'A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672. And Finished 1681. Containing Observations made of the Moral, Natural, and Artificial Estate of Those Countries: Namely, of their Government, Religion, Laws, Customs. Of the Soil, Climates, Seasons, Health, Diseases. Of the Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Jewels. Of their Housing, Cloathing, Manufactures, Trades, Commodities. And of the Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used in the Principal Places of Trade in Those Parts.' [‎249] (296/506)

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By which Tingle Inftance it is vifible how it fares where Arbitrary Chap. IV.
Power bears fway, and how Monarchy is defaced when it takes upon
it to be Circumfcribed by no Sandion, and what a Monfter it looks
like when all Laws are fwallowed in the Abfolute Authority of Di-
fpenfing with them; by which means the Godlike Government be
comes an infupportable Thraldom.
of Mahomet
Dilfurbers of
their Societies.
In all the Cities of Terfia, as well as this, there are abundance of TheKifKM
the Jewifh Nation (known only at Lhor, where the Caun is an
Hodge, bv the upper Garment, marked with a Patch of Cloth of
different Colour)'; Banyans alfo, and Chriftians, withE«-
rope Roman Catholicks; driving a Trade, and exercifing the Superftiti-
ons of their feveral Religions with freedom, being difturbed by none
unlefs fometimes by the Bigotted Kindred of Mahomet 5 who prefume
on that account ( knowing the Reverence every where paid to that
Impoftor ) very often on open and extravagant Injuftice, fetting
poor People at Work and never fatisfying them; entitling themfelves
Lords Paramount, and all others by a femle Tie of Conscience to be
their Slaves; which fort of People (though Curfed by all) muft
be appeafed, or elfe all will be in a flame : Which fort of Behaviour
of theirs, has wrought the moft underftanding among the Perfians
to a Diffidence of that Dodhine with its Author, they fo mightily
preach up, yet pradife fo little.
The Houfes of Sir as are Built with Brick, not Red, but better Their HouTc*
Hardned than they are, I mean theirs of the Better fort, not of the
Common People, they agreeing with the reft elfewhere moftly,
being compofed of Mud and Clay. Pipes,, or Conduits for Ven
tilation are not fo requifite here as in other parts, and therefore
not fo univerfal as in the Sandy Countries; here they are more
Expejifive on the Beautiful Adorning the Porches and Gatehoufes
leading to their Houfes, taking care to Enclofe them with huge high
Walls, fo that they are hid from the Streets; to which they are
admitted by double Gates, over which are Folding Doors opening
into Balconies.
Their Publick places of Worfhip ar6 illuftrated with Mofaick Their Tern-
Work: Painted and Glazed Slates grace the outward Cafe, artifici- P 1 ® 5,
ally difpofed into Convex Towers, reprefenting the bending Heaven
about them: Panes of Glafsfor the more folemn Lightj are fetched
from Venicey Tin&ured with divers Colours; the Portuco's and
lower Walks ftiine with polilhed Marble, fupported by fubftantial
Pillars of the fame.
The Midan, or open fpace before the Cauns Palace, is an Oblong The cWs
and Stately Piatzo, with real, not belied Cloifters. , Palace.
Taking our leave of this City, we were uihered out as we came WetaJceotir
in, the Armenians compelling us to take a Treat in their Garden ap- ,eave at the
propriated for the Burying of their Dead, where were many Neat ^n^-Place^
Tombs; but the Oddeft, becaufe New, was one befet with Young
Cyprefs Trees, and Trimmed to that advantage, that they
flood like deep Mourners Clad with Sable Green; pretty Attendants
by their Tapering Figure to fo fad an Office.
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