'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.' [‎183] (512/1024)

Book II. Travels in India.
and Jr dev lie ^ and fome Engli jlj Cloth brought by the Armenians from Confirm-
tinofie and Smyrna. Some of the Merchant? that come from Cabonl and /?o«..
tan go to Candahar 7 and thence to Iff ah m • whither they car ry Coral in Beads*
yellow Amber, and Laps Lazuli Beads, if they can meet with it. The other
Merchants that come from the Coaft of filultan^ Labor y and Agra :) bring only
Linnons, Indigo, and Bore of Cornelian and Chriffcal Beads. Thofe that return
through Gorrcchepour^ and are agreed with the Officer of the Cuftom-Houfe,
carry from Patna au«d J>aca 9 Coral, yellow Amber, Bracelets of Tortoife~ffiells ;
and other Shells, with great ftore of round and fquare thick pieces of Tor-
tois. When I was at Patna^ four Armenians who had been before at Boutan 7
return’d from , where they had made certain Figures of yellow Am
ber, reprefenting the (napes of feveral Creatures and Monfters, which they were
carrying to the King of Bout an, who is an Idolater, as are all his people, to
fet up in his Pagods. For the Armenians for Money will fell any thing of Ido
latry } and they told me befides, that if they could but have made the Idol
which the King of Boutan befpoke of them, they fhould have done their buh-
nefs. Which was to have been a Mongers head, with fix horns, four ears, four
arms, and fix fingers upon every hand, all of yellow Amber j but they could
not find pieces big enough.
The Caravan is three months travelling from Patna, to the Kingdom of Boh-
um It fets out from Patna about the eud of December, and eight days after
arrives at Gorrochepour.
YxomGorrochepoHr to the foot of the high Mountains, is eight or nine days
journey more,during which the Caravan Puffers very much hardlhip, for the
Country is nothing but wild Forrefls, full of wild Elephants. So that the Mer-
ebants, infiead of taking their refts, are forc'd to watch, keep fires, and fnoot
off their Muskets all the night long. For the Elephant making no noife in tread
ing, would elfe be upon the Caravan before they were aware} not that he
comes to do any mifchief to the men, but to get what victuals he can find.
You may travel from Patna to the foot of thofe Mountains in Palleki’s. But gene
rally they ride upon Oxen, Camels, or Horfes, bred in the Countrey. Thofe
Horfes are generally fo little, that when a man is upon the back of them, his
feet touch the Ground ^ but they will travel twenty Leagues an end, and never
bait, or elfe with a very fmall one. Some of thofe Horfes coft two hundred
Crowns ^ for indeed when you come to crofs, the Mountains, you can make
ufe of no other fort of carriage but them in regard of the narrownefs and rug-
gednefsofthe Paifes; which many times put the Horfes very much to it, as
firong and as low as they are.
Five or fix Leagues beyond Gorrochepour you enter into the Territories of the
Baja of Napal, which extend to the Frontiers of the Kindom of Bom an. This
T^ is a Tributary to the great Mogul, and pays him every year an Elephant
for his Homage. He refides in the City of Napal, from whence he derives
his Title ; but there is little either Trade or Money in his Country, which is
ail Woods and Forrefts. ; 1 r .
The Caravan being arriv’d at the foot of thefe Mountains which are call’d
st this day by the name of Naugrocot, abundance of people come from all
parts of the Mountain, the greateft part whereof are women and maids, who
a gree with the Merchants to carry them, their Goods and provifions crofs the
Mountains, which is eight days journey more.
The women carry upon each (houlder a woollen Roll, to which is faften’d a
large Cufhion, that hangs down upon their backs, upon which the man fits,
f here are three women to carry one man, relieving one another by turns. And
Mr their luggage and provifions, they lade thein upon Goats, that will carry a
hundred and fifty pound weight apiece. Thofe that will ride, are in many places
forc’d to have their Horfes hoifted up with Cords, They never feed them but
joi ning and evening mixing a pound of meal, half a pound of brown Sugar,
nnd half a pound of Butter together, with water fufficient. In the evening they
^nft be contented only with a few flat Peafon, bruis’d, and flcep’d half an hour
in water. The women that carry the men, get for their ten days travel two
Koupies apiece, and as much for every, burthen which the Goats carry, and for
ev ory Horfe which they lead. >. After