'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.' [‎214] (247/1024)

The Persian Travels
Book V.
Neither did this fright 5 n others from bearing up againft the Power of Mahoi
Beg, though every one had not the fame fuccefs. For ill it far’d with the 0 ?^
vernour of Scbiras, who was call’d Mirza Haddi. He was a perfon of great w H
and knowledge, and oneday in Council took upon him to XtWMabcmedBw that k
was not of his opinion, and withall to lay before him his defers, and ill condufr R 2
the Prime Minifier fo deeply lay’d to heart the boldnefs of Mirza Haddi, that h
refolv’d to revenge hiibfelf by all means imaginable. He fuborn’d falfe witneff
and other perfons to make xomplaints before him of the Governour of Sch' ^
There was a neceffity for the party accus’d to appear before Mahomet
Judge, but the Governor trufling to his Innocence, nere minded the rage ofhid
verfary, not believing he could receive any injury from him- In the mean f
Mahomet Beg inform’d the King what he pleas’d himfelf, and overpow nne ly 16
by his authority, confifcated all Mirza Haddi s Eftate, and fent him to prif 0 T
the Houfe of the Nazar, who was call’d Ifmael Beg, When he came there th ^
hung him upon Tenter-hooks by the feet againft the wall, and drub’d him folon^
that he was forc’d to be earn’d into another Room upon a Slaves back. His Lie^
tenant and an Eunuch,thathad bin his Treafurer, were ferv’d in the fame fawce ^
all three put into a high Chamber that ferv’d inftead of a prifon. His Vizier* 1
Lieutenant was releas’d in a fhort while, but Mirza Haddi and his Eunuch were ft.II
kept clofe. ' 11111
Nor is the manner of his revenging himfelf upon Mir-Katfem-Beg, the Derco
or Provoft o[IJpaban lefs remarkable. While Mahomet Beg was only M/ier-B-
Jhi, there wasfome gold Plate ftoll’n out of the Kings Kitchin. Thereupon the”
Veroga fent his Officers to feize upon all the Goldfmiths in Ifpahan, that knew
nothing of the matter, as being utterly innocent of the Robbery. In the mean
time he put them all in prifon, and loekt them clofe up, intimating to them that
he was refolv’d not to releafe them without a good fum of money. The poor
Goldfmhhs thus ill us’d, apply’d themfelvesto who fent his Of
fers to intreat the Veroga fo confiderthat the Gold-fmiths were innocent of the
Robbery, and that being in feme manner under the Jurifdi&ion 0 f the Mayer-Balhi
as being Artificers in Gpld.and Silver, he ought not to refufe to difeharge them at
his requeft. But the Veroga not feeing the money come, bid the Offices ofMa-
homet Beg tell their Mafter that he knew what belong’d to his employment and
jj j , . Let t ^ e Taylors Son meddle with his own bufinefs b teU him withal!
fV e l he ’ ,h «t ifhe pleejhl will jhew him drivers. For a little before
the Dercga had by his Spies furpnz d her toyirg in a Garden with two you,12
Lords, from whom he fqueez d a confiderable fum of money. Mahomet Bn not
rr e U lr^ 8h t :tn t0 pr u fCCUte his , rev , e J n 8 c > « fl«P, but when he can,e to
the height of preferment, he remember d the Deroga, and bethought himfelt
which way to ruin him. Nor was it long ere an opportunity offer’d if felt. For
there being a report that the Enemy appear’d about Candahar, a Frontier Town
of Perfia upon the Mogulls Territories, the Athemadoukt advis’d the King to
WsaX’d r;t r °‘ S r ld ‘ eiS nt Ut ^ as b -8 Iu «y nimble^el-
accidcnts The K ab T’- and t0 fCnd to be ready againft all
to ok no tin , T," S . haVlng 3n entl,e eonfidencc in the Athemadoulet, order’d him
dpaftaknowll 'fT'l thc ™ m&CWCn '° ( the Lcvi « 'o fuch perfons as
venr told the K d f.hl^ P Untry V T , hen Mahemet ft “dying his re-
Mricfrr t , 6 t, r£ 7 S 110 P 61 ^ 011 fttter for the employment than the
Ws CoSffi^ 10h u S C l U 5 and COVe,ous h ™or, foon abus’d
1 on, the thing which he, who had procur’d it chipflv ew
whtms the King in tended that none IhootJ be eraedl’dWthofe that wete wil-
tbnS w"* tS-lof
When Mahomet Reff h .1 ' f 0nS g3Ve t lC h' 5 own demands to fpare them.
te ’d un t e rn % , h d 8< J T.^ h “gainftthc Veroga, he underhand
that itwascomrarv mSeKi “™ • ,r c ° mpIaint ’§ ivin g^ undefftan'd
th feCornSn w s n K TaTr have them Rented in that mannet;
Villages eaZ eSur^d Te'Vrh • hat W ° U,d S° ofth «' own accord.The
v’d and preferred the^ ’u 6,1 , t Po tlcs t0 Ifiaban, whom he kindly recei-
ond Mahomet Bar havl our tote King. His Majefly having heard them,
rnabome, Bog having feconekd them complaint, the King order’d that they
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