'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.' [‎210] (243/1024)

The Persian Travels Book V.
about any bufinefs, unlel's he were hrlt prelenttd i and he paid no body with
out making fome advantage of it. Every body had reafon to complain -, Y e t
no perfon knew how to come at the King to make their complaints. At length
they bethought themfelves of making their application to two black Eunuchs
who had the Kings ear in the night. One was call'd Aga-Saron, who was
the Meter or Mailer of the Wardrobes and the other Aga-Kafow, or high
Treafurer. Thefe two Eunuchs feeing the King in a good humour one night
let Tall certain words concerning the Nazar, and his management of affairs and
thence Hid into a difcourfe of his injuftice, that caus’d the people to cry* ut 3 g a j n ft
him, and fpeak evil of his Government. Now,it happen’d one morning that the
King intending to go a hunting, the Grand Maifer, who had always a large hai n
attending him, coming to the Kings Tent, the Meter deny’d him entrance. About
the fame time the King came forth, and feeing the Nazar, commanded his Officers
to take off the Bonnet from the dead of that Dog that took Gifts from his
people j and that he fhould fit three days bareheaded in the heat of the Sun
and as many nights in the Air. Afterwards he caus’d him to be chain’d about
the neck and arms, and condemn’d him to perpetual imprifonment, with a Mamou-
dy a day for his maintenance v but he dy’d for grief within eight days after he was
put in prifon.
Jafer-Kan, being a generous Lord, and one that kept a magnificent train, was
Governour of AJierabat. At firft he was very mild, but at lafl he began to
exadfc fuch fums from the people, that his oppreilions were very heavy, ror
were thefe violences of his conceal’d from the Kings ear, who being one day
drinking with fome of his Lords, and feeing the Maher of his Mufick in the
Room, who was a merry, droll, and had always fome pleafant news or other
to tell the King * his Majefly was pleas’d to ask him, what the people faid of
Jafer-Kan •, adding withall, that he had made him Governour of feveral Pro*
vinces, and had never heard any complaint of him before, but that now he was
accus’d of ftrangely tyrannising ovb the people. The Mufick Matter being a
meer flatterer, and knowing t\\zt Jafer-Kan was extreamly belov’d by the King,
confidently avert’d, that the Governour was falfly accus’d, and that he had always
known him apter to give then to receive. There was at the fame time in
the Room, an Agis call’d Manoucbar-Kan, lately return’d from a Pilgrimage to
Mecca *, him the King alfo ask’d, what was his opinion of Jafer-Kan, and his
Government, being a perfon that had been long acquainted with him; to whom
the Agh, thinking to pleafe the King, return’d the fame anfwer, that the Mu-
Tick Matter had giv’n. Whereupon the King, who had been well inform’d of
the Kans behaviour, turning toward the Lords that were prefen r, what tbin^you,
faid he, of thefe two Flatterers, that abjolutely kriow the contrary to what tbeyfpeai?
And at the fame time fcommanded two of the Mufick Matters teeth to be pull’d
out of his mouth, and to be driv’n into the head of the Agit ; which had like to
have coft him his life, being a very old man. As for Jafer-Kan, he wasdifgrac’d
for a time, but being a Perfon endow’d with noble qualities, valiant, generous
and pleating in converfation, he was recall’d to Court, and knew fo well how to
make his tale good, that his Majetty gave him the Government of Sbemeloubojlan,
of which Semeran is the Capital City. Shemeloubofian fignifies a Country manur’d
to bear fr uit. Nor is there any Province in Perfia that lo abounds in Pattures and
Cattles, that daily fall to ruine.
Jafer-Kan being reftor’d to favour, the King fent for feveral Lords of the
Court to come and drink with them. Re alfo commanded five French Artifi
cers which he had in his fervice to wait upon him, a Goldfmith mnfd Sain,
two Watchmakers Lagis and Varin, and two Musket-makers Marais and Ber
nard. After they had heated themfelves a little with Wine, the King drew a
Ruby out from off his finger, which I fold him for a hundred Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , and a Dia-
mond Jewel worth thirteen or fourteen hundred Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , which he gave to
jafer-Kan, with whom he was whifpering at the fame time. Now though the
Nazar were at a diftance, yet without doubt fomewhat of the difcourfe was
heard *, infomuch that the Wine emboldning him, he told the King aloud, that
“ he would let him have but four thoufand Horfe, he would cut all that Rab
ble to pieces. The King bid him hold his tongue and go to fleep ; tettifying
^ ; his