'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.' [‎149] (472/1024)

Nkfnb. 5.
Is the figure of the fore-mentiond Diamond, after it was cut on both (ides;
there remaining 94 Carats and a half} the water being perfect. The fiat-fide
where there were two flaws below, was as thin as a fheet of brown-paper.- When
the Stone was cut, I caus’d all that thin fide to be taken off* With 6 M part tffthe
fo foul in the middle, that, in regard it was large, and held at a high price,there
was ne’re a Banian Merchant of Indian extraction. would venture upon it: At length an Hollander bought it,
and cutting it in two, found in the middle of it,eight Carats of filth like a rotten-
weed. The finall pitct happen’d to be tlfcan, excepting a little fiaW hardly to
be perceiv’d, but for the other, wherein there are fo many other crofs flaws,
there was no way but to make fever! of eight pieces of it. The Hollander ran
a great rifco in cutting it a-funder y for it was very great luck that it had not
broke into a hinder’d pieces. Yet fot all that it did hot tiifn to account; fo that
loft return from the Indies. The fir ft fart of the Plate Jhews the weight*
extent, and thiclnefs of every Stone.
I S the Figure of a Ruby that belongs to the King of Perfia. It is in fliape and
bignefsdike an Egg, board through in the middle, deep colour’d, fair and
clean, except ante flaw' fcfthe fid©. They Will not MI you what ft coft, mt let
yon krtoft-tffet'it miglky 6 M? ft appte&tf bjf tM Regi&ftM it M feeM
federal years' fit the Kings Trgafutty.'
Is the Figure of a Ba/leis Ruby ; fold for fuchto Giafer-Kan r the Great Mo~
stiQtx&lLMpksi LiWfot W Man old 7 ^
ttm in ^ m mt flwif M
f&> 4 hd that GufwKa# vm cim&ti tM tin $pum
feeing mffim'd by sh^jeha^m mm <§f ajff M&im the
Imple^' Amfig+ut tMMMMVfcm# it tfr mm-m
Ntotob. 6.
Is another Diamond which I bought at the Mine of Codour. It is fair and
clean, and weighs 36 Mangelins, or 03 and 3 %ths of our Carats.
Numb* y. akd 8*
it is in vain for another to fey that Which a Bfinhtn refufes.
T f -4
CHAP. XX,
T - - ’f ‘ .■'*
The Forms tf tw/nty Rtdiei xthith the Atilhtit fold td the fiikg upon hh
Nmb. 1,
Hum. 3, and 4.
^ A v/j. a Uviuilgjiug Cvy Lllv r tj np/UMf • ad luw
height of the Stone above the Gold. And Numb. 3, is the roucidnefs of the
BeaziL
js tfe Figure of a Ruby belonging to the King of Fifapour. Numb. 4, is the