200 The Persian Travels Book V 



all (brts of Silk Stuffs to the very Palace ; and the King of ttifin went him 

 felf to meet him, as far as where the Stuffs were begun to be laid. Though 

 Sba Abbas was very young, yet he was relblv'd to (lieu-, that he look'd up™ 

 himfelf as a potent King in the peaceable pofl'cmon of his own Dominions and 

 that he went to meet a dethron'd Prince, that came to defire his Aid. For fo jbon 

 as he perceiv'd the King of the Tartars, he made a (hew of (purring on his 

 Horfe ; and being come up to his Horfes head, he put his foot out of the Stir 

 rup, as if he intended to have alighted, but did not. The Tartarian Prince 

 old as he was, prefently leap't to the ground from his Saddle to filute 'the 

 Perfian King, who return'd him (bme (light Compliments about his bavin* 

 alighted ; at which time the Athcmadoulet and other Lords remounting him the 

 two Kings rode together upon the Silks, the King of Perjia giving the left hand 

 to the Tartar. The King of Ptrjia vety generoufly lent him a confidence 

 alfiltance of lyooo Horfe, and 8000 Foor, and fixty thoutind Tomans in Mo 

 ney. The Tartar m Exchange gave him one of his Provinces bordcrim- upon 

 1'erfu which yeilded him a very good Revenue, in regard the Inhabitants were 

 all Shepherds, or Turcomans, that breed an infinite number of Cattcl where 

 in the wealth of that Province confifts. ' 



While lie reign'd, he had a prefent made him from the Governour of Schiras 

 of a wild Afs whofe Skin was as red as Scarier, having a Horn mowing out 

 of his forehead about a foot long. 6 b 



Sba Abbas reign'd about twenty-four years, and dy'd at T e hz.on, of an in 

 flammation in his throar, which came by excellive drinking. His bodv bv his 

 own order was buri'd at Kcr. So foon as he was dead/the Lords that were 

 about him, fem advice of his death to the Prince that now rci K ns bv the T 

 PW'Bfa who is General of the Mufqueteers, and Mirx* Bayad the Cheif of 

 the Aftrologers. So foon as they came to the door of the Haram, they <I°- 



IL Ir^A r W ' th o C 1S ,° ther aml theSon; * h& Wie v'd them come upon 

 fome difmal defign. But they prefently confirm^ them to the contrary For as 

 foon as the Prince came forth of the JIaram, they fell at his feet, and' fluted 

 him King, declaring the death of his Father. Whereupon the Prince imme- 

 diately tore his Garment according to the euftom. And indeed they have Z- 

 the cultom, that as foon as the new Prince comes after much entreaty Zt 

 It h r m ' he , thro "' s h "»relf tothe ground, at the door of the llrZ 

 and then rifing and fitting upon his heels, one of the Lords that are fen" 2. 

 theScimiter about his wafte, faying theft words, May ,t pleafi r £wJ«Z 

 rmvhbcr your Slave that had tbc Honour to gird yo U Lb lb, ScMtr wftch 



uoon a f JT and , fetS '"f TrUmpetS a ' blmClfng ' and t,1C D "' ms K5t ^ 

 upon all the people in the morning come running to the Gate of the Palace 



crying our, ta.Jha SalamaUl^, I [alute thee Emperor. Which is all he Cere 

 mony usd when any King of Pcrf.a aftends the Throne. For I neve aw any" 

 Crown ftt upon the head either of Sba Abbas or Sba Scji. Only in Pal tl ey 

 gird on the Scimiter, as in Turky they put on the Bonnet of the Soph" v H 

 is very richly ftt with Jewels, but has not the leaf* refemblance of a Cro m 

 ofrr T C T;°, ny °J gird J ng ° n theSc ^^r, is us'd to the Mogul the k £ 

 L fa t 0U l Md 1 °'T da '' and the V a,f ° P« 'he Bonnet upon their hfads whSX 

 fttwnit the richeft Jewels in the polTeffion of thofe great Monarcls 



™ ir f e f f' Cond ' fome time afrer his c °"iing to the Throne fell dwe 



A*r nM haV ' n ? CVCr en >°y' d a P crfeft health before. Now k is the a Zm" 

 mhofe Countries, that upon fuch an occafion all the Lords of the Cour Z 



m,ern >° rS TK Pr ? VlnC - eS> ® ve a ruI "of money, wording to theirwillS and 

 hberali y. This fum is dually in Gold, which they put into a Bafon verv cfilv 

 ftt with prenous Stones, and bear it three time over he Kin™ So™ 7 

 25,.^ V J° rdS f ' *<t? *<!>*>>* Olfin, Tb.s .onoj ,s pcrPFfo'Tb/bZ 



aTI'T/, inM 1" Treaft ^ and the P° or have'nottng The "4 n 'thof 



sorts' ahr/ctr^n an , d every ° ne *3 & 



condition, w/nt A"^'^!^ £g ZttiSgSgi 



pray 



