'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] (16/1024)

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of Poland. From thence, keeping the Viftula upon the left
went to Warfare and faw there the Court of King Sigifmmd,
is a noble and fplendid Habitation.
hand, I
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From Warfare I return’d to Breflaw, taking the Road toward the Lower
Sdefia, defigning to vifit one of the principal Officers of the EmperourS
Houfhold, who was my particular acquaintance. But about two
Leagues from Clogam, meeting with Colonel Butler , a Scotch Gentle-
man , Colonel^of one of the Emperours Regiment of Horfe,who
afterwards ktlld rPale^leyne in purluance of the Orders he receiv’d I
gave over my firft intended journey. His Wife was a great lover of
the French, fo that benig earneftly oblig’d by both together, I could
not wi tbit and the tefiunonies of their kindnels* There I undsrftood
that the Emperour was going to Rathhoue with his Son Ferdinand the
1 bird, to Crown him King of the Romans ; fo that I, who had leen
the Coronations otthe Kings of Hungary and Bohemia, bsmy* fo dehrous
to fee the third Solemnity alfb, took leave of my Colonel "and halted
to Ratishons. 5,
At that time amvd to Rath hone feveral jewellers^ one of which
came to his end by an accident fo tragical, that all the whole Court
pity d his untimely late, he was the only Son of one of the richeft
Meichants ot Europe , that !ivd in Frankfort , whole Father had lent
him with Jewels to fell at the Coronation. For fear of being Robb’d
he had convey’d them before into the hands of a few, in Ratislone, his
Correfpondent, to be deliver’d to his Son at his coming. This young
man arriving at Ratishone , went to the Jew, who told him that he had
receiv d a fmall Casket of Jewels from his Father, which he might take
away, when ne pleas d. At the fame time the few invited the young
man to drink, and carry d him to a publick Houle upon the Key of the
City , where they continu d till about an hour after day w T a$ Ihut in*
At this time, both going out together, the few led the yoiinp* man
thiough a private Street wnere poor people pals'd by, and there having
itabd him five or fix times in the Belly'with a Dagger, left him
walloping in his Blood. A while after, one of the Emperour’s
Trumpets going that way in the dark, Humbl’d at the Legs of the
unfortunate youth, who Hill breath’d, and fell upon his Body. At firft
leeling his hands wet: he thought it bad been forne drunken fellow that
had easd his ftomach ; but upon lecond thoughts imagining it might
lome wounded perfon, he ran and call’d the Officers, who coming
with Lanthorns, beheld the tragick fpeftacle ofa youngm man weltring
111 ^ IS own g°te. Thereupon the Officers carrying the Body to the
fame publick-iioule, as being next at hand, his face was no fboner
waui d, but the Woman and Maid of the Houle knew him to be the
fame young man that had been there drinking with the few not long
oefore. But as for the young man he prefently expir’d, without being
aole to make the leaft difcovery. However the few was feized that
evening, and being feiz d, confefs’d the Crime. The Imperial Laws
a W 1 U) ^ or killin S a Chrif'Han iliould be hung upon a Gibbet by
tac Heeis, and tnat two fierce Dogs Ihould be hung by him in the. fame
manner to the end, that the Dogs in thdr madnefs ffiould tear out
ms Bowels. But the Jew made fuch prefents to the Emprefs that the
oentence was chang d 5 though the punifhment was not much lels
rigorous. For his flefh was torn with red hot Pincers from feveral
parts