'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.' [‎110] (533/594)

The Coronation
jy^Tpdnce to fave his Honour might have held good in the
time of the ^fians, who were the at what
time they never enter'd into Combat but for Honour. But now
Monarchs never fight hand to hand, nor in fingle Duels to try
each others ftrength. But they fight Army againft Army, and
their only aim is the Conqueft of Cities and Provinces, aflailing
whatever they think they can mafter.
All the World knew that for three months after the death of
Habas II. was known in the Mie the Prince of that Coun
try ftill continu'd his preparations of War, in order to the
befieging of Candaar ; of which this was an evident proof,
for that all that while, all Commerce was forbidden with Terfta
as before. Which would not have been, had the
Prince abandon'd his defigns of the War, in derifion of his
feeble Enemy, whom he thought too young to be the fubjed: of
his Triumphs,
The truth was, as I have heard from very Intelligent per-
fons. that Aunng-Zeeh was diverted from his Enterprize by the
Princefs his Sifter, who us'd thefe Arguments to him, That it
was not proper for him to hazard the Honour he had won;
that till that time he had Reign'd in high Reputation, which he
could never lofe fo long as he kept himfelf quiet. That For
tune could not make him greater then he was, but that ftie
might prove fro ward to his prejudice. That the taking of
daar was no luch eafie thing, which his Father had twice with
two potent Armies attempted in vain. That the chiefeft part
of his Courtiers being Terjtans, they would ferve him very
unwillingly, and affift him but coldly; and in a word, That
if he did not fucceed in the War, it would be a ftain to his Re
putation, which he would never be able to wipe out. Efpe-
cially fince his Reputation had no need of this Conqueft to
aggrandize it lelf, as being fufficient to lupport it felf without
it. To which reafbns of his Sifter the Prince (ubmitted: and
without doubt he did wifely; there being nothing lo true as
what the Princefs told him, that there was little to be got by
the Enterprize, but much to be loft.
The General of the Slaves before,now General of the Armies,
had not been gone above a Month from Court, when
Ibrahim arriv'd at Ifpahan in a trembling and quivering condi
tion, after he had been put in fuch great hopes. For he had
been inform'd at Tauris, what a Trick the General of the Slaves
had put upon him, and how he had difcover'd the whole fecret
of his Project. However having receiv'd a permiffion to come