'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] (653/1024)

A Defcription of the Comtreys which border
between Shollobofe Knnffe and Mundararva Knjffty tuns mrough the Couuny alnioft
due Baft, pafles by Goracbo Colloda, thence to the SbuJJ'a 3 and the Slmifa 3 fo on
the mijira 5 and 6 miles from fuman 3 between Tumew and the Commcks Conn trey s
it falls into the Cnjpian Sea 3 having a Comie of < 5 oo milcs» Thcte is another ixivcr
called ‘Tumenka, which is a branch of ‘Terigkz, runs through 7 umem Town, and 3 miles
beyond it enters the Caftan Sea. There is alio another River which they call Keefi arj
which falls out of and 60 miles from Jumeine is received by the Caftan Sea.
Having formerly mentioned Pettigor.l fhall give you fome Account thereof. Petti-
gor being interpreted , is in Englifn, ) Hills. They are five very great and high Moun
tains, diftant about 5C0 miles from the Blacky Sea, and 700 from the Caftan beyond
Cabardy. I came thus to know them ;
In the Year I< 5 i 8 . 1 was fent with Shkdk s a Myrfa, from Ajiracan to the Little Na-
goy 3 to feize upon Orrakf Myrfa 3 who being informed of our coming, fled up to Vetti-
gor\ yet he made not fuch haft but we overtook him, and having fought, overcame
him,'and took away his Hords, by which means I became acquainted with Pettigor.
Neverthelefs there are higher Hills than Pettigor, as Sneefnagore in Cabardy, which is
incredibly high, which is in Englifh, the Hill of SnoWj for upon that and Sbddgorc,
which fignifies a wonderful high Hill, and overtops the former, and fo along for 100
miles, from Cabardy to Sboilobofe, prodigious quantities of Snow are lodged, which
it’s thought were never diffolved fmee the Creation. I asked a Circafian, Whether
ever any Man arrived at the top of Shadgore, which to me feemed much elevated
above the reft 5 who anfwcred me, They had a Tradition among them, that for
merly a Bobatteere, whofe Name was Uroda, attempted to climb it, and after two or
three days hard labour, arrived not unto the middle 3 but after a few days, being
better accommodated, he returned, with a refolution, if it were poffible, to fee
the top, but was never afterwards heard of 5 and added, That it was to that day
cuftomary for the Neighbouring Circaftans, at a certain leafon of the Year, with
divers Ceremonies and great Lamentations to bewail his lofs.
The next Country to Sbeercajfen Land is Abajfa, which is fituated between Cimjfia
and Mingrellia, and the Inhabitants are a kind of Circajftans. Mingrellia is under the
Dominion of the Turks, and lies on the Blac\ Sea. Of thefe two Countreys, I have
no great knowledge, having only coaftcd them three or four times in Boats, when
I was among the Coffacfy, where alfo we landed divers times, raking ftore of Kine
and Sheep, but no Priibncrs, becaufe they affirmed themfelves to be Chriftians.
They are a proper handfome People, but very poor, and notorious Thieves, for
they fteal not only Goods, but even Women and Children from each other, and
fell them unto the Turks and Tartars chiefly for Salt, which is there very fcarce.
Next unto Mingrellia is Georgia, whofe Inhabitants are little better than the former,
only they have a kind of Scripture 5 for they Worfhip Idols or Images, yet have
Cloifters, and a fort of Monks, with fome'Priefts of the Greek Belief. I once
landed in Georgia with an Army of 5000 Men, we marched up into the Countreyj
until we came within a days journey of Demur Capon, or the Iron Gate, which is a
narrow paffage between Georgia and Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey. , with Rocks on each fide, and a ftrong
Town built in the midft; We flayed ten days ravaging the Countrey; they told
us, this Town and Caftle belonged to the King of Perfia, and there is no other
paflage out of Georgia into Perfia but through it.
The next Countrey unto Georgia is Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey. , where our Travel
ler refeded feveral Years, having been fold by the Precopenfian
Tartars, unto a Turkifli Spahi, or Timariot } of which Countrey,
and the Manners of the Inhabitants, he gives a large Defcription ’
But we being fuffcieintnly inforwedthereof by divers mtelligent Euro*
peans, who dwelt long in thofe Parts, f jail with our Travellerpafson
tothofe Countreys which are lefs known. But frjl we will take his
Account of the Periplus of the Euxine or Black Sea.
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