'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.' [‎36] (69/1024)

Jk Persian
Travels
Book I.
as we were drinking Wine, in a place which they efteem Sacred, and by confe-
quence was among them accounted an aft of Sacril -dgc. Chrijhnn TDogs^ cry 5 d tfceyj
when they came near us, to eat And drink, in a Mofquee, and profnne a holy place
as you do, at a time that renders the offence more criminal! No, cry’d 1 , aniwering
for the reft, we drink no Wine, we drink, nothing hut Water, and you may tajl it, faid
I to him that was the moft bufie; with that I caus’d a Glafs to be pour’d out and
givhhimy and I gave one of the Turk* a private wink, who underftanding it was
apromife of gratuity, turn’d about to his Comrades, and cry’d, 'Tis 'very true,
they drink no Wine. However in regard they had Orders to bring us before the
Cady, there was no contending. Thereupon I and three others undertook to
anfwer for all the reft. The Cady revil’d us as bad as the Janifary at firft •
but he was not only furpriz’d, but vOjry much troubl’d, when they all unanimouOy
affirm’d that we drank no Wine, believing they were confederates with us. But
I had cunningly dipt eight Ducats into the Hand cf the Turk, to whdtn I had made
afign with my Eye, who over-joy’d at fo plentiful a gratuity, had over perfwaded
his Comrades not to fay anything againft us. The Cady, though he did not like their
Teftimony, yet call’d forC^e for us, according to the cuftom of the Country, and
Pent us to his Lieutenant *, who having been often greas’d in the Fift by the Smyrna.
Merchants, receiv’d us very kindly, and told us that the Cady was but newly come
to his Place, and was needy; however a fmall matter would content him. There
upon we gave the Lieutenant twenty-five Ducats, who moft certainly went Inips
with the Cady, and fo return’d us to our Company, who were much afraid we would
not have come off fo.
W e were rcfolv’d to return to Smyrna not the fame way we came, and fo we
took another Road, which was a very pleafant wayj partly over firm Sands, and
partly thorough Meadows, where we met with feveral narrow Dikes very well
Pav’d* Then we crofs a rugged high Mountain, and lay in a Mahumetan
Barn.
The ftext day we return’d to Smyrna, having finifh’d our fmall Journey to £phe\ta
in five days. When we told the Consuls how the faniz.ary had betray’d us, they
made their Complaint to the Janizary Aga and the Cady, who, for his punilhment
put him out of the ConfitTs fervice, which is an advantageous Employment. For
befides that the are exempt from the Duties of War, they are
well plac’d •, for there is never a Merchant that is not beneficial to them fome way or
other; efpeciaily at good times, as New-years-day and other Feftivals. Nor
could the Janizary have been more feverely punifti’d; for the Turks love Money
above all things in the World.
But to return to our matter. The Rendezvouz of all the Caravans is generally
two Leagues from the City, near a Town call’d Pongarbachi. The day of their
fetting out being fix’d, every one provides himfelf for his Journey, and meets the
Evening before at the place appointed, to be ready at the hour.
^ From to Toc^r, is thirty-five days journey with the Caravan, and thelaft
time I went we made it thirty^eight from Pongarbachi.
The firft day we travel’d eight hours through a Country wht>fe profpeft was not
unpleafing, leaving fome Villages more than a League from the Road; and we
lodg’d in a Park, near the River Pattolus ; which is a fmall River, the Sand whereof
fhines, and is of feveral colours. Which caus’d Antiquity to call Golden-
Sanded. It falls from the Mountain Tmoltu, and after it has water’d the Territory
of Sardis, mixes with the River Hermus, that throws it felf into the Archipelago
through the Gulph of Smyrna. The Mouth of it is not above two or three Leagues
from the City, toward the North.
The next day in fix hours we came to Burgout, a little City in a Plain. AH
Chriftians that live not in the Territories of the Grand Signor, and pais that way,
once a Year pay or a Tribute of four or five Crowns: butthePw^fare
exempt, both at Burgout and over all Turkic. There refides a Bajha in this City y
and we were conftrain’d to flop there a whole day* becaufe the Caravan that
comes from Perfia arriv’d at that time, fo that they were forc’d to change their
Camels.
The third day, after five hours travel in extremity of H*at, we came to lodge
P*** a pafrry Village, * ,
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