'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎114] (135/448)

n/j. (jumhrmn,
conici Canes ( Greg. Nan* calls them ) ex cane & vulpe generati '■) the Romans Crocuta and
Lycifcdty according to that of the Poet, Multum latrante Lycifca, an epithete from the qua
lity not improperly attributed to Mejfalma's wanton Chamber-maid: and if not that
which Lucan Ipeaks of,
Latratus habet ilia Canum, gemitufque luporuml That barkjd like dogs, and like to wohss didhotyU
Quod ftridcnt ululantque, &c.
yet doubtlefs the fame that Virgil, lib. i. Georg. points at,
Pet nodcm refonare lupis ululantibus urbes; Some Cities did re found
With howling wolves that walkjheir nightly round.
and the fame that Hiftorians of old termed Canes fepulchrales, with the unnatural BaftrL
ans who ufed to throw unto them the bodies of their aged or impotent friends and
parents, being one of their more than brutilh kinds of burial. Thefe wild dogs, either
by diverfity of air or foil vary their fpecies as examplarily we fee in the Indian Ounce
which is the produdt of an European Cat*, Wolves in new Syain from Caftilian dogs'
and the^like*, or from what other mixture, Iftiall not examine: But with thefe 'tis no
great injury to couple thofe filthy proftitutes ancient times properly termed Wolves, that
infed this Town when feafonable weather (which is in November, December and January)
makes it the rendezvouz for Merchants and Travellers from moft places*, Women I
mean who as to their bodies are comely, but as to their drefs and difpofition loathfome
and abominable. For albeit their hair be neatly plaited and perfumed, and about their
cheeks are hung ropes of orient pearl, about their necks carcanets offtones, in their
ears many rings (fome of which are headed with ragged pearl) one by another, in their
nofes a broach or piece of Gold three Inches or more in length and half an Inch in breadth
imbellifhed with Torquoifes, Rubies, Spinel?, Saphires and like ftones of value-, which,
for all their luftre thwarting the face, makes that which is an ornament to them to us fen
very deformed *, And as a fupplement to all the reft, want no fucm for complexion j
which, favefor the defire they have to pleafe white people, agrees not with colours 61i-
yafter, and that their arms and legs are chained with manilio's and armolets Sf filver, brafs,
ivory, andthelike*, the reft be vailed with a thin Shudder oof lawn j and upon their feet
fome wear fandals, though others go bare-foot:
Persian Man "XJ" Woman nrrr thr. fjjjljik. 5 1 •"
lew ell