"رحلة أوترام وهافلوك في بلاد فارس، بقلم النقيب ج. هـ. هانت، ٧٨ هايلاندرز. يوجد في المقدمة ملخص عن التاريخ الفارسي، تقرير عن الاختلافات المتعددة بين إنجلترا وبلاد فارس واستفسار عن أصل الحرب السابقة. بقلم جورج تاونسيند، مؤلف كتاب "ملخص أوروبا الحديثة لراسل"". [‎١‎٩] (٣٩٠/٤٠)

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forth that the Jews were rebuilding their
city and temple at Jerusalem; that, they
having been always a rebellious people, there
was reason to suspect that, as soon as they
should have finished that work, they would
withdraw their obedience from the king, and
pay no more toll nor tribute, which might give
an occasion for all Syria and Palestine to
revolt also, and the king be excluded from
having any more portion on that side the river
Euphrates. And for the truth of what they had
informed him of, as to the rebellious temper of
that people, they referred him to the records of
his predecessors, wherein they desired search
might be made concerning this matter. On
the receipt of this letter, examination being
made, according to the purport of it, into the
records of former times, concerning the be
haviour of the Jews under the Assyrian and
Babylonish empires, and it being found in
them with what valour they had long defended
themselves, and with what difficulty they were
at length reduced by Nebuchadnezzar, an order
was issued forth to prohibit them from pro
ceeding any farther, and sent to the Samari-
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