'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.' [‎5] (960/1024)

Seven years after the firft coming of the Portagds to Jupon, S't. Franc®
Xavier made aVoyage thither to Preach the Gofpel.The firft place where
!u» Landed was the Ifland of Niphon > 'w\\Qx& he ftay’d two years and foirte
Months, and travel'd feveral par;s of thefe Iflands; but his principal
ddign being to go to china , he took (hipping accordingly. TheVeifel
was no iooner out at Sea, but Su Francis fellfick, fo that the Captain
put him afliore again in the Ifland of Seehcn , by others call’d Haynan,
belonging to china , where in a few days after he dy’d, and never was
in Chim , as feme have reported and believ’d,
his death the Ohiiftian Religion Ipread it felf very much irt
China iht people being very docibIe 5 and apprehenfive of the inftrudions
which were given them $ but the behaviour of the difpkafing
the Principal Governours 5 and thole who had iijoft Power at Court,
they did them ill Offices to the Emperotir, and the Bonzes miflildn^tfoe
new Religion, and jealous of the effeds thereof, were the fomenters of
continual perfecutions againft the new Converts, pretending they
favour’d the defigns of the fortuguefes.
Neverthelefs the Chriftian Religion daily got footing, and perhaps the
whole Nation would have embraced it, if the covetoufnefs and wicked-
nefs of the Chriftians themfelves had not been the chief impediment
of their converfion. The Hollanders did all they could to lay the fault
upon the Portugals , but the truth will eafily appear by the Letter written
toons Leonard C ampen , ^Hollander, wherein it is faid , that when the
Hollanders were ask’d by the Natives what Religion they were of, they
made this anfwer, We are m ebrifiians , we are Hollanders* I do not go
about to blemifh a whole Nation for the fault of aTew , hut only to
/hew what a dangerous thing it is.,to make an ill choice of Officers upon
the fetling of a new Commerce in Regions fo remote.
The Holland Baft-India Company having fet out a Veflelfor Batavia ?
put aboard about a do^en young Boys, and as manyCkk, taken out of
the Hofpitals in the Country. Among thefe Boys there was one who
was design’d to ferve in the Kitcliin, but Formne made him an laftru^
ment of one of the greateh Misfortunes that ever bafdfl our Age;
During the Voyage, the Merchant having obferv’d him to he a Boy of
a ready wit,and for that reilbn believing that he migiit one day proveler^
viceable to the Holland Company, caus’d him to be taught to write and
read 5 wherein he improv’d fo well in a Ihort time, that being come to
Batavia, he was thought capable of a higher Employment The Velfel
being arriv’d, the General and his Council refold’d to fend the lameVellel
to Japon, with fome part of the Lading which was brought from Europe,
Thereupon the Merchant was commanded uponthis Voyage , and the
under Aceomptant happening in the mean time to dye, this Boy was by
him advanc’d to the place, and by the Merchant carefully inftrutfledin
the knowledge of the Baft-India Trade.
The Veffei being arriv'd at Firando , the new under Accomptant
believing no place more proper for him then that to raife his fortune,
refolv’dto leave his Benefador, and therefore when the Ship was to
return, hehidhimfelf out of the way, till he knew the Ship to be far
enough on ward on her Voyage, a nd by that means becoming a Member
of the Fadory 5 he grew fo perfed in the Language of the Natives,
and To ufeful to the Company, that at length he came to be.Prefident
of the Fadory* the Authority of which Employment fo puff’d him