"مجموعات لرحلات عبر تركيا إلى بلاد فارس، وجزر الهند الشرقية. تقدم تقريراً عن الوضع الحالي لهذه الدول، وكذلك الرواية الكاملة لحرب السنوات الخمس بين أورنكزيب وإخوته في حياة والدهم، بشأن الخلافة. والرحلة البحرية التي قام بها سلطان الامبراطورية المغولية الأكبر (أورنكزيب) مع جيشه من دلهي إلى لاهور، ومن لاهور إلى بيمبر، ومنها إلى مملكة كشمير، والتي يطلق عليها المغول جنة جزر الهند. كما تحتوي أيضاً على سرد لمملكة اليابان وتونكين، وعن سلوكياتهم الخاصة وتجارتهم. يضاف إليها وصفاً جديداً إلى سراي السيجنيور الأكبر، وكذلك لكافة الممالك التي تضم البحر الأسود وبحر قزوين، والتي كان يسافر إليها مونسير تافيرنييه بيرنييه، وغيره من الرجال العظام." [‎١‎٦] (١٠٢٤/٨٦٥)

force of the Oars, it happens fometimes that there are fome
Souidiers who ftrain themfelves fo hard, that they fall down
dead with the Oar in their hands: for the King is the only
Judge of thfe Combat. Wherein the pleafure that he takes
is inch, that he fends an Elephant to the Captain that obtains
the Victory, and gives him three Months Wages belides.
If any Souldier chance to die in this Exerciie, his Widow
or his Heirs have two years Pay, But notwithftanding all
their pain and labour, their Wages are fo fmall, that they
are not able to maintain their Wives and Children. But in
regard they Marry very young in this Country , the Wives
as well of the Souidiers as of all the meaner fort of people,
take care to learn fome .'Trade befides, that they may be
able to maintain their Families. The Captains alfo have
their work prepar'd for them. For they are oblig'd to look
after the King's Elephants, and to manage them for the
Wars, and fo to breed them, that they may not be afraid of
Wild-fire, or any other Artificial Fires : as alfo to build
places all along the Rivers, for the Galleys to ride flicker'd
in, when they can no longer live out at Sea. All theft Offi
cers and Captains, and Lords of the Court, which are gene
rally calfd Mandarins , have but four days in a Month to
divert themfelves, two at the firft change of the Moon, and
two at the fulL
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■' CHAP. VI.
Of the Manners and Cutfoms of the People of
the Kingdom of Tunquin.
He People of Tunquin are naturally mild and peace
ful, fubmitting eafily to reafon, and condemning
the Tranlports of Choler. They efteem the Ma
nufactures of ftrange Countries far beyond thole ol their
own ; though they are not very curious of feeing any other
Countries butehofe where they were born ^ and where, as
they fay, they always deiire to live, to honour the Memory
of their Anceftors. They have a tone in fpeaking , natu-