'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.' [‎31] (64/1024)

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ones, and well vaulted, the Inns large and convenient: but there was one among the
reft which was very magnificent, near the King’s Gardens j at the entry of the
City. As well the Inn as the Gardens were made by the order of firft
of that Name, who was at a vaft charge* The Inn. is above a hundred Paces
fquare, built of Brick two Stories high, containing twenty r fix vaulted Chambers
of a reafonable bigneis. It was a Structure too fair to be fo little regarded, as now
it is, being much fain to decay. In the middle of the Court was a Fountain
to receive Water, which is fpoil’d. The Perfians and Turk* are of that bad humor*
rather to build new Houfcs than to repair old Buildings. , For which reafon they
have ftnee built at Cachin four or five Inns, as fair and cotbmodious as that of Sha*
Abas. This Cuftom is grown to that height, that the Children are fo far from
taking care to repair the old Houfcs where their Parents liv’d, that they will not
fo much as live in them after their deceafe, covetous of the honour of building
Houfes for thcmfelves. T \ , : r 1 •- • y
Before we leuve Cachan you muft take notice, that as you are to travel from that
City to 6 ttiUnj}ox\ cannot avoid travelling thorough Plains for twelve hours together*
which are all pure Saif, and there is nothing to be met with by the way, but one
Ciftern ; nor can the Water which is in it be otherwife than very bad. , ,
Leaving Cachan y you crofs a Plain of three Leagues, after which you enter in
among the Mountains, where you come to a very fair Inn of Brick. From thence
you defeend a pleafant Vale, where you travel a long time by the fide of a Ri
ver, over a very narrow way. At the end of the Valley you meet a great
Wall, which croftes it, and joyns the two Mountains together. This Wall is
above a hundred Paces long, above thirty Foot thick, and fifty high. It was the
Work^of the Great Sha-Abasy whole defign it was to ftop the Waters that fall
from the Mountain, and to make a Receptacle for Water in that place, to ferve
his occafions. At the foot of the Wall there is a ; Sfuce, which being let down
keeps in the Water*, but is pull’d up to let out the Water over all the neighbouring
Lands to the Plain of Cachav. From this Receptacle to Cor on is about two hours
travel. - : .
Coron is a very large Village, and well peopl’d, in a Soil environ’d with high
Mountains,, and planted with great ftore of Walnut-trees* The Houfes confift
but of one low Story, being built of Flint-ftone *, but the Inn therein is very fair
and commodious. This Village confifts but of one Street, but it is almoft half a
League long, and very troublefom in the Winter, by r'eafon of d great River that
runs through it. and the great quantity of Stones that lye in the way. All about
this Village, as in feveral other places of Perfidy there, are a great number of Sha~
sales y which are a kind of Foxes* that in the night time make an ugly noife *, for
if but one cry, all the reft will make anfwer, and fet up a howling.
From Corow you muft travel three Leagues between Mountains, after which you
have but twelve Leagues to Ifp ah an. It is a continued Plain that extends it felf
beyond the City, and in many places the Soil is very good. At every three Leagues
end you meet with Inns. The firft is call’d Achaha-AcacamaU * the fecond, which
is the half-wav between CoroH and Ifpahany is call’d Miphiaconr. This place confifts
riot only of one Inn, for there are many others, fo that it refembles a large Vil
lage. From Michiacour you come to Aganwray another Inn, but ill built; and from
Agarmra, after you have travePd three Leagues through a Fit and fertil Country
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