'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.' [‎41] (360/1024)

Book I.
Travels in India.
holds another in his hand, ty’d about his neck, that pulls him back. Thus they
aceuftom the Lion by degrees to be familiar with the people, and at my coming
to Ch\afonr , I faw this Divertifement without ftirring out of tny Coach.
The next day I had another, meeting with a knot of Faquirs, or Mahometan
Demobs. I counted fifty-feven, among whom, he that was the Chief or Supe
rior, had been Grand Efquire to Cha-jehan-guir, having left the Court, when
Sultan Boulahk his youngeft Son, was ftrangPd by Order of Cha-jehan : there
were foui otlieis, who next to the Superior, were chief of the Company who
had been<alfo great Lords in the fame Cha-jehans Court. All the Cloaths thofe
Dervicbs had, were only four ells of Orange-colour-Calicut to hide what
mcdelly will have hid before and behind, and every one of them a Tygers-skin
over their fhoulders ty’d together under their chins. They had led before them
eight fair HorfesTaddPd and bridl’d • three whereof had Bridles of Gold, and
Saddles cover’d with Plates of Gold, and the other five had Bridles of Silver
cover’d with Plates of Silver, and a Leopard’s-skin upon every one. The other
Demobs had only a Cord for their Girdle, to which was fatten’d a piece of Cali
cut only to cover their private parts. Their hair was ty’d in wreaths round about
their heads after the manner of a Turbant. They were all well-arm’d the moft
part with Bows and Arrows, Lome with Muskets,and others with Half-pikes with
another fort oi weapon which we have not in Europe ; that is to fay,a fharp piece
of Iron like the fide oi a Platter without a bottom, which they wind* eight or ten
times about their necks, and carry like a Calves Chaldron. They draw outthefe
Iron-Circles as they intend to make ufe of them ; and they will throw them with
fuch a force agamft a man,that they fhall ffy as fwift as an Arrow,and go very neer
to cut a man in two in the middle. They had every one,befides all this,an Hunting-
Horn,which they wind,making a prodigious noife when they come to any place
and when they go away * together with a Grater or Rafp, being an Iron-Inftru-
ment, niad^ like a Trowel. This is an Inftrument which Khz Incllans Q&Tvy gene
rally about them when they travel, to fcrape and make clean the places where
tney intend to rett } and fome of them, w 7 hen they have fcrap’d all the duft to
gether mto an heap, make ;ufe of it inttead of a Mattrefs or Pillow to lie eafily
upon. I here w ere fome of them that were arm’d with long Tucks *, which they
had bought either of the English or Portugals. Their Luggage confifted of four
great Cnetts full ol Ptrfian and Arabian Books, and fome Kitchen-honlholdftuff •
1 hey had alfo ten or twelve Oxen to carry their Tick. When the Dervicbs came
to tue place where I lay with my Coach, having about fifty perfons with me, as
well ot the people of the Countrey, as of my own fervants } the Chief or Su
perior oi the 1 roop feeing me fo well-attended, enquir’d what Aga that was;
ana (lehr d me to let him have that place which I had taken up,as being the riiott
convenient in all that place, for him and his Dervicbs to lodg. When they told
me the quality of the Chief, and the four Dervichs that attended him, I was wil
ling to be civil, and to yield to their requett^ and thereupon I left them the place
tree. Alter they had well-water’d the place, and laid the duft, they lighted two
uts, as it it uad been in the frott and fnow tor the five principal Dervichs,whd
f ate , cM d themfelves before and behind. That very evening,after they had
nppa the Governcur oi the Town came to Complement the principal Der~
rnV’ m dlirin § fb ^ fent Ri ce and ot ^ sr things,which they areac-
eat ' • Wh 1 en ^ he f come to any place, the Superior fends fome of his
t ^ e Towns and Villages, and what Alms they get, is pre-
nLnu nbut ^ d n eqiially amon § thern 5 ever y one of them taking care to boil
thev Ir ICe ‘ iFj ? ver and above the y to the Poor in the eveningj for
tney referve nothing till next day.
from Chilpour to Balampour, cottes 12
mom Balampour to Dantivar, coftes i H
y°m Damiyar to Bar gam, coftes iy
mv'ioir^o ^ ntae territories of a Raja King , to whom you pay duties. In one of
his if-r yS t0 P a t iri § through Bar gam, I did not fee the Raja King , but only
aiiTFrn v ^ ai r’ r b ° was ver y civil to me, and made me a Prefent of Rice,Butter,
in To make him amends, I gave him three Shafhes of Gold
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