'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.' [‎77] (396/1024)

Book I.
Travels in India.
iarge, at leaft not fo eafie Gonqaells in the Indies. Thefe Blacks are very
cotiragious and good Soldiers, and feveral of the Religious Orders have allur’d
me, that they will learn more in fix months in one of their Goiledges, than
the Portugal Children in a year, whatever Science you put them to $ which is
the reafon that the Portugals keep them fo low. The natural Inhabitants of
the Country about Goa, are Idolaters, and wor/hip feveral forts of Idols, which
they fay are the Refemblance of feveral that have done good works, to whom
they ought to give praifc by adorning their Portraitures. There are many of
thefe Idolaters who worhiip Apes. And therefore in thelfland ot Salfete there
was a Paged, where the Idolaters kept in a Cheft, like a Tomb, the Bones and
Nails of an Ape,which they laid had been mighty ferviceable to their Anchellors
by bringing news and intelligence to them,when any hoftile Princes profecuted*
them; for which purpofe they would fometimes fwim through the very Sea
it felf. The Indians come from feveral parts in procelfion, and make offerings
to this Pagod. But the Clergy of Goa, efpecially the Inquilitors, caus’d the
Tomb one day to be taken away, and brought it to Goa, where it remainM a
good while, by reafon of the difference which it made between the Eccleliaflicks
and the people. For the Idolaters offering a great fum of Money to have their
Reliques again, the people were willing to have reftor’d them ; faying, that the
Money would do well upon any occafion of War, or elfe to relieve the poor.
But the Clergy were of a contrary opinion, and maintain’d that fuch a piece of
idolatry was not to be endur'd upon any account whatfoever. At length the
Arch-Bilhop and the Inguifitors, by their own Authority, took away the Tomb
and fending it in a Veffel twenty Leagues out to Sea, caus’d it to be thrown
to the bottom of the Ocean. They thought to have burn’d it, but the Idola-
ters would have rak d up the Afhes again,which would have been but a new food
to their Superftition.
There are in Goa abundance of Clergy-men} for befides the Arch-Bifhop and
his Clergy, there are Dominicans, AujHn-Triars, Francifcans, Barefoot Carme-
lues, Jefms, and Capuchins,* with two Religious Houfes, whereof the jlaftin-
Pryars are Directors or Governoars. The religious Carmelites, that came laff
are the bell feated for though they are fbmewhat at a dillance from the heart
of the City, yet they have the advantage of a fine Air, and the moll healthy
situation in all It Rands upon a riling ground, free to the refrefhment of
the Wind and it is very well built, with two Galleries one over the other
Ine Auftin-FryarS) who were the firR that came to GW,were indifferently well
leatea, at the foot of a l ittle riling ground, their Church alfo Randing upon a
iiiing ground with a fair Piazza before it} but when they had built their Ha
bitation, the Jefuits delir’d them to fell that rifing ground, which was then a
void place, under pretence ol making a Garden in it for the recreation of their
scholars, But after they had purchas’d it, they built a moR Rately Colled^e
upon the fame ground, which quite Rops and choaks up the Aaftin-Friars Co-
t]iey have no Ah' at all. There happen’d feveral Conte Rs about
tins bufinefs, but at length the Jefms got the better. The Jefuits at Goa,
aie * nown b Y the name of Paulifls by reafon that their great Church is dedi
cated to St. 7 W. Nordo they wear Hats or Corner-Caps, as in Europe, but
nly a cenam Bonnet,refembling the Skull of a Hat without the Brims; fome-
• a lKe the Bonnets which the Grand Siegnors Slaves wear} of which I have
given you a defeription in my relation of Seraglio. They have five Houfes
• • th< r Cohedg of St. Paul, the Seminary, the Profeffors Houfe, the No-
nf i n ? 00 ^ J e ^ us - The paintings in this Houfe are admirable pieces
i * n the year 1663 the Collcdge was burnt by an accident
toreb u iid P f en dlU ^ ni§ht ’ f0 that lt COil thern near fixty thoufand Crowns
sard h ^ Id S fpit:alof ^^ vvas formerl y the moR famous in all India. For in re-
fullv IaaI , thereof very great, the lick perfons were very care-
bad a rrv/ C d ter: But ^ nce t* 16 change of the Governours, there is but very
never mrn ^ da t 10n ? and feveral of the Europeans that have been put in, have
out a war? r h r® ain ? ^ th^r Coffins. However, they have lately found
^ y to fave fame by frequent Blood-letting. They let Blood fometimes