'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.' [‎201] (530/1024)

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Book Ilf. 'Travels in India.
At length the Sentinel that ftood at the entry of the Tent where the Gover-
nour and Merchants were, fhot him through the body, fo that he fell down
dead. Immediately all the other Mahumetms tifoK, were upon the
place took up the body and buried it • and at the end of fifteen days they put
him up a fair Monument. Every year the EnglifU and Hollanders pull it down }
but when they are gone, the Faquirs fet it up again, and plant Banners over
it • nay fome there are that perform their devotions to it.
But to return to the Bantam Faquir. That Villain lying, as I faid, behind thfe
Pales, as my Brother and I, and the Butch Chirurgion came toward him, all
three a-breaft, thruft his Pike between the Pales, thinking to have ftabb’d it into
one ofour breafts. The Xb/rc/? man being next the River, and fomewhat be
fore the reft, the head of his Pike ran into his Breeches; whereupon we both
laid hold of the Staff. But my Brother being next the Pales, prefently leap’d
over, and ran the Faquir thorough. Whereupon feveral Chinefes, and other
Idolaters, came and gave my Brother thanks for killing him. After that
we waited upon the King, and told him what my Brother had done ^ who
was fo far from being difpleas’d, that he gave my Brother a Girdle. For the
King and his Governours are glad when thofe Rogues arc flam, knowing them
to be Defperado’s, not fit to live.
The next day, coming to take my leave of the Englijh Prelident, he fhew’d
me two firings of Diamonds, and two Services of Silver, which came from
England. He would have fold them all,but I only bought one *nr of the firings of
Diamonds, the other being foul; and for the Silver, I would have bought it,
had they coin’d Silver in Batavia^ as they were wont to do. Formerly the HoU
latiders coin’d Reals, Half-Reals, and Quarter-Reals, bearing on the one fide
the ftamp of a Ship, on the other V, O, C, like a Chara&er, as in the Figure,
fignifying in Batchy J^or OH Indian, Cornfagnie, for the Eaft Indian Company.
Which they did for the Sake of the Chinefes, who loving Silver better thaa
Gold, earn’d away all the Silver that was coin’d at Batavia, at good fates. '
But at length they left it off*, finding fo few people that made nfe ©f Silver.