'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.' [‎116] (155/1024)

The Persian Travels
Book III-
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The Bales are not open’d here, but the Merchant pays three and a half, or f 0ur
This is one of the four Ports to the Weft. upon the Black Sea, and the beftof |
all. : - . , ...
The three others toward the South upon the Coaft are Kavama, Balgi^ and
^arndii At Mangalia they demand but half a Piajhr for every Bale. Cioffing
from thence to Trehifond you have five days Journey to Erzerom,
Now to the Road of Mufcovy \ which having been exactly ddcnbd hy Ok.
rins, going into Perfia, I will defcribe it returning out oP Per ft a.
Having led the Reader to Sbamaqui, l will return home from thence.
From to days # 7
Verbm, which the Turks call Vemir-Capi, is the laft City within the Jmif. s
"di&idtt of the Perfians *, by which there runs a River which is call’d Shamour\a.
EtOmDerbent to Tetarc^ days ^ 8
By this Town runs a River which is call’d Bocan.
From Tetarck^to Aflracan they hire fmall Barks with a dozen Oars. All along j
the (hoar the Oiiers grow fo very thick, that they afford (belter for the ;
Barks in fowl weather. If the Wind ferve they will put up a little Sail and beat
^(iracan in four or five hours» but if they only Row, they cannot be therein
^ When you Embark upon the Caftian Sea, where you only creep along by the
(bore, you muft provide your (elf with Water for the three nrft days, in regard
•t^e Water is bitter and ill tafted all along the Coaft all that while s but for the rdl
of the Voyage it is very good. If you carry heavy Goods, you may hire large Boats
to Tave"Charges. i
When you come to Aftracan you unlade your Goods > at what time the Officer
comes, and fealing up every Bale, caufes them to be Pent to the Merchants Lodg
ing. Three days aftet; the Cuftomer comes to op^n the Bales, and takes five j>tr
Cent, . If the Merchant happ’n to want money, and takes it up at Aftracan, to pay
again at Mq/corr, he pays fometimes thirty per Cent, according to the Rate ot Gold
If a Merchant have any Diamonds, or any other Jewels, and let it be known, he
pays five per Cent. But if a Merchant have any Jewels, or any other Rarities, and
tells the Governour that he intends to cany them to the Grand Duke i the Gover-
nour fends a Convoy with him either by Land or Water, that cofts him nothing:
and moreover fends a Courrier before to the Court, to give Notice of his c ^ n 8*
There is very good Wine at Aftracan *, but better at Sbamaqui, where I acyfiie the
Traveller to provide himfelf. , . t i
From Afiracan to Mofcow, you take Shipping in great Barques, that make ule
both of Oars and Sails, rowing againft the Tide, and weigh whatever you put
Aboard, to a very Coverlet. Generally you pay for every pound fourteen Cap,
and three Abajfis and a half, and zn.AbaJJi makes eighteen Sous and three Pc-
niers .. c .
In Mufcovy, they reckon the way neither by Leagues nor Miles, but by ohagi-
rpns r five of which make an Italian Mile.
From Courmija to Sariza, (ha.
From Sariza, to Sarataf, (ha.
From Sarataf to Samar at, (ha.
From Samar at to Semirisk&h (ha.
From Semirvihpt to Coulombe,jha.
From Coulombe to Cafan, Jha.
This is a great City with a flout Fortrefs
From Cafan to Sabouk^jha^Jha.
FsomSabouk^jba to Godamijan,(ha.
From Godamijan to Nigmna,Jha.
Niguina is a large and well Fortifi’d Caftle
From Niguina to Wlmron, ft a*
per Cent.
From Megtn to Mangalia, days