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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05594	A most delectable and true discourse, of an admired and painefull peregrination from Scotland, to the most famous kingdomes in Europe, Asia and Affricke With the particular descriptions (more exactly set downe then hath beene heeretofore in English) of Italy Sycilia, Dalmatia, Ilyria, Epire, Peloponnesus, Macedonia, Thessalia, and the whole continent of Greece, Creta, Rhodes, the Iles Cyclades ... and the chiefest countries of Asia Minor. From thence, to Cyprus, Phænicia, Syria ... and the sacred citie Ierusalem, &c.	Lithgow, William, 1582-1645?	1616 (1616)	STC 15711; ESTC S108584	89,947	136

Countries In his youth hée was partly taught the Iudaicall law and partly the superstition of the Gentiles Many alleage his parentage was neuer knowne being so base vntill his riper yeares bewrayed the same I also learned that his parents dyed whiles he was a yong childe and was turned ouer to his vncle who after sold him to one Abdominoples a Merchant in Palestina And he after a little time hauing remarked his ready and prompt wit sent him downe to Aegypt to be a Factor in his merchandise where by his dissimulate behauiour hee crept in fauour with Christians Iewes and Gentiles Hee was in proportion of a meane stature liuely faced big-headed eloquent in language of a sanguinicall complexion and a couragious stomacke in all attempts excéeding desperate he was also deceitfull variant and fraudulent as may appeare in his Satanicall Fables expressed in his Alcoran where oft one saying contradicteth another both in words and effect About this time there was one Sergius an Italian Monke banished from Constantinople because he allowed of the Arrian sect who afterward came to Palestina and frequenting the house of Abdeminoples fell in acquaintance with the yong man Mahomet and this Frier perceiuing the aspiring quicknesse of his braine bare a great aff ection to his naturall perfections Shortly after this his Maister dying without heires and his Mistresse enioying many rich possessions she for these his extraordinary qualities from the degrée of a seruant aduanced him to bee her owne husband That vnhappy match was no sooner done but shee repented it with teares for he being subiect to the falling sicknesse would often fall flat on the ground before her staring gaping and foming at the mouth so that his company became loathsome and detestable The which begun contempt in his bed-fellow being to him manifested he stroue vnder the shadow of inuented lies to mitigate the fury of her hatefull disdaine faining and attesting that when he fell to the ground it was the great God spoke with him before whose faith saith he I am not able to stand such is his soliciting of me with words of terrour and Maiestie to reforme the waies of the degenerate people with fire and sword sith Moses and Christ notwithstanding of their Miracles haue béene reiected by the world The old Trot beleeuing all these flattering spéeches was not onely appeased of her former conceit but also louing him more then a husband reuerenced him for a diuine Prophet imparting the same vnto her neighbours and Gossips After they had liued two yeares together the bewitched Matron dying left all her rich possessions to Mahomet both because she accounted him to bee a Prophet and next for that louing regard she had of his tender body being but thirty yeares of age He being thus left with great riches was puft vp in pride and hauty desires striuing by all inordinary meanes to bring his new deuised plots to perfection For the better performance whereof he consulted with this Sergius and another Thalmudist a diuerted Iew heereupon these two hell-hounds and the other peruerst Runagate patched vp a most monstruous and deuillish Religion to themselues and to their miscreant beleeuers partly composed of the Iudaicall Law partly of Arrianisme and partly intermixed with some points of Christianity This new coyned doctrine was no sooner wrapt vp in his execrable Alcoran but he began to spit forth his abhominable and blasphemous heresies Affirming that Christ was not the Son of the most High nor that Messias looked for denying also the Trinity with many other prophane blasphemies The worke concluded for the better aduancement of his purpose he married the daughter of the chiefe Prince of his owne Tribe By which new affinity he not onely seduced his Father-in-law but also the whole linage of that family by whose acceptance and conuersion he also confederated with other associates and waxed daily stronger Contending continually to diuulgate his name ay more and more hee assembled his new Alcoranists exhorting them to assist him in the besieging of Mecha which Citizens had in dirision rebuked his Law and absolutely disdained his Mahometicall illusions and promised to them in such a well-deseruing attempt both etenall felicity and the spoyles of his contradictors perswasiuely assuring them that God would deliuer all the gaine-sayers of his Alcoran into his hands By the which allurements they being moued rose to the number of three thousand in Armes and menaced Mecha but the Citizens put him to flight and so was he thrise serued till in the end hee wonne their Citie wherein after his death he was entoombed in an Iron Coffin Which betweene two Adamants hangeth to this day as I haue béene informed of sundry Turkes who saw it which confirmed in them a solid beliefe of his erronious doctrine I haue seene sometimes two thousand Turkes trauelling to Mecha in pilgrimage which is in Arabia Felix where many in a superstitious deuotion hauing séene the Toombe of Mahomet are neuer desirous to sée the vanities of the world againe for in a franticke piety they cause a Smith to pull forth their eyes And these men are called afterward Hoggeis that is Holy men whom the Turkes much honour and regard Some write that Mahomet in his youth was a Souldier vnder the conduct of Heraclius and some mutinies happening in the Army he with certaine Arabians his Country-men by faction separated themselues whereupon Mahomet encouraging them in their defection was chosen their Captaine and so for a certaine time they continued rebellious Runagates Theeues and Robbers of all people The subtilty of this dissembler was admirable who knowing that he was distitute of heauenly gifts to worke miracles feigned that God sent him with the Sword He also promised at the end of a thousand yeares to returne and bring them to Paradise but hee hath falsified his promise for the time is expired twenty three yeares ago And they imagining that hee is either diseased or become lame in his iourney haue ascribed to him another thousand yeares to come But long may their wicked and faithlesse generation gape before he come till such time that in a generall conuocation they be partakers of his endlesse damnation in hell vnlesse it please the Lord in his mercy to conuert them before that time Mahomet chiefly prohibiteth in his Alcoran the eating of Swines flesh and drinking of wine which indeed the best sort do but their baser kind are daily drunkards Their common drinke is Sherpet composed of water hony and sugar which is exceeding delectable in the tast And the vsuall courtesie they bestow on their friends who visite them is a Cup of Coffa made of a kind of seede called Coaua and of a blackish colour which they drinke so hote as possible they can and is good to expell the crudity of raw meates and hearbes so much by them frequented And those that cannot attaine to this liquor must bee contented with the cooling streames of water It is incident to Turkes