Part IL Travels into the Levant . 6^ 
Wednejclay the third September a litcde after Mitlnighr, we went o«;r a 
hill but the way was pleafant enough, and then came inro the Piain again. 
About three a Clock in the Morning we palled a little Kivcr, and an hour 
and a half after, came to a Village, called Poul ScL-ib, (that's to lay the Kings Pon!-S'J-:d\ 
Bridge;) we put our fèives under cover there in a /Grt^^yî/tr^^. . 
The Kewanferais of Pcrfia are much finer and more commodious than thofe The Kervan- 
of Turkey^ at leaft fuch as are on the great Roads ; ( for I (peak not of thofe fy'^'^ of Pc?-- 
in Towns, the lovelieft in all the Levant being in Buria. ) Thclc Kcr vnnfe- 
rjis of Per.pa are large fquâre brick-Buildings above three fethora higji ; the 
entry into them is by a Portico^ under which are fhops, where all things 
p.eceîiary for Ufe are to be had. Palling through that Portico, one enters 
into the Court ; in the middle of this of Fciil Scba/j there is a Fountain, 
w!i!ch is not to be found in others. All round the Court there are great 
Arches, about three fathom wide, and one and a half or two fathom deep, 
under which are Mafiabez,^ or ftone Divans^ about two foot railed from the 
ground: In the middle of the Front, (or if you will,; at the bottom of the 
Divan, there is a door about two foot wide, where one enters into a Rooa) 
of the fame bignefs as the place under the Arch without, and that Chamber 
has its Chimney. All together makes a pretty commodious apartm^ent, for 
the Mafiahe ferves for a Divan and Anti-chamber, and the Chamber is for 
retiring into, when one hath no mind to be feen, and* for fecuring ones 
Goods. Thefe appartments are liiparated one from another by a partition 
Wall about three foot thick. On the back- fide all round the Han, are the 
Stables, where the Horfcs may ftand dry under roof, afwell as the Men, 
and there are befides on one fide Arches with M.ifiabez, and Chimneys, 
where one may lodge, when the appartments of the Court are taken up. 
They enter into it by four Gates, one at each Corner of the Court The 
whole Fabrick is covered with a Terrafs, upon which one may walk all 
round, and the way up to it is by two pair of Stairs, which ar|| on the 
two fides of the Portico I mentioned, at the entry. One may ftay in thefe 
KervanjerrJi, as long as he pleales, and nothing to be payed for lodging; 
but the Chambers are not (hut, having neither door nor window, nor is 
there a bit of Timber in the whole, except at the great Gate In this Key 
'vanferra we found Apples, Pears and ordinary Grapes, befides another fort 
which are finall and have no ftones ; they are very good, and are called ■ 
Kijchmijch. KJfcJ?mifck 
A few fteps from that Han runs a River called Poul-Schah, that's to fay, Ponl-Sckih,^ 
Kings Bridge, from the Nair.e of a very fair high Bridge which King Abbas R"-'''!'. 
taufed to be built upon it, near to that Village to which it hath given thé 
Name. This Bridge hath fix Ai'ches, whofe Pillars are of Free-Stone to the 
height of five or fix foot above the water : And upon thefe Pillars, there are 
as many little Arches more, which have on each hand a good Pillar round 
on the infide, but fharp towards the Water, for cutting and breaking the 
force of it when it rifes fo high; thefe Pi'.lars reach to the top of the Bridge, 
againft which they reft. This Bridge is in length an hundred . and thirty -fix 
common paces, from the firfi: to the lall Arch, without comprehending c^e 
two Avenues, which are paved as the Bridge is, having fide- Walls of the 
lame materials, four or five foot high, and each of them about forty paces 
in length; the breadth of the Bridge is about ten common paces À11 that 
Bridge is of brick except the Pillars with their fharp points and butterclFes. 
It !s well built, and kept in fo good repair, that there is rîot one brick wan- 
ting, and it fcems to be Brannero. There are fair and good Fifh taken in that 
River ; and they are commonly taken wxthCoculus Indicm, much ufedia-that 
Countrey ; they make it up with Pafte, to make the Fiih drunk. 
The Town where the Chan refides is about two mi'es diftanc from the . 
Village ; it is called Kerman Schahon, (that's to lay the Kings Barns,,) becaufe K^rman Scha- 
the Countrey about bears plenty of Rice, which Scba.':) Abbas gave for the 
Zaret or Pilgrimage of Devotion that was made to the Mofque of Imam 
Hajjein, which I fpoke of before : But the Turk being Mafl-er of it at pre- 
fsnt, the Rice is fent to //p^/?^;?. This is but an inconfiderable Town, ne- 
verthelefs, it hath a covered Bazaar well llored with Goods and ProVifions 
for 
