'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.' [‎224] (259/594)

224 The T ray els of Sir John Chardin Perfia,
having a right to command their Lives, and Fortunes, their
Wives and Childern. But they are fo far from being terrifi'd
with their condition, that they Glory in it. The Grandees
themfelves count it an Honour to be calFd Slaves: and Sha-
Couli, or CoQlom-Sba, which fignifies the Kings Slaves, is as
Honourable a Title in 'Perjia, as that of Marquefs in
4. Valineamt, which I have Tranfbted Dipributer of Tem
poral Goods, is a compound Word. Vali fignifies a
and abfolute Lieutenant, who has the fame Power in the place
where he is fettFd as he that Rules the Empire. TheTerfians
alfo frequently call their King Vali-Iron, to let yee underftand
that he is in Perfia, which they call Iron, the true Succeflbr,
Vicar, and Lieutenant of Jli, to whom GOD gave the Do
minion of the World, after the Death of
is deriv'd from Inara, which fignifies a Favour,
poral Grace, or (Bountiful conferring So that by the
Word Vali-Neamet, which is the moft ufual Title which the
Terflans give their King, fpeaking to his Majefty, they mean,
That he is CODS Lieutenant in the diflribute be
half all the Benefits and Ulefpngs
were the Conduit-Pipe, through rvhich ifs Hhfpngs
to the Earth.
5. It is in the (Perfian Moubarec-N has been (aid
that the Subfcription, wherein are Written the Twelve
Names of the Succeflbrs of Mahom is call'd Nijhan, though
Moubaree fignifies Blejfed.
I faid nothing to the Viceroy when I pay'd my Obeyfance,
nor did he fpeak a word to me, or make the leaft fign. With
in a Moment after Dinner was ferv'd in, he fent me upon a
Plate of Gold the half of a large Loaf that was before him,
and order'd his Carver that brought it me, to tell me, that I
was welcome. A little after that, he lent to ask me how the
War went forward between the 'Turkj and the Polanders.
During the Second courfe he caus'd us to be ferv'd with bis
own Wine in the Cup that he Drank out of himfelf. The
Wine flood in a great Flagon of Gold Enamell'd j and the
Cup was fet in the lower part with Rubies and Turquoifes.
The Gentleman that fill'd us out the Wine, bid us in the
Princes Name, He Merry, and Eat H When* the Third
Courfe was upon the Table, the Prince did us yet farther Ho* 1
nour, and fent us part of the Rpafttneat which was fee before
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