'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.' [‎147] (188/1024)

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Chap. IV. of Monfieur T A V ER NIE R.
where they uiually tram up the Hawk, they lay meat upon the head or in the
holes of the eyes, to the end the Bird may be fure to feize thofe parts at his down-
come. Being accuftom’d to feed in this manner for fome days together, they fix the
Beall upon a Plank with four Wheels, and caufe it to be drawn with long Cords bv
certain men, that mend their pace ev’ry day, ’till at length it is drawn by a Horfe
at full fpeed, whereby the Bird is accuftom’d by degrees not to forfake her prev
After the fame manner they counterfeit all other forts of Ouarrvs to enter their
Hawks, as well wild Boars, wild Ailes, as Hares and FoxesT Some there are that
will order a Crow with the fame induftry as you would make a Hawk They have
alfo a certain Beaft which they call Once, which has a fpotted skin like a Tlaer
but which is neyerthelefs very gentle and tamethis a Horfe-man will carry behind
him and when he fees a wild Goat, he fets down the Once, which is fo nimble, that
m three leaps he will be upon the back of the wild Goat; though the wild Goat be
a very fw,ft Creature. The Once immediately ftrangles him with his (harp teeth.
But if by accident the wild Goat get from him, the Once will ftand Hill in the f am e
place abalh d and troubl d fo that an Infant may take him and kill him, without
the lean refinance made :n his qtvn defence.
The Kings ofPerfta ta te great delight in Hunting, and in that fport it is that
they love to (hew themfe ves magnificent: Infomuch that Sha-Sefi defirous to treat all
the Ambaffadors then rchts Court which at that time ware the 7art man, Murcovite
andIW M « carry d them along with him into the field,and having tak’n a great number
of Harts, hallow dear, Hinds,and wild Boars, he caus’d them all to be made ready to
be eat n the fame day s And while he was feafting, an Archited* had order toraife
a Pyramid of the heads of thofe Beads in the middle of Ifpahan, of which there are
fome remains to this day. When the Archited had rais’d it to a confiderable heieht
he came very pleafantly to the King, and told him he wanted nothing but one
head offome great Beaft to finiih the Work. The King, whether in his Wine
or to (hew the Ambafladors how abfblute he was over his Subieds, turning brisklv
toward the Arch.ted s 7bm fay'ftmll, faid he, nor do I t^L where to Let Hi
a Head more proper than tby oB>n. Thereupon the miferable Archited was forc’d
to fubmit his own Head, the King’s Command being prefemly put in execution.
CHAP. IV.
Of the manner of Building in Perfia.
N regard there is little Wood or Stone in Terfta, all the Cities, except (bme
Houles, are generally built of Earth > but of an earthen, or rather a kind of
Potter’s Clay, fo well wrought, that you may cut it like Turf, being wrought
. to a jim conhftency. The Walls are made with lays of Earth, according to
the proportion intended, and between every lay of Earth, three Foot high two
ot three rows of Bricks bak’d in the Sun. Thefe Bricks are made in a fquare Mold
hree hngers thick, and feven or eight inches broad ; and for fear they (hould cleave
i drying in me Sun, they lay over them pounded Straw to keep them from
choppmgjn the heat. They never lay the fecond lay ’till the firft be dry, nor is
of RriTk l a >j - 0 b u f ° broad as the lowermoft - Thofe Buildings which are made
nhift k d J n • h u Sare Very handforri ’ and the Wall is rais’d, the Mafon
o^with a Morter made of Potter’s Clay mingled with Straw * fo that
Thpn bein ^ c °ver’d, the Wall appears very firm and dole.
Ctw °“ n P\ aldc f s the Morfrr over again with a ILkue mixt with Mufcovy-
nnH fk ^ 1 ll* a ccrta i n Gum, to render the Lime more glutinous:
anrl n 60 ’ r j bbl tb i C ^ over a cour ft Brufb, it becomes as it were damask’d
nr fr/ Vei 5 and looks like Marble. The poor are contented with only bareSValls.
^ lome courfe- daubing that colls little. The middle of the Houfe confifts of a large
full tblrt 7 ^i u a rc *’ and in the middle of the Portico a Fountain
ater. It is all open upon one fide* and from the Portico to the Pond or
■' T 2 Fountain