'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.' [‎181] (224/1024)

Chap. XVII. of Monfieur Tavernier* igi
large Cufhion, having no more than twelve EunuchsTor his Guard j Tome with Bows
and Arrows, and fome with Mufquets. By that time I had advanc’d two or three
paces in the Hall, the Nazar order’d me to fall upon my knees, and touch the
Ground with my forehead *, then taking me by the hand, he led me within two or
three paces of the place where the King was fitting, where I was order’d to make
the fame obeifance as before *, after that he caus’d me to retire feven or eight paces,
and there to hand. And then it was that His Majefty was pleas’d to tell me, that he had
contriv’d the Models of feveral pieces, which he would have made in Frances and
ask’d me whether I would carry them along with me, or whether I would prefently
fend them into France to be made up while I difpatch’d my bufinefs in the Indies?
I told His Majefty, that fo foon as he would be pleas’d to deliver them to me, I
would fend them for France. After this and fome other difeourfe I made my obei-
fance, and retir’d toward the door of the Hall. Having thus done my duty to the
King, I went and kifs’d the Nazars hand s and then taking Horfe at the Palace-*
Gate, with the reft of the Franks that accompany’d me, we rode home with the
Trumpets and Drums of the Country belbre us. When we came to Zulpba with
our Torches before us, for it was three hours after Sun-fet, the Men and old
Women came out of their Houfes to fee us pafs along, and feverall prefented us
with Fruits, Sweet-meats* and Wine, obliging us to drink almoii at every Houle
’till we got home. ^
C H A P. XVII.
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How the King was pleas'd to divertife himfelfin the Author s Com-
pwy.
A Bout two days after betimes in the Morning ! was fent for to the Court in
that haft, that I had fcarce time to make me ready. When l came to
Court, I found the Father Rapbel, and two Hollanders whom
the Nazar had began to caft a particular eye of favour all together. After
we had ftay’d a while, the Nazar brought us to the Room where the King was,
fitting upon a low Pallet, with two Mattreffes cover’d with a rich Carpet. He
lean’d his back againft a large Cuftuon four foot long, having before him eight or
ten Plates of Fruits and Sweet-meats. Before him alio flood two Bottles, with long
round necks of Venice Cryftal Hop’d with Pitch, full of Schim Wine, with a
Cup of pure Gold upon one fide a kind of a very fmall Fat and with a handle, within
three or four Fingers full of the fame Wine, with a Gold Ladle that held a good
Chopine of Pam. The Bottles were for the King’s drinking * that in the Fat for thole
that the King did the Honour to drink with him. After we came in and had made
our feveral obeyfancesj faid the King to Father Raphael^ Raphael, hia, bia> that
is, come hither, come hither, who thereupon rifing, and falling upon his knees when
he came near the King -, Raphael, continu’d the King, if thou wilt drinks Wine, (fay
here, if hot, he gone. The Fryar unaccuftom’d to drink Wine, reply’d that fince
His Majefty did him fo great an Honour, he was willing to drink a little. ’2ix very
well, anfwe r’d the King fmiling, go then and tahg thy feat. Thereupon the King
commanded one of the Dutchmen to fill Tome Wine, which He did, but with a
trembling hand Heav’n, knows, as never having been at fuch a Feftival before.
And I obferv’d that having laid his Hat upon the Carpet, the King commanded
him to put it on, it being a very ignominious thing in Perfia to be bare-headed.
Thus the great Ladle went about very fmartly, confidering it was but early in the
Forenoon: But at length the King bethinking himfelfthat the Franks v^ere notufed
to drink without eating, gave fuch order, that immediately they fpread before us
a Sofra of Cloth of Gold inftad of a Table-Cloth > and over that a Leather Covering
of the fame length and breadth, and over that a fort of Bread as long as the Sofra 9
for had the Sofra been ten Ells long, the Bread muft have been as long. This Bread
is no thicker then a piece of Paper, and folds like a Napkin. It is made with a
Rolling-