!['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.' [‎352] (399/506)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023545053.0x000001/W 3856_0403.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'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.' [‎352] (399/506)")
'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.' [352] (399/506)
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553 The Prefent State PERSIA.
Letter V.
Articles of
Agreement
between the
Enghjh and
Pcrf.ans,
Vengeance
purfues the
Enterprifers.
Commanded by Captain JofephWedal , when England Was at Wars
with Portugal) and Imaum Cooly Caun, the famous Warrier-General
of the Emperor of Perfia^s Forces, was then fet down againft Ormus*
and all the Harbours the Portugals had in Poflcflion on this fide the
Gulf; which Ship of our Nation coming in t the Captain wasim-
plored to Aflift the Perfians againft his and the Emperor's Enemjes
which the General asking, the Sea Captain confented to.
Firft Stipulating, That the Perjian Soldiers fhould not meddle
with the Spoils before the Englijh Mariners were fatisfied ; ( which
werefuch of all forts of Jewels, Gold and Silver, that they refufed
to carry off any more }.
Secondly, That Bunder Ahajfee^ now Gomhroon , (hould Yearly
divide Half the Cuftoms between iht Englijh znd Perfians> and that
whatever Englijh Ship Ihould enter the Port fhould be free from any
manner of Tribute.
Thirdly, That it fhould be Lawful for them to Tranfport Twenty
Horfes, of which Number Two might be Mares, Yearly.
Provided Firft, That the Englifh fhould keep Two Men of War
conftantly to defend the Gulf. And,
Secondly, That they fhould deliver the Portugals ^otts into the
Perfians hands; in doing which thefhould always be efteem-
ed the Emperor's Friends. And,
Laftly, Should have the Firft Seat in the Council, and their
Agents be looked on with equal Grace to their Prime Nobility;
The Articles being Ratified on either fide, the Enterprife is under
taken ; though of it felf it was-too great an Adhon for one Ship to
perform, or even a well-appointed Navy, had they been upon their
Guard ( or any Commander to Promife without theConfentof the
King his Mafter) wherefore the Englijh betake themfelves to Stra
tagem , and gaining leave to Careen their Ship under their Guns,
whilft the dreamt nothing lefs, they poured in Men (the
Perjians being hid under Deck ) at unawares, that they were put
into a Confternation before they could think of their Defence;
whereby they became Mailers prefently of the Caftle, (Irengthned
both by Sea and Land, by this unexpeded Attempt Vanquilhed,
which otherwife was Invincible 5 being poflefied whereof by this
Rape, the red of the Ifland foon fell proltrate to the Luft of the Sur-
prifers; and the Englijh having got their Booty, left the Chriflians
( Oh Impiety )! to be fpoiled by the Infidels.
Which thing, as it gained us Efteem among the Perfians, was the
utter Ruin of the Lufuanian Greatnefs, it ever fince declining, and
js almoit at its tatal Cataflrophe ; for immediately upon this, their
Fleet betore Mufchat is Defeated, and they were driven out of all
their flrong Places in the Gulf, fo that the Lofs was greater than if
J-hey had lofl Mofamhique, from whence they have their Gold;
becaufe all the Trade ot the World centred here, all Merchandize
both going and coming paid them Tribute; that the Wealth of this
place taus entred was incredible; yet to fee the juft Vengeance
( where
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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.
Author: John Fryer, M D.
Publication Details: London: R R [Richard Roberts] for Richard Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St Paul's Churchyard.
Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xiii) and another Roman numeral pagination at the end of the volume (i-xxiv); with maps and figures; folio.
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The volume contains a table of contents giving letter numbers and chapter headings. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter. There are also an alphabetical index ('An Index Explanatory'), and an alphabetical 'Table of some Principal Things herein contained, neither reducible to the Index Explanatory, nor the Contents' of at the back of the volume.
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- '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.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:10, 1:14, 1:6, 6a:6b, 7:36, 36a:36b, 37:40, 40a:40b, 41:50, 50a:50b, 51:110, 110a:110b, 111:230, 230a:230b, 231:416, 416a:416b, 417:428, 1:24, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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