'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.' [‎70] (389/1024)

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Travels in India. Part II,
lufter, and a little Chamber for the Ladies., When Perfons of Quality care not
to be in their Houles, they fet up Tents in their Gardens ; and you muft take
notice that there is no dwelling for any perfon but only in the three Houfes-for
the fourth, which is the fairelt, belongs only to the Queen. When fheis not
there however, any body may fee it, and take a walk in the Garden, which is
very lovely place, and well-ftor’d with water. The whole Pia^a is encompaft
with feveral Chambers for the lodging of poor Travellers ; who every day to
ward the evening have an Alms beftowM upon them, of Rice, or Pulfe which
they boil ready to their hands. But for the Idolaters that eat nothing which is
provided by other hands, they give them flower to make Bread,and a little But
ter. For when their Bread is bakM like a broad thin Cake, they dip it in the
melted-Butter. f
From Tenara to Jatenagar, coftes I2
From Jatenagar to Tatengi, coftes I2
From Patengi to Pengenl^ coftes j
From Pengeul to Nagelpar, coftes I2
From Nagelpar to Lakabaron^ coftes n
From Lakabaron to Codour or Gani^ of which I (hall fpeak in my difcourfeof
the Mines, coftes / ** n
The greateft part of the way from Lakabaron to Contour, efpecially when you
come near to Codour, is very rocky j fo that I was forc’d in fome places to take
my Coach off the Carriages, which was prefently done. If you meet with any
good Earth between thofe Rocks, there you (hall And Cafia-Trtcs, that bear the
beft Cajfia, and the moft laxative in all India. Which I found by its working
with my men that eat of it by the way.
There runs a great River by the Town of Codour, which falls into the Gulf
of Bengda near Maflipatan.
From Codour or Gam, to Kah-Kaly, coftes n
From Kah-Kaly to Boz^ouar, coftes <5
Near to Bez^ouar you muft repafs the River of Codour.
From Bez.ouar to Vouchir, coftes 4
From Fbuchir to Nilimor^ coftes 4
About half the way between Kouchir and Nilmor^oM muft crofs a great River
upon a FloaLboat of Timber, there being no other kind of Boat in that place.
From Nilimor to Milmol, coftes 5
From Milmol to Majlipatan, coftes 4
Maflipatan is a great City, the Houfes whereof are only of Wood, built at a
diftance from one another. The place it felf, which ftandsby the Sea, is famous
for nothing but the Road for Ships/which belongs to it, which is the bell in the
Gulf of Bengala and from hence they fet Sail for Pegu, for Siam, for Aravin,
for Bengala, for Cochinchine, for Mecca, and for Or mm, alfo for the Iflands of
Madagafcar, Sumatra and the Munille s, %
You muft take notice, that from Golconda to Maflipatan, there is no travelling
by Waggons, by reafon of the high Mountains, Lakes and Rivers that make the
Road very ftreight and impaflable. ’Tis a very difficult thing to carry a little
Coach thither ; for I was forc’d to have my own taken off the Carriages, and fo
to have it lifted out of the bad way. The Road is every jot as bad between
Golconda and Cape-Comorin ■, a Waggon being hardly fo much as made mention
of all the wayfor that there is no other way to travel, or for the carriage of
Goods, than with Horfes and Oxen. But inftead of Coaches, they have the con
venience of wherein you are carried with more fpeed and more eafe
than in any part of India.
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