'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.' [‎44] (897/1024)

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A Nm and Partitniar Relation of the
kept in the { ?ctgods, as our Poor are kept in Holpkals. The
idolatrous Princes alfo confume incredible Summes to adorn
the [ Ta<rods and Images of their falfe Gods. There are fome
of them three foot high, all of maffy Gold.* others of Silver
bigger than the Life.
The new King after all thefe Ceremonies are Over, takes
his time to go and give thanks to his falfe Deities for his co
ming to the Crown when the Moon firft changes, {hutting
himielf up for the firfl week with the Bonnes, and living in
common with them With a great deal of Frugality.
During this time he vifits the principal Hofpitals, to fee
how the poor people are us d, elpecially the old Folks,
whom they have in great Veneration, to whom he diftri-
butes new Alms • for naturally the Tunquinefes are very
charitable. To conclude, he makes choice of fome fair
Situation, where he orders the building of a new fagod,
which he devotes to fome of his Idols. Thus his Devotion
being ended, upon the firft day of the fecond Quarter, lie
mounts one of his Elephants of War, attended by all the
Officers of his Court on Horfe-back, and ten or twelve
thoufand men on foot, chofen out of the whole Army to
attend him. All the fecond Quarter the whole Court flays
in a certain Plain, where are three Houles fet up, one foi
the King, one for the Conftable, and one for the Prefident
of the Council 5 with a world of Huts for the reft. There
are alio feveral fmall Cabins fet up, which are not covered
and clofed but upon one fide, which they turn as the Wind
blows ^ and thefe are the places where they drefs their Vf
ffcuals: For at that time the King allows two meals a
day to all his Attendants. ,
Through this Plain runs the River of — — which
is very broad in that place. Id pod this River are leveral
Galleys richly gilded and painted, but efpecially the Ad
miral, which exceeds all the reft in Magnificence. The
Prow, the Poop, the Ropes, the Oars, but onely that part
which goes into the Water, glitter all with Gold * the Ben
ches very ingenioufly painted, the Rowers well clad. For
there the Rowers are all Souldiers and Freemen, contrary
to the Cuftom in The Souldiers in their youth are
taught to handle their Oars, and have fomewhat better Pay
cian the Land-Souldiers. The Galleys are not fo big as
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