'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.' [‎3] (32/1024)

Chap. IT. of Monfieur Tavernier.
CHAP. li.
Of the Iftad from Conftantinopie to Ifpahati, which the Authof
kept in his firft Travels into Perfia..
I T is feldom that any Caravans go from Conflantinopfe into Perfia but from Bur-
fa they go every two Months: Bur fa is tfte Capital City of Bithynia y not a-
bove three days journey from Conftantinoprlloi a little more. Thefe two Roads
meet at Chabangi? where you may be trom Burfa in two Days : and fot will
only fpeak of the Roads from Conftantinoyle to Jfpahan. This Journey is to be under
taken either with the Caravan of Camels, or elfe ten or twelve Men in a Company,
Well mounted and well arm’d.
From Conftantinopie you crofs over to Scutari^ upon the Coaft of Afta.
Setting out from Scutari, the firft days journey is very pleafant, over Fields gayly
painted with Flowers in their ieafon. At firft for fome time together, on both fides
the way, you fee nothing but fair Sepulchers with their Pyramids, and you may
eafilydifcern the Womens Monuments from the Mens. For there is a Turbant upon
the Pyramid of the Mens Sepulcher, but the Pyramids of the Womens Monuments
are trimnvd with the Head *Attire which is worn by the Women of the Country.
That Evening you muft lye AlCartali y a Village of Bithynia, the next Day at Ce-
bifa, antiently Lybijfa, famous for the Tomb of Hannibal. In that place there are two
good Inns, and two fair Fountains.
The third day you come to Ifnich, which is thought to be the ancient Nicea , one
part of the City is built upon the defeent of a Hill, the other part upon a Plain that
reaches to the Sea, and makes the Golf of Ifnich. The Haven confifts of two Moles
made of Free-ftone, and three ^reatEnclofures encompafs’d with Walls, which ferve
inftead of fo many Arfenals, wherein there are Store houfes full of large Timber,
for building Houles and Galleys. The Country round about being an excellent place
for Hunting, and the Soil bearing rare Fruits, and rich in Wine, caus’d Sultan
jftmuratt to build & Seraglio in the higheft part of the Town, from whence there is
a profpetf: at the fame time both over the Sea and the Country.The Jews inhabit
the greateft part of the Town, dealing chiefly in Timber and Cot i. When the Wini
ferves, you may go from Conftaminople to Ifnich in feven or eight Hours, there being
no danger in the paffage.
The fourth Diy you ftay at Chabangi , a fmall Town built qpon the fide of a Lake
call’d Chaban Giguf where there are two Inns. From the beginning of the Lake
for two Leagues together you travel partly over Mountains, partly by the Lake-
fide, where in tome places the Horfe will be up to the Belly. This Lake is not above
ten Leagues in compafs; but it yields great ftore of large Fifh, infomuch that I
have bought a Pike two Foot and a half long for three Soits. Many Emperours have
had a defign to make a Cuttout of this Lake into the Sea, for the more eafie tranf-
porting to Conftantinopie the Timber which grows upon the Mountains near the Lake.
And it the Grand fiery who by a Miracle dy’d in his Bed, and left his Sonfuc-
ceffor to his Employment, had liv’d fome Years longer, he had no queftion added
this to the reft of thofe famous Wotks that eterniz’d his Memory.
Departing from Chabangi,you come to lye at Night upon the Bank of a River call’d
Zac.ryt , which r tins Northward and falls into tbzBlackSea. It is a River plentiful
in Fbn, and you crofs over it with a wooden Bridge. There is neither To wn, nor
Inn in thatpMce ; but a League from the River is a great Town call’d the chiefeft
part of the. Inhabitants wherepf are Armemians, Thither we fent for excellent good
Wine, and other necefTary refrefhments.
From that Pjver ibCancoli, where you lye the next Night, and have your choice
of four Inns} you travel all the day in the Merfhes, over wooden Bridges and
Caufeys.
fuskebafar is the next place, a fmali Village with two Inns. F^om tftence to CVsr-
gkefiar, a great Town, with one Inn, built upon a River, where there is great
ftore of Fiih taken, which the inhabitants td\\Bourma bakuky^ that is to fay, the
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