'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.' [‎2] (957/1024)

Land of Teffo, the Inhabitants whereof are VaiTals and Tributaries to
Japov. Neverthelefs a Holland Pilot, who has been induftrious to
dilcover whether the whole Country it felf were an Ifland, ora
Continent adjoyning to thatvaft Trad of Land call’d unknown
to this day 3 in diofe parts where it extends it felf behind to the
bottom of Tartarie Nudhan, faith) that it is feparated from Jafon by a
narrow Sea, which at this day is call’d 'the sfreights of Sanguar.
Through all the Iflands of Japon, where formerly were accompted to
have been 66 Kingdoms, there are three remarkable for their largenefs,
of which that of largeft extent is called Niphon , the next^/^0, and
the third Xicock. The Japonners accompt it a Journey of twenty feven
dlys from the Provincf of , to tfe Country of rdjfo; and they
1 %farther, that this Country 4 f Ycff 0 * in tjioie parts which are remote
frOmliieSea , is fo full of inacceffible Mountains, that thofe $afohners
who have attempted a difeovery by Land , could never accomplifli their
defign, being difeourag’d by the length of the Journey, and the
difficulties and badnefs of the ways.
The Ifland of Niphon is four times as big as the other two 5 and there
is alfo a Mountain thereia that vomits up Flames of Fire, like Mount
Etna in Sicih s fomnerly it was dilfinguwd into thirty five Kingdoms,
but at %is day it is only divided into five parts, the names whereof are
Jamafoit , Jet fen, Jetfefen, Quanto, and Ocfotf, lying all in order as you
travel from Weft to Eaft. Thefe five parts are again divided into
feveral Provinces. The Ifland of Ximo, or Say cock, is fitnated to the
South-Weft of Niphon, being abOwMtfo Leagues in circuit. The Ifland
of Xicock is feated by the South of Niphon, being about 120 Leagues in
compifs. The other Ifl a rids that lye round about are not lo confiderable,
for in thofe Seas lye fevbral Iflands fcatter’d up arid down, as in the Archi
pelago , between the Morea and the Coafts of Afia the Jefs. As to the
reft, I refer the Reader to the Map annexed, believing it to be very
true, as having been made upon the places themfelves.
The Emperour at prefent keeps his Court in the City of Teddo/m
regard the Air is there more temperate , and the Heats not fo violent 5
but when he has a Son that is arriv’d to the Age of fifteen years, he
fends him to Surunga, there to refide, till the death of his Father makes
him way to the TKrone.
Since Ted do has been made choice mf for the Seat of the Empire, it
has. fo greatly eslarg’d it felf from day to day, that it is at prefent three
Leagues in length, and three in breadth, very populous, and the Houfes
ftanding very elofe together. When the Emperour rides through the
City, or that there is any publick fhew to be feen 9 it is impoffible to get
by the crowd of the people, though the Women are not permitted to be
of the number. The Emperours Palace is cover’d with Plates of Gold,
to which the Palaces of the Lords are every way correfpondent in Mag
nificence 5 fo that afar off the City affords the richeft and moft magnifi
cent Profped: that was ever beheld: Though it be not fo beautiful
within, by reafon that the ordinary Houles are built only of Wood.
The Great Dairy keeps his refidence at Meaco , which is alfo a very large
City, containing above a hundred thoufand Houfes * it was formerly
the capital Seat of the Empire, at what time the Dairy's were laid afide.
So foon as he is Crown’d by the Bonzes , who are the Priejis and Lawyers,
beds then no more toexpafe himfelf to the light of the Moon, nor to