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his difpleafure at his d.icourfe. For the NasLat conjefturM that the King was 

 talking to fafer-JCM about the incurfions which the Vsbeck Tartars often made 

 from Aiejbed tide. As for the Franks three of the five were gone home to 

 flcep, Saw, Ligs y and Bernard: Mar as and f*r,» ftay'd behind m the Room 

 Bu t jiarau being of a humor that when he was drunk he could not hold his 

 tongue and having heard what the Nazar faid, he likewife took upon him 

 to mD the K.ng that if the King wanted a General, there was none fitter to 

 ,nake a General than fafer 7 Kan znd prefently began a long repetition of his 

 praifes. The King commanded him to hold his tongue, which he did for awhile 

 bet then falling again into his former impertinencies, the King commanded him 

 tobedraggd out oi the Room by the feet, and that they fhould rip up his 

 belly 1 hereupon Marars was feiz'd upon by the Meter, who having a great kind- 

 nefs for the Franks, and knowing that the King had a lingular love for Ma- 

 raisy delay d the execution of the Kings command, pulling his Gloathes off very 

 gowly 5 and finding that the King did not rile to go into his W which is 

 the fign of no pardon to be given, he caus'd him to be dragg'd as near the 

 perlbnof the King as he could, thereby to try whether the King would have 

 companion on lumorno; while certain Lords took the boldnefs to implore 

 the Kings mercy in his behalf At Jaft when the King faw him dragg'd along 

 he commanded the Officers to let him go, and withal! orderd him to put on 

 his Gloathes again, and refume his place. 



The King of f£fj* eldeft Son comes very raw to the Throne : and his firft 

 duTrtifement is to make fhort ;ourneys into the Provinces, thereby by little 

 and little to gam the knowledg. of fuch things as concern him. Above all things 

 he never fails to vifit the principal Church of the Amend** at Zulpba. Thtt 

 which makes him To curious, is his defire to fee the ArmeMan women who 

 2ic very handfom ; being alfo further incited thereto by the Sakanefes, who are 

 glad of any recreation. And then he has a Co»ro»t through all Zulpba at 

 what time all the men muft retire to Ifpaban, or to their Friends at a diftance. 

 Sha-Abbas the fecond went feveral times in that manner to Zulpba • and one 

 day among the reft, upon the report of the beauty of the Wile of the Ke- 

 lonter Gorgia Safras , Son of Kelonter Gorgia Naz.ar , the King having feeu 

 her, hkd her very well, and defir'd her to go along with the Sultanefa who 

 carry d her into the Haram % where (he continu'd fifteen days, and then rettrn'd 

 home with a fair Neck-Lace of Pearls, which the King gave her when me went 

 away. 



To fay the truth of Sba- Abbas the fecond, he was a man too much given 

 to drink, and too much govern'd by hispaffion; otherwife lie was a lover of 

 jufiice, and very magnificent and generous to Strangers. 



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