many dayes; and then having received the Book of the Law, and the heavenly fire, he was conveyed by an Angel to earth again. But the Angel had no sooner left him, but _Lucifer_ met him; but notwithstanding his perswasions, he went on in his designs of revealing the Law, which he did first to his Father and Mother, and by their means it came to the ears of _Gustasph_, then King of _Persia_, who sending for him, he told the King every circumstance, so that the King began to incline to his religion, often sending for and conversing with him. The Churchmen of that time endeavoured to put infamy upon _Zertoost_, by perswading the King that he was an Impostor and of unclean living, for that he had the bones of humane bodies under his bed, the King hearing this sent to search, and found it so to be, for these Church-men had caused them to be conveyed thither; wherefore _Zertoost_, by order of the King, was put in prison: but there happened an occasion, that he was not only soon released, but also brought into the Kings favour; for the King having a Horse, that he prized, that fell sick, and no person able to cure him, _Zertoost_ undertook the cure, and performed it; and working some other miracles, was now of good credit, and esteemed as a man come from God; so that now his Book gained an esteem, and the King himself told him, That _if he would grant him four demands_, _he would believe his_ _Law, and be a Professor thereof_. The demands were these; First, _That he might ascend to Heaven, and descend when he list_. Secondly, _That he might know what God would do at present, and in time to come_. Thirdly, _That he might never dye_. Fourthly, _That no instrument whatsoever might have power to wound or hurt him_. _Zertoost_ did consent that all this might be done, but not by one person; and therefore to the first, _Gustasph_ had power to ascend to, and descend from Heaven, granted to him. The second, which was to know what would fall out, present and hereafter, was granted to the Kings Church-man. The third, which was to live for ever, was granted to _Gustasph’s_ eldest Son, named _Dischiton_, who yet lives as they say, at a place in _Persia_, called _Demawando Lohoo_, in a high Mountain, with a guard of thirty men; to which place all living creatures are forbidden to approach, lest they should live for ever, as they do who abide there. The last, which was never to be wounded with instrument or weapon, was granted to the youngest Son of _Gustasph_, called _Esplandiar_. So _Gustasph_, and the other three mentioned, proving the power of these several gifts, all determined to live according to the precepts in _Zertoost_ Book, he unfolding the contents thereof, which were these: This Book contained three several Tracts, the first whereof was of Judicial Astrology; the second was of Physick; the third, was called _Zertoost_, and this was of matters of Religion: And these three Tracts were delivered to the