'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.' [‎127] (550/594)

S o l y m a n 'HI. Perfia.
and chat above thirty thoufand had perab'd in the 'Ru-
. ms That in another -Cicy czl in thfe'Pr^inee
or the lame name, which is the Southern another Barth-
guake altogether as dreadful as the former, had occafion'd the -lofi
of twenty thoufand Perfons, and fwailow'd Up three fourth -pifts
of the Ci^; which two accidents had^redue'd thofe 'tWoProviilces
toutteriDcfolation. t 1
I noc believe there was any more then one perfon in the
World that could rejoyce at thefe difmal tidings, and that wis
Mir^a-Ibram, already mention'd ; although as-being Royal Fiir-
•merof the latter .Province he ought to have been afiMed rather
-at his lols. "However, he look'd upon the fad fcveftt with a joy-
ifol heart, as being that which offerd'him more an opportunity to
get rid of Im troubles and perfecutions which he fuftain'd in the
Court of (Pe^and to gecout of which he lookt upon as
a kind of confinement, or to Ipeak more truly as his place of Tor
ment; nor did he neglect the opportunity,but prefented forthwith
a Petition to the King and the Chief Minifters, wherein^ de-
clar'd that Slmnaky xvas dependent upon his imployment, and
therefore befought his Majefty that hfe might return thither to
lee what might be done to recover it toot of 'its -Ruins.
He back'd his Petition with feveral confiderable Prefents which
be made to the chief Miniflers, and ^by tkt jrieatns obtain'd a
Grant of his defires. Acad thus did :«hat an^rtunate iLord de-
for a time the bad efTe&s of)his aaforcuhate Arribition. Cer-
•tain -it is thatfor fix m^Michs that -he ftaid at Coilft, the King
and Prime Minillers uadeir various |)lfet®Gte:gdt ! fr(5m him above
.fixty thoufand Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , wiiidh amount to tWo hundred and fifty
thoufand pounds,and ail the while they contemn d him as aCul-
Jy and a Perlon of no Value. Infamy attended him every where j
and not only the Grandees but perfons of orditoaty condition
took delight *0 make Ipospt with him, as if 'Me hiaid been ont of
lihe dregs of the People. Few being a man that Was very Co
vetous, and yet one that his misfortunes -had rendred eXtfemely
fearful, they who had any chiag to receive of him, and to#h6m
heiad made over Affignations upon his Farm,could find no bet
ter Way to make him bleed then to abufe and affront him. And
I was inform'd by fome perfons who Were able to tell me, that
upon fome difbrder at Court how to taife money,the
or Chief Jufike gave the King to underftand in a Memorial which
heprclented him,that if his Majefty would but deliver up into
power Ibrahim, and Mtr^a his Brother, he Would
lole his head if he did not raile him a Snm of fix hundred
thoufand