'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.' [‎222] (255/1024)

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The Persian Travels
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Ceremony of Salutation us’d by the King. He was a very’homely
2^ flat tawny countenance :,fo that his behaviour and his prefence offendL "
King, in a chafe he commanded that black rafcal to be cafliierd out ofhicf? •
Immediately they took away his Horfe and his Arms, and' were going ab
have drubb’d him, but that the General of the Cavalry made them a fig n f U Y°
him. alone. Immediately the General gave the King to underhand that he Ct
one of the beft Souldiers in the Army : as he had fignally made it appear at T
Sieges of Erivan and Candabar. Upon that the King caus’d his Horfe and A ^
to be reftor’d him again, and commanded him to ride by him as the reft oYT
Souldiers had done. When he came againft the Butt, inftead of obeying the Ki ^
command, he turn’d his Horfe to the right and left, without faying a word tf
General fearing he would offend the King again, bid him (hoot.
at ? Sir fa id he. Againfi the place where all the reft have Jhot^ anfwer’d the Ge ^
rah Then the Souldier (baking his head and fmiling, ’Tiz not my way., faid h e Y"
fiend my Arrows againfr a wah for Ifyiow how to maty ufe ofem better againitb
My or head of the Enemies of my King. 1 would then jhoot thrice before anotkr
could (hoot once. At the fame time he draws out two Arrows out of his Quive
ope of which he held in his mouth, and put the other to his bow: and tbm fa
ting fpurs tp his Horfe he out-rid the Butt for the nonce, to (hoot backward
which he did, and hit the very middle of the white, thenturninghis horfesheai
and pafling the Butt as before, he (hot the fecond Arrow into the fame hole
whence they had pull d the firfl: Arrow. Then the General approaching near the 5
King, told him that by what he had heard and feen, he might well believe that
Horfeman to be as brave a Souldier as any in the Army ; which his Majeftv con
lefs d, and from three Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. advanc’d his pay to 15 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. .
The Mir- Shikar* Bajhi^ or the Grand Mafler of the Hunt, who is alfo etnplov’d
as Grand Falconer. He has under him a thoufand Officers, and a great number of
Birds of prey, and manag’d Hawks.
The Seguan Bafhi receives the orcjers of the Grand Matter of the Hunt. He has
charge of the Doggs; Lyons, Leopards, and other Beafis for Chace.
The Kindar Bajhi ,who has charge of the Kings Saddles.
The Zrnkan-cmm is the chief of the Querries, that hold the Kines flinuo
when he gets a Horfeback. ** ”
The Kekge-Courljhifi carrys the Kings fword.
The Oriaje-Courlfhifi carrys his Bow and Arrows.
TheVakanviez is as it were the chief Secretary of State ; an employment nevfr
confer, d but upon* Favourite. He alfo reads all Petitions and Papers that ate re-
preiented to the King.
an the Money which is in the Kings Cof-
ters, whom we call the High Treafurer. 6
ficeT'mShmf"^' * Gland Mate of the HouftoM.whohas fevetal Of-
The Mebmender-Bajhi is the Matter of the Ceremonies.
is Kings chief Phylitian, by whofe allowance all thcPhylitt-
ans ot the Kingdom are licens d.
The Mmedgin-Bajbi is the chief of the Aflrologers.
he beenc is the chief Jutticiar, as well in Civil as in Criminal caufes,and
his Court either or in the Kings Houfe, where his Mayfly
mat AutL P f/ ' n h r? f ■ Whe ? He P ,' eafeS - Before him « ^ing and Officer of
out nrnrefi ^ a f he „ Cr ' mln J als In the Kingdom make their appeal,and he makes
out procefs againft theK^x and other Grandees of Pcrfe.
lawfiiftfr^ ls i " uch ! ike the Lieutenant Criminal in France, from whom it is
te and M PP ,b V He has ^ u P on Robberies, Bat.e-
ca?ch atv dthllf&/" d r* H P r er t0 fup F refs Houf «of Debauchery. If he
them • ani m ^ d P erfo , ns > he r has Power to give them the Battinado, or to fine
f es ^ * 0 commonI y he fpares corporal chaftifement to puniffi their pur-
The rf a t B ti h - h V h c fprt:ads ,he ^before the King.
which u ‘ S he r tha ^ has char S e 'he Wine : chiefly the Schira, wine,
P r tcularly kept for the King, whp feldom drinks any other. Nor can
. . ■ ' any