'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.' [‎176] (217/1024)

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to deliver the Child, giving fentence that the young Armenian (houJd ^
fame death the T«rfe.had fuffer’d, and no other. Immediately the Turks h Unv J , e
poor Child to the place where he had unfortunately flain his play-fellow * an( j f t le
the Parents of the young Tiwrl’had had the two firft hits,he was prefemly^j ^ ter
a (how’r of Stones from the Rabble. Yet as near death as he knew himfelf t p
without any difturbahce at all, he exhorted his weeping play-fellows to (land h
to the Faith of Jefus Chrift, for which he was going to dye. ; hrn)
Another time an Armenian Merchant coming from the Indies to Grand c
went to the Coffee-houfe according to cuOom, being i a rendezvous of all the T'
chants in the Town. There falling into difeourfe, by reafon oi the heat oft
weather, he took off his Bonnet made after xht Armenian fafhion of divers Colo ^
and laid it behind him,keeping his black Cap only upon his head.When the mJu
came about to haften the people to go away according to the cuftom, which 1 hav
already declar’d, the Armenian haftily riling up, a Tur]^ concealing the Merchant
Bonner, clap’d his own Bonnet upon his head. Upon that ah the Merchant 5
that were there came and congratulated the Armenian Merchant, telling him how
glad they were to fee that he had embrac’d the good Law. At which words the
Armenian takes off the Turbant, throws it to the Ground before all the
Company, and ftamp’d it under foot. This a&ion of contempt fo enrag’d the lum
that they carry’d him before the B*/^,before whom it was in vain to juftifa hitnfdf
or to affirm that theTurbant was malitioufly put upon his head i for theT^f^ore
the contrary, and that he took it of his own accord, and therefore he mull either
turn Tur^ or dye for it. Upon his refufal they put him in Prifon, and in a few dais
the fentence was brought him from the and Cadi, that he muft either tumor
be burnt alive. The feverity of the fentence overpowr’d him at hrft to embrace the
Mahumetan Law. But four or five years after returning from the Indies to Cairo, he
came where thc Bajha was fitting in Council with the Grandees of the Countryand
getting as near the Mufti as he c could, and throwing his Turbant in his face-, Then
Dog, faid he, Thou wert the caufe that 1 have worn it fo long, of which I have refen-
ted, and do repent from the bottom of my heart fori know that neither thou nor tty
Law are worth a Straw. At the fame time the croud laid hold of him, and drag’d
him to the Piazza, where he dy’d in the midft of the flames with an admirable
conftancy.
A rich Merchant of Zulpha, call’d Cotgia Soultenon, was fo well belov’dby <%.
Sefi, .that he often wint to Dine at his houfe. But one day it fell but that the King
having eat and drank toexcefs, upon his return home fell crop-fick, upon which the
report ran that the Armenian had poyfon’d him. Which report coming to his ears,
fearing left the King fhould dye, and himfelf be put to cruel Torments, he took a
dofe of Poyfon and dy’d. Which when the King, who was well again the next day,
underftood, he was very much troubl’d for his death.
The fame Cotgia Sottltenofi had a Cafer fent him from Mdindaiox a Slave} who being
young and very apprefienfive, foon learnt the Perfian and Tttrkjfh Languages, and was
inftru&ed in theChriftian Religion, and Chriften’d by the name of Huzod or Jofefk
After his Mafter’s death he turn’d Mahumetan, and fo continu’d twenty years,
At the end whereof returning to Zulpha, he beg’d pardon of the Church',
and all the reft of his days fo crucify’d himfelf with Falling, that every one pitty’d
him •, and when the Armenian Bilhops told him he had done well, he made no other
anfwer, but that he was not worthy to live upon the Earth who had deny’d his
Saviour, only he hop’d that he would have mercy upon him > and fo continu’d his
auftere penance ’till he dy’d.
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