'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.' [‎251] (284/1024)

Chap. XXII. of Monfieur T a v e r n i e r,
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A continuation of the Road from Ifpahan to Ormus,/n 3 OTSchi-
ras to Bander-Aballi.
T HE fixth of March, by fight of the Clock in the morning, I departed from
Scbiras \ and after fix hours travel through the plain that continues fertil for
a league together beyond the City, I came to an Inn call’d Badaadgi. The water is
bad, being as it were luke-warm. Here cold weather begins to ceafe. The next
day l fet out by break of day, and came to a large and well-built Inn, only it ftood
remote from any Town. It is call’d Mouzafferf and is the only place in Perfia
where 1 met with black S&ligots y or Water-nuts, as big and as good as ours in
Vattphine, The Countrey breeds nothing but Goats and Sheep : and about two
leagues olf runs a River along by the Mountain to the Well.
The i8tb I departed by day-break, and travell’d eleven hours through a ftone-
Countrey, cover’d with bitter Almond and Turpentine-Trees. I lodg’d in a fair
Inn, call’d Paira, near to a River that comes from the Well,and makes the Coun
trey fertil. There is Tome Wood in the Valleys, and Tome Villages appear on the
other fide of the River toward the South.
The 19th I fet out by four of the Clock in the morning, and travelTd along a
Valley, wherein were^many Villages receiving the benefit of the River laft men
tion’d. About eight in the morning I ftopt a t an Inn built in an Ottogonal form, a
good league from the River, with feveral Villages between. The name of the
Inn is Kaffer. . v
The 20th I fet out two hours after midnight, and travell’d till ten in the morn
ing through a dry Valley. By the way I met feveral Shepherds and Herdfmen,
who were forfaking the hot Countreys, and driving toward Scbiras for cooL
nefs.
They that travel upon their own Horfes, and would fee one of the richeft parts
of Per/ij, and fome Antiquities, fetting out from Kaffer, inftead of following the
CmwtfH-road, take the right-hand way by the fide of the River, that runs a league
and a half from the fame Inn. When you have paft the River, the way is very
freight, and lies for two leagues together through a deep Rock, the Mountain up
on the right, and the River upon the left, where there is not room in fome places
for two Horfes to ride a-breft. All along this way, toward the top of the Moun
tain, are little paths that lead to Caverns, fome of which are fo large, that they
will contain two or three thoufand men. Having paft this way, you come into a
Plain call’d Vadivan, four or five leagues in circuit j the greateft part of which
is planted with Orange-trees, Citrons, and Granafs. Some of thefe Orange-trees
two men can hardly fathom, being as high as our Walnut-trees j and this is one of
tbe moft delicious fituations in all Perfia. I have travell’d through it feveral
times, and fometimes only to divertife my felf. The reft of the Plain is fow’d
with Rice and Wheat. You fet up your Tents under thefe Trees, and then the
Countrey people bring Provifion of feveral forts, efpecially Partridges, Hares, and
wild Goats. The River that croftes the Plain is full of Carps, Barbels, Pikes, and
Crey-Filh. 1 remember one time a Countrey-man earn’d me down to the watef,
and before my face took up a Filh with his hand. He Was fo nimble at it, that
having caught one which he did not think big enough, he threw it back again, and
took up another. Now in regard that Travellers generally ftay about ted or
twelve days in that place, the Tumblers that live there-abouts, fail not to come
W give you a Vifit, to (hew ye fome of their tricks, and to taft your Schirat
me. 1 he Englifh and Hollanders ufually fpend the end of the Summer in this
am, lor the benefit of the River, and the Trees *. which become fo large and
air, by means of the River, which theGountrey-men bring in by Canals, and (hut
tup in Ponds, among the Trees, to water their Grounds*, which is all the good
t is River does in Perfia : for all the reft of its courfe is through cragged Rocks,
and fait Marlhes. 5
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