'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎249] (282/1024)

Chap. XXL of Mortfieur Ta verni er.
derofan Idolatrous Tempel. There were four Gates, but the South-Gate is
tumbl’d down: the reft are handing, compos’d of three Stones: Upon both the
Stones that make the Jaums, there are rwo'figures in half Relief, with their faces
one looking upon another, with their arms extended i one holding in his hand a
pan, out of which iflues a flame of lire, and the other a Towel folded up. The
other Statue holds as it were a Purfein one hand,and a bowl t>f Fire in the other i
the Figures being as big as the Life, only their faces are fpoil’d j and as for the
other doors, they are both the fame.
Two Mufquet-ftiot from thence, in a plain, rifes a little Mountain, from the
North-fide of which fall many Springs that meet in a large Pond full of Fifti.
Some high Trees grow there, to (hade the Habitation of a Dervis that lives there.
The place is pleafant, and all the Springs together fill a Channel large enough to
water the neighbouring Fields. Here it was that certainly the ancient Idolaters
came to wafti, and thence went to the Temple to fay their Prayers, and make
their Offerings. ^
Haifa league beyond, at the foot ofaMountain, is a place about 500 paces in
compafs, whence there fall * good number of Springs that meet in a Pond, en
viron’d with high Trees, and full of Fifti. In one corner of the Mountain ftand
Figures, cut out of the Rock much bigger then the Life. The two which are
uppeimoft look one upon another *, and that upon the left-hand carries a large
Turbant, fuch as the Grand Vizier of Conjiantinople wears when he goes to the
divan. From hisTurbant to the middle of his Forehead, he was bound with the
Treffes of his own hair, the ends whereof were fatten’d together with large
Buckles behind in his neck. His habit was a Robe after the ancient faflaion, with
a kind of a Cutlace by his fide. Nor did the oppofite Statue much differ
from this, only inftead of a Turbant, he wore a kind of Miter upon his head. The
two other Statues underneath the former, ftretch’d forth their arms one to
the other: the one reprefenting a Man, the other a W oman. The Man feem’d to
prefent the Woman a Nofegay of Flowers > but in truth it was a difficult thing to
difeernthem, in regard they were both cover’d with a Fig-tree that grew juft be
fore them out of the Rock. ,
About two thoufand paces farther, there is a Lake of fait water about ten
leagues in compals, which is fill’d by feveral Springs that fall from the Mountains;
and here it is that the people make a great quantity of Salt. There runs into it
alfo a fait River, over which you crofs upon a large ftone-Bridg about three miles
from Schim, in the way to Bander-Abajji.
Half a league from the City are two remarkable Wells: the one upon the top
of the Mountain, the other' upon the defeent, cut out of the Rock : both of an
extraordinary depth. There is no water in either, becaufe they are half full of
Stones, which they that come to fee the Wells, throw into ’em. There are alfo
to be feen the Ruines of a Cattle formerly built there for the Guard of the High*
ways. But fince Iman-Kouli-Kan made the new way, he caus’d all thofe For-
trdTes to be defac’d, as being expenfive to the King, and burthenfbme to the Mer
chant, from whom the Guards exa&ed Toll in thofe places. Now all the ways are
free, and the Merchants travel fecurdy., <
About half a league from the City, toward the North, upon the brow ofa
high Mountain, ftands a little Mofquee, like a Hermitage: and fifteen foot below
it guQies out a fair Spring, which is the heft in the places neer to Schirar. Neer
it is a little place encompaft with a Pale, with four Pillars that uphold a Ceding.
Here it is that a Demr (its, and entertains all them that come to vitit him, to
"jhom he prefents Tobacco, according to the cuttom of the Countrey. This
phee is one of the heft Profpedts in all Syria, from whence you behold one way
a ll the plain of Scbim, and all the City from one end to the other, with the Gar
dens. But people go not thither for the fair Profpedf, or to vifit the Vervh, but
admire a Cyprds-tree not above three or four paces from the Profpe&, planted
among the Rocks', and of that bignefs, that four men can hardly fathom it:
p ls P r oportionably high, end is look’d upon to be the faireft Cyprefs-tree in all
er fi a ? where fo many grow belides. This Tree is fed by the Spring which I have
Mention’d, falling fome eight or ten foot below into a Cittern, .which is always
dl > whence through a Canal it runs into a Garden in the plain fome feven or
eight