'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.' [‎3] (666/1024)

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Monfieur D E M O N C E A U X :
Giving a Character of the B 0 0 K here Engliflied,
and its Author.
Irtue fometimes is no leCs intereffed than Affe&ion: Both, Sir, are
glad to receive from time to time pledges mutually anfwering for
thofe that have united themfelves in a cloie correfpondence. Yours
indeed fliould demand of me fach, as might be a fecurity to you
for the advance you have been pleafed to make me of your Friendfhip.
But Gnce at prelent I have nothing worth preienting you with 5 and yet
am unwilling to give you any leifure to be diffident of my realnels, or to
repent for having fc eahly given me a (hare in your efteem, I here fond
you a Relation of Indofian, in which you will find fuch confiderable Oc
currences, as will, make you conrefi, I could not convey to you a more
acceptable Prefont, and that Monfieur Bernier, who hath written it, is a
very Gallant Man, and of a mould, I wi(h all Travellers were made of
We ordinarily travel more out of Vnjetlednejs than Curioftty, with a defign
to fee 1 owns and Countries rather than to know their Inhabitants and Pro-
dudions 5 and we ftay not long enough in a place, to inform our folves
well of the Government, Policy, Interefts and Manners of its People,
Monfieur Bernier, after he had b nefitted himfelf for the fpace of many
years by . the convcife of the famous Gajfendi, foen him expire in his arms,
succeeded him in his Knowledge, and inherited his Opinions and Difcove-
Hes, embarqued for JEgypt, flay’d above a whole year at Cairo, and then
took the occafion of fome Indian Veffels, that Trade in the Ports of the
Red Sea, to pafi to Suratte 5 and after Twelve years abode at the Court of
the Great Mogol, is arlaltcome to foek his reft in his native Countrey, there
f° 8 lve an Accompt of his Obforvatioas and Difcoveries, and to pour out ;
mtothebofom of France, what b had amaffed in India.
. Sir, I ffiallfay nothing to you of his Adventures, which you will find
ln ft-dations that are to follow hereafter, which he abandons to the
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