'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.' [‎119] (140/448)

generate)and continual ihouting aid whoophg of aW ?wo ZtlAebetnslu
way, fo amazed us, that albeit thev no doiiht-rtinnat.*- ^ ^ • rieDeians all the
thought never any ftrangers were bombalted with fuch a Triump "Tut
wm ! with much ado we reached our lodp-ino- infin^i, ^ ut Ht * quoque fi~
l was fomewhat deaf for three days after '^ly weaned i for my own part
Afff^r 3 llfflf* rpr^fc. A ^,1— /TL i 1 .
as ' a< ' in ' re ^ tofind in what madeit^not^dek^ahlp ' e
elfewhere-, replemlhed alfo w^h trees for lhade: Amongft which I obfemd the Cv
prefs to be exceeding large; a tree the more valuable for that it is ever verdant fweet
and laftmg. Some think the Gopher-wood of which the Ar^was built was of this tim
, ffT m 1 Cuprejfm, a Poet tells us. A word of Lar s tlm '
nFfhp p r' 5 ^ Clt y and p rovince fo called; within three days journey of fome part -
of the Perfian Gulph, and part of that we ftridly call It h^IOrmoien to theFafr
Chufifim t? the Weft, ^yrac or Fharfiflan to the North, and to the South the Gulph of
Ptrfia. The diameter ot this Province is about an hundred farfangs, or three hi nHrpH
railea M; by old Authors reported to be full of SpringsT Grafrand Fruit but
length of time has it feems much altered it: for in croffing the Countrey we found the
greateft part barren, having only Date-trees or Palms, which grow where the earth is
ftndy 5 but where Rivolets or Springs appear, there the Peoplelive, improve, and have
Orenges, Lemons, Pomgranates, Figs and Fruits, as alfo Grains in variety. Yetthough
the ground be bad, neverthelefs'tis thought here are Mines of fundry forts, and Sui
Phur, which makes ioine ^mend<;i f»nf f^r .• i • i s .
phur, which makes fome amends, but for want of Art remarn hid aS Severed '
The City ^Lar is m the center of the Province ^ elevates the Artick Pole 27 degrees
40 minutes, and has about 90 degrees longitude from the meridian of Cape bonaSve-
ranz .ay: A city that pleads antiquity, efpecially if it be that which Ptolomy calls Corrha
as fome think; albeit I am not of that opinion, feeing he places Corrha under 31 de'
. . ,, , ~ 1^1115 nc JJldLCS L(
grees. But Laodtceait was called by AnHochm y as Pynetm gueiFes-, and 'tis no better
than a guefs, feeing that Towns of the fame name are alfo built in Fhrytia and CM
np as we find in Ttolomy. calls it Sdemia Elymaidis, Vrhs Per/*, a Seleuco f!L
Mnttocm comtta \ am novem Civ it at es lui naminit (Iruvit p/;*«r o ^ ,. J "
xt owmw uymaiau, 'um rerjia, a Seleuco filu
Amiochi condtta; qm mvem Cmmesfm nomtnis Plmy calls a Town in on
polite to this by that name; but whether fome tranfplanted thence, and in memorv of
their former habitation gave it that name, is but conjedural. calls it
(which comes near the name it now bears) and ranks it with ( which he makes'
tile fame with Cashyn) and others in Perfs : But how and are different,though
aiit^r t f em i, i n P1 V no ^ fo ' earned a though I meet not with his
authority for that diftmdion; but fure, to make Hifpian ( for fo he calls ) the
lame with Cosbyn, is a greatmiftake, feeing they are two hundred miles afunder; and
no lels erroneous in the pofition, feeing that Larr is in Perfia, and
Cabya m Media : So that to reduce them to Perfi, is incongruous. His placing
alio m Perps is iikewiie miitaken; as is Ctefyhon, which he makes a City in Farthia, be
ing m Sufiana. Ficus max. prope Selewiam, lay Strabo, ubi Reges Parthonm hyemare Cole-
vant: For I prefume he means Savoayy which we travelled through, and found to be a
great Town in Media. Gajpar Balhi gives this its right name Lar j but his making it an
llle is miflreported. Paulns Vmem calls it Laar^ which may be granted j for I appre-
nend it was founded or increafed by Laar-geheg Son of Phyroe*, and Grandfon to PyUes
who was fucceeded by Gorgion Melee^ of whom their Hiltories report wonders: After
mm followed eighteen Princes, Ehrahim-kawn being the laft; who was fubjeded Anno
985. of ours 1605. by Emangoly-kawn Duke of Shyraz., to fatiate the avarice and
ambition of Abbas his great Mailer; and (which is rare, confidering the penury of this
J^ountrey) for the Kings part onely he loaded away with treafurefeven hundred Camels.
Ine captived King Ebrahim had his life, and a penfion promifed him; which he enjoyed
£Ut a while, an unexpeded fword of death betraying his hopes, without which the
King 111 ^ aS WaS P reteIKle(i ) cou ^ not ^ right upon the head of Abbas the Per/Ian
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