'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.' [‎115] (434/1024)

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Book II.
Travels in India.
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him with Men and Money, But not daring to trull himfelf by Sea ; as he pafs’d
through the Countrey of the Patanes jn the way to CW^^he was unworthily
betraid by one of the Lords of the Countrey,caird Gion-Kan ^ who had been an
Officer under the Kirtg his Father,and who having been condemn’d for his crimes
by the mouth of his Father, and ready to be thrown under the Elephant’s-feet >
had been pardon’d at the intercelfion of Dara-cha. For an addition to his affii&ion,
before he came to Gion-Kar?s Houfe, he receiv’d the news of the death of that
particular Wife which he lov’d moll entirely,and which had always accompani’d
him in his misfortunes. He underltood that flie dy’d through heat and drowth,
not biing able to get a drop of water in the Countrey to refrelh her thirft.
The Prince was fo mov’d at the news, that he fell down, like one that had been
ftruck quite dead } and when he came to himfelf, he tore his clothes in the ex-
cefs of his grief: an ancient cultom Hill continu’d in the Eall. He had always
Ihew’d himfelf infenfible upon all other occalions of misfortune, but this fatal
ftrokefo deeply pierc’d him,that he would receive no confolation from his friends.
After this,he clad himfelf according to his misfortune * and inftead of a Turbant,
t he only put about his head a piece ofcoarfe Calicut.ln this miferable equipage he
enter’d into the Houfe of the Traytor where being laid down to reft
himfelf upon a Field-bed, a new fubjed of forrow awak’d him. For Gion-Kan
having a defign to feize Sepper^Shekoar^ Dara-cba’s fecond Son,the young Prince,
though but a Youth, made a bold reliftance, and with his Bow and Arrows laid
three men upon the ground , but not being able to refill a multitude,he was at
length taken. Dara-tha waken’d with the noife, faw before his eyes his Son,
whom they were leading toward him, with his hands ty’d behind him. Then the
. nuferable Father of the young Prince, no longeraffidoubting the horrid treafon
of Gion-Khn^ could not refrain from letting fall in his pallion thofe expreflions.
Fimfh) faid he, ingrateful and infamous Villain as thou an^finijh the work^thou haft
begun \ we are become Victims to bad fortune^ and Aureng-zebV unjuft -Ambition.
But remember that I only deferve death for having fav d thy life : for never Prince
of the Royal Blood had his hands ty d behind him before. Gion-Kan in fome mea-
fure mov’d at thefe words, caus’d the little Prince to be unbound, and only fet
guards upon Dara~cha and his Son. At the fame time he alfo fent exprefles to
Raja King Jeffomfeing, and to Abdulla-Kan^ to give them advice that he had feiz’d up
on Dara-cha and his Train. Thereupon they made hall to lhare in the Ipoils’
of that poor Prince. But they could not be fo fwift, but that Gion-Kan
had feiz’d upon all that Dara-cha had of moll precious in the World } ufing
as inhumanly both his Wives and his Children. The Raja King and Abdulla being ar
riv’d,provided Elephants for the Prince, his Son,and his Wives,and card’d them
away immediately to Jehanabat ; the people crowded to behold them, every one
being defirous to fee the Prince whom they fo earneltly defir’d to have had for their
King. Aureng-zeb caus’d them to be Ihewn in all the Streets and Market-places
of Jehanabat, thgt no man might quellion hereafter their being taken; and as if
he had glori’d in his treachery toward his Brother, he prefently condemn’d and
font him away to the Caltle of AJfer. But of all that crowded to behold, not
one would llir to affill or fuccour their lawful Prince. Only fome few generous
Souldiers who had ferv’d him, and had receiv’d fome kindnefles from him,feeing
themfelves not able to deliver their Prince, yet defirous to fhewhim fome proofs
of their acknowledgment, fell with all their fury upon the Traitor Gion-Kan^who
though he were refcu’d from them at that time, yet foon after met with the re
ward due to his crime; for he was kill’d as he was crofling a Wood in his return'
home. .
In the mean time Aureng-z-ebjlikz a good Polititian,and an extraordinary Dif-
fombler, gave it out, that it was by no order of his that Dara-cha was feiz’djon-
ly he defir’d him to retire out of the Kingdom, which he refufing to do fiion-Kan,
unknown to him, had unworthily feiz’d his perfon ; and without refped to the
Koyai-Blood, had fhamefally ty’d the hands of the young Sepper-Shehour behind
mm .* which being a crime and an indignity done to his Majelly,had beenpunilh’d
by the death of Gion-Kan and his accomplices. But this was only publllh’d to
abufe the people; for had it been true^ureng-zeb would never have given order
10 ^ve his brother’s head cut off.