'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.' [‎42] (75/1024)

4 2
The Persian Travels
Book I.
For
By the favour of this Lord and the Kan, I made good the Purchafe ^
r the People began to murmur ( knowing what a Parcel I hid J ntCl ! de(J -
- — - .. u & ot t0 §etlier)
that
and told the Kan that I would carry away all the Cloth out of the ro § et tar)
they fliould have none to fet the Poor on work. Thereupon the Kan P' f° that
and for thofe reafons told me I muft buy no more. To fend off the bl ^ r c ’
anfwer, That it was the King of Perfia\ defire to try if we could make 1 made
of his Wool in France, as they did in England^ Holland-, and that if it f C,otfl
I fhould bring French Workmen intoPerfia, and foby fettling the Trade
Country, free him from the Charge of forein Manufa&urers. This filenr^u 5 ° Wn
fo that I ftill bargain’d for more. But when I was return’d to Jfpahan the f
the Country would not keep touch with me. However, 1 wrote fo hom ?C of
Kan threatning withal to complain to the King, that he fearing the
pleafure, fore d the Natives to fetid me my Bargain to§ s dif-
c H A P. IX.
Of the (Road from Kerman to Ifpahan ; Fortune of ^
Mahomet-Ali-Beg. J 1
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’Rom Kerman to Ifpahan is no lefs than five and twenty days on Horfehrf
^ In thole places where there is any Water, the Conntry is very good bm
thole places are very rare -, for the Road is generally Sandy, and offe’nf,!
to the Eyes. 1 he Chicfcft comfort to a Traveller is, that every Evening
hemeets with anlnn, where there are Citterns, which is a great refrefhmZ !
thofe defert Countries. Themoftpartof thofe. Inns were buflt fome YeS
P ax T ° f Na ^ r ’ or Gran d Matter of the {£
Houle and Treafury, a Perfon themoft Virtuous of any that “Pcr/w can boaft § of
for many Years. He was Generous, and favour’d the Franks in all things fork
S .^^ t,1C Firft > bein § °ne day a Hunting in the Mountains far oat
of fight j^om his followers, met a young Lad playing jupon a Pipe by an Herd o(
Goats. The King asking him fome Queftions, he anfwer’d him to the purpofeto
a f 7 n to W "Tr § W r° ' WaS ' 7 ^ ^ f r priZ ’ d at bls Repartees,^made
tluhecTThTT t^ G0VCrn0 l ,r r ° f S l h,r t’ who was i uft oome up to him, notto
ftfnnc G u h u d r h ° he WaS ’ Afte ; tha ? bc Proceeded to ask him other One.
ftions; to which the young man anfwer’d fo Imartiy, that the King could not
of^fie Cn r a b d It n ur m > z wt Ther f eu P°, n the Kln g ask ’‘ ! the Kan wfmhethought
of the Goat-herfs Wit ? Who anfwer’d, that he believ’d if the Boy were taught
to Write and Read, he might do good fervice to 'his Majefty. Upon that the King
immediately causd him to be fent to School, where the young Lad being naturally
fow\u° coSv'rl? g f m r nt ’ Tp h 1 PPy Mcm0r y> § rew fo secomplilh'd, and
i h ’ m [ df C /, , evCral Emp^yments which his Majefty beftow’d upon
him, that the King advaned him to the Office of Na^ar, or Grand Matter of the
Houfe, and did him the honour to call him Mahomet-M-Bea. The King ob-
ierving his fidelity and good management of all things, fent him twice Ambaldor
to the Great Mogul ,and both tlmes was extreamly pleas’d with his Negotiation. Me.
hornet lov d Juftice,and would not (loop to be corrupted by Prefcnts: A thing which is
very rare among the .^Wf4»r. .Thisgreat Integrity of his made all the Lords
oftheGourth.sEnemies, efpeciallytheEunuchsand the Women, who havealways
e Kings Ear. But while Sha-Abas liv d, there was no perfon that durft open
his li ps againft the fo much was he in favour, and that juftly, with the
N.ng. Sha-Seft fucccedmg his Grandfather Sha-Abas, and being very young, the
Nazar s Adverfaries thought they had now a fair Game to play. Thereupon the
V\ " Eunuch?.,