'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.' [‎302] (325/448)

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tinual Fire, not fed with common Fuel, nor to be kindled with profane Air only fuch
as fhould come from the Beams of that glorious Eye of Heaven the Sun, Lightning, Flints
or the like. The Water alfo was by no means to be corrupted with dead Carcafles, Dirt,
Urine, Rags, or what exprefled fordidity or naftinefs. Images they efteemed but in
differently-, ufually actuating their rites in Groves, Mounts and other places.
Their Mamages were commonly celebrated in the Spring, fuch time as the Sun makes
the vEqmnottium'y the Bridegroom thefirft day junketting on nothing fave Apples and
Camels marrow, a diet they thought proper for that dayes Feftival. Polygamy they
hked of, the King giving the example, honouring them with moft applaufe who proved
Fathers of moft Children. They feldome faw their Infants till paft four years of age
from which to twenty, they learned to ride and Ihoot ^ alfo to fare meanly, lodge hard,
watch, till the Earth, and be content with ftnall things. In the Inllitution of
lib. 3. mention is made of a Souldier that fneezing at a Court of War the whole
company bowed and bleifed the Gods *, that fign lerving as a good Omen to the
bufinefs they were about: a cuftome continued amongft the Peffians. The Old Men
went plain v but the young Mens habit was rich, their arms and legs fettered with
voluntary chains of burnifhed Gold or Brafs, whofe fulgor they delighted in from its
conformity to the Sun. In War their attire was either Steel or Mailed work curi-
oufly linked, and their Breaft-plates fcaled: their Targets were of Ox-hides, large
and roundjtheir Cap was Linen multiplicated: Bowes, Swords, and Axes their Arms;
all which in excellent good order, and through long practice they managed dextroufly»
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