Chap. XII. of Monfieur Tavern f e r. 23 J 



Hollander into India and fapan. Great quantities alfo of both are tranfported into 

 Mufiovy and Poland. 



The *<«*«, that famous Root, of which I have already fpoken, is tranfported 

 over all India, where there is alfo a great vent of Perjum fruits pickl'd in Vineear 

 as alfo of their fweet waters. 5 * 



Their Piitaches grdw in great abundance about Casbin ; Almonds from the Terri- 

 tories of TV/a and Kcrman, Raifins from feveral parts of the Kingdom, efpeciallv 

 from Scbiras : And their purgative Prunes, which they call Alonbacara from the 

 Frontiers that border upon Tartar). * 



Great ftore of Quinces candied, and boxes of Marmaled made at Balfara are 

 thence tranfportedtnto India, where they are bought up by the Mahometans and 

 Tortuguefes. For the Banians will eat none,for fear they fhould by accident burv -i 

 fly in their ftomachs. ' a 



Great ltore of dry'd Fruits are brought out of the Country of the Medes and 

 tranfported to Tocat, to Diarbeqttir, Nineveh and Dagdat. Among the reft a fore 

 of fmall Abncots, very pleafing to the tafte, which being boyl'd in water make a 

 pleafant fyrrup, and are the only diet for the fick in thofe parts. 



There are alfo great ftore of painted Calicuts made in fafc which beine 

 courfe, are only worn and made ufe of by the poor, fo that there is very little 

 tranfported out of the Country,but what is carried into Turtle. 



The Perfuns alfo make a great deal of money of their Gattelj and to begin 

 with their Camels, they fell vaft numbers of them into Armenia and Natolia But 

 the Governours of the Provinces are very unwilling to part with them • which 

 very much abates the trade. For the Txrkj very highly efteem the Perfian Camels 

 as being ftronger than their own. They alfo fell great ftore of Horfes and Mules \ 

 but that trade is not fo confiderable, the chiefeft part being only fent into India 



As for their Sheep, 'tis a wonderful thing to fee what prodigious numbers come 

 out of the Province of the Medes and the Higher Armenia, and the Forraign Mer- 

 chants come as far as Tauris and Hamadan to fetch them away. They drive them 

 as far as Confiantinople and Adnanople, and the greateft part of the Mutton which 

 isfpent in Natolia and Romwia comes out of Perfia, which very much enriches 

 Perfia with ready mony. But when Lamb is in feafon, as we travel with the Ca- 

 ravans/we meet at every turn with flocks after floeks,the leaft of which confifts of 

 a thoufand Lambs : and in regard there are fome of thofe Lambs that are weary, 

 and lag behind, we buy them at a very cheap rate, the Shepheards that are not 

 able to carry them,being glad to be rid of 'em. 



Formerly the Merchant Fewellers brought fome Turquoifes of the old rock out 

 of Perfia } but for thefe ic years laft paft there have bin none found. The laft 

 time I was there I could only meet with three, which were but reafonable. As 

 for thofe of the new rock, they are of no value, becaufe they do not keep their 

 colour,but turn green in a little time. 



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