Casbeen

(See also Bactrian, Hispahan,) P. L. 10. 436. Kasbin, a city some distance south of the Caspian Sea, formerly a capital of Persia. We find the following in Purchas: ” Casbin, a citie very wealthy, by reason of the Kings Palace, and the great concourse of Merchants which resort thither. This Citie is seated in a goodly fertile plaine of three or foure daies journey in length, furnished with two you sand Villages, to serve the nece ary uses thereof. It is now one of the seats of the Persian Kings Empire, which was translated by King Tamas, this Kings Grand-father, from Tauris. The gate of the Kings Palace is built with stone of divers colours, and curiously enamuled with Gold on the seeling within is carved the warres of the Persian Kings, and the sundry battels fought by them.........: against the Turkes and Tartars; the pavements of the rooms beneath, and Chambers above are spread with most fine Carpets, woven and te ued with Silke and Gold, all Ensignes and Monuments of the Persian greatne e.” {Pilgrimes 2. 1430.) Casius, Mount. P. L. 2. 593. (See also Serbonian Bog.) The summit of a range of hills on the borders of Egypt and Arabia Petraea, south of the Mediterranean. Sandys, after giving an abridgment of the account of the Serbonian Bog by Diodorus, continues: “Close to this standeth the Mountain Ca ius, no other than a huge mole of sand, famous for the Temple of Jupiter, and Sepulchre of Pompey.” (P. 107.) Caspian. Quint. Nov. 20; P. L. 2. 716; P. R. 3. 271; Moscovia (1) 8. 474, 475, 476 (twice). (See also Hyrcanian.) Mela writes of the Caspian Sea: “Altogether raging, savage, without ports, exposed to winds on all sides.” (3. 5.) Anthony Jenkinson says: “Thus sailing sometimes along the coast, and sometimes out of sight of land, the 13 day of May, having a contrary winde, wee came to an anker, being three leagues from the shoare, and there rose a sore storme, which continued 44 houres, and our cable being of our owne spinning, brake, and lost our anker, and being off a lee shoare, and having no boate to helpe us, we hoysed our saile, and bare roomer with the said shoare, looking for present death, but as God provided for us, we ranne into a creeke ful of oze, and so saved our selves with our barke. Thus when the storme was seased, we went out... of the creeke againe.... Within two dayes after, there arose another great storme, at the Northeast, and we lay a trie, being driven far into the sea, and had much ado to keepe our barke from sinking, the billow was so great.” (Hak. 1. 334.) Jenkinson gives (Hak. a similar account of a storm which lasted seven days. Marlowe calls the Caspian “ever-raging.” {1 Tambur1. 345.) laine 176.) Damon. 149. 90