'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.' [‎20] (691/1024)

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Tbe : H/(lory of the Late Revolution
return’d andabandon’d him •> and invited alfothe Country-people to fet upon his Men'
pillaging them, and even killing Tome of them : Yet he made a fnift to gain the Moun
tains, with his Wife and Children, where the Raja King of Serenaguer received him with all
the honour and civilities he could ddire, alluring him, that he was in fafety, as much
as if he were King of that Countrey, and that he would proted and allill him with
all his Forces. In the mean time, behold what hapned on Agra's lide.
Three or four days after the Battel of Sarnongmr, the Vi&orious Among- Zebe, toge
ther with Morad-Rakche, came diredly to the Gate of the Town into a Garden, which
may be a little League diltent from the Fortrefs, and fent from thence an able Eunuch
and one of thofe whom he moll confided in, to Cbab-Jehan, to falute him with a thou-
fand fair Protellations of his afFedion and fubmiffion i that he was exceedingly ferry for
what had palLed, and for having been obliged, by reafon of the ambition and evil de-
figns of Vara, to proceed to all thofe extremities i that, for the rdf, he rejoyced ex
tremely to hear, that he began to find himfelf better, and that he was come thither
for no other end than to receive his Commands. Cbah-Jehan was not wanting to ex*
prefs to the Eunuch much fatisfadtion, as to the proceedings of Aureng-Zebe, and to
receive the SubmiHions of this Son with all poilible appearances of joy i though lie faw
very well, that matters had been carried too far, and fufficiently knew the referved
and crafty humour of Aunng-Zebe, and his fecret pailion for Reigning j and that there
fore he was not much to be trufled, for all his fair words- And yet notwithfianding he
fuffers himfelf to be circumvented, and inliead of playing the fureft Chart, by ufing his
utmoft power, by birring, by appearing, by caufing himfelf to be carried through the
Town, and by affembling all his Omrabs, (for it was yet time to do all this) he
goes about to outwit Aureng-Zebe, him that was his Crafts-Mafkr, and attempts
to draw him into a fnare, wherein he will be found taken himfelf. He then fends alfo
an Eunuch to this Son, to let him know, that he well underflood the ill condudl, and
even the incapacity of Vara ', that he could not but call to mind the particular inclina
tion he always had and exprefTed towards him, that he could not doubt of his affedionj
and laflly, that hefhould come to fee him, and to advife with him what was fit to be
done in thefe diforders •» and that he pallionately wifhed to embrace him.
Attreng^Zebe-, on his fide, faw alfo well enough, that he was not to trufl too much
to the words of Cbab-Jeban, knowing efpecially, that Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. -Sahob, his Enemy as
well as Sifter, was night and day about him, and that 5 twas very probable, he adted
nothing but by her motion. And he apprehended, that if he fhould come into the
Fortrefs, he might be feized on, and ill-treated i as it wasfaid, that the refolution
was indeed taken to do fo, and feveral of thofe lufty Tartarian Women, which ferve in
the Seraglio, were armed to fet upon him as foon as he fhould enter. Whatever it be,he
would never hazard himfelf, and yet fpread a rumour abroad, that the next day he
would go to fee his Father Cbab-Jeban. But when the day was come, he put it off till
another, and fo he delayed it from day to day, without ever making the Vifit. In the
mean time he continued his fecret Negotiations and Cabals, and founded the mind of
all the greateft Omrabs, fo far, that at lab, after he had well and clofely laid his Defign,
and politickly difpofed all things for the fuccefs thereof, all were amazed to fee, that
one day, when he had fent Sultan Mahmoud, his eldeb Son, to the Fortrefs, under a
pretence of feeing Chah-Jehan in his name i this young Prince, bold and undertaking,
falls prefently on the Guards that were at the Gate, and vigorouily driveth all before
him, whilb a great number of Men appointed, who were there all ready, did enter with
fury, and made themfelves Mabersof the Walls.
If ever a man was abonifhed, Cbab-Jeban was, feeing that he was fallen into the
fnare which he Had prepared for others, that himfelf was imprifoned and Aurenge-Zebe
Maberof the Fortrefs. Tis faid, that he prefently fent to found the mind of Sultan
Mahmoud, promifing him upon his Crown and upon the Alcoran, that if he would be
faithful to him, and ferve him in this conjundure, he would make him King i that he
fhould come prefently to fee him within, and not lofe this occafion: Befides, that it
would be an adion that would accumulate on him the bleftings of Heaven, and an im-
mortal Glory * in regard it would be faid for ever, thit Sultan Mahmoud hid delivered
Cbab-Jeban his Grandfather out of Prifon.
And certainly, if Sultan Mahmoud had been refolute enough to give this broke, and
Chab-Jehan could have come abroad to blew hiiufelf to the Town, and to take the Field,
no