i. 327) the very man, at whose instigation he had perverted his power

to persecute the Christians.

[115] GIBBON himself records this speech, vol. 1. p. 451.

[116] PETIT DE LA CROIX, Life of GENGHIZ, p. 276.

[117] GIBBON, vol. v. 4to. p. 451.

[118] A.D. 1537. FARIA “_Asia Portuguesa_,” by STEVENS, vol. i. p. 405.

[119] GIBBON, vol. v. p. 664.

[120] DE SACY, pref. p. v. DE GUIGNES. MSS. of the King of France, ii. p. 140. English Edit. GIBBON, i. 4to. p. 256.

[121] Ancient Universal History, vol. xi. p. 142, &c.

[122] D’HERBELOT, in Sir WM. OUSELEY’S Epitome.

[123] VAILLANT, Arsac: Imperium, p. 389.

[124] GIBBON, vol. i. 4to. p. 331.

[125] MIRKHOND, in DE SACY, p. 282-90.

[126] KHONDEMIR, in Ancient Universal History, vol. xi. p. 151.

[127] MIRKHOND, in DE SACY, p. 273.

[128] DE SACY, p. 42. A. C. 226, according to VAILLANT: Tab. Chronol.

[129] MIRKHOND, p. 282-6.

[130] This appears the piastre in value. “A piastre is about two shillings British.” “Average exchange between Persia and India, one hundred and thirty piastres for one hundred rupees.”

[131] “Containing two _miscals_, six _hehod_ of silver. None of the coins that are struck in Persia have any alloy.”

[132] “The present shahee takes its name from the shahee of the SEFFIS, but has increased in value owing to the rise of silver. They have no coin of greater amount than the tomaun, except it be a very large piece which the King has struck for the luxury and magnificence of his own treasury, and which is equal to one thousand tomauns, or ten thousand piastres.”

[133] As there is some obscurity, the whole passage in the original is subjoined here:

8 Shahee = 1 Real or Rupee. 4¼ Reals = 1 Ditto. 2½ Reals = 1 Ditto.

[134] The population throughout is stated at five persons to a house.

[135] This is the tribute paid in produce. A _kherwar_ is one hundred _mauns_ of _Tabriz_; each _maun_ being seven pounds and a quarter English.

[136] The places in small capital letters are the stages.

[137] Two roads; one by _Orchíene_, the other by _Ispahanek_.

[138] Extracted from Dr. JUKES’S Journal of Mr. MANESTY’S route.

[139] See p. 255.

[140] Strong N. W. from the 6th to the 13th, with little or no intermission: great dust.

[141] Water melons, musk melons, and figs in season; and plenty of them.

[142] The weather does not appear so hot as in former seasons.

[143] I have not remarked such a haze in former times. I have scarcely seen the mountains of Persia since the latter end of May.

[144] I have seen it one or two days before in this month, but I do not recollect to have seen it during the winter, or when the atmosphere is very clear.

[145] _Bushire_; grapes good and plentiful; musk and watermelons, and figs.

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Transcriber’s note:

Obvious typographical errors and inconsistencies have been silently corrected.

Differences in spelling between index and body have been made consistent as has hyphenation, but other variations in spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.

A number of items in the index are out of order, and some are not present in the text. This has not been changed.

Plate X. in the list of plates has been changed from Sculpture at Shapour to Rock at Shapour to correspond with the image.

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