'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.' [‎32] (351/1024)

Travels in India.
Part l].
all the Town had a very great veneration.One day the Governour, being alone in
his Chamber, did all that lay in his power,by vertae of Gifts .and Carefles to have
had'rhe life of his Body ; but the Boy detelbng his abominable purpofe, made his
efcaoe from him,and came and told his Brother.l he .Dewcfc, without deliberating
S Counfel he had to give his younger Brother, gave him a Sword, ftch a
on» as he might eafily hide under his Garment; and told him that if the
Governour urg’d him any more, that he fliould maive a fliew of complying
with him but that when he went about to do the fad, he Ihould be fure to
run him into the Guts. The Governour,. who knew nothing of what the Page
had reveal’d to his Brother, ceas’d not every day to court him to confent to
his infamous lull; and being one day alone with him in a fmall Apartment of
„ Banouetting-Houfe, at the lower end of his Garden, he fent for his Page to
fan hmi and to keep off the Flies, after the falhion of the Countrey; for it wds
about noon, when every one goes to fleep. Then did the Governour begin
again to prefs the young Page; and finding that he made no refinance, he
thoueht he Ihould fuddenly accomplilh his defign. But the Page feeing him
ready to commit the aft, ftab’d him three times into the Belly, before he
could open his mouth to cry out for help. That done, the Page went out
of the Palace without any difturbance in his countenance ^ io that the Guards
believd that’the Governour had fent him out upon fome errand. The Der-
virh- widerltanding by his Brother what had pafs’d, to faye him from the fury
of the people and to difcover the Infamy of the Governour, caus’d the reft of
th“ Dervnhs * his Companions, to take the Banners of Mahomet, that were
planted round the Mofquee ^ and at the fame time with loud cries encourag’d
all the reft of the Bervichs, Faquirs, and others that were good Mahumetm,
to follow him. In lefs than an hours time he had got together an infinite
multitude of the Rabble, and the Bervkh marching at the head of them, they
made diredly to the Palace, crying out with all their might, Let us dye fit
Mahomet or let us have that infamous ferfon deliver’d up into our hands, to the
end the iflrs may eat him after hts death, not being worthy to be enterrd among the
Muffelmem The Guard of the Palace was not in a condition to refill fo great
a Multitude, fo that they mull have been forced to have yeilded to their fury*
had riot the Beroga of the Town, and Ibme live or fix Lords, found away
to make themfelves to be heard, and to appeafe them, by reprefenting to them*
tS# ought to have fome refped to the Nephew of the King ; by
that means obliging them to retire. That night the Body of the Governor
was font to ^ 4 gra, with his ILaratn ^ aiid Cha-jehan, who then reign d, being
inform’d of the accident, was not much troubl’d, becaufe he is Heir to all the
goofeohis Subjects 5 and at the fame time he beftow’d upoa the Page a
fmall Government in the Province of Bengala*
Ffdrh Brampour to Piombi-fera, Coftes .
Before we go any farther, you mull take notice, that where-ever you med
with the word Sera, it fignifies a great Enclofure of Walls and Hedges, witluri
which are about fifty or fixty Huts* cover’d over with Straw. There are fome
men ari(i women that there put to lale Flower, Rice, Butter, and Heibs, and:
make it their bufinefs to bake Bread and boil Rice. If there be> any Mam^
inetah in that place, he will go to the City, and buy a little piece of Mut
ton, or a Fowl ^ and thofe that fell Victuals to the. Travellers, always cleanie
the Hut which they take up, and put into it a little Bed with girths, to lay
a Mattrefs or Quilt upon* 'which the Travellers carry along with them
' Fforii Piombi-fera to Bander, coftes
From Bander to Balki-fera^, coftes ’‘i * ;
From Balki-fera to NeVilki-[era, cofte's
From Nevilki-fer a to Cirif mb a, coftes
From 'Confemba to Chempore, coftes ■ 1
From Chenipore to Charava, coftes , • v
From^C^r^^ to Bich-ola, coftes
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