io2 The Persian Travels Book III. 



Chio, near to the Land *, and that night we came to an Anchor near the Caftle, beins? 

 becalm'd. 5 



The twenty-fourth the Wind rofe at North- Weft, which blew us into the Port 

 of Smyrna. 



The twenty-fifth we went a-fhoar , having had as quiet a pafTage as ever I had 

 in my Life for twenty days together. 



CHAP. II. 



A Continuation of the Author s fixth Voyage , as he travel' d from 

 Smyrna to Iipahan. 



WE (hid at Smyrna from the twenty-fifth of April to the ninth of 

 June ; during which time there happ'nd fo terrible an Earthquake, 

 that 1 had like to have tumbl'd out of my Bed. 

 The Caravan being ready to fet out for Tauris , I took with 

 me three Armenian Servants , befides thofe that I earry'd out of trance to ierve me 

 upon the Road. 



We let out of Smyrna upon Monday the ninth of June at three a Clock in the 

 afternoon. The Caravan rendevouz'd at Pont-garbafl)i, three Leagues from the City, 

 confiding of fix hundred Camels , and almoft the lame number of Horfe. We fet 

 out the next night, two hours after midnight. As for the Road I (hall fay nothing,, 

 only relate fome PafTages that fell out by the way. 



Being come to Erivan , the fourteenth of September we encamp'd in a pleafant 

 green place between the Caftle and the old Town •, for we would not lye in the 

 Inn , becaufe we heard that feveral fick people Iodg'd there. We ftaid there two 

 days \ during which time I rcfolv'd to wait upon the Kan , I found him in a Room 

 made in onc^of the Arches of the Bridge which is built over the River, which I 

 have defcrib'd already, with feveral Captains and Officers about him: when he .had 

 ask'd me whence I came, and whither Lwas travelling, he caus'd a Glafs of Liquor 

 to be filPd me. After that I prefentcd him with a Profpcaive-GIais , fix pair of 

 ordinary Spectacles, twelve other pair of Speftacles that caft feveral Reflexions, 

 two little Piftols , and a Steel to ftrike Fire, made like a Piftol. All which pleas'd 

 him extremely well, Specially the Spectacles, for he was fixty years of age.Thereupon 

 he commanded a Lamb, Wine, Fruit, and Melons to t>e earry'd to my Tent, and 

 that I friould want nothing. After that we fate down to Dinner, but I obferv'd 

 the Kan himfelf drank no Wine , though he prefs'd me to it. The reafon was, 

 becaufe he was an Agis , that is, one that had made his Pilgrimage to Mecca- for 

 then it is not lawful to drink Wine , or any other inebriating Drink. After Dinner, 

 finding him .in a pleafant humour, I refolv'd to complain to him of one of the 

 Cuftom-Officeis about an injury he had done me. For it is ufual with the Cuftomer 

 in this place to op'n the Chefts of all the Merchants, both Turks and Armenians , to 

 the end that if they have anything of Rarity the Kan of Erivan may fee it : for 

 many times , he buyes what pleafes him beftto fend to the King. This Officer would 

 not excule me for his Cuftom , and therefore at my very firft arrival he would have me 

 to op'n my Chefts \ and becauie I did not do it according to his Orders , he ask'd me 

 very rudely why I had not obey'd his Commands : I anfwer'd him as furlily,that I would 

 op n my Cheft no where unlefs it were in the prefence of the King , and that as for him 

 I knew him not : Upon that he threaten'd me , that if he did not find my Chefts 

 op n the next day, he would op'n them by forces thereupon I faid no more, but 

 bid him have a care I did not make him repent of what he had done already This 



T\ vT gl ? Und ° f the 3y arrd > and I was ab °ut to have complain'd to the Kan- 

 but his Nephew intreated me for the love I bare him, not to fay any thing of it, and 

 promisd to lend the Cuftomer to me to beg my Pardon, which he did , and the 

 Cuftomer was fore d to crave it heartily. T avoid the fame inconvenience for the 

 future, I defied the Kan to give me hisPafport , to the end I might pafs Cuftom- 



free 



