The most famous _talisman_ of the East, and which could control even the arms and magic of the dives or giants, was _Mohur Solimani_, the seal or ring of Soliman Jared, fifth monarch of the world after Adam. By means of it the possessor had the entire command, not only of the elements, but also of demons and every created being.--RICHARDSON’S _Dissertation on the Languages, etc., of Eastern Nations_, p. 272. D’HERBELOT, p. 820. PAGE 219. _... pre-Adamite sultans_ These monarchs, which were seventy-two in number, are said to have governed each a distinct species of rational beings, prior to the existence of Adam. Amongst the most renowned of them were SOLIMAN RAAD, SOLIMAN DAKI, and SOLIMAN DI GIAN BEN GIAN.--D’HERBELOT, p. 820. PAGE 219. _... beware how thou enterest any dwelling_ Strange as this injunction may seem, it is by no means incongruous to the customs of the country. Dr. Pocock mentions his travelling with the train of the governor of Faiume, who, instead of lodging in a village that was near, passed the night in a grove of palm-trees.--_Travels_, vol. i, p. 56. PAGE 220. _... the ass of Balaam, the dog of the seven sleepers, and the other animals admitted into the paradise of Mahomet_ It was a tenet of the Mussulman creed, that all animals would be raised again, and many of them honoured with admission to paradise. The story of the seven sleepers, borrowed from Christian legends, was this: In the days of the Emperor Decius, there were certain Ephesian youths of a good family, who, to avoid the flames of persecution, fled to a secret cavern, and there slept for a number of years. In their flight towards the cave, they were followed by a dog, which, when they attempted to drive back, said, “_I love those who are dear unto God; go sleep, therefore, and I will guard you._” For this dog the Mahometans retain so profound a reverence, that their harshest sarcasm against a covetous person is, “He would not throw a bone to the dog of the seven sleepers.” It is even said that their superstition induces them to write his name upon the letters they send to a distance, as a kind of talisman, to secure them a safe conveyance.--_Religious Ceremonies_, vol. vii, p. 74 n. SALE’S _Koran_, chap. xviii and notes. PAGE 220. _Rocnabad_ The stream thus denominated flows near the city of Schiraz. Its waters are uncommonly pure and limpid, and their banks swarded with the finest verdure. PAGE 220. _Do you, with the advice of my mother, govern_ Females in the East were not anciently excluded from power. In the Story of Zeyn Alasnam and the King of the Genii, the mother of Zeyn undertakes, with the aid of his viziers, to govern Bassora during his absence on a similar expedition. PAGE 221. _Chintz and muslin_