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Chio, near to the Land -, and that night we came to an Anchor near the Caftle, being 

 becalm'd. 



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 paffage as ever I had 

 in my Life for twenty days together. 



CHAP. II; 



A Continuation of the Authors Jixth Voyage P as he travel 'd from 

 Srhyrna to Ilpahan. 



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

 June ; during which time there happ'nd fo tçrrible an Earthquake^ 

 that I 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 carry'd out of France to ferve 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-garbajhi, three Leagues from the City, 

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

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

 only relate fome Paflages that fell out by the way. 



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

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

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

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

 made in one 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 I was travelling , he caus'd a Ghfs of Liquor 

 to be fill'd me. After that I prefented him with a Profpective-Glafs , fix pair of 

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

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

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

 he commanded a Lamb, Wine, Fruit, and Melons to be carry'd to my Tent, and 

 that I fhould 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-Officers 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 T vrks and Armenians , to 

 the end that if they have any thing of Rarity the Kan of Ertvan may fee it : for 

 many times , he buyes what pleafes him beft to lend to the King. This Officer would 

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

 to op'n my Chefts -, and becaufe 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 Cneft 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 force} thereupon I faid no more, but 

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

 was the ground of the Quarrel , and I was about 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 

 promis'd to lend the Cuftomer to me to beg my Pardon , which he did , and the 

 Cuftomer was forc'd to crave it heartily. To avoid the fame inconvenience for the 

 future, I defir'd the Kan to give me his Pafport , to the end I might pafs Cuftom- 



