'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.' [‎209] (242/1024)

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caufe that the Brother of the deceas'd, who was to be the Executioner, not only
mifs’d his firft blow, but wounded himfelf in the Leg, while his Skain being horn
off by one of the Tides of the triangular Inhrument, by the force of the blow light
ed upon himfelf. Whereupon the people making a'great (hout hinder'd farther
execution for that time. The King being advertis’d thereof, remanded him to
prifon, and after a few days fent for him a third time into his prefence i but
though the King offer’d him a thoufand Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , and that the Lords urg’d him
to turn though it were but for a while, and in outward appearance *, yet neither
threats nor protnifes could move the Zuriclyan, who was thereupon executed at
the end of Oftober-,
Ail the Frank/ willingly contributed to raife him a Tomb s which was cover’d
with a fmali Vmmo, fupported with four Pillars, tenor twelve foot high. The
Armenians have made him a Saint * fo that when they are hek of a beaver* they
corae and make their devotions at this Tomb i and every time they come they
carry away a piece of a Stone* fo that the Tomb wants repairing every
year.
The Atbemadoukt, to the end the King might be the lefs fenfible of the want *
ofhim, had told the King, that his Majeffy would find no great mifs of hina, in
regard he had a Servant who was almoft as good as himfelf. But fome few days
after, the Kings Watch that he always carry’d about him, being out of order,
and Ralphs Apprentice not being able to remedy the fault * the King for madnefs
that he had been the Watchmakers death, threw the Watch at the Athemadoulets
head. Xfore, cry’d he. Dog as thou art, by thy advice I put Ralph to deaths the mo{i
skilful man of his Frofejfion that ever will come into my Kingdom. Thou deferveji for thy
mnfeU to have thy belly ript up. But Ifwear by my Throne, that from this time forward
Twill never’ put a Chriftian to death for his Religion. And I queftion whether any of
you would have had the fame courage to have df d for the Law of Haly. And indeed
they have been very cautious ever fince * nor has any of the Franks been put to
deaths though they have flown out before the King’in words and adions rafk
enough.
chap. v.
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Of fome particulars under the Reign o/Sha-Abbas the fecond.
lettfi OHa-Abbas the fecond, Son of 5 '^- 5 'eJ?, was no kfs cruel then his Father *, and
0 would be no lefs pundualty obey’d.
ah He had two Sifters, which he marri’d to two of the richeft Lords of his King-
mull f dom, though of a very mean extradion. Some time after, the King under- -
iff! handing that they were both with-Ghild, order’d Phyfick to be given them to de-
ilJofl ftroy the fruit of their Wombs. About three months after, he was told that they
pfi< were big again * then he fuffet’d ’em to be brought to bed * but commanded
il/b that they ftiould not give the Children any nouriftiment, but let ’em ftarve to
Ill's | death. . ‘ '
In. J The fame Sha-Abbas caus’d the tongue of one that fill’d him Tobacco to be
r\l | cut out for a word fpok’n idly. For the King calling for Tobacco, one of the
be ;j Pages ran haftily for it to him that had it in charge, and bid him difpatch *
if' I who anfwef d him briskly, Gehenneme fabreijle, that is, to Hell, have a little pa-
fie I. titm. The King being inform’d of it, commanded his tongue to be cut out.
ie | The poor man defir’d him that was the Executioner, to cut it as deep as he could
I k his throat, and to leave it very fhort *, by which means he fpoke fome words
b I muffling, ' '
The people cry’d out againft the Nazar, who being a perfon of low ex-
f J tra&ion, and advanc’d to that high dignity in a (hort time, grew fo proud that
; | he contemn’d all the Lords of the Court. There was no dealing with him