'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.' [‎103] (652/1024)

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wnercon the I own oiArbotka ibnds; and wichouf Arbotl>a is a great Ficl miles
long, incloied with Water, where the Tartars in Winter do keep their Herpels or
Horieg, which Field goeth to the (hallow Waters, where Iran away from the Tartars.
1 ihall here take my leave ol Cnm, and pals unto the Little Nagoy, to AJ'Jhowa on the
River Von, which runs down from Bealla OJ(barra, through the Country of Ruffia
between Rvfia, and Lithuania, until it comes to Peilesboy, not far from the IVoka • tor
irom Peilsbo) to the River Camtffbankg, is not above 20 miles, all level, which is cak
\cdPeremlog, where the Coffackj do draw their Stfukes or Boats upon Wheels to the
River ot Camujjhanh^, by which they pals into the Volga - whereupon this Place is cal
led Ymwjiog. The Don runs down between the Little Nagoy and the Defarts of Ingel
and Vngule, io to Ajjborva, nght under the Town, and there falls into the Tein Sea
This River is full of Mi, efpecially Sturgeons-, well inhabited by Cojfach, for there
are feidom iefs chan 1 good upon it, betides thole that go on Frecbootiner. There are
alio 0 Gorodkees, or Ifrong Skonees, well manned, and with ffore of great Guns 1 '
they being in eondnualiear of the Turks and Tartars, and fometimes alfo of the Muf-
covites. The Little Nagy, lies between the Tern and Cafiiafi Seas, the former on the
Weft the latter on the Fair, Sbenejfan to South, and the Volga on the North 5 and
there is never a Town in all this Countrey excepting A((hon>a. It is inhabited
by Tartars, who go altogether in Hords 5 their Prince in my Time was ofey
Myrfa, whom the Tartars call alfo Sukan Vlugh, or the Great Prince. They fowe
no Coin but Profs, whicii they lowe upon the Sea-hde up unto Affhovpa ^ and after
lowing they depart with their Hords,and graze up and down the Defarts’to the Don.
to Capbane, Sburpoha, Tedecul, Comma send Cun ay, to Maffhargorodoke, and to Shersaffen
Land, under the Rivers Terigke, and Balke, and aimoft to Pettigor, and by the River oi
Cupba, and back again unto the Blacky Sea. Thus they ramble all the Summer until
their Hafveft be ripe, and their Profs gathered, and put into Yams under ground»
after which they fettle from Afihowa, ail along the Sea-fide, amongff the Reeds’
and leave their Horfes to winter in the Delates. So I Hull leave the Little Nagoy
and pafs unto Temerojfd in Shercaffen Land, which is 500 miles from Aflhowa.
Now in all Circaffia are but two Towns, Temeroffa on the Blacky Sea, upon the Gulf
that goeth from the Blacky Sea into the Tein Sea, right over againft Arbot\a. The
other is Tumein, upon the Cafpian Sea, the diftance between them being j 100 miles *■
and all the reft of the inhabited Places are only Cubbacks made in the Woods, piled
round with i imber. Their Houles are very high, in the midft whereof they make
the Fire. Their Men are proper Men, very like the Irijh both for perfon and garb;
jorthey go in Trowles, with^fhort Mantles, wear long Hair on both Tides of their
Heads, with a fhorn Crown between. Their Women are very beautiful, and loving
toStranget-s 5 for if a Stranger come unto their Houfes, their young Women and
Maidens will look Lice in their Shirts, and all about them, the moft private parts
n , 0C . ex 5 e Pft;d, and will allow them the liberty to examine and handle all parts of
tneir Bodies befides their Breafts. The CircaJJians are excellent Horfemen, and
very Couragious, but withal exceedingly ignorant and fuperftitious 5 for when thev
Kill a Goat or Kid, they cut off the privy parts, and caft it againft a Wail, if it
inck, they pray to it 5 if otherwife, they caft it away, and fpread the Skin upon
stakes, place it in their Corn-fields, and worfhip it. They have no Writing among
them, yet pretend to be good Chriftians. Do ftrangely bewail the Dead, making
gieat Cryes, icratch their Hands and Faces, until they draw much Blood, knock
rf ir Foreheads againft the ground, until Knobs arife bigger than Plums. The
Men are notorious Thieves, ftealing from each other, and he thatfteals moftis ac
cented the braveft Fellow. Their Countrey is very fruitful, abounding with moft
^rts or Grain; and they have ftore of excellent Grals. They have alio much
nuic growing wild 5 many forts of Beafts, as Harts, Hinds, Kine, Eifftibrafs, Hogs
And great Adders. 5 > > 3 a
^ era ^ e divers which I know ate Cubba, which runs from Pettigor, Ee- ‘
Land . and the ^ttle Nagoy, betwixt Termeroffa and Affhowa, 20 miles
iVrK f into the Join Sea, and hath aCourfe of 500 miles- The next
mb C lVer -i which comes out from Cabardy, and falls into the River of Te~
^ 5 200 mites from its Source 5 which River of Terigk defcends from the Mountains
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