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A53223	Asia. The first part being an accurate description of Persia, and the several provinces thereof : the vast empire of the Great Mogol, and other parts of India, and their several kingdoms and regions : with the denominations and descriptions of the cities, towns, and places of remark therein contain'd : the various customs, habits, religion, and languages of the inhabitants : their political governments, and way of commerce : also the plants and animals peculiar to each country / collected and translated from the most authentick authors and augmented with later observations ; illustrated with notes, and adorn'd with peculiar maps and proper sculptures by John Ogilby ...	Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.	1673 (1673)	Wing O166; ESTC R32245	545,840	256

and doing of Penance Out of the City Cambaya saith Peruschi go many Heathens in Pilgrimage to the River Ganges in Bengala sometimes to the number of forty or fifty thousand all those accounting themselves happy that have been bath'd in the foremention'd Stream and they certainly believe they shall be sav'd if on their Death-beds they can but get some of the Water of the Ganges to drink Since the Benjans have a peculiar Opinion of the Creation and Original of Men and differ in this point from the Brahmines notwithstanding they account them to be their Teachers it will not be amiss to declare the same as it is taken out of their Law-book call'd Shaster The Opinion of the Benjans concerning the Creation God seeing himself alone he studied after what manner he might manifest to others his Splendor and Power for he foresaw that his Greatness and Glory would remain obscure and never be known if he did not communicate them to Mortals The most convenient means therefore to attain to this his desire was to Create the World and all the Creatures which are in the same And in order hereunto he first made the World beginning with the four Elements which were to be the Foundation thereof viz. the Earth Air Water and Fire which in the beginning being mix'd together were separated after this manner First he blew on the Water with a large Sarbatane or the like Instrument which thereupon bubling up came to be a great Body in the form of an Egg which by degrees extending became the light and clear shining Firmament of Heaven which surrounds the whole World This separation being made the Earth remained mix'd with a Matter like Sediment of Water of which God afterwards made a round Ball and call'd the Lower World of which the firmest part became Earth and the other being the weakest the Sea both which making the exact Figure of a Globe God plac'd the same in the midst of the Firmament which surrounds the Sea and Earth After this God Created a Sun and Moon which he placed in the Firmament to make a distinction of the Times and Seasons And by this means the four Elements which before were confusedly mix'd together were separated and distinguish'd and each confin'd to its proper place The Elements thus setled each perform'd its Office The Air fill'd all things that were empty the Fire by its Heat gave warmth to all and the Earth and Sea produc'd their several Creatures God giving a generative Power to all to multiply and increase according to their several kinds And thus the great World being perfected was divided into four Parts viz. East West North and South This World was to last four Ages and to be inhabited by divers sorts of People which were to be produc'd from four Men and four Women as we will instantly relate God having thus created the World and the Creatures he proceeded to create Man and thereupon commanded the Earth to produce that excellent Creature out of its Bowels First it put forth the Head and soon after all the other Parts into which God breathing Life the Lips grew red the Eye-lids open'd and made two sparkling Stars to appear the other Parts of the Body began to move and his Senses with Wisdom knew their Creator and worshipp'd him And because this Creature which was made for Society should not be alone God gave him a Woman for his Companion which resembled him as well in his Sense Reason and Spirit This first Creature was call'd Pourus and his Wife Parkoute they liv'd together like Man and Wife and fed upon the Fruit of the Earth without killing any living Creature These two Persons living thus together begat four Sous the first whereof was call'd Brammon the second Kutterey the third Schuddery and the fourth Wyse These four Brothers were of different Constitutions the four Elements giving to each a different Temper Brammon having participated of the Earth was Melancholly Kutterey being hot of Temper had a Warlike Spirit Schuddery being of a cold