'The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis. Containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, the coronation of the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.' [‎75] (104/594)

through the Blacic-Sea, and c/Colchis.
but intcrmix'd with ilraage Supci ftitions and Ridiculous Opi
nions of Fortune Telling and Divination.
The 2d of September the Wind blew hard and contrary, fo
that we were conftrain'd to return for in regard'the
Coaft where we lay was very dangerous.
The Seventh at Midnight we put again to Sea with fair
Weather,which did not long continue For in the Morning role
a moft furious Tempeft, infomuch that we were afraid of be
ing caftaway; and that which encreas'd our fears was this,
that our Veflel was very deep Loaden, not only the Hold be
ing full, but Twelve Foot High above Deck. But the Storm,
thanks be to God, was foon over, and that which fav'd us was
this, that the Wind was with us.
(Our Ships Lading confrfted in Salt, FiiTi, Oy!,
Bilcuite, Wooll, Iron, Tin, Copper Copper and Eaithen
Ware, in all forts of Harnefs, Arms, Utenfils of Husbandry,
Cloth, Linnen of all Colours Habits for Men and Women,
Coverlets, Carpets, Leather, Boots and Shooes, and in a'
word in all things moft neceflary for Mans Life. There were all
forts of Grocery and Pothecary's Ware, Spices, Perfumes,
Drugs and all manner of Oyntments.) So that the Veifel
feem d to be a little Town, where every thing was to be had ;
befides the People that were aboard, to the Number of a
Hunderd.
The 8th in the Morning we difcover'd the Coafts that bound
the Lake Uxotis , which were very High Lands about 30
Miles diftant from us. In the Evening we found our felves
near Cape Cuodos which Ptolomy calls llioutingout
far into the Sea j the flioar being all very High Land, and feen
a great way off! From Cafa to this Point, we fail'd all along
in the Channel, from whence to we always kept
along by the Ihoar.
It is Six and Twenty Mile from to the Channel of
the Lake M^otis. The Country on each fide is all in Subje£H-
on to, and inhabited by the 'Ta but fo very thinly that
all the Coaft is like a delert. From the Channel of the
TalusM.totis to Mingrelia they reck'n it Six Hunderd Miles
along the Coaft, which confifts ofplealant Mountains cover'd
with Woods, inhabited by the whom the Turks
call Cherks. By the Ancients they were generally call'd Za-
geans, as alfo Mountaineers. 'Pomponious calls 'em
gacians. They are neither the Subjects of the Qort, nor Tri
butary to it; their Climate being very bad, cold and moift
it