'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.' [‎42] (361/1024)

Travels India. Part H,
and Silk, four Handkerchiefs of painted Unnen, and two Bottles,
and the other full of S/^kWine. At my departure he fent a'Con
voy of twenty Horfe four or five leagues along with me.
One evening being about to lodg upon the Frontiers of the Territories of the
Raja King of Bafgantj my people came to me and told me, that if we took the Road
through Barganty we fhould go neer to have all our throats cut, for that the Maja
of that place liv’d altogether upon Robbery. So that unlefs Ihir’d an hundred
more of the Country-people, there was no likelihood of efcaping thofe Free
booters. At firft 1 argu’d with them, and tax’d their Cowardice, but/earing to
pay for my rafhnefs afterwards, I fent them to hire fifty more, for three days
only, that we crofs’d the Rajah Country .* for which they ask’d me every one four
Roupies, which is as much as you give them for a whole Month.The next day as I
was about to fet forward, my Guard came and told me they would leave me
and that they would not venture their lives, defiring me not to write to
their Captain, who was refponfible for them, that they had left me agaiifft my
will. Three of my fervants alfo did as they did, fo that 1 had no body left with
me, but a man that lead an Horfe in his hand, my Coachman, and three other fer
vants, and fo I fet forward under the protection of God. About a league from
the place which I had left, I perceived fome part of my Convoy following me.
Thereupon I ftopt my ( Coach to flay for them, and when they came neer, 1 bid
them advance if they intended to go along, with me. But Jeeing them fearful
and unrefolvM, I bid them go about their bulinefs, telling them 1 had no need of
fuch Cowards as they were. About a league from thence I difcover’d upon the
brdw of an Hill about fifty Horfe, four of which came riding up to me ^ when I
perceived them, I alighted out of my Coach, and having with me fome thirteen
Spit-fires, I gave to every one of my men an Harquebuls. The Horfe-men ap.
preaching, I kept my Coach between them and me, and had my Gun ready cockt,
in cafe they ihould affail me. But they made me a .fign, that I fhould fear nothingj
only that the Prince was a-Hunting, and had fent to know what Strangers paft
through his Territories .* I made anfwer,. that I was the fame Rrangay that had
paft by five or fix weeks before. By good luck, the very fame Lieutenant to
whom I had made the Prefent of Aquavit a and SpamJh'-'W ine, follow’d thofe
four Horfemen. , And after he had teflify’d how glad he was tbfee me, he ask’d
me if I had any Wine} 1 told him I never travell’d without that •• For indeed ths
Englijh and Hollanders had prefented me with feveral Bottles at Agra. So foon
as the Lieutenant was return’d to the Raja King ^ the Raja King himfelf came to me, and
told me I was welcome j and hid me reft my felf in a fhady-place which he
pointed to, about a league and an half from the place where we were. In the
evening he came, and we Raid together two days to make merry} the Raja King bring
ing alone with him certain Morrice-dancers, without which the Perfmns and A-
dians can never think themfelves heartily merry. At my departure the Raja King lent
me 200 Horfe, to convoy me to the Frontiers of his Territories, for three days to
gether , for which I only gave them three or four pound of Tobacco. When I
came to Amadabat, the people would hardly believe that I had hadfo kind a re
ception from a Prince, that was noted for abufing ftrangers that paft through his
Countrey.
From Bar gam to Bimal, coftes ^5
From B'mal to Modra y coftes ! 5
From Modra to Chalaour, coftes 10
Chalaour is an ancient Town upon a Mountain,encompaft with Walls, and very
difficult to come to. There is a. Lake at the top of the Mountain, and another
below} between which and the foot of the Mountain lies the Road to the
Town. '
From Chalaour to Carnap, coftes / 12
From Carnap to Setlana, coftes. 1 5
From Setlana to Falavafeny, coftes T 4
From Ralavafeny to Ripars, coftes 11
From Ripars to Mir da, coftes
From Damivar to Mir da is three days journey, being a mountainous Conntrey
the belongs to Rajah, or particular Princes that pay tribute to the Great