l'arc IL Travels into the 'L^ye^vt. 
^5 
THE 
Second Book. 
O F 
PERSIA: 
C H A P. 1. 
Of the entry into Perfia, and of the Koad to 
Hamadan. 
WE Parted fronl Mendeli Wednefday the fèven and twen- 
tieth of Augufiat break of day, taking our way due Eaft ; 
aflbon as we were on our way, we entered amongft Hills, 
where we law many Rivulets, fome of which it behoved 
us to croft. About fix in the Morning we foarded over a 
River, which they call Rogoura^ about two or three fathom broad, and the I{ggoura, n 
Water up to our Horfes knees. About ten of the Clock in the Morning we River, 
had a Rancounter, which we little thought of 
As I palTed within a few fteps of three Huts made of Canes; I faw two 
Men in Terfian Habit, of whom he that (eemed to be the chief had a cloie bo- 
died Coat of Silk-ftuff with large Flowers of Gold : They came towards us 
whilft I minded nothing, and fpoke to me though I did not heed it : In the 
mean time finding that I liftened not to what they (aid to me, one of them 
with a hooked ftick, took hold of my Horfès bridle and ftopt him ; which 
made me pull out a Piftol, and to confider the Men more attentively. I 
perceived that they made no (hew of offering any violence, though they were 
armed each of them with a Quiver full of Arrows, a Bow, an Ax by their 
fide and a Cymetre; and indeed, it had not been their beft courfe, I and 
they who followed me having our fire- Arms all in readincfs, which made 
me a little wonder at the boldnefs of the Men, At the fame urnQMonfieur 
Jacob who faw their adion, advanced towards them, with a dcfign to fire, 
calling them in Turkijlj an hundred Rogues and Rafcals, as if they had been 
Robbers; My man came alfo with a Musketoon prefented, but perceiving 
that the men (eemed not concerned, and did not fo much as lay a hand upon 
their Swords; but that on the contrary the chief of them calling me Car- 
daji), (that S to fay Brother, ) civilly asked me to give him the hearing ; I 
prayed Monfieur Jacob to ho!d his hand, and they very courteoufly told us 
that they had orders not to fuffer us to pafs. That furprized us a little, be- 
caufe we knew noc the reafon of it ; but being infor.med of that, v/e would 
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