'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.' [‎219] (240/448)

mounts^ and here and there cut into trenches: notable no doubt in many gallant encamD-
ings ; and memorable in Lucullm his captivating Mithridates that learned King of Pontm:
But what that grand Epicure fortunately got, Marcm CraflUs the covetous and richeft
Roman loifc, alter his impious facriledge at Jernfalem, ravifhing thence the holy reliques
andfomuchtreafureas out-valued fix Tun of Gold: puft up with fo much wealth and
his vidories amonglc the Jem, he refolves with fifty thoufand men to forrage PerCia,
but (Son of Mithndat the third) couragioufly oppofedhim heareabouts, and
following his Army into Mefopotamia near Charras the Romans were overthrown, and the
avaricious Conful by Spurma the General made his prifoner *, yea, to glut his thidl
(divine vengeance ^ordering) as Tomyrls did to Cyrm ) the Parthian ferved Craffw fo,
forcing him to quait a health to Death in pouring down his throat molten Gold. Charras
formerly was calledCWr^, ylB. j, and Haran in Efa. 37.12. and was fcituate near unto
Eden inwmch God planted that Famous Garden we call Paradife, the place where
Abraham once dwelt before his remove from Ur in Chaldea, where Terah was a Fire-ido
later : called Vrche? and by fome Authors Orche and Orcho, near the Defart Arabia.
In to., chap- 10.'tis ammCalne in chap. 27. Carneh : And after that Calanneb
as Afpan fuppofes albeit fome think the great City Sekucia upon Tigris not far cfiitant
thence to be it. The Countrey about it and part of Arabia was inhabited by the Schemes.
But to return. By this overthrow given Crajfa, the Roman power was exterminate in
Vanhia, fifty three years before the Death of Chrift. Yet long the Romans forrowed
not j for Uar^ Anthony five years after by his General affronted them with better fuccefs •
when the ?arthvans flight nor fight at that time helped them, their Prince P^mby his
death difanimating them: affrighted in greater meafure when Phraartes ( Mezentins
fome name the parricide) depofed the valiant Grades from Crown and Life, treafon
(the Devils vertue) perpetrating that the could not do by generous conflid:.
Yet; Anthony attempts revenge, but adverfe Fortune fuffered him not to thrive *, fuch was
the reliftance he found by the Satrapeni (inhabiting Adedid) and the Armenian forces
led by Ttgranes a Captain that formerly worfted Lucullm. Howbeit, Auguffim (in whofe
Reign our bleffed Saviour became flefh, and Temple was opened) by Treaty eafily
efFeded what his predeceffors could not do by force ^ prevailing with Phraartes to vail
bonnet to the Roman Diadem. But two hundred and thirty years after, one Artaxerxes
a native Perfian and royally defcended, fhakes off* that fervitude ^ not Onely out
braving the Roman, but by a three dayes fight and vidtory over Artabanm revived the
Ver[ian name, which for full five hundred years had been fubjedl to Parthia.
Alexander Severm (from Julius Cafar the four and twentieth Emperour) fucceeding
Heliogahalws theluftful receives a pragmatick Letter from the new King to rejftore what
anciently adorned the Crown of Perfia. This repugn'd the Roman Majefty, and there
upon marches to give him an account: but in carelefs pairing ovev Euphrates, the Army
was fo fuddenly charged by Artaxerxes that the Roman Emperour was routed totally :
his bad luck not ending there; for Maximmm the Thracian foon after bereaved him
of his Empire and the German afTaflinates ofhislife; his vertuous Mother Mamm&a
{Origens Profelyte) affociating the Emperour in his death as fhe had formerly in his glory.
Licinim Valerianm firnamed Colohm undertook then to rule the Empire, and took upon
him to ov'er-rule the rifing Perfian : but neither his eloquence which was notable, nor
Army which was great, could do what a Supreme Judge had decreed otherwife •, for
Sapores with an undaunted party denied him entrance, and in the trial the Romans were
defeated ^ but which wzsworfe,Valerian himfelf being taken prifoner was to his dying-day
(and to the aftonifhment of all Tyrants)made a foot-ftool for Sapores to tread upon when-
foever he mounted: the Jultice of God herein being fingularly manifefted, b^com-
penfating the Emperour in this fingular abafement and odious fervitude for his cruelty and
extreme rigour extended to the Orthodox Chriftians, many thoufands of which he had
martyr'd, and amongll the reft Saint that noble witnefs, who upon a grid-iron
was in a moft horrid and inhumane manner broiled to Death. But have I not wandred too
far in reviving the memory of Parthia? For by this we are entred CWw: where having
refreflied our fcorched and wearied bodies three dayes, of fo noble a plaice I could
not chufe but make this following obfervation.
C O O M (in the latitude of '3 4 degrees 40 minutes) is a City at this day of Ipecial note
in Parthia ; placed in the mid-way betwixt thofe two royal Cities Cazhyn and Spahawn:
A City which (if fame fay true) for Antiquity and quondanfgreatnefs gives place to no
other in Perjia *, whether confidered in the Name Gama (a name it once bore and by
affimilation thought by fome to be that Guriana which in old times was a Town of fingular
note; but erronioully as I conceive, feeing that was under five degrees further latitude •
Ff 2 and