moist Constitution was of a meek Spirit and Wyse being of an angry Disposition had a quick Wit Moreover God endu'd Brammon according to his Nature with Wisdom and through him publish'd his Laws and Commandments for he judg'd his reserv'd Life and serious Countenance most fit for that purpose and therefore he gave him a Book wherein was set down how he would be serv'd and which also treated of other things concerning Religion God also according to the Constitution of Kutterey gave him Power to rule Kingdoms with a Scepter to keep the People in awe and make the Commonalty work and labor for the Publick Good And as a sign of this Power God gave him a Sword in his Hand the proper Instrument of his Victory and Dominion Schuddery according to his natural Inclinations God judg'd fit for Traffick whereby he might furnish all parts of the Earth with such things as they stood in need of by means of Navigation and as a Token of what he was appointed for as also to mind him of his Employment God gave him a pair of Scales with a Bag full of all sorts of Weights as proper Instruments of his Calling Wyse according to his Disposition God endu'd with a Genius of inventing all manner of Mechanical Arts giving him a Bag full of Tools and Instruments for the working of such things withal as his Fancy should direct The World being thus far compleated God gave not Pourous and Parkoutee any Daughters lest Works which hitherto he had preserv'd from all Uncleanness might be defil'd by the incestuous Conjunction of the Brothers with the Sisters wherefore God being willing to preserve the Innocence and Holiness of their first Parents resolv'd to ordain such means for the propagating Mankind as might correspond with the Work of the Creation by making four Women for the Sons of Pourous anst Parkoutee whereof one was sent to the East another to the West a third to the North and a fourth to the South that being thus separated one from the other the Propagation of Man kind might be the sooner compleated in all Parts of the Earth The eldest Son of the first Man call'd Brammon became Great being highly esteem'd by his other Brothers as well for his Age as his great Merits but especially for the Converse he often held with God concerning Religion and the manner of Worship wherein he instructed his Brethren reading the Book which was given him by God containing the Secrets and Manner of worshipping him with great Care and Reverence God revealing himself to him very often in Person And as God had created Man in a pleasant and delightful Place situate in the Belly and Navel of the Earth where the Sun makes no Shadow at Noon so he resolv'd to send the Brothers which were come from the Centre of the World to the Circumference thereof to People it Wherefore he commanded Brammon to take the Book wherein were written the Laws of God

Royal Palace with an Orchard of vast extent belonging to it built by Schach Ismael some say Schach Thomas the Portico's and Arches are of Stone Painted and Gilded but the Rooms within are adorn'd with Sculpture and Imagery richly Gilded also and Painted all in Grotesque-work after the Persian manner Over against this Palace is another Orchard a Mile in circumference in which are divers Banquetting-houses and handsom Walks Set with all sorts of Fruit-Trees as Apples Pears Peaches Morello's Granates Almonds and the like but the cross Ways are the pleasantest being neatly Planted with tall Tzinar and Cypress-Trees which make a very delightful Prospect Tarantula Schahesade's Tomb. On the East side of the City is a Church-yard near which Scahesade one of Hosseins Sons lies bury'd in a handsom Metzid and because he is accounted one of the chief Saints the Persians are usually cited to this Tomb as to several others where their Saints lie bury'd to make Oath of such Matters as require solemn attestation and also upon common occasions if one Party doubts what the other saith he immediately calls him thither and puts this Question to him Hossein Pile Musef that is Dare you affirm what you say by this holy Tomb and the great Alcoran This City Casbin hath been the Residence and Seat of the Kings of Persia ever since the Reign of Schach Thamas who is said to have been the first that remov'd his Seat from Tabris thither The Village Achibaba whence denominated About four Leagues from Casbin lies the Village Achibaba at the foot of the Mountain near the Road to Sultania and Ardebil This Village receiv'd its Denomination from an old Man nam'd Achibaba to whom Schach Sefi gave the Village because he got a Ceild after he was a hundred years of age by a Woman almost as old as himself This Achibaba's Tomb is seen to this day in a great Vault Temperature of the Air. It is almost incredible how cold it