'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.' [‎202] (531/1024)

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CHAP. XXIV'.
Of the War of the Hollanders with the Emperor of Java,
TTAving taken my leave of the Englifh Prefident, I return’d to
n where having little to do, I refolv’d to give a vifit to the King of
otherwife call’d the Emperor of Java. This King was formerly King of all the
Ifland, till the King of Bantam, who was only Governour of a Province, rebell’d
againft him ; the Hollanders being made by the divifions of thofe two Princes
For when the King of Japar befieg’d Batavia, the King of Bantam reliev’d the
Hollanders j and when they were attack’d by the King of Bantam, the King of
Japar came to their afliftance. And when thofe two Kings were together by
the ears, the Hollanders always aided the weakefb. 1
The King of Japar keeps his Court in a City of the fame name, diflant from
fome thirty Leagues. You may coft along the ihore to it by Sea-
but the City Hands above eight Leagues up in the Land. From the City there
is a fine Walk to the Sea, where there is a handfom Port, and fairer Houfes
than any in the ; City. And the King would live there if he thought it fafc.
The day before I departed, I went to take my leave of one of the kdian
Counsellors,and telling him that I was going to wait upon the King of Jaj>ar,k
Hood amas’d, in regard the King and the Hollanders were mortal Enemies; of
which he gave me this account .* The deceas’d King, Father to the King that
now reigns, fince the Hollanders built their Fort of Batavia would never have
any peace with them. And though that during the war the Hollanders took
ten of his Subjects, for one of theirs, and offer’d ten for one in exchange, yet
he would never exchange one upon any condition whatfoever, and charg’d,his
Son upon his death'bed never to releafe one. This obitinacy very much trou
bl’d the Dntch General, and all the reft in Batavia, and oblig’d them to con-
fult upon ways how to right themfelves. Now it is the cuftom when a Ma
hometan King dyes, that his fuccefibr fends certain greaf Lords of his Court
with Prefents, as well to engage them to pray for the Soul of the
deceas’d y as alfo to give thanks to God and Mahpwet for the coming of a new
King to the Throne without any Impediment y and to pray for the bleffing of
Victory over all his Enemies. But the new King and his Council were at a
lofs how to accomplilh this Voyage ; for firlt the King had none but .little
Veffels, that were w r 6nt only to fail along by the fhore, by reafon of the in
experience of his Seamen; apd in the fecond place the Dutch were always ply
ing to and fro about the mouths of his Havens, to furprize his Subjects if they
Hirr’d forth. For the fafety therefore of his Pilgrims, the King at lafl: Con
cludes upon making an agreement with the Engtijh. For v/hich reafon he dif-
patches away an Envoy
promis’d to lend him l
pany had m xhz Indies.
for ever, for all Comm
"Treaty being fatifi d, my aum**** 1 *1^1*1, »
and Gunn’d beyond an ordinary rate. Thereupon nine of the principal Kurds
of the Court, and molt pf the Blood Royal, with a Train of a hundred perfons,
embark’d themfelves in the great Veflel. But all thefe preparations could not
be earn’d fo privately, but that the Dutch had intelligence of it by their Spies.
Thereupoh the General df the Dutch makes ready three Ships, and lying jult
in the ftreight of mouthy fo foon as the En^ffh oame up, (for they had
no other way ) let fly at them fo roundly, that the Englifh fearing left their
Veflels would be funk, ftruck Sail; which the Java Lords feeing, call’d the
lijh Traytors, and drawing their poyfon’d Daggers, cry’d a Mocca upon the £^
BJh, killing a great number of them before they had time to put themfelyes
into a pofture of defence. And perhaps there would not one of them have efcap d?
had not the Hollanders come aboard as they did-Some ©f the^^Lords.and abou
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