A relation of some yeares trauaile begunne anno 1626. Into Afrique and the greater Asia, especially the territories of the Persian monarchie: and some parts of the orientall Indies, and iles adiacent. Of their religion, language, habit, discent, ceremonies, and other matters concerning them. Together with the proceedings and death of the three late ambassadours: Sir D.C. Sir R.S. and the Persian Nogdi-Beg: as also the two great monarchs, the King of Persia, and the Great Mogol. By T.H. Esquier·

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A relation of some yeares trauaile begunne anno 1626. Into Afrique and the greater Asia, especially the territories of the Persian monarchie: and some parts of the orientall Indies, and iles adiacent. Of their religion, language, habit, discent, ceremonies, and other matters concerning them. Together with the proceedings and death of the three late ambassadours: Sir D.C. Sir R.S. and the Persian Nogdi-Beg: as also the two great monarchs, the King of Persia, and the Great Mogol. By T.H. Esquier·

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Herbert, Thomas, Sir, 1606-1682.

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London :: Printed by William Stansby, and Iacob Bloome,

1634.

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Contents

• frontispiece
• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, PHILIP, Earle of Pembroke and Mountgomerie, Baron Herbert of Caerdiff and Sherland, Lord Parr and Ross of Kendall, Fitz-Hugh, Marmyon, and Saint Qvintin, Lord Lieutenant of Kent, &c.
• poem
• To his vvorthy Cosen, THOMAS HERBERT Esquire.
• poem
• To the Reader.
• AN ITENERARIE OF SOME YEARES Trauaile, through diuers parts of Asia and Africke, with the description of the Orientall Indies, and some Iles adjacent. Especially the Territories of the now Persian Monarchie: included betwixt Me sopotamia, Indus, and the Caspian Sea.
  • A Description of the Cape of good Hope in Aethiopia.
  • A Description of the Sauage Inhabitants.
  • Madagascar.
  • Mohelia, its description.
  • Surat.

  • A Description of the Bannyans in India.
  • Cambaya.
  • The Citie Diu.
  • Muskat.
  • Iasques.
  • Ormus.
  • Gombroone.
  • Our departure from Gombroone, to∣wards Persia.
  • A Description of Larr.
  • Persepolis.
  • Chil-manor, or forty Towres.
  • Description of Shiras.
  • Our Ambassadours entrance into Spawhawn.
  • A Description of the Ielphelines in Persia.
  • A late Tragicall History of the Georgians, Christians.
  • A Description of Spawhawn.
  • A Description of Asharaff in Hyrcania.
  • Asharaff.
  • The Ambassadours entertainment by the King of Persia.
  • A Description of Farrabaut, and the Caspian Sea.
  • A Description of Omoall.
  • Mount Taurus.
  • Damoan.
  • Tyroan.
  • Tauris, or Ecbatane.
  • Cazbeen.
  • Occurrents in Cazbeen.
  • The death of Sir Robert Sherley at Cazbeen.
  • The death of Sir Dodmore Cotton Ambassadour, at Cazbeen.
  • The Emperour of Persia's Firman.

  • Titles of the King of Persia may be these.
  • Our departure from the Persian Court.
  • A Description of Coom.
  • A description of Cashan.
  • A description of Babylon in Chaldaea.
  • Bagdat, or Babilons ruines.
  • A description of Sushan.
  • Paradice.
  • A discourse of the life and habit of the Persians at this present.
  • The Religion of the Persians.
  • The Persian's Commandements.
    • The first is that much sung Verse, a-top of Churches.
    • The second Commandement.
    • The third Commandement.
    • The fourth Commandement.
    • Prayers to Mahomet.
    • The fift Commandement.
    • The sixt Commandement.
    • The seuenth Commandement.
    • The eight Commandement.
  • Emperours, Kings, and Caliphs of Persia successiuelie.
  • Of Mallabar.
  • Of the Isle Zeyloon.
  • A description of Choromandell.
  • A description of Casta.

  • A description of Pegu.
  • A description of Syam.
  • A description of Patania.
  • A description of Macassar, or the Celebes.
  • A description of Sumatra.
  • A description of Poligundee.
  • A description of Iaua Maior.
  • The Malayan Tongue.
  • The people in Iaua call these thus, somewhat differing from the Malay.
  • These are the numbers in the Malayan Speech.
  • Of China.

  • A description of Mauritius.
  • A description of Sancta Helena.
  • A Discourse and proofe that Madoc ap Owen Gwynedd first found out that Continent now call'd America.
• AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF SOME MATTERS contained in these Trauailes, for the Readers better ease and direction.
• ERRATA.
• colophon