'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.' [‎102] (421/1024)

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Travels in India. Part jp
'they who would have any Victuals fhould come to him ^ when ^heTcarnTTc
ask’d every one what they would have, whether Rice, or Meal, and for how
many perfons * and then lifting up the corner of the iheet, with a great Ladle
he diftributed to every one that which they ask’d for ^ fo that the whole multi,
tude of four thoufand Souls was fully fatisfiU My Servant did not only tell
me this Rory, but going feveral times afterwards to Bram^onr^ where I was
known to the chief men in the City, I enquir'd of feveral, who fwore tome
by their Ram^ Ram, that it was truth. Though I am not bound to believe it.
The twenty-third, we arriv’d at Dotipar, after we had traveled eight leagues
and crofs’d feveral Torrents.
The twenty-fourth, wetravel’d eight leagues, and came to Tripame-, where
there is a great Pagod upon a Hill, to which there is a circular afcent of Free-
ftone every way v the leaft Stone being ten foot long, and three broad: and
there are feveral Figures of Damons in the Pagod. Amongft the reft, there is
the Statue of Venus, ftanding upright, with feveral lafcivions Figures about
her } all which Figures are of one piece of Marble 5 but the Sculpture is very
ordinary^
The twenty-fifth, we travel’d eight leagues, and came to Mamli.
The twenty-fixth, we travel’d eight leagues* more, and came to lye atm
chd'u •.)!J
The twenty-feventh, we travePd not above three leagues, being to crofs a
wide River in Boats like Panniers which ufually takes up half the day} for
when you come to the River fide, there is neither Pannier nor any thing elfe
to crofs it. There was only one man,with whom we bargain’d for our paifage;
who to try whether our money be good or no, made a great fire and threw
it into the flame, as he does to all others that pafs that way. If among the
Roupies which he receives, he meets with any one that turns a little black, you
muft give him another y which he prefently heats red hot} when he finds his
Money to be good, he calls to his Companions to fetch the Manequin or Flasket-
Boat, which lay hid before in fome other part of the River. For thefe fort
ofpeople are fo cunning, that if they defcryany PafTengers afar off, they will
row their Manequin to the other fide, becaufe they will not be conftrain’dto
carry any perfbn over without Money. But the Money being paid, the man
that receives it •, calls his Companions together, who take the Boat upon their
Shoulders, and when they have launch’d it into the River, they fetch their
Paflengers and goods from the other fide.
The twenty-eighth, having travel’d five leagues, we caitie to a place call’d
Dabir-Rinta.
The twenty-ninth, after twelve hours travel, we came to lye at Holcora.
The thirtieth, we travel!’d eight leagues, and came to fpend our night at A-
rider a.
The firfl: of Ottobcr, after we had travel’d ten leagues, we came to lye at
Atenara. This is a Houfe of Pleafure, which the prefent King’s Mother causa
to be built. There are many Chambers in a great Tianza belonging toil, lor
the convenience of Travellers. . .
You mull take notice; that in all the Countries where we travePd as well in
the Kingdom of Carnatica, as the Kingdoms of Colconda and Vifapour, theie
are no Phyficians, but fuch as attend Kings and Princes. As for the common
people, after the Rains are fall’n, and that it is time to gather Herbs, yon Inalf
fee every morning the good women of the Towns going into the Fields, to
gather fuch Simples which they know to be proper for fuch Difeafes as reign
in the Family. ’Tis very true, that in great Cities there may be ® ne . or ^
men that have fome common Receipts, who go every morning, and fit 111 ^
known places, to give their Remedies to fuch as enquire for them, w
they be Potions or Plaifters. Firfl: they feel their Pulfes, and then giving _
fome remedy, for which they do not demand the value of fix pence , 2
alfo at the fame time mutter certain words between their teeth. g
The fecond of we had but four leagues to travel
to G ok on da. We went immediately to the Lodging of a young Dutc
rurgion, belonging to the King, whom the Skur Cbetenr, Envoy from w ^