A New Collection of Voyages and Travels [Ed. by J. Stevens]. 2 Vols. [In 7 PT. PT.5,6 and 7 Want the Title-Leaf and Prelims]. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1711 Excerpt: ...Patriarch, and 8, or 9 Bishops under him. F.Abraham being well vers'd in the Chaldaick wasat this Time, on the Mountains of Malabar, instructing the Christians of S.Thoma s, whose Priests, and learn'd Men have the Holy Scripture in Chaldaic these People had been formerly NejtAbraham wiAns wn0 US-Jt0 receive their Archbishqjp from Babylon. Upon design d for tf, e fast call he repair'd to jo, where being acquainted with tthiopia. what he was design/a for, he kept up close for a whole Year, letting his Beard grow, and keeping quite out of Sight, to the end that when he set out, he might not be known and discovers bv the Moors. When the Year was up he cloath'd him'""' self seisin the habit of a Turkish Merchant, and tho'a Companion had been appointed him, ic was thought better he should go alone, only attended by one Abylsme Youth. On the 6th of January 1595, he set out for Din, where he im--.;w 4 bark'd in a Ship of Banians, bound for Mazutt, arriv'd at that Mazua. Place and was well receiv'd by Xafar, the Turkish Commander, believing him to be a Turk. He had his Leave to go over to the Continent, and being half Way on the Channel, that parts it from the Island, the Banean, Captain of the Ship that brought him thither, slid to the BQ wlio was at 3 Window looking that way, Do you let that Man go so, Sir? I mult tell you I know not whether he isa Christian, or a Mahometan. The Turk immediately sent a Boat aster, and brought him back whereupon Examination, he readily own'd himself a Christian. The Bajfa told him he must either turn Mahometan, or dye; to which he answer'd, He might do a-he pleas'd, for he was not a Person that would renounce his Faith. The Abyffine Youth that attended him, being also taken, discovers all the Secret, and turn-.. ed Tu...