'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.' [‎164] (205/1024)

The Persian Travels Book IV,
Of their Original^ and their Prophets.
T Hev fay that the Father of their Prophet was a Frarkby Nation, whofe Name
was Azer, and a Carver by Trade.! hat he left his own Country to live i n tfe,
which at that time was the City of Babylon •> where he took a Wife whocairdhetfclf
Vo&kdon. That one night his Wife dreamt that. God had Cent an Argel from Pan.
dife to vifit her, who brought her very rich Cl oaths, which me put on. That a
Celeftial Light prefently over-fpread her Face, and render d her as beautiful asth e
Sun i and that when (he wak’d (he found her felfwith Child, which Child prov’dto
be the Pwphet Ebrab/w-zw-Ateucfot. That the Ahrologers of that time, by their
skill in the Stars knew °f the Birth of that Infant lent by God, who was to govern
Men, and reign in their Hearts. That thofe Ahrologers went and declai’d the fame
thing to the King, telling him that there was a Child fuddeniy to be born, that
would one day reprive him of his Crown. Whereupon the faid King, call!
and a great Ty-rant, caus’d allthe Women with Child to be put to death,
through the whole extent of his Dominions.
But by a Miracle the big Belly of the Mother of their Prophet not appearing, fe
remain’d undifcover’d,and brought forth a Son. Her Husband, who knew nothing
of this Myftery, fearing he fhould lofe his head if he did not difeover tne bufmefs to
the King, before he found it out another way, went and conrels d diat he had a Child
born, but that he knew nothing of her being with Child.
Now you muft know, that contrary to the cuftom of other Children, that cryfo
fbon as they come out of the Mot hers womb, this Child laugh o fo loon as he was born,
For being to triumph over the Hearts of the people, he was to (hew bgns of joy ho
that the people began already to rejoycein their future felicities. This being ngnitid
to the King, he call’d his Aftrologers together, to tell him the meaning offoextraor-
dinary a thing, and what would become of the Infant. But the Mrologers not
being able to fatisfie him, he fent for the Infant, and would have (lain him witha
Sword with his own hand, but God dry’d up his Arm immediately^ -o mat he could
not. However, not teriifi’d with fo great a punKhment, tranfported with Choi j, k
caus’d a great Fire to be kindled, and commanded the Infant to be thrown into if,
But by the power of God, the Fire which he had prepar d to con Cine thu Infant
turn’d into a Bed of Rofes, where the Child moftfweetly repos d.
They who from that hour began to honour the little Prophet, took sway iotneo
that Fire, which has been preferv’d to this time. They keep it, fay they, in honojirol
fo great a Miracle y and they have it in great veneration, becauie it dtlcoverdtiie
merit of their Prophet. • f
Neverthelefs the King (lop’d not there, but Bill obfiinate in his impiety, nuM*
Banding all thefe Miracles, he prepar’d new torments for the little Infant y but Cod
chaflis’d his incredulity and that of his people very feverely, by fending iudian in
finite number of Flies, and that of fuch a peBiferous nature, that who- ever ^ ere
with them dy’d without remedy, unlefs they immediately came and worship
Prophet, and kifs’d his Feet, in teftimony of their repentance. As for the king, wto
B ill continu’d in his impenit^ncy, an exemplary fatebefel him. F or one or : .0
Binging him in one of his Ears, he dy’d a moB tormenting death. ^
His Succeffor was Sha-Glochtes. He alfo at the beginning of his A e! £ n ^
perfecute the little Infant, who now began to increafe in years and vertue.
imprifon’d him: but he was aflonifti’d when he heard that oneof hts Hor
he always confided in when he went to Battel, as being affut’d of \ iCory w _
rode him, had lofl his four legs. Thereupon, wifer than his Predccefrovsnd ac
Icdgirtg from whence f6dire a Corre&ion proceeded, he fent for the
Prifdp, ask’d pardori for his incredulity, and pray’d him by his interceition
his Hbrfe hislegs;#ih. Tfe Prophet wBlrng to do him that favour,
four times, and ^yfery time he ptif d one leg return’d to the Hone again; >
behdiding fuch a MMcfe, ms half convertedy but being defirous to beiar
vinicM, he defied thfe-Prophet to Throw himfelf itvth a Bath of melted Si -
he would provide f6f him *, protfiifihg, if he came out fafe, that he ami ad
would receive him as one fent from God, and be obedient to his Precept s m ^
The Prophet refolutely undertook his offer, and the Bath being ready,