'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.' [‎39] (892/1024)

Kingdom of Tun q_ u i n.
_ " ' ' . ~ ' ' ■» - ‘:• n -f~ ,
icarry a Prefent along with him. Fot chough the Conftabld
be the per Ion chat difpofes of all Offices and Gomhiands
ever all the Court and Kingdom , yet every yeat upon thi
fifteenth day of the feventh Month, the King diitriButes
leveril confiderable Gifts and Largeiles to his Courtiers * as
alfo to the Children of fuch Fathers who have perform'd
any important Service for the good of his Kingdom. He
gives them Pains of Gold, every one worth fix hundred
livres; and Bars of Silver, amounting each to forty fix
Livres. The fame day he alfo releaies all Prifdners, both
Criminal arid Debtors, provided the crime donotdeferve
death; and that the debt do not exceed two Bats of Silver.
Aifo every year ^ the three laft days of the lafi: Month , the
40 Manddnm, who £re the chief Councellors of ^tate, take
the Oaths of all the Lords and Officers of the Courts and of
their Wives 5 taufing them to fwear to be faithful to the
King, and if they know of any thirig that Concerns the
King's perfon , or his Kingdoim, to difcover it. All Go-
Vernours of Provinces give the fame Oaths to the Lords and
Gentlemen under their JurifdidionSj and the Governours
of Cities to the Citizens, and other Inhabitants* They
that difcover anyTreafon never fail of any reward- only
with this diftindiori, in reference to the quality of the Per-
fons that reveal it. For as for the Mandarins and Gentle-
men, the King rewards them according to his Own' plea-
lure : But as for the meaner fort, Whether Men or Women,
they are enrtobFd, and gratiffd with a reward of 50 Pains
of Gold , and 500 Bars of Silver, which in all amounts to
51000 Livres. But they efteem their Nobility far beyond
their Money.
At certain times of the year , there is a Muftef of the
Youth of the feveral Provinces - and all thole wffio are
found not to be either of the Nobility, or not to have learnt
any Trade, are p re fen tly enroll'd for the Service of the
King 3 who every five years make choice of fuch as he in
tends for his Guard, and fends them to the Frontier Garrb
fens. There are fome who endeavour to get off by Money -
hue if they be difeover’d , both the Officers and the Soldier
are puniflYd without redemption. For they hang a little
Bell about his Neck , Fetter his. Arms, and in that pofiure
fend him to the Conftable, who prefently orders' his Head