Man and Woman, whose names were _Adamah_ and _Evah_, and by these the world was propagated in this manner; _God_ as they affirm, _did cause_ Evah _to bring forth two twins every day for a thousand years together, and none dyed_. Lucifer _being malicious, and endeavouring to do mischief God set certain Supervisors over his creatures_: Hamull _had charge of the Heavens_, Acob _of the Angels_, Foder _of the Sun, Moon, and Stars_, Soreh _of the Earth_, Josah _of the Waters_, Sumbolah _of the Beasts of the Field_, Daloo _of the Fish of the Sea_, Rocan _of the Tree_, Cooz, _of Man and Woman_, _and_ Settan _and_ Asud _were Guardians of_ Lucifer _and other evil spirits, who for all that did some mischief, the sins of men occasioned the destruction of world by a flood which spared only a few to repeople the earth, which was done accordingly_; and this is their opinion of the Creation and first Age. As to their Religion, it was given them by a Law-giver, whose name was _Zertoost_, whose birth was strange, and breeding and visions miraculous; the names of his Father and Mother were _Espintaman_ and _Dodoo_, he was born in _China_, and great fame going of him when young, the King of that Country endeavoured his destruction, but could not bring it to pass, for those who were sent to destroy him, had their sinews shrunk; he being twelve or thirteen years of age, was taken with a great sickness, the King hearing thereof, sent Physicians to destroy him; but _Zertoost_ sensible of their practise, refused their Physick, and fled with his Father and Mother into _Persia_; in his way meeting with Rivers, he congeal’d them them to ice, and so went over: he arrived at _Persia_ in the time of the Raign of _Gustasph_; it was in that Country that at his request to God, he being purified, was carried up into heaven, where he heard the Almighty speaking, as in flames of fire, who revealed to him the works of the Creation, and what was to come, and gave him Laws for the better government and establishment of Religion: _Zertoost_ desired to live alwayes, that he might instruct the world in Religion; but God answered, _That if he should live never so long, yet_ Lucifer _would do more harm then he should do good: but if he desired to live so long as the world endured he might_. God also presented to _Zertoost_ the seven ages or times of the _Persian_ Monarchy; the first was the Golden Age, the days of _Guiomaras_, second, the Silver, the dayes of _Fraydhun_: third, the Brazen, the dayes of _Kaykodoy_, the fourth, the Tin, the dayes of _Lorasph_; fifth, Leaden, the dayes of _Bahaman_, sixth, the Steel, the dayes of _Darab Segner;_ the seventh, the Iron Age, in the Raign of _Yesdegerd_: He finding by this that the times would be worse and worse, desired to live no longer than till he had discharged his Message, and then that he might be translated to the same place of glory; so he was reduced to his proper sense, and remained in heaven