'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.' [‎254] (277/448)

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Now in this parallel though I have noted a feeming difference in thofe two, they ne-
vprchelefs a^ree in one center, for Earth and Water are concentncal, the center be
ing an imaginary infenfible fmall point fixed in the mid-part of the Earth, from whence
heieht is to be meafured rather than from the fnperficies of the towring Earth or fphe-
ricitv of the fwelling Water, though both are pradifed But the more to admire this
wonderfal Fabrick, and thereby to glorifie the Creator, fuch as the center is to the Sphere
of the Earth, the great Terreftrial globe is no other when it is made the center of that
vaft immenfurabie circle of the celeftial motions, comprehenfive onely by him who is
infinite and incomprehenfible: Ciijm antrum efl A circle
w-hofe center is every where, and ilo where his circumference. Howbeit, Manjthe molt
exad and admirable piece of the Creation, is the Microcofm and Compendium of all God's
Creatures/ his rare llrudure with the faculties and abilities of the Soul confidered, a
miracle fat furmounting not onely the Earth and Ocean,but Heaven it felf with the reft
of the Creation: Which confideration induced %.^4ng. to fay, Omni miracdo quod fit
vcy Homincwy wawa wiiTttcHlum eft tyfe homo^ ]N/Ian is a greater miracle than any miracle
done by Man, lib, 10. Chit. Dei c. 12. The Kingly Prophet alfo in the 8. P/. 6. and 139.
v c A i 2.116. 14. verle, lays, Man was fearfully ttnd wonderfully made'-) Tea, the Lord hath given
him dominion over the Works of his hands, and fubjefted all things under him. Which abun
dantly obliges Man to praife the Lord.
Thefe and the like rightly weighed, (albeit a fcholar to Arifiotle) was not
amifs in that his admiration who for his further recreation would needs, adventure
upon that Element he admired: and accordingly went aboard his Admiral then riding
near Dm \ and having a gentle gale quicjdy weighed anchor, hoift fail, and launched fo
Nec jam ullae apparent Terrs, Lands now no longer do appear,
Ccelum undiqj & undiq-, Pontus. Heaven and Sea being every where.
probably twenty leagues South-weft into the Ocean: A great adventure for fuch a Per-
fon, and upon fuch an occafion *, being meeiiy to fatisfie his curiofity: but the contra
riety of the Element having its ufual elfed, it foon became unpleafant to him; but more
when the Sky threatned a ftorm.and the Wind in a loud and churlilh tone feemed to pro
claim, That albeit he had triumphed over the Land and (as the Poet faid afterwards)
Fontm quoq-Jerviet that over the Seas Kings may aifert a Jurifdidion, (yea, feeing eadem
T o llm mn par it omnia, that by their fhipsthey aiTociate the remoteft- Nations and commu
nicate to one another whatever Nature or Induftry hath provided,) the Winds never-
thelefs are not under their fubjedion, but referved to his fole dilpofe, who, as he is Su-
pream, governs alU which having acknowledged, he willingly returned alhore, find
ing that merry ironic Proverb true, Trope Aquas dulcijfma eft ambulatio, Navigatio juxta
Terras, &C '.
The boundure of Alexander's march into Indiahdng in the tradobfeure, I take leave
alfo to offer my own apprehenfion in Ihort concerning it. Hiftorians fome fix his Ne
plus at the River Indus •, others at the River Ganges : there is not any leads it further
that I meet with. Now for his penetrating India as far as Ganges, if he went fo far (as
no doubt he did in his deVire,) oft-times faying. ThatCaucafm and the zy£modian Moun-
tains(named fo from Elmodad Son of Jotojihould be the limits of his Dominion *, having
likewife fundry times exprelfed his emulation of Bacchus and Hercules whofe Pillars rai-
fed near Gihralter and Babylon, he had heard were ereded further upon the Eaftern banks
of Ganges ; and for Bacchus, that he pierced both intra & extra as far as China , where
he ereded two Pillars upon the Emodian Mountains as a Trophy in memory of his Eaftern
Conquefts: Thus taken notice of by Dionyfm,
Hxc Sc Thebani CionyG terra colunuus This
onftrat, ad Oceanum atq^ extrerni littora Ponti The Columns of the Theban Bacchus (hows,
Montibus Indorum, qua vafto gurgite Ganges On ttf Indian Mountains fet, where Ganges fweeps
In mare fe volvit Nylfeamq; impuiit undam. Nyfean
Which granted, I know not by what Authority a great Hiftorian writes.
ramtm & Alex mar um nemo hdiam intrayit. If Ganges was the boundure, then probably
is march was foon after the Battel with Vorm, and his neareft way as Men now travel
was twixt and Agray where the River Jeminy at Fraije ftreams into Ganges: hut
11 ne palt dowa Indus as Arrian puts us out of doubt, then his way was W Cmhaya by
Am ad avad,