'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.' [‎196] (525/1024)

Travels in India.
PartIL
CHAP. XXII.
the Author goes to vifit the King of Bantam , and relates fever A
Adventures upon that occajion.
B Eingfo ill treated in Batavia, I refolv’d to vifit the King of Bmm ; t0
which purpofe I took my own Brother along with me, becaufe he fpoke
the Language call’d MaUye *, which in the Eaft is as univerfal as Lam among
us. Being arriv’d at Bantam in a Email Bark, which we hir’d for our felves j
we went firfl: and vifited the Englifi Prefident, who kindly entertain’d and
lodg’d Us. '• J
The next day I fetit my Brother to the Palace, to know when it would be
feafonable for me to come and kifs the King’s Hand. When the King faw him
(for he was well known to him) he would not fuffer him to return, butfent
others to fetch me, and to tell me withall, that if I had any rare Jewels,!
ihoald do him a kindnefs to bring them along with me.
When I faw my Brother return’d not with the perfons which the King fent,
I was almoft in the mind not to have gone j remembring how the Ring of ;/-
then had ferv’d the Sieur Renand. For the French having fet up an Eaft Mi
Company,fent away four VefTels, three great ones, and one of eight Guns,
for the fervice of the Country. Their Voyage was the Ihorteft that ever was
heard of* arriving at Bantam ill lefs than four months. The King alfocour-
teoufly receiv’d them, and let them have as much Pepper as they defir’d,
and cheaper by twenty in the hundred then he fold it to the Hollanders. But
the French not coming only for Pepper, fent away their fmall Ship with the
greateft part of their Money to Mac afar ^ to try the Market for Cloves, Nut
megs, and Mace.
The French being fo foon difpatch’d at Bantam, had not patience to Hay
till the return of the fmall Velfel which they had fent to Macaffar } but to
pafs the time , mull needs run over to Batavia, being not above fourteen
Leagues off 5 fo that you may be at Batavia from Bantam in a tide with a
good wind. When they came to an Anchor, the General of the French Fleet
fent to Complement the General of Batavia, who fail’d not to anfwer his ci
vility, and invited the Admiral afhore. Moreover he fent to thofe that flay’d
aboard, great flore of excellent cheat, and a good quantity of Spamjh and
Rhenijh Wine, with particular order to them that carry’d it,to make tht French
druns* His order was fo well follow’d, that ’twas eafie to fet the Ships on
fire, according to the private inftru&ions which they had. So foon as the fame
was difcover’d from the Generals Window, which overlook’d all the Road, there
was a wonderful pretended aftonifhment among the Dutch. But the French ki-
miral too truly conjecturing the ground and Authors of the treachery, behold
ing the company with an undaunted courage j Come, come, cry’d he, lets drink
on; they that fet the Ships a-fire ftiall pay for’em. However the FreW? Ships
were all burnt, though the men were alt fav’d in Boats which were forth
with fent to their relief. After that, the General of Batavia made them great
offers, which they refus’d, and return’d to Batavia, in expectation of their fmall
Vehel. When it return’d, they could find out no better way then to fell Ship
and goods, and all to the Englifi, and to Hare the Money among themfelves,
every one according to their condition. T ,
But the trjck which they put upon the Englijh was far more bloody,
Englijh were the firft that found out the danger of failing from Surat,
fat an, or any other diftant parts , to Japon without touching by the way
Whereupon they thought it convenient to build a Fort in the Ifland 01 °
mofa, which not only fav’d the lofsof feveral Vefiels, but alfo brought
in great gain. The Hollanders mad that the English were poflefs d or iuc ^
advantageous fcituation, being the only place in all the Ifland where e
could tide in fafety ^ and finding they could not carry it by force, bet 0 g