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XLIII. Scander late King of Georgia in Persia (saith Mr. Herbert) had by his Lady three hopeful Sons, Scan∣dercan,

Trebeg, and Constandel, all born Christians, but for preferment the two last were circumcised, and tur∣ned Mahometans; Trebeg served the Turks, Constandel the Persians; Constandel was naturally deformed, but of such an active Spirit, that his bodily imperfecti∣ons were not noted; but his hateful ambition rend∣red him more than monstrous; it happened that Abbas King of Persia, had vowed some revenge against the Turks, and to that end gave order to Allycawn to trouble them, Constandel perceives the occasion right to attempt his hellish Resolutions, and therefore after long suit, got to be joined in Commission with the Persian General; Through Georgia they go, where Constandel under a pretence of Duty, visits his sad Parents, who (upon his Protestation that his Apostacy was counter∣feit) joyfully welcomed him, but he forgetting that and all other ties of nature, next night at a solemn banquet, caused them to be murdered, & till the Georgians saluted him King, perpetrated all sorts of Villanies imaginable; but how secure soever he stood in his own sancy, the dread∣ful Justice of an impartial God retaliated him; the rest of his life after, this hated Parricide was infinitely mise∣rable; for first, near Sumachan, Cycala's Son, the Turkish General, wounded him in the Arm, and by that gained the Victory over the Persians; the same night he was al∣so assaulted in his Tent by his inraged Countrymen, who in his stead cut a Sod omitick Boy, his cursed Bed-fellow to pieces, missing him, who at the first Alarum made his escape; and though he so far exasperated the Persians to revenge, that he brought the whole Army into Geor∣gia, resolving there to act unparallel'd Tragedies; yet was he over-reached in his stratagems; for upon Par∣ley with the Queen, his late Brothers Wife, he was shot to death at a private signal given by that Amazon, to some Musquiteers, ambushed on purpose betwixt both Armies, a just punishment for such a Viper. Her∣berts Travels. p. 291.