!['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.' [‎157] (178/448)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023517877.0x000001/215.e.12._0178.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'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.' [‎157] (178/448)")
'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.' [157] (178/448)
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(jeorgians miferies. Armenian Tenents.
any further hazard among thofedefperate Men, who had nothing left but their lives,
and for their Fortrelfes inacceffible Hills. Since which, Ahhas by the mediation of fe-
vera! Cwzelbafliaws that are Georgians has given them an afluranceof peace from thence^
they on the other fide promifin g top ut a grcatervalue upon the friendlhip of the
Now concerning Armenia, fome derive it from Armenm a Thejfalian, who Was Jafon's
Kinfman. It is divided into Major and Minor. The lefTer is in part of
Anatolia
Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey.
the greater
is confined by Tartary to the North, Media and AJfyria to the South, Weft and Eaft with
the Euxine and Cafpian: It includes Colchis-, Albania, Georgia, Iberia, &c. Countreys
which be now obfcured in other recent Names, as Zaria, Gomria, Mengrellia, Tnrrf-
mania, Cara-cdia, Cur gee, Haloen and Sar lochia ; in which place (fome fay) the ten Tribes
were feated by Salmanajfer. In that latitude it was divided into four parts by the Emp.
Juflin. Epta being the beft peopled Province,and Baranis the Chief City j in the lelfer Ar
menia were Nicoyolis, Ara, Cafarea ; in the greater Arfamia,hy Ptolomy called Arfamifata
Carcathiocerta, &c.
Two Patriarchs or Protomifts they have; one at Jerufalem, the other at Syna in Ara
bia j who neverthelefs fometimes refides at Sis near Thar fas, or at Ectneaz.in near Rhivan
( rather Ervan in Shervan) feeing that Antioch their old See they may not challenge. The
threefirft general Councils they have in great honour^ they ftudy the Latine Tongue
very little (for it is rare in : ) Twelve titular Bifhops they name, three hundred
fome fay •, very poor, which ought not to render them defpicable. The Old and New Te~
ftaments they have in their Mother-tongue; a Litany alfo, part of which is ever v y
Lord's day read and expounded in the Church: They allow but of two Sacraments} ad-
minifter the Lord's Supper in both kinds Bread and Wine; deny a real prefence: Ba-
ptifm they celebrate after the Entychian fort, as Jacobm ( Father of the Jacobites ) and
Joannes Philoponw, An. Dotn. 550. mif-taught them, as I gathered from fome Armeni
ans at felphee. Since Cozroes time, moft of thefe Eaftern Chrifiians follow the con
demned opinion of Nefiorius ; a Herefie encouraged by Cozjroez. the Perjian-Apoflate in
hatred to Heraclius the Emperour: For, by forcing it upon the Chrifiians who were his
Subjeds, it fpread it felf like a leprofie or ill air wdl nigh over all the Orient. The
Profelyte Gentiles or Mahometans they fign in the fore-head with a burning crofs ^ others
they
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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.
Publication Details: London : printed by R. Everingham, for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswell, 1677.
Edition: In this fourth impression are added (by the author now living) as well many additions throughout the whole work, as also several sculptures, never before printed.
Notes: Numerous engraved illustrations, including maps, views of cities and animals, printed within the text. Engraved plate entitled "Rvines of Persæpolis" is signed "W. Hollar fecit 1663". Misprinted page number: 711 instead of 117. Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description: [6], 399, [21] p., [4] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps ; 32 cm. (fol.)
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- '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.'
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