upon the Euxine and Cafpian Seas, i 1 5 



Eaftward from thefe Calmufys., inclining unto the South towards China, live the 

 Titrgeachians, fo named from their chief Town, which fome call Turgeacb, others Jur- 

 gencb : Of which Countrey I cannot fay fo much as concerning the former, having 

 never been therein but once '> for in the Year 1620; there being great Wars in Jurge- 

 acb, between the Chan or King, and the Myrfa his Son i fome of the Nagoy Tartars 

 hearing thereof, invaded the Countrey, who whilft they were united, durlt not peep 

 out of their own Borders, the Jurgeacbians being a numerous and warlike People. 

 Thefe. Nagoys were all Volunteers, who went without any Command from their own 

 Prince, or Allowance from the Mufcovites, without whofe confent by mutual Agree- 

 ment they are not permitted to war. The news of their Expedition being brought 

 unto Ajiracan, the Fowod, who had not long before made a League with the Jurge- 

 achians, fént out Allyc ( I fuppofe his true Name Was Ali or Hali ) Myrfa a Tartar/an 

 Prince, with a 1000 of his own Subjeds, and 500 Ruffes, all Horfe. We were 2 c 

 days marching, before we came unto the Borders of Jurgcach from Ajiracan •■> whence 

 we proceeded 10 days journey, the Countrey through which we palfed being rnilera- 

 bly ravaged by the aforefaid Nagoys. At the end of which 30 days by a reafonable 

 Computation, 'twas judged we were diftant from Ajlracan at leaft a 1 000 miles i 

 about which time we overtook them in the Valley of Ougagura, having got from the 

 Jurgeachians an innumerable company of Cattle of divers forts, as Horfe, Kine, Camels 

 and Sheep. We took all their Booty from them \ and as a further punifhment for 

 their Riot, took away their own fupernumerary Horfes, leaving them only a Horfe a 

 Man for to convey them home. Then Ally Myrfa divided the Spoil, half he bellowed 

 upon thofe who did accompany him, and fent the remainder for a Prefent unto the 

 PoyzW,returning nothing unto the Jurgeacbiansfaeczufe they were taken from Thieves. 

 In the mean while the Prince of Jurgeach in a pitcht Battel overthrew his Father, took 

 him Prifoner, put out both his Eyes, and caufed himfelf to be Crowned King. He 

 had a younger Brother,whom fearing that in time he might cccafion fome infurredion, 

 he gave Command unto fome of his Creatures, that- they mould ftrangle him, and 

 bring his Head : But divers of the Nobles, by whofe means he obtained the Soveraign- 

 ty, gaining intelligence thereof would not permit his Order to be put in execution , 

 but feizing on the Child, fent him unto the Empereur of Mufcovy, with whom he re- 

 mained when I was laft at Aftracan, 



But I mult return from the Jurgeachians unto the Caragans, whom I have left be= 

 hind, and they do more immediately refer unto my promife, which was to give an 

 Account of all the Nations and Countreys incompaffmg the Cajpian Sea. 



The Countrey of the Caragans occupies moft of that vaft fpace, which intercedes 

 between the River Tcike and the Dominions of the Ombegs, or Tartars of Boucbara, 

 and their Territory furrounds the North-Eaft corner of the Cafpian Sea, proceeding 

 Southwards unto the River Jaxartes and fome Hords of the faid People do inhabit 

 between the faid River and the Oxm, which divides the Tartars of Bocbara and the 

 Caragans, from the Perp.ans and the Tartars of Balk. This Countrey of the Caragans 

 is very defart and barren -, the People miferably poor their Houfes are wretched Huts, 

 the greateft part under ground -, they are very tawny and ill-favour' d -, their Habitati- 

 ons are featured, foarcely deferving the Name of Villages : And they have no Town, 

 as I have been informed, betides Pnfflannes, which is lituated on the South-fide of the 

 Jaxartes, near the Cajpian Sea i which whilft I dwelt in Aftracan, was by lurprize ta- 

 ken by the Coffac\q\ but they had little caufe to brag of their Vidory, finding little 

 booty therein =, and the Caragans gath'ring together, beat them out with great lofs of 

 Men, forcing them to retire into an Ifland 2 or 3 leagues from the Land which they 

 poffefs unto this day, no Nation being able, or elfe not caring to un-neft them, al- 

 though Tartars^ Perfians and Mufcovites , do continually fuffer by their Depreda-* 

 tions. 



Towards the Eaft and by South of the Caragans, dwell the Tartars of Bocbara, who 

 are by divers called Twbegs. The Countrey which they polfefs is better watred, and 

 more fertile than moft of the preceeding, and there is great refort of Merchants from 

 divers Parts unto them, efpecially Perfians, Mufcovites, and feveral Nations of Indians, 

 as Moguls } Boutans, with many others, whofe Names I cannot recoiled. I have been 



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