^gnatif  Pmri  af  tbtfi  Perfees  viUbdriia  hita  fn<lta,  afttr  Sha
Abbs  bad  d*m»>'ift>td  all  tin  ancitnf  Timf/ei  if  Fin,  prtfirvti
bf  tbam  in  the  Mimfaii  tailed  Alrcnd.  Hvaievrr,  there  if  nvtv
m  Sfrt  t/Sabvii  tailed  Ghebr,  »r  Ghiaoor,  al  KpaFian,  inbahU-
tdbj^oeral  ef  theft  Periew  ~To  this  I  (hall  add.  That  M*n-
tnn  is  likewife  ir.adc  oflhdc  Perfett,  by  the  lamoos  PittroJeH*
ValU,  in  liis  fiaggi.  Part  I.  Page  ^z,  4].  Rama  t6$8,  ^ia:
Who  ttUi  HS,  "  That  the  Natives  of/'iT^a  are  of  various  Kitidsj
"  and  to  begin,  (rByshc)by  thelowefl,  theGnsr-M  orHcitbcnM
*'  thefc,  accaiding  to  Tome,  ftill  worihip  the  Fire,  they  keeping
"  it  in  with  extreine  Care.  .  ■  All  [  Ihsll  now  fay  of  tbera  if,
"  that  they  are  the  Defcendanls  of  the  true  ancient  Perfam,
"  fTOm  the  Time  xX  A'.txavder  the  Great:  bat  being  per-
"  (coited  by  various  Nations  who  govern  that  Country,  they
"  an  reduced  ta  a  very  fmall  Number,  and  are  foond  only  in
"  three  or  four  Cities,  of  which  Ifpahan  is  one,  where  they  Kva
"  in  a  feparaie  DiflriA."  His  Words  are  thele.  /  taiitraHdi
Perfia,  Jiitt  ancbt  di  fill  Jirti  ;  ciai.fer  taminciar  da  gt  infimi,  i
Canri,  «Kera  InfediH  \  E  i-ag/iana  altuni,  the  infijt  haggi  adarhit
il  faces,  Ptrche  te  eanfrTMaaa,  e  ei^adifcom  tan  grati  diligeMtca..
