'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.' [‎4] (15/1024)

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defigns of his own without fuccefs. At that time the Count of
whofe Sifter the Viceroy had Marry’d, was chief Minilter to the Prince >
of Mantua ; and coming to vifit the Viceroy at Javarin, I was ap
pointed to attend him during his ftay there. Upon his departure, he
told the Viceroy , that the Prince of Mantua had no perfon about him
that underftood the Language, and that therefore he might be fure that
the Prints would take it for a great kindnefs, to permit me to attend
his perfon during his ftay at the Emperours Court. This was % thing
eafily granted to the Count of Arc ; who thereupon earn’d i«e-along
with him to Vienna, where having had the good fortune not to difpleafe
the Prince, he teftify’d to me at his departure, that he fliould be glad
to fee me at where he would not forget the fervices;! had
done him. This prefently infus’d into me a defire of feeingefpe-
cialiy upon the opportunity that: offer’d it feif not long after.
_ ForMonfieur de Sabran^ the King of Frames Envoy to his Impe
rial Majefty , being to go for and defirousbfone that under
ftood the German Language to bear him company , I laid hold of the
occafion; fo that in eight days we got to Venice. While we flay’d at
Venice , I took a view to my great fatisfa&ion, of that moft Celebra
ted City, and in regard it is in many things like to Amflerdam^ as in
Situation, Qreatnefs, Magnificence, Commerce, and Concourfe of
Strangers? my being there did but ftill reinforce my inclination to
wvel.
From Venice I went to Mantua with Monfieur de Sabran y where the
since being glad to fee me again, gave me my choice of an Enfjgn,
r of a place in the Company of the Ordonnance of the Duke his Father,
accepted the latter as being glad to be under the Command of the
'onde de Quiche^ who was then Captain. At the Siege of Mantua \ had
ike to have been flain, but for the goodnefs of a Cuirafs which I had
chofen out of the Princes Magazin, being hit with two Bullets above and
upon the left pap, which had enter'd, had not my Arms been excel
lent proof: So that after I was recover’d of my Bruifes, a longer fta 3 f
it Mantua did not agree with my defire to travel.
Therefore fome time after the Siege was rais'd, I took leave of the
hince, who gave me an honourable Pals, by vertue whereof five or fix
dorfe-men bore me company back to Venice. From Venice I went to
VaurCita^ from Lauretta to Rome, from Rome to Naples^ from whence
; returning to again, I {laid there ten or twelve dayes. After that
T went to fee Florence^ Pifa, Ligorn> and Genoa, from whence I Embark’d
V-r MarfeHies.
From Marfeilies I hafted to Paris*, where I could not ftay long; for
being defirous to fee Poland, I pafs’d once more into Germany through
Switzerland, after I had tak’n a furvey of the principal Towns of the
Cabins. I went by the Rhine by Water, to viftt Sirasburgh and Brifack;
then fv by Land crofting Suabia, I pafTd through Vlme and Aufpurgh
to go Munich. There I faw the Magnificent Palace of the Dukes
of Bavaria, whbh William the fifth began, and which Maximilian his
Son finifi A, in the heat ofthe Wars that troubl’d the Empire. Front
thence I we*r the fecond time to Norimbergh, and Prague, and leaving
Bohemia \ enter’d Silefia , and pafs’d the Oder at Breflaw. From
Breflam lsstQntto via, one of the greateft Cities of Europe, ,or
a tv s’d of three Cities, the ancient Seat of the King