'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.' [‎54] (373/1024)

Travels in India,
Part II,
which will let the Reader underftand, that Sodomy does not go altogether un
punilh’d among- the Mahumetans. A Mmbachi, who commanded a° thoufand
Foot, went about to abufe a young Boy in his fervice ^and who^ad feveral
times relifted his attempts; complaining alfo to the Governour, and telling
him withall, that if his Mafter perfifted to urge him any more, he would cei^
tainly kill him. At length the Captain took his opportunity, at a Houfe which
he had in the Country, and forc’d the Boy. The Boy o rewhelm’d with grief
and rage, took his opportunity alfo to revenge himfelf} and being one day hunt
ing with his Mafter, about a quarter of a League from any of his other Ser-'
vants, he got behind him, and cleft his head with his Hanger. After he had
done, he rode full fpeed to the City, crying out all the way, that he had kill’d
his Mafter for luch a reafon } and went immediately to the Governours Lodg
ing } whb fent him to prifon y but he let him out at the end of fix months™
and notwithftanding all the endeavours-which the Captains Kindred us’d to have
had him put to death, the Governour durft not condemn him, for fear of the
people, who affirm’d that the Boy had done well.
I parted from Patna in a Boat for Daca^ the nine and twentieth of Jam-
ary 0 between eleven and twelve at noon y and had the River been deep, as it
ufes to be after the Rains, I had taken Boat at Hallabas^ or at leaft at Pa-
naroii.
The fame day I came to lye at fera-Beconcdur^ coftes 15
Five Leagues on this fide Beconcour, you meet with a River call’d Pompn*
foH^ which comes from the South, and falls into Ganges.
The thirtieth to. Sera-d' Erija^ coftes 17
The one and thirtieth, after we had travefd four Leagues, or thereabout^
we met with the River Kaoa^ which comes from the South. Three Leagues
lower,, you meet with another River call’d Chanon, which comes from the
North. Four Leagues farther, you difcover th$ River Ergagay which runs from
the South *, and at length, fix Leagues beyond,, the River j 4 quera y falling from
the fame part of the World ^ all which four Rivers lofe their Names in the
Ganges. All that day I faw great Mountains toward the South, diftant from
Ganges fometimes ten, and fometimes fifteen Leagues, till at length I came
to lodg in Monger-Givjy coftes 18
The firft day of 'January, i666y after I had gone by Water two hours, I faw
the Gandet fall into the Ganges, flowing from the North. This is a great Ri
ver, that carries Boats. ' k
That evening I lay at Zangiray coftes 8
s But in regard of the winding of Ganges all that days journey, I might well
reckon them by Water two and twenty Leagues.
The fecond day, from between fix in the morning till eleven, I faw three
Rivers that threw themfelves into Ganges \ all three defcending from the North.
The firft is call’d Ronovay the fecond Tae, the third Chanan.
I came to lye at Baquetyour, coftes ^
The third, after four hours upon the Ganges, I met the River Katare, which
comes from the North ; and lay at a Village call’d Pongan^ely at the foot of
certain Mountains that defceiad to Ganges it felf, coftes *3
The fourth, an hours rowing beyond Pongangcl, I met a great River, call’d
Mart-Nadi, cpming from the South ; and I lay at Rage-Mehale, coftes 6
Rage-Mehak, is a City upon the right hand of Ganges \ and if you go by
Land,, you- fhall find the high-way, for a League or two, pav’d with Brick to
the Town. Formerly the Governors of Bengala refided here} it being an
excellent Country for hunting, befides that it was a place of great Trade. But
now the River having taken another eourfe, above a good halt League from the
City, as well for that reafon, as to keep in awe the King of Aracan, and fe
veral Pormguefe Banditi, who are retir’d to the mouths of Ganges, and made
excurfions even as far as it felf; both the Governour and the Merchants
have remov’d themfelves to Baea, which is at prefent a ; large City, and a Town
of great Trade.
The fixth,being arriv’d at aconfiderable Town,call’d Donafourfix. Leaguesfroai
Rage-Mehale I parted with iMoiilieur Bernier, who was going to CafenbJ^