inn, which is the Rendevous of the whole Caravan, w
where they that firft come have time enough to provide themfelves for a Journeyo
nine or ten days, as far as Betlis. For though you may find Towns and InnstM
enough upon the Road, yet there is no good Bread to be met with. .
When the Caravan proceeds, the firft days journey is fourteen hours on Here*
back, and you come to lye at Shaye-batman, where you muft pay a Pia(ier for eveif
Horfe-load.
From Cbaye-batman you come to Chityiran. r d
From Cbii{aran to Azou, which you leave half a League from the g rea ^ 03 r’
where the Toll-gatherers take their Toll, which is four Piajiers upon every rior
load. D
From Azou you come to Ziarats from Ziarat to Zerque, where you pay a
of two Pi afters for every Horfe-load.
From Zercbt to Cochakan. r r0lB