is in Ispahan from November till March notwithstanding the City lies in one and thirty Degrees and a half of Northern Latitude but of this no other reason is generally given but the pureness and thinnes of the Air. Nature of the Soil The Soil about Ispahan is much lower than the Stream Senderuth by which means Nature prevents the great inconveniences which the excessive Heat would occasion here in Summer the Inhabitants being able to overflow their Lands and Gardens when they please which John the Persian says infects the Air but this is contradicted by Davity and it is certain that the Air about Ispahan is the wholsomest of all Persia except in some places near the Caspian Sea In and about Ispahan is plenty of all sorts of Provisions and the Mountains lying on each side of the City are also very fruitful and the Way from Ispahan to Arabia full of great Woods The same Countrey also produces excellent Wine the best whereof is as good as Canary and of all sorts of Fruits the best in the World Moreover the Countrey about Caxion abounds with all manner of Fruits About the City of King Xarear the Inhabitants gather abundance of Manna but it is not so pure and good as that of Hrey This Province likewise abounds with Horses and Mules and such lusty strong Cartel that they carry near double the Burthen of others Scorpions of Cashan There is no place in all Persia that is more infested with Scorpions than Cashan wherefore if they would wish any ill to befall a man they commonly say Acrab Cashan de Bestet stenet that is May Cashan Scorpions sting you in the Head Some that are most poysonous are Coal-black and about the bigness of a Man's Finger in thickness and length They run very fast and are in shape not unlike a Cra-fish onely they have a blunter Head and less Body By reason of these Animals the Inhabitants never sleep in Ground-Rooms but in upper Stories call'd Tzarmi The Townsmen say that a Stranger coming into the City and crying Men Caribem that is I am a Stranger the Scorpions will not meddle with him The most general Cure against the Stings of these Scorpions is a piece of Copper suddenly clapt on the Wound wherefore the Inhabitants continually carry the Copper Coin call'd Pull about them which they immediately lay on the place where they are bit and letting it lie a pretty while they afterwards anoint it with Honey and Vinegar The Tarantula of Persia There is likewise another sort of Animal about the City Cashan almost like a Spider for some hang by Threds and Cobwebs on the Trees and are by the Petsians call'd Eubureckhan and by the Italians and Spaniards Tarantula they breed in Rocky places for the most part under a certain Shrub with broad and strong scented Leaves by the Persians nam'd Tremne and by the Turks Jauschan These Vermine touching any part of a Man's Body leave a drop of Poyson on it like a drop of Water which causes great pain and strikes into the Stomach makes the Head to ake and benumming all the Limbs casts the Party into a deadly Sleep out of which he cannot be awak'd by any means whatsoever so long as the Poyson remains upon him being for the time bereav'd of natural Sense The best Remedy is to kill the Animal and lay the same on the benumm'd parts which they say draws out the Poyson again but if none of them can be got then they lay the Patient on his Back poure as much Milk down his Throat as possibly they can notwithstanding he immediately disgorges the same then they put him into a Trough which hanging up by three Strings they turn round till the Patient's Head being very giddy he is provok'd to vomit up all he hath in his Stomach and to Urine though not without great pain a white and thick Water which eases the Patient who nevertheless at certain times in the year endures great pain occasion'd by the remaining Poyson But that which is the greatest wonder of these Animals is that the Sheep run very eagerly after them and eat them without the least hurt The Tarantula of Puglia in Italy These Tarantula's of Persia seem to differ very much from those of Puglia in the Kingdom of Naples both in the strange operations they produce in the Persons stung by them as their admiring and being enamor'd of Colours especially Green their delighting to walk about some with a naked Sword others with a Glass of Water in their Hands their desire to paddle in Tubs of Water wherein green Leaves lie floating and such like fantastick Humors as also their wonderful manner of Cure namely by the Sound of Musick which stirs them up to such a furious fit of Dancing that by the violent motion of their Bodies they sweat out by Degrees the virulence of the Poyson and by often repetition of the Action at last recover their Health but of these things Athanasius Kircher hath a