'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.' [‎26] (697/1024)

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the Hifiory of the Late Revolution
But not to flay long from declaring the ftrange Fortune of Aureng-Zebe, and the in
credible conjuncture that recovers his defperate condition •> Sultan Sujah,not more con-
iiderate than Vara,, commits the fame Fault i and he was no fooner come down from
his Elephant, but his Army feeing him no more,was ftruck with a terror,believing there
was Treafon, and that he was either taken or (lain. Whereupon they disbanded,with
out any more ado, as Varans Army did in the Battel of Sawonguer j and the Defeat was
fo great, that the Sultan was fortunate in that he could fave himfelf.
Jejfomfeigne hearing this unexpe&ed News, and perceiving it was not very fafe for
him to tarry there, contented himfelf with the Spoil he had got, and with all diligence
marched (freight toAgra^ thence to pafs to his Countrey. The noife was already in
Agra > that Aureng-Zebe had loft the Battel > that he was taken, together with Etnir-
Jemla, and that Sultan-Suyah brought them both Prifoners. Infomuch, that <M-
hejl-Kan, who was Governor of the Town, and Uncle to Aureng-Zebe, feeing Jejfom
feigne, whofe Treachery he had heard of, at the Gates, and defpairingof his Life, had
taken into his hand a Cup o( Poyfon to make himfelf away, and had, as they lay, in
very deed fwallowed it, if his Women had not fallen upon him, and hindred him:
So that ’tis thought, if Jeffomfeigne had had the wit and courage to ftay longer in Agra,
if he had threatned boldly, and promifed and aefted vigoroufly for the freedom of
Chah-fehan, he might have drawn him out of Prifon i fo much the more eatily , be-
caufe all Agra was for two whole days in that belief, that Aureng-Zebe was overcome.
But Jejfomfeigne, who knew how all thipgs went, and who durft not long ftay there,nor
attempt any thing, did nothing but pafs, returning with all fpeed homewards.
Aureng-Zebe, who apprehended mifehief from Agra , and fear’d left Jejfomfeigne
(hould undertake fomething for Cbab-Jeban, was not long in the purfuit after Sultan
Sujab i he turn’d fhort for Agra with his whole Army, where he ftay’d a good while,
giving order for all things. Mean time he received intelligence, that Sultan Sujab had
not loft many Men in his being routed, for want of farther purfuit j that alfo from the
Lands of the Rajas, which are in thofequarters,on the right and left of Ganges, he
raifed great Forces, upon the fcore of the reputation he had of being very rich, and
very liberal, and that he fortified himfelf in Elabas, that important and famous Paffage
of Ganges, which, with its Fortrefs, is the firft In-let intoEengak, And then he con-
(idered alfo, that he had about him two Perfons, which indeed were very capable to
ferve him, Sultan Mahmoud his eldeft Son, and Emir-Jemlas but he well knew , that
thofe who have done good fervice to their Prince, grow often infolent, in the belief,
that all is due to them, and that they cannot be recompenced enough. He perceived
already, that the former of them began very much to emancipate himfelt, and that
every day he became more arrogant, for having feized on the Fortrefs of Agra, and by
that means had broken all the Defigns which Chab-Jeban could have formed. Ana as
to the latter, he knew indeed the torce of his Underftanding, his Condud, and Va
lour*, but that was the very thing which made him apprehend him the more: for
knowing that he was very rich, that his Reputation was great, that he pafted for the
Firfi Hewer in Affairs, and for the ableft Man in all the Indies, he doubted not, but that
after the Example of Sultan Mahmoud, he entertain’d himfelf with big hopes. All
this certainly would have been able to perplex an ordinary Spirit, but Aureng-Zebe
found a Remedy to all. He knew to remove them both with fo much prudence, and
even with fo much handfomnefs, that neither of them found any caufe to complain of
if. ffcfoit them both againft Sultan Sujab with a puiffant Army, lettingfecret-
lyknow, that the Government of Bengale, which is the belt quarter of Indojlan, was
defign’d for him, to hold it during his life, and for his Son after his deceafe, and that
thereby he would begin to exprefs to him his acknowledgments for the great Services
he had done himj* and that therefore it belonged only to him to defeat Sujab, and that
as foon as he {hould have compaffed it, he would make him Mir-ul Omrabs, which is
the firft and the moft honourable place of Indojlan, and no lefs than the Prince ot the
Omrabs.
To Sultan Mahmoud his Son, he faid only thefe few words: Remember that thou art
the Eldtjl of my Children, that 'tis for thy felf thou goefl forth to fight *, that thouhafi done
much, but yet nothing, if thou overcomejl not Sujah, who is onr greatejl and fowerfulkjl Ene
my *, I hope, God ajfijling me, to be foon Majler of the rejh # .
With thefe words he difmiifed them both, with ordinary Honours, that is, with
rich