'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.' [‎162] (203/1024)

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7k Persian Travels Book 1Y,
; — , T" , Unrip, man entred the Viazzi, atm d with a Bow, a
As he was about his duty, M£ , n t h at cany’d every one a Pike uptight in
Quiver,and a Scimitar, follow d V d h t0 p Thofe were the Heads of cer.
thii, hands, with every Enemies of the Perjiaw, which
tain Vsbeckchtrtars-, t e r '^8 , of their conquer’d Foes.The King caus’dfive
thofe men had cut offfrom th carty’d the Heads, and ten Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. to theit
Tomansz piece to be giv n to the ^ . hich we , e fled from theBotders
Leader. After them enter d three hundred ^^ ^ ^ ^ feM (0 tk ^
of Tarly'.from whence the Coun J P P they waew0 nt to be fent to their Winter-
ot Candy. They complain d, that w jje kept them to the fame hard fetvice
Quarters about the middle of 0 o , t0 V ance into the middle of the
in Winter as in Summer. A ,' 1 . the ^ f t0 hi m three times, and then humbly
Viazz,*, where they made then ti d 0 m,with their Wives,theiiChildien,
befought him that they might dwe g dillributed among them, and that
and their Cattel. The King order d Money to be <n^ ^ ^ ^ ^
they (hould have Lands affign d ‘^ e "' in „ t he Thill of a W agon carry’d before him ;
panics to advance, every Company h § nr i out Foot high, the Wood of the Thill
upon every of which Thills wasa ld ^ B ier cover’d withSattin.VVhtn
being painted with zGrotefio ofGold a , j ^ brf t i c hly harnefs’di
the fall Company had order to ™'^tfaeeHortesjv^ ^ in vi£wc[
when they were come about a hun ,, . „ a ll op and then all the Company
the King, they that led the Hor es c us J every one flung up hb
fell a runningand dancing ab * t ^‘* h ut their fingers in their mouths, to whiffle
fhort Caffock, his Girdle, and Bon ’ P ., | y fTmt-ftoresin their hands,
as loud as they could. While th ^ d »«, Hocm Huffm, ’.ill
ran knocking their Stones f 0 S etbe ’. J ® wr , vt h their Bodies,and to make all die
, they foam at the mouth agaimnotom § Compares fucceeding one another
feurvy Faces as before defcr.b d. J^'Tcowvznks more with a little Bh,
in the fame Formalities, by and by ca P d They that acconi.
upon their Thills, and in each B>« a httk ChiW that lay as, ^ , , prd - £Dld
r« K*ti*Zzt£±$L c “ “
Ceremony fall a weeping, who thereby be notw ithftanding all the care and
When all the people were comedo went to Sharps?accounting it.
good order that was tak n, th r( zC pr[ re * and farther believingytbat if any
great honour to fight fmartlym ^ indeed every one gives font-
one be kill’d upon that cccafion he (hall be gmKd.^ Q_ uaMd gtow hot, and
thing toward his Interrment. The Grat d J g ?d ^ Com b a t, by drawms
fearing mote mifehief, fent for fiv « ® e P T a " g lephants march’d one before another,
the Eves of the Spe&ators upon them. I he Elep Not that ^
3k» 4 r.iJJSSa 5S faV
King of Perfu makes any ufe of the ^ ll ? r ^ Elephants were cover'd wirii
as the Indian Princes prefent him w.thrd. Ttofe five p And upon 11
Houfes of Cloth of Gold with Men, the one upon the neck,
firft, which was the higheft and the biggeft, fate two , ^ King’s A>n>s
who guides the Elephant ^ the other upon P ? ^ ^j an a .piece,
in a Standard fix’d to a half-Pike. Upon theother the King to,
who were the Governours. When they came b P ,. b was i n the miWj
faey were all rank’d five a-brefi,»t what time the btggeft, wfach w ?
firetch’d out his two fore-tegs forward;, and b ! s t he giephant makesto
his belly almoft touch’d the ground i after wblcl ? ^ a b " irT ? unks upon ttog'f]
obeyfance. Theother four did the fame. ' t ^ es 6 m0 rc they were made to ^
and raifing them again over their heads t , Houfes were turn d up,
with their heads where their tayls flood s and tb ^ wlKther welllook
the end the King might fee m what condU °" “^Lain r,£
after or no t which being done, they were led away agam. f£ p
Upon one fide of the Room where the King flood, a Utt ^ ^dle of >
coverM withTap’ftty, fame five Foot lower than the King • 1 h fatea M>
Scaffold flood a great Elbow- Chair cover’d with black Velvet,