'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.' [‎90] (639/1024)

c)o A Relation of the Grand Seignofs Seraglio.
After the aforefaid Coach, there pals’d by Twelve other Coaches with four
Hoifcs apiece, wherein were the Female-Slaves belonging to the Sultaneffes,
having two Negro-Eunuchs 3 at the Doors of each Coach 3 which were laticdy as
the former : Alter which there follow’d leverai Litters, and lour great Waggons,
full of Snow, for the uie of the Sultanejfes and their Retinue.
Ail this Cavalcade, confiding of between five and fix theuiand men, took up
almoft three hours in its paffage, and having made its Proceilion through Con-
fiantinople, lodg’d it feif in the Seragfo, according to the defenption I have given
^ Of the French Nation, there were feveral Perfons of Quality, who had the
Cufiofity to fee that Entrance 3 and among others, Monfieur Kthk^ de Vih-wuve,
a Councellor of the Parliament of Fans h Monfieur Le a Coimfellor of the
Grand Council 3. The Abbot, o| Champhmn 3 de la S aid fay 3 all Pari funs 3 and Monfieur
Aubert, a Native of New-Frame 3 and, by Extradion, a Norman, Son to the Go-
vernour of Guardahupe.
CHAP. XIX.
Of the Gardens of the Seraglio.
The Revenues
of the Gardens^
how employed.
Catf'ambers a
great delicacy
dmngft *he
tevandnes.
THE PRINCIPAL! HEADS.
The Revenues of the Gardens employed for the Grand Seignofs
'fable. Cucumbers> a fruit of much delicacy amongjl the Le
vantines, and how they eat them. A noble Pyramid, refembling
TrajanV Pillar. Fountains. The number of the Gardiners.
I T Is an ancient Cuftom, or rather, a Law, effablifh’d by the Ottoman Princes,
that the profits made out of their Gardens, fhould be contributary to the
keeping of their own Tables, and they have feveral of them, in the Neigh
bourhood of Conflantinople, as well on the European fide, as the A fan, all along
the Sea-fhdre. But I fhall giv e an Account only of the Gardens of the Seraglio, that
fo I may not exceed the limits I have prefenb’d to my felf in this Relation.
There are in the Seraglio feveral Gardens, wherein there are only Flowers, m
divers Appartments, and particularly in that of the Grand Sdgnor, and, no queftion
but the fame thing may be faid of the Quarter of the Sultanejfes- Yet is mere not
any thing extraordinary, which might oblige me to give this defcription thereoh
The great Garden, whereof the Bojlangi-bachi has the overfighr, as he has al.o 01 all
the others belonging to the Grand Seignor, takes up the greateff pait ofthe^Seraglio.
and confifls of a great number of Walks, planted of each fide with Cypre.s. 1 no.e
Walks arc much negleded, fothat in feveral places, they are not clear’d of Bryars
and Thorns. When it is known, that the Grand Seignor is to come and take nis
divertifement there, a great number of Bojlangis are immediately commanded out to
make clean the Walks, which he ufes to frequent, and the ipaces between tho|e
Walks are fo many Kitchin-Gardens, or Orchards, which are very wed turmina
with Fruit-Trees, of feveral excellent kinds. Of Strawberries a!id Rafpices were
is great (fore, and they have large beds of Melons, and Cucumbers; but mott
ofthefelaff, which are accounted a great delicacy amongh tlic Levantines.
As to the Cucumbers, they commonly eat them without taking on any tying f
the rindc, after which they go and drink a glais of Water. In ad Afia,
ordinary fuffcnance of the meaner fort of People, for rhe^ (pace of three or y u
rdonths j. the wliole Family lives upon them, and when 2 Child asks for .onittuing