'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.' [‎48] (471/594)

affured me,tho he had had no time to prepare himfelf, as having
been hurried half afleep out of his Bed to affift at the So
lemnity. . . -
After him all the Grandees, according to their Dignity , and
the reft who were of any Quality came and paid their relpeds
to the Monarch with the three cuftomary Proftrations.
This done, his Majefty rofe from his Seat of Gold and re
turned to his former Place, as did all the reft where they fate be
fore. For during the Ceremony they all ftood, there being none
that fate but the King.
In this manner was Sephie the Second Crown d, his Grand
father being the firft of that Name among all the Terfian Mo-
narchs. True it is, that the firft Founder of this Race was of
the fame Name, but he is not numbred among the 'Perftan
Kings, becaufe he was never put into the Catalogue. His
Modefty would not llitTcr him to accept the Title. For as the
Hiftorians tell us, he always look'd upon the Throne to be an
Illuftrious Torment, which under the vain appearances of hap-
pinefs concealed continual pain and trouble.
This name of Sephie has feveral fignifications which amount
to the fame fenle and meaning: for fometimes it fignifies a
Friend, fometimes elecled, lometimes pure or Which I
have faid turn all to the lame lenfe, for Friends are but perfbns
feleded from others, and purified, which is the moft ufual
fignification,and is not much remote from the other two. As for
example, when the Verfians call ( as they often do) the firft
man Adam SapeJlla, we may tranflate it the Man, the Friend,
or the EleSl, or the 'Purified o Which three Epithites
agree very well in their fignification. For the friends of God
are his Elect : Nor can they be his Eled before he hath purified
them. And therefore it is according as the word is placed, that
fometimes it fignifies one thing, fometimes another. As here
for example, Ipeaking of the New King of the I
fhould rather chule to tranflate Chae Safie, the Kjng EleH, than
the JQn^ purified. True it is, that they who would have Safie
to fignifie purified, depend upon the Etymology; For that the
Root from whence Safe is derived is which properly fig
nifies 'Purity. But let this fuffice fot playing the Grammarian.
The fubjed; of my difcourfe will not permit me to ftop any
longer upon thele Trifles, but only to oblerve by the way, that
it was from the word Safie that the Greeks borrowed the word
Sophos. It will be more to the purpofe to obierve the miftake
of our Writers upon the word Safie. For they would have all
the
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