'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.' [‎132] (153/448)

ip The lAmbaffadour feafled
the reprefentation they make and the nature of their Implbyment: So that this would
not have been endured had our Ambaffadour been provided with a Convoy and ne.
ceflary accommodations for travel; which wanting, conftrained him to praftife pa,
tience. After fix days attendance, his Eminency made his Entrance into Sheraz, attend
ed with 2000 Horfe, where he took his eafe two d&ys without the leaft notice of our
Ambafladour. At length, finding that our Ambafladour would not make application to
him, he fent a Gentleman to invite him to his Palace*, who returned with this an-
fwer ; That he was weary, having come a great journey, and that his journey was to
fee his Mafter. The Duke not pleafed with that meflage thought it beft neverthelefs to
diflemble it, (knowing the King had given exprefs command that in his palFage he
fliould every where receive honour and hearty welcome*,) fo after fome paufe, the
Duke fent word he purpofed next day to vifit him: yet failed in his pnomife*, but his
Son the BegUrheg ( eighteen years old) came in perfon to excufe him. Next day our Am-
bailadour lent word by Shoe-Ally-beg to the Duke's Son, That his Vifit fhould be retalia
ted ; Emangoly-cawn the Father feems to be difpleafed that he had not the honour of
the firft Vilit, and marvelled what kind of People we were, fince his own little lefs
than adored him ^ neverthelefs made ufe of it to his own fatisfadion •, for he was no
fooner alighted near the Duke's Palace, when by Shoe-Ally-beg he was ufhered into a
long gallery, rich in commun beauties, Plate, Carpets, and other furniture, where
(contrary to expedition ) the Duke himfelf (like a flataa) at the end of the room fat
crofs-legg'd, not moving one jot till the Ambalfadour was almoft at him; and then (as
one affrighted ) skipt up, imbraced and bad him welcome*, vouchfafing alfo (upon
knowledg that his attendants were Gentlemen) to give us the Hofljomdy foffhwardy, and to
entertain us with a Banquet. So after two hours merriment we departed, invited to
return next day to a more folemn welcome. The entertainment our Ambaifadour had
was Wine and Sweet-meats, which were of variety, and then inter -pocuU but according
to the common mode of thefeEafternpartsthedancingWencheswent to work, agree
able to what Plntarch Symp. i. relates in his time. Per fa non cum Vxorihm^ fedpellkibmfal-
tant, & inebriantur: for firft throwing off their loole garments or Vefts, the other was
clofe to their body refembling troozes, but of feveral pieces of Satten of fundry colours
(as there much ufedO their hair was long and dangling in curls ^ about their faces
were hung ropes of Pearl, Carquenets fet with ftones about their necks, and about
their wrifts and legs were wreathed golden Bracelets with bells, which with the Cym
bals and Timbrels in their hands made the beft confort: Their dancing was not after the
ufual manner ^ for each of them kept within a fmall circle and made as it were every
limb dance in order after each other, even to admiration. Thefe are they whom 1 may
fay CofJvivia Uta frequent ant. Tibia demulcent fonitm & fiflula, ubique Cantm & faltm &
grata licentia vnlgi,Quales ejfe Jolent epulis vinoq\ madentes.
Next day being come, we were conduced by a Sultan thorow two fair Courts,whence
on foot we were ufhered into a ftately Banqueting-houfe, which was a large room open
at the fides, fupported with twenty gilded pillars, the roof imboffed with gold, andfo
exquifitely painted as if Erfenge the Allies of Per ft a had penciled it: the ground was
fpread with extraordinary rich Carpets of filk and gold:, a State at one end of crimfon
fatten was ereded embroidered with Pearl and Gold, under which the Duke was to in-
throne himfelf. Upon one fide thereof was painted his Ormm Trophies \ no colt, no
Art being left out to do it to advantage. For it exprefled their encamping upon the
more, their affaults, ftorms, batteries, entrance; plunder of the City, maffacre of the
Ormufians *, fome beheaded, fome chain'd, fome their heads ferving for girdles; as alfo
the EngUJh fea-fights and the like *, But fo to life
Revera pugnent^eriant vhlntq:moventes ,, TT^ f eem ' d ^deed,
A:m viri . Men *rm?d te fight, ward, flrike, till each Man bleed.
11 vdy^rofpeft 1 Lfo?f 1 im ^ 0 n CUrtain ? i . 0 f ft™™ of filk were drawn, there was a
invitation was ronnH?* a [ e Co . urt ' which upon this occafion to aggrandize the
cenfCourt, wherp I thin^ prune Men of the City, as alfo into another adja-
invited to illuftrate the oVkefmaraifiSnce" PlebeianS ' Wh0 were
Dodmore ^ted onXkffhp 1 ^ h f S r * d f nce C f ? r as y efc 116 was entred)Sir
the left being the fword ; left a h f d of the State *, ( where note, that all ^ over
tented Prince of TmL Xt^ 0 ^ 0 , Urable .'} u P on the other ride the difcon '
y- At the Ambalfadours left hand was feated the Beilerbeg (the
Duke's
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