'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.' [‎93] (412/1024)

Book I.
India.
time I went in,and the Woman hearing me,redoubled her cries; for there beinp
no light i n the Paged, but what comes in at the door, it is very dark. J fek mv
way to the Idol, and by the glimmering light obferv’d an hole behind the Idol
I could not do this fo quickly, but that the Prieft return’d before I had done He
curlt me for propharnng his Temple,as he call’d it. But we became fuddenlv verv
good friends by the mediation of two Roupies which I put into his hands wher/
upon he prefently prefented me with fome of his Betle. .
The one and thirtieth, we departed from Bez.ouart, and pait the River which
runs to the Mine of Gam or Coal our. It was then neer half a league broad hv.
reafon of the great Rams which had fall’n continually for eight or nine davs to
gether. After we had travell’d three leagues on the other fide of the River ew
came to a great Paged built upon a large Platform, with an afeent of i s or 20
Heps. Within it flood the Figure of a Cow, all of very black-Marble and a
number or deformed Idols four or five-foot-high; lome having many heads
others many hands and legs; and the molt ugly are moll ador’d,and receive molt
Offerings. 37s 3731!j sbil rbns nO Y 377 nnoO ybnnl jefi £ 73vo sntsef *
v- A quarter of a league from this Paged is a large Town; but we travell’d three
leagues farther, and came to lie at another Town, call’d Kab-Katintti to which
there is a fmall Pagod, wherein there Hand five or fix Idols of Marble verv well
t jr;rli 61 • sM radio 3(lj no bsid sis Jnrii n^rii <vt '
The firft of -jAmfi we came to a great City call’d Coudevir, with adouble-
Moat, pav d at the bottom with Free-ftone. The way to this Town is dos’d on
eachfide with ftrong Walls, and atfuch and fuch diftances are built certain
round Towers oflittie or no defence. This City toward the Eaft ftretches out to
a Mountain about a league in compafs, and furrounded with Walls. At the di-
fiance of every 150 paces, there is as it were an half-Moon,and within the Walls
are three Fortrefles. ,
The fecond, we travell’d fix leagues, and lay at a Village call’d Copenour
The third day, after we had travell’d eight leagues, we came to Manqutic, a
very fair Town where there is a very large Pagod, with abundance of Chambers
H h n 1 W 5 re bul ^ the Pnefts 5 but are nom g°ne to ruine. There are alfo in
fupe^doui^-dore 0lS ’ bUt ^ mUCh raaim ’ d ’ which the People however very
The fourth, we travell’d eight leagues, and came to lie at the Town oiNoC-
vjf’, Halfa league on this fide there is a great River; butat thattime it had
but nttle water in it; by reafon of the drowth.
The fifth, after eight leagues journey we lay at Condecour.
J he fixth, we travelfd feven hours, and lay at a Village call’d Dakiie.
rnanfoo?? ’ three lea S ties j our ney we came to Nelovr, where there are
SllMr S ,’ and havin S crofsM a § reat Ri«r, a quarter of a league farther,we
tra I 5 j 1 d leagues, and came to Gandaron.
lage ^ elShth ’ after a jo urn ey °f eight hours we lay at Sereple, a fmall Vil-
rt 6 ’ W ® travel n. d , ni , ne Iea S lles ’ and ^ a good Town call’d Pomer.
Town ^ 1 ’ VVe travell d eleven hours, and lay at Senepj’ond^ another good
? ,e . W r n l rl0 f art i' er than Paltiat, which is but four leagues from
Saddles of onr P r h ° fe fourlea S^s we travell’d above one in the Sea,up to the
by two or X, , S “ "X 1 ";- There 18another way ’ but k is the fartherabout
live unon tho r in S f^ “ “T 18 3 f 0rt that beIon S s t0 the
wherc livf .irX b and where they have their chief Fadory,
the Kins of X X d 3.f Inten dent overall the reft thatare in the Territories of
abouts | There are ufually within the Fort 200 Souldiers, or there-
feveral oXX wXh Merc ^ nt L that live there u P°n the account of Trade; and
retire to that Dl-re fei v d tbe i?r m P an ^ accordlng to tbeir agreement,
that Psiir • P ace ‘ T^ ere tlwell fome ot the Natives of the Country: fo
there k z 7 ™ 3 X! 6 / 0 ^ 11 ’ Between the To ™ and the Caftle
the Town X, ^ o f Stound left the Fort Ihould be annoid by Ihot from
up to the very wXifi? a lf we H-ft<?r d with good Guns.- And the Sea comes
very Wall of it; but there is no Haven,only a Road. We ftaid in the
Town