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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. 1669 edition. Excerpt:...of his intentions, and an absolute dependence on his Father's will, as might well satisfie any other mind less distrustfull than that of Schach-Abai. He could not forbear expressing outwardly, that he was very well satisfy'd with his Son, and commended his affection and piety but he afterwards fell into such frights, as depriv'd him of all rest, and oblig'd him to change his Lodging twice or thrice in a night, with such disturbances, as he conceiv'd he could not be delivers of otherwise than by the death of his Son. According to these apprehensions, being one day at Refcht in the Province of Ktlan, with the whole Court about him, a Flatterer so heighten'd the distractions of his mind, by the false Alarm he gave him of a new Conspiracy of Sefi Myrfa'%, with several of the great Lords of the kingdom against him, that he resolv'd he should dye. He thought, at first to employ-in that Commission Kartzfchuckai-Chan, General of the Army, or Constable of Tcrsia, and would have oblig'd him to kill his Son with his own hands. _...-This This Lord, was Originally descended from an Armenian Family, born by Father and Mother'side of Christians, and had been stollen away in his youth by the Tartars, who had Circumcis'd and fold him to Schach-zAbus. The freedom and sincerity of his disposition and demeanour, had giin'd him the friendship of the whole Court, and his courage had so well sctled him in the king's favour, that having, by his means, had several great victories over his Enemies, he had conferr'd on him the Command of his Army, and look'd upon him with such respect, that he never call'd him by any other name than that of t/fga, that is, the Captain. The king would needs put him upon this important service, as considering him ro be the person, who of any...