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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62415	Tachmas, prince of Persia an historical novel which happen'd under the Sophy Seliman who reigns at this day / render'd into English by P. Porter.	Segrais, Jean Regnauld de, 1624-1701.	1676 (1676)	Wing T100; ESTC R24077	23,123	120

TACHMAS PRINCE of PERSIA AN Historical NOVEL Which happen'd under the SOPHY SELIMAN Who Reigns at this day Render'd into English by P. Porter Esq LONDON Printed for Dorman Newman at the King's Arms in the Poultrey 1676. TO THE Right Honourable THOMAS Earl of Ossory AND Lord Baron of MOOR-PARK One of the Lords of His Majestie 's most Honourable Privy Council AND Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter c. My Lord PRINCE Tachmas as will easily appear by viewing his Story was a Person so full of all sort of Virtues and especially of that of Fortitude and Courage That finding his Life to be so near a Draught of Your Lordships Perfections as it is possible for any man to have approach'd to but Your self excepting in his Misfortunes I thought I should have injured him as much as his Enemies had done should I have dedicated his History to any other but Your self And yet My Lord I must freely confess 'T is not altogether for this Prince's sake I make You this Present but likewise for my own For being one of that numerous Body of men that by their own Experience have been taught to know Your Lordships worth and consequently to venerate it I was willing to seize upon this occasion to inform the World that I am wary enough to make choice of an Excellent Patron and to assure Your Lordship That You have not confer'd Your Favours upon any man that can have more grateful Sentiments ' of them than I have or would with a more ready Zeal be glad to imbrace all opportunities cordially to approve himself My Lord Your Lordships most devoted obliged and humble Servant P. Porter THE PREFACE THis History was related one day by a young Persian in company and it was thought by several worthy the publishing in the French Tongue so that it was resolved to make an Essay how it would take and as Truth is never more lovely then when she appears all naked We have industriously avoided all those foreign Ornaments with which she is used to be clouded in these kind of matters not but that we might add several likely circumstances which could not be contradicted the obscurity with which all things are transacted in the Palaces of the Sophies of Persia might afford a Field large enough to Lye with impunity But we chose rather to offer nothing more than the true and faithful Relation as we received it We have likewise wilfully affected a grave Stile and altogether different from that they call the Romantick And we thought it enough to make a decent Connection of all the transactions together and from time to time to make some Reflections upon them TACHMAS Prince of PERSIA AN Historical Novel THere is nothing so dangerous for a Subject as to set too high a value upon his own Merit from his Soveraign and to acquire to himself so much reputation of Virtue and Bravery as may give his Prince any umbrage of danger This is a Crime that Policy never pardons especially when Love that believes it may do any thing joyns its jealousie to that of a Throne in the apprehension of a Monarch that wants no power to crush his unfortunate Rival The Sophy Chabas who was poysoned by some whose Treason was never yet found out left two Sons whereof the eldest called Seliman immediately succeeded his Father and fills at this day the Throne of Persia It is not to be doubted but that Heaven which destined him for the greatest Monarch of Asia did adorn him with virtuous qualities suitable to the Grandeur of so great a King but it should have made his brother Tachmas less aimable and brought him into the World with fewer perfections since in a Subject all qualities that may seem worthy of the Diadem are as so many Allarms in the heart of a Soveraign and create as many secret Enemies against him that possesses them It is hard to guess whether Tachmas was more obliged to Nature for the Perfections of his Body or the Excellencies of his Mind since both these parts of him so far different the one from the other equally gained him the admiration of all mankind The Stature of his Body wa Noble and disingaged his Port Majestical his Gesture grave without affectation the Lineaments of his Face bold his Eyes quick with a mixture of Fierceness and Sweetness he had a freedom and assurance in his Speech and all his actions were very natural his Understanding was deep and piercing He was quick-sighted even in the most intricate matters He was read in the Sciences a great States-man his conception of all things was quick and discreet his discerning-faculty was Judicious his prudence perspicatious he had a Soul worthy of his blood his humour was Warlike abhorring idleness his Courage lofty he subjugated all his thoughts to the interest of his Glory but would not be dazled with the splendour of Greatness he was as temperate in the use of Pleasures as he was constant in suffering Adversity he was merciful to the oppressed and kind to all people and what prov'd his ruine he was susceptible of Love The King his Brother had always a jealous Eye over him but he wanted a pretext to colour his hatred Persia was then in a profound peace and this sweet tranquility gave the Court opportunities to taste the pleasures of Innocent Love Amongst all the Beauties that adorned that Court Negara was the chief This Princess as well as Tachmas revived in Ispaham the Accomplishments and Gallantry of the Ancient Persians She was of the Illustrious blood of the Sophies but that was the meanest of her qualities Nature had adorned her with a thousand other Perfections far more commendable than her Birth Besides the Beauty which she possessed in a sublime degree there was something in her Countenance in her Speech and in all her Actions so Charming that it was impossible not to be surprized with it Her Wit gave a particular grace to all she said She was in the good esteem of every body and what commended her Conversation more and made it to be earnestly desired was the Gaity of her Humour alwayes pleasant and free from all that was morose or reserved She had a great Soul an absolute Empire over all her Desires excepting those that caused her misfortune She believed a long time That Ambition was the most predominant of her Passions but she was undeceived by a cruel Experience and found there was something else that always had possessed the first place in her heart We are so unequal in our Affections and so unlike our selves that one only object is able to make several different impressions upon us according to the diversity of the times and dispositions of our Soul Negara appeared for a long time at Court before Tachmas had any other inclination than an indifferent esteem for her though she was every day in his sight and entettained by him all her Charms could draw no tribute from Tachma's heart but