\6i Tbe Persian Travels Book IV, 



As he was about his duty, a Horfc-raan entred the Piazza , arm'd with a Bow 

 Quiver, and a Scimitar, followed by feven Men that carry'd every one a Pike upright ii 

 their hands , with every one a Man's Head at the top. Thole .were the Heads of ccr 

 tain VjbeckcTartars , the neighbouring and mortal Enemies of the Perfims, w hich 

 thole men had cut oft from the (houlders of their conqucr'd Foes. The King caus'd five 

 Tcmans a piece to be giv'n to them that carry'd the Heads , and ten Tomans to their 

 Leadef; After them enter'd three hundred Turks, which were fled from the Border 

 of Turkic, hom whence the Country-people were tak'n by force,and lent to the Warr 

 of Candy. They complain'd, that whereas they were wont to be lent to their W inter* 

 Quarters about the middle of October, the Tttrl^ kept them to the lame hard lbrvice 

 in Winter as in Summer. All thele were ordcr'd to advance into the middle of the 

 Piazza, where they made their obeyfance to him three times, and then humbly 

 beibught him that they might dwell in his Kingdom,with their Wives, their Children 

 and their Cattel. The King order'd Money to be diftributed among them , and that 

 they fhoulc! have Lands alfign'd them to manure. Then the Provofi caus'd the Com- 

 panies to advance, every Company having the Thill of a Wagon carry'd before him • 

 upon every of which Thills was a Bier three or four Foot high , the Wood of the Thill 

 being painted with a grottfeo of Gold sndSilveiymd the Bier cover'd with SattinAVhen 

 the firft Company had order to march, three Horfes were led before, richly harnef/d- 

 when they were come about a hundred Paces forward into the Piazza , in view of 

 the King, they that led the Horfes caus'd them to gallop, and then all the Company 

 fell a running and dancing about with the Bier. Bcfides that, every one flung up his 

 fliort Caflbck , his Girdle , and Bonnet , put their fingers in their mouths , to whiftlc 

 as loud as they could. While the naked people, with their Flint-ftones in their hands 

 ran knocking their Stones together , crying out , Hujfem Hoccn, Hoccn Hufcm \ 'till 

 they foam at the mouth again \ not omitting to wryth their Bodies, and to make all the 

 {curvy Faces as before defcrib'd. The three Companies fucceeding one another 

 in the fame Formalities , by and byTame two Companies more with a little Bier 

 upon their Thills, and in each Bier a little Child that lay as if dead. They that accom 

 pany d thefe two Biers wept and figh'd moft iadly. Thele two Infants reprefented 

 the Children of Hujfein , who when the Prophet was flain, were tak'n by Tend Caliph 

 of Bagdat, and put to death. ; f 



Upon this occafion you (hall ice a great number of Curtiians that come to the 

 Ceremony fall a weeping , who thereby believe their Sins arc forgiv'n 



When all the people were come into the Piazza , notwithstanding all the care and 

 good order that was tak'n , there were fevcral that went to Sharps , accounting it a 

 great honour to fight fmartly in the King's prclence •, and farther bclievinq lt hat if any 

 one be kill d upon that occafion, he (hall be Sainted • as indeed every one gives fome. 

 thing toward his Intcrrment. The Grand Provofi feeing the Quarrel grow hot and 

 fearing more milchief, fent for five Elephants, which ccas'd the Combat, by drawing 

 the Eyes of the Spectators upon them. The Elephants march'd one before another 

 according to their P^y that was allow'd them , and their skill in War. Not that the 

 King of P^maKCsanyuieofthem in the Field, but only for State , keeps fee* 

 as the Indian Princes preient him withal. Thofe five Elephants were cover'd with 

 Houles of Cloth of Gold , with a Fringe of the fame round about. And upon the 

 firft , which was the higheft and the biggeft , fate two Men , the one upon the neck, 

 who guides the Elephant', the other upon the crupper , .carrying the King's Arm's 

 in a Standard fix'd to a Half-Pike. Upon the other four fate only one Man apiece, 

 who were the Govcrnours. When they came before the place where the King fate 

 ftrXh^n Jt fi ^ a ' b f cft '/ twh f time the biggeft, which was in the middle 

 ftretchd out his two tore-legs forward, and his two hinder-legs backward, 'till 

 his belly almoft touch* the ground-, after which manner the Elephant makes his 

 obeylance. The other four did the fame. Then laying their Trunks upon the ground 



Ll m l n§ t™, * g T ° VC u thGir h , ea l S thrCC timcs morc > thc Y wcre made to ftand 

 with their heads where their tavls flood j and their Houfes were turn'd up, to 



ThcZr at' J ^ g T *" ^ ***£? thc ? WCrC ' and whcther well look'd 

 dttei or no : which being done, they were led away again. 



cov^r P ' d^thT d % 0f tH f R °T r hei ' C , thc K [ n§ ft °° d ' alittle Scaffold ** <* ^ 

 cover d with Tap (hy, fome five Foot lower than the Kings. In the middle of the 



scaffold ftood a great Elbow-Chair cover'd with black Velvet , where fate a MoZ 



with 



