'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.' [‎21] (340/1024)

Book I.
Travels in India.
bring him hack fome rarities which I had promis’d him, as he made me be
lieve he did. All the while I talk’d, he laugh’d, and afterwards fent for the
Horfe which his Father in his life time us’d to ride upon. It was a tall Per-
fm Horfe, that had formerly coll five thoufand Crowns, but was then twenty
eight years old. They brought him bridl’d and faddi’d, and the Prince would
needs have me get up in his prefence. He had one of the moil fiately walks
that ever I knew in a Horfe : and when I alighted, well, faid he, art thou fa-
tisfied ? I dare fay, that Horfe will never give thee a fall. I thank’d him,
and at the fame time took my leave of him ^ and the next day, before my
departure, he fent me a great Basket of Apples. It was one of the fix that Cha-
jeban had fent him, as they came from the Kingdom of Kaehemir - 7 there was
in the Basket alfo a great Perfian Melon .* All this might be worth a hundred
Roupics, which I prefented to the Holland Commanders Wife. As for the
Horfe I rode him to Golconda, where I fold him for five hundred Roupies
as old as he was, being a good lulty Beall.
To return to our difeourfe of Money , I will add this to what I have
faid already , that you mull never carry Loms s, of Gold to the Indies 7 nor
tyanty nor Italian Pillols, nor any other fort of Money coin’d within thefe
few years } for there is great lofs by it * for the Indians refine all, and count
only upon the refinings. Laltly , every one Itrives to Real the cuRom of their
Gold j and when the Merchant, has got the knack of concealing it, he may
gain five or fix of our Sous in every Ducat.
I come now to'the forts of Silver Money; which you muR diRinguilh in
to money of the Country, and Forreign Money; And firR of the Forrekn
Coins.
The Forreign Silver Coins which are carried into the Indies, are the Rix-
dollars of Germany ,the ReaR of Sfam. The firR are brought by the Merchants
that come from Poland, from the Lefler Tartary, and the Borders of Mufco-
w. The others by thofe that come from Confiantmople, Smyrna, and
and the greateR part by the Armenians, who fell their Silk into Europe. All
thefe merchants endeavour to convey their Silver through Perfia without be
ing difeovered; for if the Cuftomers find it out, they will be forced to carry
their Silver to the Mint-MaRers to be coined into A&affis, which is the Rings
Coin; thefe Abafts being carried into India, are again coined into Rou
pies, whereby the Merchant lofes ten and a quarter per Cent, as well bv reafon of
the coinage, as by paying the Kings duties in Perfia.
To let youunderRand in a few*words, how they came to lofe this ten and
a quarter per Cent. from Perfia to the Indies, and fometimes more, according
to the nature of the Reals, which they ufually carry into Perfia ; you muR
call to mind, what I have already faid concerning the Money and Exchanges
of Perfia, in the firR Volume. I oblerv’d, that a Real in Perfia goes for 2 3
which make three Abafts, and a quarter ; and that fometimes , when'
Silver is feavee, they will give a Chaez. and a half for one. That the Abaft
is worth four Chaez, and the Toman 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. fifty Abafts, or two hundred Chaez. if
you carry fix Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. and a half to the Indies, you have for every Toman 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. twenty
nine Romes and a half; and confequently for fix Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. and a half, a hundred
and ninety-one Roupks and a quarter. If you carry to the Indies Reals of Sevile,
a hundred you fhall have from 213 to 215 Roapies. If you carry Mexk
car ! lor a hundred you lhall have no more than 212. So that when for
a hundred Reals you have but two hundred and twelve Roupies, you gain ten
eleve^p ^ liartcr ’ an ^w^red Reals; but by the Sevillim Reals you profit
are ^ ir . ee or f° ur f° rt:s °l Spanijh Reals, and they give for a hundred
rCordmg to their goodnefs, from 218 to 21 4 and 215 Roapks. The beR of all
died ..p m/ f ° r the > T are tul1 they will give for a hun-
pkntiful 3 ’ an< ^ ^ omet i mes 21 5 ? according as Silver is either fcarce or
m of Spain ought to weigh three Drams, feven Grains and a half
the iari . Uvo Tmpks. But the Silver of the Ronpks is much better. For
ls m weight eleven Deneers and fourteen Grains; but the Sevil
Real,