'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.' [‎61] (380/1024)

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Book I. ' Travels in India.
higheft indignity can be put upon a man, after which he is no more to appear
in the Prince’s prefence. This was done by confent between the Prince and the
General, to deceive the World, more efpecially any Spies which the Kins of
notour might have in the Prince’s Army. The report of difgrace
was immediately fpread abroad .• andhehimfelf flying for Sanftuary to the King
of Fifafour, whohad not cunning enough todifcern the impofture, was welcom’d
by the fame King, and aflur d of his protedtion. feeing himfeltTo well
receiv d, begg d leave of the King, that he might retire with ten or twelve of
his Women, and as many of his Servants, into the Fortrefs of Dultabat which
was granted. , He enter d the Town with eight or ten Camels, the two Caia-vJs
or Utters on each fide of the Camel being clofelhut, to keep the Women frdm
being ieen. Lut inltead of Women, he had put into every Cajava two Souldiers
all bold and refolv’d men, as were alfo every one of the fuppos’d Eunuchs that
led the Camels fo that he had no great difficulty to cut the Garrifon in pieces
not being upon their guard; and to make himfelf Mafter of the place which has
been ever fince under the Power of the Great Mogul. There are in the plac» a
great number of excellent Pieces of Cannon, and the Cannoniers are genera'llv
Enghfi) or Hollanders. True it is, that there is one little Mountain higher than
the Fortrefs; but there is hardly any way to it, but through the fame Fortrefs
There was a Dutch Engineer, who after he had ferv’d the King fifteen or fifteen
years, defir’d leave to begone, and the Wo/WTompany it felf, that had recom
mended him to the Service, did all they could to obtain it ; but they could ne
ver procure it; becaufe he was an excellent Cannonier, and very skilful inmake-
ing Fire-works. The Raja King Jeffeing, who is the mofl: Potent of all the Idolatrous
Princes oi India, and who was mofl: powerfully Inftrumental to put the Crown
upon Aureng-Z.eb’s Head, was fent as Gaiera of the Army of this King
againft the Raja King Seva-gi • and palling by the Fortrefs of Dultahat, this Dmch-
Cannomer went to wait upon him, all the Cannoniers of the Army being Fran-
gir.s, as well as he. The Hollander laying hold of this opportunity, told the
that if he would procure him a Licence to depart, he would fhew him a way to
get up Cannon, and to mount them upon that Mountain which commanded the
Fortrefs •• for they had already wall’d it about, and put Souldiers upon it to keep
it fecure. The Raja King pleas’d with his propofal, allur’d him that he would procure
him the King’s Licence, if he perform’d what he had propos’d. Thereupon the
Hollander undertaking and accomplifhing his defign, the Raja King was as good as his
word, and obtain’d of the King to difmifs the IW>-Cannonier •• who came to
when I was there, about the beginning of the year i ddy ; whence he em
bark d for Holland.
From Dultahat to Aureng-abat y cofles .
^nng.abat was formerly but a Village, till Mreng-ub made it a City, though
t be not wall d. It grew to be thus enlarg’d, as well by reafon. of a Lake two
leagues about, upon which the Village is built, as for the Memorys-fake of his
nm Wife, who is dead, by whom he had his Children. She is Interr’d toward
Wif n i 0f ? e ^ ake ’ upon the Weft - flde > where King has built a Mfmee,
with a Irately Monument, and a fair Inn. The Mofcjme md. the Monument were
T e M?ence,being cover d with white-Marble,which is brought from
Waggon • being a journey of four Months. Going one time from Surat
1 \ mQt fiv T day . s j° urile y from ^reng-abat, more than three hundred
Oxerf° nS aden with this Marble, the lealb wherof was drawn by twelve
From Anreng-abat to Pipoli, coltes ’
From Pipoli to Aubar^ coltes »
From Aubar to Gnifemner^ coltes
From Guifemner to Afti^ coftes
From AfU to Sarver^ coltes
rom Sarver to Lefona^ coltes
1 om Lefona to Nadour^ coltes L j.
mi ^ cro ^ s a Kiver which runs into Ganges } and pay for every
Hour S n ^° Ur Rou P les ’ that, you mult have a pafs from the Gover-
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