'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎198] (231/1024)

The Persian Travels Beck V,
plaint to the Kirgi who having heard it, iirn ediatcly lent him to be Go-
vernour of Gmlati, in the place of Nhrza 7^ 5 2rd Older d him to fend
him his head by one of the Officers, which he difpatch d along with him. 7} le
King alfo, in regard the Page was very young, appointed him a perfon able
to advife him in his affairs. In the mean while Miria Jake miffing his Page,
and making no queftion but ho was gone to make his con plaint to the King’
which would of neccffity prove his ruin, if not prevented i he refclv d to di
vert the florm by punifhing himfelf, and caus’d that part to be cut clean off
that committed the crime. At the fame time, and in that bad condition where-
in he then was, he caus’d himfclfto be put into a Litter, and taking his Chi-
rurgeon along with him, he gets to Jfpaban by another way which was not
ufually travell’d, for fear of meeting the Page, and caufing himfelf to be car.
ry 9 d into the Palace in that pitiful and langnifhing effate, dctir’d to fpeak with
the King, who was furpriz’d at his arrival. But the Kan having prefented
him in a plate of Gold with the undoubted marks of his repentance, befought
his Majeflies pardon. Whereupon the King confidering the rigor and extraor
dinary punifhment which he had infli&ed uponhimfelf, fent him back to his Govern-
rnent, and recall’d the Page, whom he otherways gratih’d. And this was the
man whomupon his Death-bed order’d that Sha-Sefi fbould make
Atbmadoukt^ as being the fitted for the employment of any perfon in his
Kingdom.
Sha-Sefi not content to have rid himfelf of the Lords that had prefum’d to
invade his Authority, was refolv’d to have the head of Ali-merdan- Kan, Go-
vernour of Candahar j of whom he was jealous, by reafon of his vafi riches, his
Plate being all Gold, and his Houfe as magnificently fainifh’d as the Kings, hut
the King could not bring about his defign v for the Kan being prefs’t to come
to Court, and believing it was only to take away his head, to free himfelf from
the danger, deliver’d Candahar to the Great Afogw/, by whem he was kindly
entertain’d, and highly catefs’d. Neither was Ali-tnerdan-Kan's wealth of his
own getting* but left him by iOheritimce, as being defeended from the ancient
Kings of Candahar, who were originally Tartars. Now whatever favours or ad«
vancement the Great Mogul bedow’d upon Alimerdan-Kan, the fame did the
Terjian King bedow upon his two Sons: whereas all the world belitv’d, that
after fuch a piece of Treafon committed by their Father, the King would have
ript up their bellies. This piece of policy of Sha-Sefi was very advantageous
to Sha-Abbas the fecond, when he befieg’d Candahar with fifty thoufand men.
For the greated part of the Mogul's Army being con pos’d of Terfiam, they
remembring how kindly Sha-Sefi had us’d the two Sons of Ali-mrdan-Kan,
made little refidance againft the King of Pef/k*, who enter’d Candahar in a (mail
time. The Great Mogul troubl’d at the lofs, ask’d Ali~merdan-Kan, by what
means he might retake Candahar , who prefently made anfwer, that it would
be very eadc, if he could find fuch another Traytor as he had been.
But to return to Sha-Sefi j his Reign was very violent, of which 1 will give
you this Example:
One day the King returning from the Kelonters Houfe in Zulpha^ having
drank to excefs, commanded that the ftiould come to him*-who nn*
derdanding that he was in drkik, made no great hade, fo that the King in the
mean time fell afleep. But waking again foon after, and not feeing the Queen,
hecall’d for her a fecond time * of which when (he had notice, die came im
mediately: When (he came into the Chamber, (he perceiv’d the King aileep,
and in expedition of his waking, hid her felf in a Nick behind the Hangings*
where generally the Mattreffies and Coverlets are laid by. The King waking,
and not yet perceiving the Sultanefs, in a great chafe demanded why (lie was
not yet come. The Queen-Mother) who was a Georgian Slave, and mortally
hated the young Sultanefs y who was the Daughter of the King of Georgia, and
therefore difdain d by her, took an occafion to put her cut of the Kings fa
vour* and having fird fpoken ill of her, made a fign to the King to let him
underdand that the young Queen was hid in fuch a Nich, Upon that the King
rrfing in a great fury, dab’d the poor Princefs with his Dagger four o? five, times
Jn the belly, and hardly knowing what he had dene, went to bed again. Ike