Chap. I. 



THE 



FIRST BOOK 



O F 



Monsieur TAVERNIER'i 



Perfian Travels, 



Containing the feveral 



ROADS 



From PARIS to ISPAHAN the Chief 



Gity -of <P E Q^S I J, 



Through the Northern Provinces of TVRKT. 



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CHAP. I. 



Of the ^ads from France to the hither parts 0/ Ada, and the 9 laces 

 from Tblmice they ufually fet out for Iipahan. 



Man cannot travel in Afi<x, as they do in Enrofe ; nor at the 

 lame Hours, nor with the lame eafe. There are no weekly 

 Coaches or Wagons from Town to Town ^ befides, that the 

 Soil of the Countries is of feveral natures. In Afia you fhall 

 meet with fevcral Regions untuTd and unpeopl'd, either 

 through the badncis of the Climate and Soil , or the floth of 

 the Inhabitants, who rather choofe to live miferably, than 

 to work. There are \ aft Deferts to crofs, and very dangerous, 

 both for want of Water, and the Robberies that the drabs 

 daily commit therein. There are no certain Stages , or Inns to entertain Travellers- 

 The beft Inns, cfpecially in7V^>, arc the Tents which vou carry along with you, 

 and your Hofts arc your Servants, that get ready thole Viftuals which ^ou have 

 bought in good Towns. You let up your Tent in the open Field, or in any Town 

 where there is no Inn : and a good Ihift too in temperate weather , when the Sun 

 is not too hot, or that it does not rain. In the Carvanferas or Inns which are more 

 frequent in Pcrfia than in Th; kic, there are perlbns that furnifh you with Provifion?, 

 and the firft come are beft ferved. As for Turkie it is full of Thieves , that keep in 

 Troops together, and way-lay the Merchants upon the Roads, and if they be not 

 very well guarded will certainly rob them: nay many times murder them. A mif- 

 chief prevented in Per fid , by the well order'd convenience which is provided for 

 Travellers. To avoid tiiefe dangers and inconveniences , you arc obliged to ftay 



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