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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41898	The remarkable sayings, apothegms and maxims of the Eastern nations abstracted and translated out of their books written in the Arabian, Persian and Turkish language, with remarks / by Monsieur Galland ... translated out of French.; Paroles remarquables, les bon mots, et les maximes des Orientaux. English	Galland, Antoine, 1646-1715.	1695 (1695)	Wing G169; ESTC R7403	112,508	250

Hormouzan you have given me my Pardon and don 't you keep your word Omar being surpriz'd and asking how he understood it You have said answer'd the Prisoner I had nothing to fear till I had drank and I have not drank yet The Company confess'd Hormouzan was in the right and Omar granted him his Life Observations It has been observed before me that Schouschter is the antient Suza where the Kings of Persia used to winter it being situated in a very warm Climate as well as the whole Province of Khousistan which is still one of the Provinces of the Kingdom of Persia bordering to the West on the Persian Gulf. 〈◊〉 forgot the gracious Pardon of Omar and was one of his Murderers 3. Taher the Founder of the Empire of the Taherians in the Province of Khorassan had killed the Calife Emin and by that Murder raised Mamoun Emin's Brother to the same Dignity But Mamoun who trusted not Taher notwithstanding he was so much beholden to him sent him into Khorassan as his Governour in order to remove him from Court Whilst he was in that Station Mamoun declared for Calife after him Ali Riza the 8th amongst the 12 Imams Successors of Ali and sent him into Khorassan where Taher perform'd the Ceremony of the Coronation in the City of Merou and taking the Oath to him he said My Right-hand has raised Mamoun and my Left pays the same Duty to you Ali Riza answer'd The Left-hand that raises an Imam to the Throne may be call'd the Right Observations This Action of Taher and the Murder of Calife Emin gave occasion to the calling him Two-handed He died in the Year of the Hegyra 210. that is 825 of our Lord having taken the Title of King sometime before his Death The Saying of Ali Riza is grounded upon this that being Ali's Issue and consequently Mahomet's Off-spring by reason of Fatima Daughter to Mahomet whom Ali had married he thought himself worthier of the Calif●ship than Mamoun and his Predecessors whom he and all the Abettors of Ali look'd upon as Usurpers His Authority as Calife was acknowledg'd and Money coined with his Name but his Power that was then equal to that of Mamoun lasted only about two Years for Mamoun repenting of his Gift caused him to be poison'd at Tous in K●orassan where he died After his Death his Corps was carried and buried in a Place call'd Senabad belonging to the same Town where a Tomb was erected for him Since that time the Mahometan Superstition has drawn thither such vast Numbers of People that a Town has been built there with the Name of Mesched signifying the Tomb of a Person that has been put to Death or rather of a Martyr because the Mahometans look upon Ali Riza as such For amongst them those that are put to Death by the Prince's Command or killed in the War are call'd Martyrs and believed to be such The Devotion at the Tomb of Ali Riza does still continue and the Mahometan Pilgrims do yet resort thither especially those of Khorassan and the Neighbouring Provinces Khorassan of which mention will be yet made in this Book is a great Province or rather a considerable Kingdom on this Side the River Oxus comprehending the Provinces of Ariana Bactriana and the Paropamisades of the Antient The Vzbees are at this time Masters of that Kingdom together with that of Mave●amahar that is of the Transoxiana or Sogdiana of which Samarcand named by Q. Curtius Maracande is the Capital 4. Jacoub the Son of Leits who having seized upon the City of Sistan and the Dominions depending upon it had made himself Soveraign enter'd the Province of Khorassan to subdue it and went to attack Mehemmed the 5th Successor of Taher in the Town of Nisabor which he had chosen for the Capital of his Kingdom Mehemmed hearing of his Approach sent to assure him that he was ready to submit if he brought Letters with the Seal of the Calife but that he was very much surprized he should come against him in an hostile Manner without Order Jacoub who acknowledg'd not the Authority of the Calife drew his Scimiter out of the Scabbard saying Here 's my Order and so enter'd Nisabor where he made Mehemmed Prisoner with 160 Persons more of his Family and sent them to the Town of Sistan under a strong Guard Observation Leits the Father of Jacoub of whom we speak here was call'd Leits Saftar that is the Copper-Merchant because of his Profession and from that Name Saffar Jacoub together with his Brother Amrou and Mehemmed Son to Taher who ran after him were sirnamed Saffarans Jacoub from his Youth had such a strong Inclination to bear Arms that his Father endeavoured in vain to bind him to his Trade and was forced to leave him to himself When he was Master of his own Actions he turn'd Highway-Man but was still so honest as to leave something to those he robbed Upon a time he broke into the Treasury of Dirhem Governour of Sistan for the Calife and in the Dark laying his Hand upon something that glitter'd he put what he laid hold of into his Mouth believing it was precious Stones but finding it was Salt he went out without carrying any thing away The next day the Governor hearing that his Treasury had been broken up and nothing diminished made a Proclamation that the Robber might safely discover himself and that he should not only not be punished but that he would do all he could to oblige him Upon this Jacoub appear'd and the Governor asking him why he carry'd nothing away Jacoub told him this Story and added I thought I was become your Friend by eating of your Salt and that by the Laws of Friendship I was not allow'd to diminish any thing belonging to you Dirhem gave him some Employment which he discharged with so much Valour and Conduct that at last by degrees he made him General of his Army But after the Death of Dirhem Jacoub laying hold of his Power expell'd the Sons of Dirhem seized upon Sistan and after that conquer'd Khorassan Persia and several other States of which he made a vast and powerful Empire He died in the Year of the Hegyra 262. of our Lord 875. 5. Amrou Leits considerably inlarg'd the Kingdom left to him by his Brother Jacoub and to do it yet more he resolved to destroy the Calife and proclaim'd War against him But the Calife opposed to him Ismail the first King of the Family of the Samanians and Ismail taking him Prisoner sent him to the Calife Amrou was a very magnificent and liberal Prince so that no less than 300 Camels were employ'd in carrying his Kitchin Utensils when he was in the Field The Day he was overcome and taken Prisoner by Ismail he saw near him his chief Cook who had stuck to him and he ask'd him whether he had any thing to eat The Cook that had yet some Flesh left put it presently on the Fire in a Pot and went to look