'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.' [‎238] (271/1024)

The Persian Travels Book V.
fcivc for ornament. This Julticoar is either of Gloathj or Tiflue ? which in Win
ter is lin’d with Martins, or elfe with a grey Lambskin that comes from Korafan.
And indeed the Per pans love diverfity of colours in their habits: for their Jufti COi ’
is of one colour, their Veft ofanother, their Breeches of another * and their Shooes,
efpccially the Womens are green, red, yellow, or violet. The Girdle and Turban
are always of ftrip’d Stuff, unlefs it be the Moulhtfs, which are always
plain.
Befides all this, in the Winter they wear along Cloak down to their heels, with
fleeves of the fame length, lin’d with rich Furs. The Perfons of Quality, and
fome of the meaner fort of people make no more of Cloath of Gold and Silver,
then we do of Druggets. A man that has but feven or eight Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. a year,(hall
fpend five in Cloaths i which excefs in habit is crept down among the Rabble,fo
that a man can hardly tell the Servant from the Mafter. And it is a Proverb among
the Verftans, Corbebe Lebat, fine Cloaths make Men efteem’d at Court. Neither
Sha-Abbas the Second, nor his Grandfather Sha-Abbas the Firft, would allow of
this diforder, but that Men ftiould go clad according to their conditions. For one
day, feeing one of his Servants with a pair of Cloath of Gold-breeches, deman
ded what wages he had.? but when he underftood that it was nothingneer
fufficient to maintain him at that rate i fo deter others from the like vanity, he
order’d him fo many Bajlinadoes upon the foies of his feet, that he dy’d in a few
days* Others fay that the Fellow being fur priz’d at the King’s Queftion, made
him anfwer, that being troubl’d with the Gout, he had been advis’d to wear that
fort of Stuff for its warmth. To which the King reply’d, that he had been told
a very bad remedy, and that he would ftiew him a better and a (horter way
to cure the Gout, and fo commanded him to be drubb’d,, as before is rela
ted.
In regard it is very cold in Per ft ay they make ufe of three forts of Furs. The
Lamb and Fox’s skin for the meaner fort, together with the Cat’s and Fox’s skin.
But the third fort, which is the Martin's Fur, is for Grandees of the Court, and
other Pqfons of high Quality. They have alfo a way to make Caffocks that
will keep out the rain, the wind, and the cold, which are made of Keman-wod,
as our Felt-makers make their Hats.
And now I have faid ’tis cold, give me leave to tell ye how they warm them-
felves. In all Houfes there are little Chambers, in the middle whereof there is
a fquare hole about a foot deep, and three or four foot long, according to the
bignefs of the Chamber. Over the hole is a thing like one of our Tabourets,
which covers the hole with a large Carpet, to keep in the heat of that which is
kindl’d in the hole i fo that being plac’d under the Tabouret as far as the waft,
though as cold as ice before, in a minute you (hall be almoft in a fweat, and be
ready to fall a-fleep, if you take not a great care. All the Nobility have Cham
bers with Chimneys, where they fet the Wood upright the Mantle-tree comes
forward, low, and femi-drcular. It is two or three foot deep, and as many wide,
to avoid fmoaking.
They are full of their Compliments, which they call Travezea: and their man
ner of falutation is quite diiferent from ours. For they never uncover their
heads, but bow, and lay their right-hand upon their bretts. When they come
into the company of their Betters, they fall upon their knees to fet themfdves
upon their heels, which is a mark of refped.
The Wdmen in Perfia are very richly habited > but their habit is all of
a piece, though little different in (hape from the Mens. It is open before
and comes not down below the calf of the leg. Their Girdle is not ty’d fait,
but hangs carelefly: their Sleeves are alfo clofe to their arms, and reach to their
wrifts. Upon thdr heads they wear a little Bonnet rais’d like a little fpire, and
adorn’d with precious Stones, according to their Quality * from which' Bonnet
falls a veil behind, which is very graceful. They wear Breeches like the men,
and their Shooes are almofi like theirs. The Women oi Omus wear only a (in
gle pair of Breeches with a (hift over them. The Armenian Women wear
befides, a little Jufticoar without Reeves, and upon their heads, a fine Linnen-
Coif ty’d under their chins. Their hair is gather’d into a long trefs, to which
they fometimes add more, which is falfe, to make a long lock, that is done