'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.' [‎193] (522/1024)

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the Prince of Patinfaloa. i he firft thing they did,was to pay two hundred Loaves
of Gold to redeem the Royal Fortrefs again; and then fubmitting to the Coni
ditions which the Dutch Admiral had propos’d, the General of Batavia liga’d
the Articles, which are punctually obferv’d. For the Portugals had in all
quitted the Country, fome departing for Siam and Camboya, others for Macon
and Goa. Macoa) formerly one of the molt famous and richeft Cities of the
Orient, was the principal motive that endin’d the: Hollanders to fend an Em-
balladour into China ^ for being the belt ftation which the Portugals had in all
thofe parts, the Dutch had a defign to win it wholly. Now, this City, lying
in twenty-two Degrees of Northern Latitude, in a fmall Ifland next to the
Province of Kanton^ which is a part of China, has very much loll its former
lulter.
But this was not all which the Jefttits and the Portugal Merchants fuffer’d.
The Chief of the Dutch FaCtory An East India Company trading post. at Mingrela, which is but eight Leagues from
this City, underftanding the bad fuccefs of the Dutch in China, had a contri
vance by himfelf to be reveng’d. He knew that the Jefuites of Goa and other
places, drove a great trade in rough Diamonds, which they fent into Europe i
or elfe carry’d along with them when they return’d ; and that for the more
private carrying on of their trade, they were wont to fend one or two of
their Order, that knew the language, in the habit of a Faquir, which conlllts
of a Tygers Skin to cover their back-parts, and a Goats Skin to cover the
breaft, reaching down to the knees. Thereupon the Chief of the FaClory of
Mingrela taking his opportunity, and having notice that two of the fuppos’d
Faquirs were gone to the Mines, to lay out 400000 Pardo’s in Diamonds, gave
order to two men, which he had fee’d for the purpofe, that as foon as the
Fathers had made their purchafe, he Ihould give notice to the Officer of the
Guftom-Houfe at Bicholi*
Bicholi is a great Town upon the Frontiers of thofe Lands that part the
Kingdom offrom the Territories of the Portugals there being no
other way to pafs the River, which encompafles the Ifland where the City
of GW L built.
The Fathers believing that the Cultomer knew nothing of their purchafe,
went into the Boat to go over the River } but as foon as they were in, they
were ftridtly fearch’d, and all their Diamonds cpnfifcated.
To return to the King of Maca^ar j you mull know, that the Jefuits once
endeavour'd to convert him -, and perhaps they might have brought it to pafs,
had they not negleded one propolal which he made them. For at the fame time
that the Jefuits labour’d to bring him to Chrifl:ianity,the Mahumetans us’d all their
endeavours to oblige him to flick to their Law. The King willing to leave his
Idolatry, yet not knowing which part to take, commanded the Mahumetans to
fend for two or three of their moft able Moullas, or Docflors from Mecca and
the ^efuits he order’d to fend him as many of the moll learn d among them,
that he might be inltru&ed in both Religions ; which they both promis’d to
do. But the Mahometans were more diligent than the Chriltians, for in eight
months they fetch’d from Mecca two learned Manilas \ whereupon the King
feeing that the Jefuits fent no body to him, embrac’d the Mahumetan Law.
True it is, that three years after there came two Portugal Jefuits y but then it
was too late.
The King of Macajfar being thus become a Mahumetan, the Prince his Bro
ther was fo mad at it, that when the Mofquee, which the King had caus'd to
be built, was finilh’d, he got into it one night, and caufmg the throats of two
Figs to be cut, he all befmear’d the Walls of the new Mofquee, and the place
which was appointed for the Moulla to perform Divine Service with the blood; s
fo that the King was forc’d to pull down that, and build Another. After which
the Prince with fome Idolatrous Lords Role out of the Ifland, and never fmee
appear’d at Court.
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