'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.' [‎43] (592/1024)

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A Relation of the Grand Seignors Seraglio.
Baths: But above all*, in Perfidy none make ufe of that remedy, but the poorer
fort of people., The Ladies, not regarding the prohibition of Mahomet^ employ
their Female Slaves for the performance of that Office; and with afmallkind
of Pincers add twitchery fuch as thofe, wherewith we take of -the hair of the
muftachces, they do, with i, little more trouble;, but lets hazard, what that Earth
does in lefs time, but with more danger. Our Sultaneffes are yet too delicate
to imitate the Ladies oi'.Perfia ; nay the Men themfelves, in ‘furtyi are not very
forward to have that twitch’d off with pain* which the Razour can take ofi
without any trouble.
C H A P. VIII.
Of the Grand Seignofs
THE ERINCXPAL HEADS.
Noble Relicts of Antiquity. The Turks cannot endure Figures re*
prefenting either Man or Beaji. The Chambers of the Treafury^
and their Wealth. The Blood of the Baffa’s is one of the Rivers
which enter into that Sea of the Treasury. The ufe of Aloes
Wood in Turkey. A fort of Bafins of a more commodious form
than ours^ for the wafbing of the hands. Tapers or Candles of
a find of wax of great value* Coffers full of all forts of preci
ous Jiones. The Precautions and Ceremonies which are oh*
ferv d at the opening of the Treafury. A magnificent Piece
of Tapiffry, wherein the Emperour Charles the Fifths is re-
prefentedy in embofs'd Worf. A particular Relation of a Bafla
named'B uB&n. The heroicf fentiment of a Turk. * The prin
cipal fources of the Wealth of the Empire. How the Revenues
ff Egypt are employ d*
i'j ! ’ L. ‘ TO non r , A ' . 0 '
H E .Treafury of the Seraglio and the Ottoman Empire, the vaft Wealth
therein contain’d, and the excellent order wherewith it is govern’d, re
quir’d my being a little more large upon that ftibjeT. I toll diTcover
; all the Rivers which fall into that Sea, and may have feme refemblance
to thofe that enter into the Gajpian Sea, and ate never feen to come out of it
again. ' <
Out 0 f the Chamber, where' the Grand Seignor toves himfelf, you pafs ititoifoto Reikh
a Ga!lery 3 . which is Thirty Pates in length, and between Nine and Ten in <f Antiquity.
oreadth. There are on the .one fide of it, Six great Marble-Pillars, of Fifteen
boot in height, and. of different colours, among which there is one of a very
I ^kghtful Green, add that: colour makes the T’krfy have a great eTfccm for it. You
lave under.your feet in this Gallery a Walk of large fquare Pieces of Marble, and
Fret-Work thereof is a Relick of Antiquity, arid there are in it
xcelienf Pieces of Painting after the Mbfak\ Way, reprefenting divers Perforis,
k (G) arid