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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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Parallel to thefe is what Xemyhon fays,. In Cyrm life time their common Arms were -bow
and arrows in quivers, ihort crooked fcemiters*batte^axes, light fliields, and two lances
apiece.. Their Arrowes greater than now they: arc, lor the bow they drew was not lefs
than three cubits. Children from the fifth year., of; their age to the twentieth ufed little
other exercife ( faith Herodotus ) than thefe, viz. to ride th,c horfe, ihoot, andip.ak truth.
Cym ^as their firft iftftrudjor 5 before whofe time it,was rare:to fae^one ride ^ butrafter,
as rare to fee a Pcrfian of any rank a foot. Howbeit Dionyjm reports otherwife of Far-
thia : that is was Kegio iota ylana, ob quam rem acQommodata^ &c. which we . ou id other-
wile. And this cullome was imitated by Arfuces wtei he. introduced the PartBm-: Equis
omnt tempore vetiantur y illis bella, convivia \ illis publica & frivata offida obennt: fvper Equos
ire-, .cmfifiere r mercapi -i 'colloqm. Hoc denique difcrimm inter fervds & jibjros; Qnod fervi fedi~
bus] liber i non ntfi eqim incediint: e quit are & fagittare magna induflriadocent*, &c. Juit. lib. 41.
The great mens tables were fplendid in rich furniture and diihes of gold *, but in meats
very ordinary and fparing. Bacchm t\\zn Countrey-man taught them the Art of drun-
kennefs ( Noah fome imagine him, Omnia vera Bacchanalia eormnq&e ritm a Noa ebrietate
originem habent , &c^ _iniomuch as no matter of moment paft currant fave what reliihed
of Bacchifm : their ordinary negotiations and bargains were feldome ratified unlefs con-
folidated in froth and drunkennefs. Neverthelefs, their complements were hearty •, to
equals affording embraces', to fuperiours the head and knee ^ which mode is to this hour
continued without alteration.
Superftitious they are, as may l^e noted from our adverfe fortune as we travelled: for
in fome places when we ftood at their mercy to provide us Mules, Camels, or Horfes,
how hafty foever we appeared, they cared not to fet us forward except by throwing the
Dice fuch a chance happened they thought fortunate: a ceremony deduced from the Ro
mans ■, who had thpir albi & atri or fafli & nefafii dies. In mifchances alfo or in iicknefs
fome ufe forcery, prefcribing charms, crofs characters, letters, antiques, or the like, ta
ken commonly out of the Alcoran. Necromantick ftudies they applaud becaufe profound,
and tranfeending vulgar capacities-, fo as many in thofe parts make a living of it: few
Siets there but can exorcize. Friday is their Sabbatlu licentioufly kept ^ and may there
fore be fuppofed fucj) a Sabbath as Plutarch fpeaks of, which is derived from ZzUiw
or Bacchanals *• for, Sabafeos is Bacchus.
Amongft them four degrees are molt remarkable *, Chawns, Coozel-balhes, Agaes,
and Cheliby or Coridfchey. The Timars or Turqmarsare more defpicable.
Perfia eft terra $otws Jrmis. Upon mufter the Perfian King can march ( as appears by
roll and pcnllon ) three hundred thoufand Horfe, and feventy thoufand Foot or Mnfque-
toons; fuch force he can readily advance, but feldome exceeds fifty thoufand ^ enough
to find forage or provant in fuch barren Countreys. For example Mrza Fma has in
his Brigade fifty fub-Bafhaes of note, each of them commanding three hundred. Horfe-
Officers are Emangoly-chan IDuke of Shyraz.-) who commands thirty thoufand Horle^ Da-
Vtd -chawn his Brother. Kaz.a-can Lord of Smachy, Ajfur-chaven Lord of Myreyvan, Zedder
Lord of the Kaddies ^dGuferofh Magar Sultan o£ Tabriz,, each command twelve thou
fand Horfe •, Sojfe-chan Sultan ot Bagdat, Ahmet-cmn Lord of Mifcarroon, Guffcrayh chawn
Sultan of Zenal cawnX^OL^L ot Tyroany each hath a charge ot fifteen thoufand Horfe ^
Ifaac~beg twenty four thoufand •, Ethaman the Vizier feventeen thoufand Sofy-Kooly-
chan fixteen thoufand •, G offer at-ch an Governour of Arabeftan, Perker-cam Lord of Gorge-
ftanj Huffdn-chawn Lord of Ery, Manwezir-can, and Sinal-chavm Lord otSigeftan ten thou
fand each*, Mahomet Governour of Genge eight thoufand ^ Ham-jha-cam of Dara feven
thotrfand » Alicdi of Perifcow four thousand *, Morad of Ajharaf fix thoufand ; Badur-can
the Daraguod fix thoufand and Dargagoly Son to Gange~Ally-chan Sultan oiCandahor tour
thoufand ; three hundred and twenty thoufand Horfe or thereabout. wondei toll, when 1
confider the little pafturage and other provant the Countrey affords:, for their horfes have
but chopt ftraw and a little barley to ferve the turn ; yet that thm diet renders them lefs
apt to difeafes, and keeps them in as good heart as ours, having better piovifion.
In peace they are not alwayes idle, folacing their adive bodies- in fundry forts of
warlike exercifes. They dance not, except as taught the -.but love to
hunt and chafe the Stag, the Antilope, Gazal, Tyger, Bore, Goat, Hare, Fox, Jackal,
Wolf, and the like ; in which paftimes they exprefs fingular courage and dexterity- They
alfo know well how to ufe the Bow, Dart, Scemiter, Gun and Javelin : iheir Harque-
buz is longer than ours, but thinner they ufe that very well, but deteft the trouble ot
Cannon and fuch pieces as require carriage. They have Greyhounds large and not un
like the Irifh, of courage to encounter a Lion : have Spaniels alfo, but not fo as
their Hawks may challenge. Eyeries they have of Eagles, Lannars, Gofhawks, and

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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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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:8, 1:242, 242a:242b, 243:418, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
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