'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.' [‎31] (580/1024)

A Relation of the Grand Seignors Seraglio.
had given if w the Catalogue of what things were left in the little Baag, told
the Doctor, that he had a great rarity there. The other immediately approaches
him, and intreats his Highnefs With all lubmillion to accept of it. The Grand
Seignor takes it, and making feme difeoveries how acceptable that Prefent was to
him, does by that prudent diffimulation, caule a joy in him, whole Chaftife-
menc he was then contriving. .
But that Angle indicium the Grand Seignor does not think enough, but he will
have other difeoveries 3 and knowing that among other things that were in the
Bag, there was a Ring, the Work oi an Excellent and Ancient Matter, famous
101 chat iott 01 Rings which the Juries wear oirthe Thumb, when they ihooc
With the Lotig bowe, he expefts a fecond cccafion, in order to a fuller dilbvery
or the Cheat, and the more abfolute conviflion of dip iDocfor.
Twasnot many days ere that happen'd, by the contrivance of the Empcrotr
himlelf, who calling for one of his Pages, one well skill’dmi Archery, went to
the place of the Gmt, Where he alfb call’d for a Bowe, there bein« not any Per-
ion in the whole Empire but was inferiour to him, as to ftrength and dexterity in
the hxeiciles of the Bowe and the Dart. When he came to bend the Bowe he
complain d that: the Ring hurt his Thumb, prefuming that the Doctor, who
Itood near him, and had already prefented him with the Coral-Beads, would
alio make him a protter of the Ring, which he had of the Pilgrims. Is it poffible
lays the Grand Seignor, that there is not at this time any Matter living, who
can make a Ring anything like fuch a one, whom he nam’d? The Dodor
whole apprehenhon was not fo good, as to fee that tbis Trap was laid for his
ddtruenom and thinking to infinuate himfelf more and more into the Grand
W iit VO i IU> co ^ by good Fortune he had a Ring of tliat very
Matters Work, which fie had kept a long time, and that if his .Highneis would
bC Zr t0 ^ Cce P t0 ^ he would bring it thither, which he prelCntly did.
, Anon as the Grand Seignor was return’d to his own Quarter, he fent for the
brand Vizier, and the Pilgrim, who came into his prefence, and he had in his
hand the Chaplet of Corral, which he made as if he were repeating, to try whe-*
tner the Pilgrim would know' it again. The other having well obferv’d it,
aciarels’d himfelf to the Emperour, faying^ If it fliall pleafe your Highnefs to
permit me to open my mouth, I dare affirm, that the Chaplet, you iiave in
your hands, is very like that which I have in my little Bag of Jewelsy and
pouible 1 mall not be miftaken, if I fay it is the very fame. Whereupon the
Gund Seignor commands him to come nearer, and putting the Chaplet, and
toe Ring into his hands, the Pilgrim affirms, upon his Life, that they are the
very fame things, which he had left in the cuttody of the Dodfon He coming
the next Mornings according to his cuftom to make a Report of feme Crimi
nal Gaufc to the Grand Seignor, that Prince, who was a perfon of great Inge
nuity and Apprchcnfion, propofes to him a Cafe fomewhat of the iame nature
vVl ^ !l . between him and the Pilgrim, and ask’d him what Punifliment fuch
deferv’d. Ihe unfortunate man, blinded by a good fortune wherein
luought himlelf well cttablifh’d, and what was patt being clearly got out
v bls rcmcmbrance 3 pronounc’d Sentence againft himfelf, and anfwers the Grand
>c !|^ lor 5 Tliat fuch a Perfon, deferv’d to be, pounded alive in a Mortar,
t ^.f on inat Sentence, the Emperour earn’d liim to be immediately lecur’d, and
nvv ing ordey d all his .Chetts to be brought into the Seraglio, by the Baltagi*^
, nom he fent to his Lodgings, pulls out of his Pocket the Chaplet of Coral
' Ring, which a Pilgrim of Mecha had entrufted him with the cuftody
0 • c afterwards^fhews him the Note or Schedule of all the other Pieces,
2 nacommanding him to open his Chetts, the jewels were there found, which
; laL unhappy man, convinc’d'of his Guilt, and trembling, for Fear, deliver’d up
, ° the hands of the Grand Seignor. The Pilgrim was call’d, who prefently
WmP i is - an d his Jewels; and the Doittor by an open Confeflion, acknow-
Edgd his Crime, and Perhdioufnefs. ; ,
T|/ ^ day,’’the Emperour order’d the Bivan to be Affembled, at which he
' r that all the Grandees’ about Cenjlantinopk fhould be prefent, to render
th tvi— C nt more : folemn.. - Hd hr ft commanded, that whatever belong’d
me 1 &oiild be rettor’d to him/ togbthe.f with lome £dditibhal recom-;
• pence’