'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.' [‎60] (379/1024)

Travels in India.
Part II.
To the Porters of the Kings Treafury, and thofe that deliver out the Mon
out of the Treafury, two hundred Roupies,at three hundred Livres. ^
To the Eunuch of the Great Begnw-> Sifter to Aunngwb^ Watch in a painted
Cafe, which coft two hundred and fixty Livres. / 1 a
All thefe Prefents which I made, as well to the Great Mogul, as to Ch«-E(l
Kan, Giafer-Kan, his Majellies Uncles} as alfo the Great Treafurer, to the St"
wards of theHoufes of the i<Ws r and thofe that brought me twice’the C^"
or Habit of Honour from the King, and as many times from the Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. hj s si
fter, and once from Giafar Kan all thefe Prefents, I fay, came to twenty-three
thoufand one hundred fourfcore and feven Livres. So true it is, that they who
have any bulinefs to do at the Court of the great Princes, as well in Turky a s in
Terfia and in the Indies, muft not pretend to do any thing in reference to their
affairs, till they Lave their Prefents, and thofe very confiderable, ready. Belides
that his Purfe muft be continually open to divers Officers of meaner reputation*
who may be able to ferve him. I did not mention in my firft Volume thePre-
fent which I made to him that brought me the Gala at from the King of Terfia
to whom I gave two hundred Crowns.
CHAP.' IX.
The Road from Surat to Golconda.
T Have made feveral journeys to Golconda, and have taken feveral Roads;
^ fometimes by Sea embarking from Ormm for Malifpata fometimes fetting
but from Agra, but moft often from Surat, which is the chiefeft landing-place
of Indolftan. But in this Chapter I will only fpeak of the common Road from
Surat to Golconda ; wherein I comprehend that of Agra ; which Road comes ia
at Dultabat, as I ffiall afterwards relate, making mention only of two journeys
which I made in 1645, and 1652, for fear of tiring the Reader.
I departed from Surat in the year 1645, upon the nineteenth of January, and
came to lye at Cambari, coftes 3
From Cambari to Barnoli, coftes - v 9
From Barnoli to Bear a, coftes 12
From Bear a to* Navopour, coftes 16
This is the place where grows the beft Rice in the World, that finells like
Musk.
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17
14
14
10
10
10
From Navapour to Rinkula, Coft«S
From Rinkula to Pipelnar, coftes
From Pipelnar to Nimpour, coftes
From Nimpour to Patane, coftes
From Patane to Sec our a, coftes
From Secoura to Baquela, coftes
From Baquela to Difcon, coftes
Prom Difcon to Dultabat, coftes
Dultabat is one of the beft Fortrefles in the Kingdoms of the Great Mo^d y
Upon a Mountain every way fteepthe only way to it being fo narrow, that
but one Horfe, or one Camel can go at a time. This City is at the foot of the
Mountain, very well wall’d. And this place of fuch importance, which the
Moguls loft, when the Kings of Golconda and Vifapour revolted from them, was
retaken in the Reign of Jehan-guire, by a fubtle ftratagem. Sultan Courom,viho
was afterwards call’d Cha~jeha?j, commanded in Decan the Army of the King his
Father ; and Aft-Kan, Father in Law to Cha-Eft-Kan, who was one of the
Generals, gave the Prince fome fort of language which fo highly offended him,
that immediately fending for one of his Papouche’s, or Shoo’s, he caus’d him to
have fix blows given him upon the Bonnet which among the Indians is the