'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.' [‎200] (221/448)

Melee Bahaman and mo murthered,
— T it , „ ll( i fax himofdifhonourable avarice, who commanding over many
yea, the « ta x mm o contented w . thout the fubj ing a Natio ^
large and fru ! tf "'^'"n^uing a King whofe predeceflbrs had in a larger feries
airs *. '«"■ !?«=»•»" .s-s
witha°a Country fo cold and barren, that in the conqneft more than Title he could not
^fjretmre prkau Dcmus, de Mem certare fays 7^ 5 whiles private
Men think riiefr own enough. Great ones conceive al too little for their ambition; ac.
^ will not be circumfcribed: this being the nfual return great Spirits
CQramgiy ywv _ arctn Fi 0 dadio ? So as without further Treaty he invites them
from to confolidated cloud to'view their Fathers head off. They imagining Innocence
a fure guard refolutely bid him do if he durft: but withal call to mind how that murder
h inexpiable even in their Alcoran. Methknl having torn his Foxes skin with over,
ftretchmg, fees this device prove air, and knows no way now to blow them up, him.
ftifbeinias it were undermined. Yet giving rage a vent, he ftormedit, but the be-
feaed made fo good defence, that feveral Coowlhfms there breathed their laft •, and
fo manv others vvere maimed that without more adoe they fell into a mutiny, refolving
to return whiles they had a pofflbilitynupbraiding the General, that he knew not how to
nfe a Viftorv,' feeing Bahaman was theirs. Mount theirs; and doubted not the
befiesed would do homage if theSW would accept of itj, and that with more credit
and lefs hazard they could oppofe the Turks'' 1 The General in fo great a llrait
knew not well what to do: for on the one fide, though he could infufe patience and
make them Itay, he knew not how to take the Fort; on the other, if he returned with
out conaueft, he as well knew his head Ihould off",
cam and other Captains for like mifcarriage having that Year been fo rewarded. There-
fore in conclufion he refolves upon this wicked device : He releafes alfurmg
him his confinement was only to try his temper; that leave was granted hnn either to
go or ftav as pleafed him, Mas his Mafter having fent for him', and that he ftould de-
Bart with full fatisfaaion, could he but fee his Sons, whom for their valour he had in
high efteem: and that if Articles might he figned, it would fetter him in a thoufand
en |S« t in no wife confidering his craft was over-joy'd at this propofition-, for ne-
ver did Mufick to dull ears found more medioufly v fo as 'tis thought fome fpell infatua-
ted him: He believes the Peffiart and dilates a pathetick Letter^ and is permitted to
fhew his joy to his Sons at a didance. A Meflenger,delivers it, and bewitches the
Princes with fuch Pifcafhes and Prefents of worth as were fent; which being accepted,
(fearing to irritate fo potent a Neighbour, the Queen alfo provoking them down con
trary to the Souldiers, who by many fubmiffive diffwafions prefaged their ruin,) they
figned the Articles, and relying on the General's words^ defcended and were ftraight
conduded to their endeared Father, 'twixt whom was exprelfed as much love and
obedience as was polTiblei the General alfo feems to bear a part and invites them to a
Banquet, where death attended. For when thefe three were fmiling in a mutual confent
of love, the General gives the figrr- fo as at one inftant three Codfclhajhes with their Hi
eing Scemiters whipt off their heads, all three at one inftant being made immortal: And
e're this villany was divulged they made themfelves mafters of the Caftle, fome recei
ving quarter, otherfome deftrudion. By that wretched policy this late thought indo
mitable place and Nation was fubjeded. Such was the miferable end of Melee Bahamn
and his two hopeful Sons forgetful of Wars fubtiltiesand how Aladeule their neighbour
King of the Black Mountain, for playing faft and loofe with Selim firft Emperour of
the Tarqs by equal credulity gave a like iifue to his Life and Kingdom. Oppofite to
this Gaftle is ereded the Sepulcher of Bahamarfs beloved Queen, in the high-way as we
pafled : 'tis of four equilaterals raifed above eight yards high, the material ftone well
fquared, and very apparent and comely. The land here was well wooded *, for in old
times hereabouts grew many lofty Trees, which are rare now in thefe high places ^ fuch
as induced the noble Poet Luc an in his 3- to remember them.
Deferitur Tamiq-, nemus. Then Taitrus lofty Woodforfaken was.
A long mile from this Sepulcher and higher up into the air is the high peak of Da-
moan j by Strabo in his 11. lib. called Jafonia, whofe top (ftiaped like a Pyramid ) fur-
mounts as fome think all other parts of Taurm: up which defatigating Hill neverthelefs
we crambled but with difficulty, and from whence we had an unlimited Horizon: For
we