'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.' [‎157] (484/1024)

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remarkable, as a natural Tree, all of Gold, two foot and four indies high, and
fx inches about in the flock. It had ten or twelve branches, fome whereof ihot
out half a foot in length, and an inch about? others ranch fmaller. In fome
parts of the great branches appear’d certain bunches that refembl’d buds. The
roots of the 1 ree,which were alfo natural,were thick and ihort; thelongeil not
exceeding four or five inches.
The Natives of Monomctopa knowing the time of the year that the Commo
dities arrive, come to SofaU and Chepon-Gowa to furnifh themfelves. Thither
alfo come the Csf res of other Provinces and Kingdoms for the fame purpofe.
Whereuporntfie Governors of thofe places fell them what they want, trailing
them rilfthe next year* when they oblige themfelves to bring their Gold, which
they are very pundual to do, for elfe there could be no Trade - between them.
The Natives of Mortomotopa never live long, by reafonofthe badnefs of the wa
ters in the Countrey / For at the age of five and twenty years they begin to be
dropiical ? fo that it is a great wonder if any among them live above forty years.
The Province where the River Sene has its head,is call’d Monkfran^td is under
the Jurifdi&ion of a certain King, beginning a hunder’d leagues,or there-abouts,
above Chapon-Gonra. The people of that Country find great (tore of duft-Gold
ill the Rivers that fall into the Sene) but it is much coarferthan the other,though
they bring it to Chepon-Goura and Sofala. The Countrey is very healthy,and the
people live as long as they do in Europe. Some years there are Cafres that come
tan beyond the Province of Monkaran, even as far as the Cape of good Hope.
The Pomigaez. have enquir’d after their Countrey, and the name ? but they can
tell no more, only that it is call’d Sabia, commanded by a King ? and that they
are four months generally travelling to Sofala. The Gold which they bring is
very fine, and in pieces like that of Monomotopa^ which they fay they find in the
high Mountains, digging only ten or twelve foot in the ground. They alfo bring
great quantities of Elephants-teeth ) wherewith, by their report, the Countrey
does fo abound, that you may fee them in herds in the fields \ and that all the
Palifado’s of their Fortrefles,and the Pales of their Parks,are made of Elephants-
teeth. Their ufual Diet is Elephants-fldh ; which four Gafres will kill with
their Jgeagdyes, or a fort of Half-pikes. The water of their Gountrey is very
bad, which is the reafon that their thighs are fwell’d, and it is a wonder to fee
any one of them free.
Beyond Sofala there is a Countrey commanded by a King, who is call’d the
King of Beroe. In fome parts of his Countrey there grows a Root about an inch-
thick, and of a yellow colour. It heals all forts of Fevers, caufing the Patient
to vomit. But becaufe it grows very fcarce,the King ftri&ly forbids his Subjects
to export it. The tail of it is very bitter upon the tongue.
As for Silver-Mines, there are none in all Afia but only in Japon ; but fome
years fince, at Dekgora, Sangora^ Bordelon and Bata^ have been difeover’d plenti
ful Mines of Tin, to the great damage of the Englifh, there being now enough in
Afa of their own befides.
CHAP. XXIV.
The Relation of a Notable piece of Treachery, whereby the Author was
abus’d when he Embark'd at Qomrom fir Surat.
I N the Month of April 1665, being ready to depart from Gomrom for Surat, in
a Veflel that belong’d to a //b/AW-Broaker,commanded by a i/o/Z^W-Captain,
the Englifli Agent gave me a Packet of Letters to deliver to the Prefident at
^ rat ' Packet was large, containing not only the Companies-Letters, but
jeveral private Letters to particular perfons at Surat and other parts of India.
I his Packet I receiv’d in the prefence of one Cafembrot^ Hollander,who inform’d
another whofe name was IVaamcL of it: Thereupon they prefently
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