'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.' [‎48] (81/1024)

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Th Persian Trav Book I.
deep Snows, wherein you (hall find them almoft buried the next mor-
* When the Caravan comes near the place where it intends to ftop, every Mer-
rhant rides betore to take up a convenient place for himielt and his Goods, f or
which he covets a rifing Ground, that if it (hould happen to rain, the Water may
Tun from the Bales. They alfo in that cafe lay Stones under the Bales, and a Cloth
over them- and the Servants make a Ditch about the Tent for the Water to run
into But"if it be fair weather, there is no care tak n to let up tne Tent: or
if it be his folded up after Suppers to the end the Owners may have the more
jibertv to look about them, and may.be in a better condition to look after the
Thieves But if there be any likelihood of foul weather, the Tent is let ftand
till the firft Cry of the Shaonx. The Horfes are ty’d befoie the Tent with Cords
faften’d to a Nail, and their hinder Legs are ty’d with other Cords, to the end they
mav not ftir out of their places. If it be not fcafonable for them to eat Grals, you
muft buy Barley, and Straw of the Country-men that come to ferve the.CVrtz/^,
their being no Oats neither in Turk* npr Ferfia. ^ ' ■
In drelting your Victuals, you muft follow the cuftom of the Country, which is,
to make a Hole in the Ground, and then kindling a Fire in it, to let the Pot
V But the greateft inconvenience which Trevellers fuffer with the Caravans i s
this, that when they com^Vaters, which are only Wells, or Cifterns, or Springs,
where only two or three lade up Water at a time. For after; the Caravan is
lodg'd, the Merchants (hall be forc'd to ftay for Water two or three hours together ^
for they that belong to the Beafts of Carriage, will not luffer any perlon to take
any Water, till the Camels, Horfes, Afies, and Mules are all ferv’d. Nons there
any contending with thefe Camel-drivers and Muletere, for as they are a rude fort
of people, a Man runs the hazard of his Life by conteftmg alone: of which one
Example may fuffice for all.
Setting out one day from Bander-Abaffi, for Ifpaban, with a Mcrchant of Babyhn,
as we came to the Inn where we lay the firft night, which was call’d Gaetchy the
Merchant commanded one of his Slaves who was a Oaf tr of Mozambique , to fetch
him fome frelh Water at the Ciftern, to drink: The Cafer went thither and
return’d without any Water, telling his Mafter, that the Camel-drivers and M*
leters threaten’d to beat him, and would not let him come near the Cittern. The
Merchant either ill advis’d, or not knowing the cuftom, bid him hack, and
kick thofe that refus’d him. Whereupon the Cafer returning, and finding the
fame refiftance as before, began to give ill language to the Camel-drivers, fo that
one of them happen'd to ftrike him. Upon that tht Cafer drawing his Sword,
ran him into the Belly, fo that he fell down dead : Thereupon the whole Rabble
fell upon him, bound him, and carry’d him back to Bander-Abaft for the Governour
to put him to death. The Mafter of the Cafer, accompany’d by feveral Merchants,
went to the Governour and reprefented to him the infolence of thofe people, and
how thebufmefs had happen’d. Upon which the Governour took the poor fellow outo!
■ their hands, and caus’d him to be kept Cafe-, after that, he caus’d ten ot a dozen
of thofe Muleters to be feiz’d, and orderd'd them to be foundly baftmado d, fo
hindrins a Merchant’s Servant from fetching Water for his Mafter. He alfo put
others in Prifon: who had not been releas’d fo foon, but at the reqneft of the e
Merchants whofe Goods they carry’d, and who flood in need of their iervice.
The GovernourTpun out the bufinefs, on purpofe that the reft might be gone: M
as foon as they were all departed except the two Brothers of the party (lain, he to
them, he could not do them Juftice, becaufe their Brother belong d to
that all that he could do, was to fend the Criminal thither. The Mafter o. the G/
being rich, and loving the Slave, made haft to Schiras, to tell his Story r
Km. And I remember, two days joi%y yon this fide Schtrat in tne g
way abundance of poor people, the kindred of the party flam, who were tot $
for the Cafer, to carry him before the Km, and to demand Juftice. iwo »
three Leagues alfo from Sc W I met the Father and Mother, together with «
Wife and Children of the deceas’d, who feeing me pafs along, fel ■<tmy fe t
recounted to me their Grievances. I told them by my Kalmachi, that
and fureft wav was to take a piece of Money of theC afers Mafter, anc o ,