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



Jldiffcovy and Poland. 



, The Ronas, that famous Root, of which I have already fpoken, is tranfported 

 over all India, Where there is alfo a great vent of Perfian fruits pickl'd in Vinegar, 

 as alfo of their fweet waters. 



Their Pittaches grow in great abundance about Casbin j Almonds from the Terri- 

 tories of Tefd and Kerman, Raifins from lèverai parts of the Kingdom, efpecially 

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

 Frontiers that border upon Tartary. 



Great ftore of Quinces candied, and boxes of Marfnaled made at Balfara, arc 

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

 fortngucfes. For the Banians will eat none,for fear they (hould by accident bury a 

 fly in their ftomachs. 



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

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

 of fmall Abricots, very pleafing to the tafte, which being boy Pd in Water make a 

 pleafànt fyrrup, and are the only diet for the fick in thole pafts. 



There are alfo great ftore of painted Galicuts made in Perjïa, which being 

 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 Turkie. 



The Piifiins alfo make a great deal of money of their Cattelj 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 j which 

 very much abates the trade. • For the Turks very highly efteem the Perfian Camels, 

 as being ftronger than their own. They alfo (ell 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 Mcdes and the Higher Armenia, and the Fdrraign Mer- 

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

 as far as Constantinople and Adrianople, and the greateft part of the Mutton Which 

 is fpent in Natolia and Romania comes out of Per fia, which very much enriches 

 Terfia with ready mony. But when Lamb is in fèafon, as we travel With the Ca- 

 ravans,we meet at every turn with flocks after flocks,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 Turquoifès of the old rock out 

 of Perfia j but for thefè i j years laft paft there have bin none found. The laft 

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