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■Tale; which I mention for this end, that the true Appellation' the Chap. IV".
Tersiam now give them, and their Reason for it may be recovered. IVNTv.
TheBridgeovertheRivcrisveryoId,, railed high by four Arches,
in the middle a Watch-Tower sor the Rhadars to look out on, to ap-
prehend such as ssiall by By-ways attempt to deprive them of'their
Customs, as also to be at hand to secure those that Travel the Road.
Unless sometimes they connive at Excursions for their own Booty, We suspest
as this Day we had cause to suspeel; for this Evening the Rear of jhE«'W»"»
our Caphala we had taken with us, being only Servants with Arms aL-J^m" "
( the other coming more leisurely, kept the dire&Road), were let
upon twice; but finding them in a condition to receive them, they
wheeled off in the Dusk, but with an intention to take us napping
when we were in our Lodgings at Meergofwn, Twelve Mile off the
Bridge, smooth Way, full of Farms and Country Towns j among
which Plain dealing leems most an end to be their only Guard ; for
they being alarmed by the Rogues that dogged us, rose immediately
in our defence, and gave us notice of our Danger, after one of the
Villains, on pretence to light his Pipe, had rudely broke in upon us,
to discover in what Pofliue we were, who perceiving their Pains
would be only Blows, gave us no farther disturbance.
However we were the more willing on this account'to get up by pasepso nw
thecrowingof the Cock, to pursueour ]oumy to Persepolis, whose cstriwW,
Ruins we had reached by Break of Day; when having compasied
its Marble Foundations (being above, an Area of a large Extent, on
the Plain an high Wall, giving some Pains to the attollent Muscles of
the Neck, to give the Eyes leave to reach its Height), we clamored
a spacious Staircase united some part of the Way up, when on each
hand it led to the several Apartments two different Ways; at top
were the Portals, and the Heads of the Columns worn with Age
(damnofa enim quid son imminuit dies ) which consumes every thing ;
whose Bodies were Corinthian, but the Pedestals and Capitals of Do-
rick Order, as might be gained from what had resitted the corroding
Jaws of Time, hardly lifting up their Reverend Crowns, though
of most durable Stone.
Being entred the Pemterium of Cambyses Hall ( if Faith be to be
given to the most Learned of these Relators ), at the Hall Gates we
encountred two horrid Shapes both for Grandeur and Un wontednefe,
being all in Armour, or Coat of Mail, striking a Terror on those
about to intrude; their Countenances were of the siercest Lions,
' and might pass for such, had not huge Wings made them ssying Gryf-
fons, and their Bulk and Hinder-Parts exceeded the-largest Ele-
phants.
In this August Place only Eighteen Pillars of Forty remain, about Stocks build
Fifty Foot high, and half an Ell Diameter, of the distance of eight *»dwPiiim.
Paces one from another , though we could count the Twenty two
Bases; which agree with the Persian Memoirs, who therefore stUI
call it Clmlminor , the Palace os Forty Pillars : These may be seen on
the Plain a great way, and at present are the Residence only of the
Tyrants of the Lakes and Fens, Storks only keeping their Court
here, every Pillar having a Nest of them.
Kk 2, Ntarit