A relation of some yeares travaile, begunne anno 1626. Into Afrique and the greater Asia, especially the territories of the Persian monarchie: and some parts of the Oriental Indies, and Iles adiacent. Of their religion, language, habit, discent, ceremonies and other matters concerning them. Together with the proceedings and death of the three late Ambassadors:Sir D[odmore] C[cotton], Sir R[obert] S[herley] and the Persian Nogdi-beg: as also the two great monarchs, the King of Persia, and the Great Mogol / By T. H.

  • Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet
Date:
1634
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Credit: A relation of some yeares travaile, begunne anno 1626. Into Afrique and the greater Asia, especially the territories of the Persian monarchie: and some parts of the Oriental Indies, and Iles adiacent. Of their religion, language, habit, discent, ceremonies and other matters concerning them. Together with the proceedings and death of the three late Ambassadors:Sir D[odmore] C[cotton], Sir R[obert] S[herley] and the Persian Nogdi-beg: as also the two great monarchs, the King of Persia, and the Great Mogol / By T. H. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Seafgbt, iy yearcs to thuiider arnongft thein ^ but pfayfed be God ^ wee miftiCj though not of a fecond difaduenture; this laft foule weather forci ng a lunck-man of Warre full of defperate Malabars ^ a bloudie and war^ like people in view of vs, our Skiffs manned with fortie or fiftie MuA quetiers thought to board her, iudging her of fmall defence,which o- pinion deceiued them. For they got fiery entertainment, theM^Z^tf- bars pufhing them and throwing fire-balls at vs, forcing vs to retreat, burnt, grieued and vanquifhed, aboue thirtie hurt andfcalded, this skirmifh was innineteene degrees fortie minutes oflatitude,and twen- tie nine of longitude, where the Sea changed colour, and founding they had ground at forty lathomes^ abundance of Snakes fwimming by our (hips, gaue alTurance of the Coaft of India. The twenty foute of Nouemher^vndet nineteene degrees thirtie fiue minutes of latitude, and of longitude, twentie nine degrees were de(^ cried neere to the in that part cald Saint/(9/'»j', aTowne fubie^tothe Lujitaman fifteene leagues from Surrat, S^ivX.Iohn]s high land, ambitious in a tall rifing of land, cal d the Peake, the land Tbwres along^very high, fo fane as Gundaue^ a Hill fixe leagues South from Swallty^Q^A, ’ I t • s Here we tooke a Fi(her-man, who told vs of great Vortugall forces neere the Road.Wepurpofed a Combat andtyding, vp with ftreame- Anchors, each fixe houres weighing and dropping, in few dayes wee came againft D4:;5??^»^abeautifullandplearant Towne, confpicuous to pafTcrsby. At the North end isaCaftle,ftrOng, and of white chalky ftone, its Ordnance planted high to play in Mounts vppn the vmtage. Oppofite Southerly is a great Church edged a-top with whit^aumg houfes of like colour, neere her arc three more Temples afrording glory to the heart and eye. . i • r ^ • The twenty ninth of Nouensber ^ wee defcried thirteene fay^m Smiley Road whom wc reputed enemies,yet feared not,ij:iconclufion (paft the barre) wee found them our friends Englilh and Flcnmmgs. The fixe Engliih (hips, three of a thoufand tunne, the other three ot feueii hundredjgood men of warre, though (hips for trafhque. _^ The (ame day we came to an Anchor in India, Hogdibeg the ?