'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.' [‎29] (700/1024)

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fent him with all he had taken, and give him that very inftant the Government of
Guzaratte, which would be very convenient for him, that Gountrcy being near his
Lands ? that he could be there fn full liberty and fafety, and as long as he pleafed, and
that himfelf would be Caution for all. In a word, this RajazdLcd his part fo well,
that he made return to his Land, whWR Aureng-Zebe approached with his
whole Army to Afmire, and encamped in the fight of that of Vara,
And now what could this poor Prince Vara do ? He feeth himfelf abandoned, and
fruftrated of his hopes. He confiders, that to turn back fafe to Amadevad was impof-
fible in regard that it was a March of Thirty and five days i that it was in the heat
of Summer j that water would fail him i that they were all the Lands of Raja’s5
Friends or Allies of Jejfeigne or Jeffomf eigne *, that the Army of Aureng-Zebe , which
was not harafled like his, would not. fail to follow him. ’Eis as good ^ faith he, to
perifh here j and although the Match be altogether unequal, let us venture all, and give Bat
tel once mere. But alas ! what does he mean to do ? He is not only abandoned by all,
but he hath yet with him Chah-Navaze-Kan, whom he trulls, and who betrays him,
and difcovers all his Defigns to 3 Tis true, that Chah-Navaze-Kan was
punilh’d for his Perfidioufnefs> and kill’d in the Battel i whether it was by the hands
of Vara himfelf, as many told me, or ( which is more probable J by fomeof Au-
nng-Ztbe’s Army, who being fecret Partifans of Vara, found means to get to him,and
to difpatch him, fearing left he fhould difcover them, and have fome knowledge of the
Letters they had written to Vara. But what did it benefit him at that time,that Chal>
Navaze-Kan was dead ? Vara fhould have fooner follow’d the advice of his Friends,
and never have confided in him. , .
The Fight began between Nine and Ten of the Clock in the morning: Vara s Ar
tillery, which was very well placed on a little Eminency, was loud enough i but, a?
was faid, moft of the Peeces without Bullets i fo was he betray’d by all 1 J Tis needlefs
to relateW other Particulars of this Battel > it wa? properly not a Battel, but a Rout.
I fhall only fay, that hardly the Onfet was begun, but Jejfeigne was near and in light
of Vara, to whom he fent word, that he fhould flie prefently, unlefs he would be ta
ken. So that this poor Prince, being altogether furprifed, was conffrained to run
away inftantly, and with fo much diforder and precipitation, that he had not leifure
to put up his Baggage. It was no fmall matter, that he was able to get away witn
his Wife, and the reft of his Family. And’tis certain, that if the Raja King - Jejfeigne would
have done what he could, he could never have efcaped i but he always had a relpeot
to the Royal Family i or rather, he was too crafty and politick,and had too great fore-
caff, to venture to lay hands on a Prince of the Blood. - ^ # . ,
This unfortunate Prince, deferred by almoft all, and finding himfelf accompanied
but of Two thoufand Men at moft, was forced in the hotteft of Summer to crofs,
without Tents or Baggage, all thofe Countries of the Rajas, that are almoft from AJ-*
mire to Amadevad. Mean time the KoullU, which are the Countrey People, and the
worftof all the Indies, and the greateftPcobbers, follow him night and day, rifle and
kill his Soldiers, with fo much cruelty, that no Man could ftay Two hundred Paces be
hind the Body, but he was prefently ftripp’d naked, or butcher’d upon the leaf! refid-
ance. Yet notwithftanding, Vara made fhift to get near Amadevad, when he hoped,
that the next day, or foon after, he Ihould enter into theTown to refrefh himfelf, and
to try once more to gather again fome Forces : But all things fall out contrary to van-
quifhed and unfortunate Men. . ,
The Governor, whom he had left in the Caftle of Amadevad, had already received
both menacing and promifing Letters from Aureng-Zebe, which made him lofe Cou
rage, and incline to that fide •, infomuch that he wrote to Vara, forbidding him to
come nearer, 'if he did, he would find the Gates (hut,and ah in Arms. ^
Three days before 1 met this unhappy Prince, by a ftrange Accident, when he. obli
ged me to follow him, having no Phylician about him i and the Night before that he
received this News from the Governor of Amadevad, he did me the favor to make me
come into the Karavan-Serrak^ where he was> fearing left the Koulis ihould affaffinate
me: And ( what is hard enough to believe in Indojian, where the Grandees efpecially
are fo jealous of their Wives ) i was fo near to the Wife of this Prince,that the Cords
of the Kanates, or Wind fereen, which enclofed them, ( for they had not fo much as a
poor Tent) were faftned to the wheels of my Chariot. I relate this circumftance by the
by only, to (hew the extremity Vara was reduced to. \ v ntm