'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.' [‎22] (693/1024)

1 he Hifloryof the Late Revolution
l have converfed with others, that maintain there is no fuch thing, and that this
Writing, whkh Aimng-Zebe ihewed to all, was only to call Sand into the Eyes of
the People, and to labour, in fome degree, to juftifie himfclf in fo hrange an action
and to devolve the Caufe of it upon Cbah-Jehan and Vara, as if he had°been forced
to fuch proceedings. They are things, which are difficult enough well to difcover.
However it be, as foon as Cbab-Jehan was (hut up, almoll all the Omrabs were in a
manner necellitated to go and make their Court to Aureng-Xebe and Morad-Bakche ■
and (which isalmoft incredible) there was not one that had the Courage toflir or to
attempt the lead in the behalf of his King, and for him that had made then) 5 what
they were, and raifed them from the dud, and perhaps from flavery it fclf ( which
is ordinary enough in that Court ) to advance them to Riches and Honour. Yet fome
few there are, as Vanecbmend-Kan, and fome others, that took no fidei but all thp
rdf declared for Aureng-Zebe.
5 1 is notwithdandingto be noted what I faid, that they were necdbtated to do what
they did. For kis not in the Indies, as in France, or other States of Chrijhndcm
where the Grandees and Nobles have large Poffidlions of Land, and great Revenues’
which enables them for a while to fubfiit of themfdvqs. There they have nothingbut
Penlions ( as 1 have already touched above ) which the King can take away from them
at all hours, and thus ruin them in an infrant i fo that they (hall be coniidered no more
than if they never had been, nor have any credit to borrow a farthing.
Axreng-Zehe therefore having thus affured himfelf of Chab-Jehan, and of all the
Omrabs, took what Sums of Money he thought fit out of the Treafury j and then ha
ving left Cbab-beft-Kan, his Unde, Governor of the Town, he went away with Mj-
rad- Bakcbe to putfue Vara.
f 1 day that the Army was to march out of Agra the particular Friends of Morad-Bd-
c»e, efpeeially his Eunuch Chah-Abas, who knew, that the excefs of civility and reffied
F ordinarily a iign of impohure,counfclIed him, that fmee he was King,and everybo
dy treated him with the Title of Majeffy, and Anreng-Zcbe himfelf acknowledged him
for fuch, he fhould let him go to purfue Vara, and flay himfejf with his Troops about
Agra and Vebli. If he had followed thiscounfel, kis certain, that he Would have em-
baraffed Aareng-Zebe not a little^ but kwap fatal, that he ffiouldnegledfo good advice:
Aureng-Zebe is too fortunate i Marad-Bakche entirely conhdeth in his promifes, and in
the Oaths of Fidelity they had fvvorn to one another upon the Alcoran. They went
away together, and went with the fame pace towards Vebli.
^ When they were come to Mantras, three or four fmall days Journey from Agrajhz
friends of Morad-Bakche, who perceived fomething, endeavoured again to peifwade
him, that he fhould beware •, affiuring him that had evil dcflgns, and that
beyond all doubt fome mifehief was upon the Anvil i that they had notice of it from all
parts, and that by no means, for that day at kail, he ffiould go to fee him i that it
would be much better to prevent this ftroke the fooneff it might be i that he was only
to forbear going to viiit him that day, excuhng himfelf with fome Indifpolkion. But
whatfoever could be faid to him. he believed nothing of it,his Ears were hopped to all
the good advice that was given him, and as if he had been enchanted by the friend-
ffisp of Attreng-Zcbe, he emid not hold to go to him that very night, and to Hay at
bupper with him. As foon as he was come, Attreng- Zebe,who expe(Ted him.and had al
ready prepared all things with Mirkan, and three or four of his moftfindmate Cap-
tains, was not wanting in embracemcnts, and in redoubling his Courtffijp, Civilities
u Y miffions ’ infomuch as g enI:1 y topafs his hankerchief over his face, and to wipe
oil his fweat andduft, treating him hill with the title of King and Mljehy, In the
mean time the Table is ferved, they fup, the converfation grows warrffi they difeourfe
or various things as they ufe to do i and at laft there is brought a huge- 1 Bottle of ex-
cchent Chiras Wine, and fome other Bottles of Caboul Wine, for a DeSauch. Then
ttreng- ebe, as a grave ferious Man, and one that would appear a great Mahumetan,
T/ V a r v nimb] y rirerh fom Table, and having with much kindnefs invited
Morad-Batybe, wno loved a Glafs of Wine very well, and who rclifhed the Wine
V at l as cr ^ c ^ fcrupled not to drink of it to excefs. In a.word, he made himfelf
_ ruii 3 5 1 '. fr j a “ cc P* was the thingthat was wifhed i for prefently LomeSer-
S i liS were there 5 were commanded away, under a pretence, to let him
C " C P Witn o ut - n ' afi h)g any noife > and then his Zable and Ponyard were taken from.
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