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the  Persian Travels.


Chap. XII. Of the Ceremonies and Customs of the people of Comania and Circassia. 129
Chap. XIII. Of the lesser Tartars, call'd Nogaies, bord'ring upon Comania. 132

The Fourth Book of the Travels of Monsieur Tavernier, being a Description of Persia.
Chap. I. Of the Extent of Persia, and its Division into Provinces. 141
Chap. II. Of the Flowers and Fruits of Persia, of Turquoises and Pearls. 144
Chap. III. Of the Beasts of Service, of the Fish and Fowl of Persia. 145
Chap. IV. Of the manner of Building in Persia. 147
Chap. V. Description of Ispahan, the chief City of the Kingdom and Dominion of the King of Persia. 148
Chap. VI. Of Zulpha, a City separated from Ispahan by the River Senderou. 155
Chap. VII. Of the Religion of the Persians; of the great Feast of Hocen and Hussein, and the Camel-Feast. 160
Chap. VIII. Of the Religion of the Gaurs, the Relicks of the ancient Persians, Adorers of Fire. 163
Chap. IX. Of the Religion of the Armenians, and of their principal Ceremonies; and how the Armenians Consecrate and Administer the Sacrament. 169
Chap. X. Of the Ordination of their Priesthood; and their Austerities. 170
Chap. XI. Of their Baptism. 171
Chap. XII. Of the Marriage of the Armenians. 172
Chap. XIII. How the Armenians Bury their Dead. 173
Chap. XIV. Examples of the Constancy of the Armenians, in maintaining their Religion against the Persecutions of the Mahometans. 174
Chap. XV. Of the Author's Reception at the Court of Persia in his sixth and last Voyage, and what he did there during his stay at Ispahan. 177
Chap. XVI. Of the Honours and Presents which the Author receiv'd from the King of Persia. 179
Chap. XVII. How the King was pleas'd to divertise himself in the Author's Company. 181

The Fifth Book of the Persian Travels of Monsieur Tavernier, being a Politick and Historical Description of Persia, with the Roads from Ispahan to Ormus.
Chap. I. Of the Genealogy of the Kings of Persia, of the last Race. 195
Chap. II. Of certain particular Actions which denote the Virtues and Vices of the Kings of Persia, from Sha-Abas the first, to Sha-Soliman the present King. And first of Sha-Abas the Great. 202
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