'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.' [‎25] (344/1024)

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Book 1.
Travels in India.
glad of that, becaufe it was a place through which I was to pals in my vyay to
Golcanda } betides that, it woiild Ipare me the carriage and the hazards of mv
Money. The next day I had my Bill of Exchange, and-took leave of,the Prince
who was nothing difpleafed, but told me,that if I returned'to the Mies I ihould
not fail to come and fee him, which I did in my lixth and laft Voyage. ’When I
came to SnTott^ he was at ^c^^/^,where I fold himall the reft of my Goods that
I could not put off either to the King of Perfia, or great Mogul.
But to return to the payment of my Money, I was nofooner arrived at Aurenv-
gabat, but I Went to find the great Treafurer • who nd fooiier faw me,but he told
rne, he knew wherefore I came ^ that he had recei ved Letters of advice three
days beloie, and that he had already taken the Money oup of the Trealury to pa^
me. When he had brought me all the Baggs, 1 taufed my Banker to open them
who faw them to be Roupies, by which 1 was to lofe tw<^in the hundred. Upon
that I thank d the Treafurer very heartily, telling him, I imderftood no fuch deal
ing, and that I would fend and complain of him to Ch^Efl-Kum •- and declare
to him that he ihould either give order that I fhould be paid in new Silver, or
elft let me have my Goods again, whichlprefently did. But not receiving an
anfwer fa foon as I knew I might have done, I went to the Treafurer, android
him, I would go my felf, and fetch away my Goods. I believe he had received or
der what to do yfor feeing I was refolved to go} he told me he was very unwilling
I Ihould put my felf to fo much trouble, and that it would be better for us to agree
among our felves. After many contefts about the two in ,the hundred, which he
Vvould have made me lofe, I was contented to abate one, and had loft the other,
had I not happily met with a Banker who wanted Silver, and had a Bill of Ex
change to pay ztGolconda * fo that he was glad to make ufeof mine, and gave
me a Kill to be paid at Gokonda, being my full Summ, at fifteen day slight. „
r * ]e Changers to try their Silver, make ufe of thirteen little pieces, one half
topper, and the other Silver, which are their Sayes.
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