'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.' [‎35] (706/1024)

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of the Emfire of the M 0 GQ L.
Ganges-, fo that he was necetTitattd to flye to which is the hit Town of
gale on the Sea fide •, and here comes the conclufion of this whole Tragedy.
This Prince being ddlitute of Ships to put to Sea, and not knowing whether to
flye, fent his eldefi Sop, Sujtan-Banque, to the King of Racan ox Moy, a Heathen or
Idolatrous King, to know whether he-would givehim leave to make his Country his
plact of refuge only for fome time, and do him tire favour, when the Mm foils 6t the
Seafon-winds fhould come, to furnilh him with a VdCl for M sha, from thence to
pafs into fome part of Eurky or Perfa. That Fung fent anfwcr, t ha the (houJd be very
welcome, and have all poffible alliftance. So Sultan Banque returned to Daly with fome
Galeailes, manned with Frangm (I mean, with thofe fugitive Portugals] and other
firaggling Chriftians, that had put themfelves inTervice to that King, driving no
other Trade than to ravage all this lower Bengalee upon which Sultan Sujah emhzxked
with his whole Family, ws. his Wife, his three Sons, and Daughters. They were
well enough received i whatever was neceffary for their fubldtance, fuch as that Coun
trey would afford, v^as provided for them, in the name of that King. Some months
pafs, the Seafon of the favourable Winds come in, but not a word of the Veffd,
though he demanded it no otherwife than for his Money i for as yet he wanted not
Rupies of Gold, nor Silver, nor Gems : He had too great a plenty of them j his Riches
were, in all appearance, the .caufeof his ruin, or at lead contributed much to it.
Thofe barbarous Kings havyT no true generofity, and are not much refrained by the
Faith they have given, regarding nothing but their prefent Interefls, without fo much
as confidering the mifehiefs that may befall them for their perfidioufhefs and brutality.
To get out of their hands, one mud either be the dronger, or have nothing that may
tempt their avarice. Sultan Sujah may long enough follicit for a Vedcl i all is in vain,
he effects nothing : On the contrary, the King begins to {hew much coldnefs, and to
complain of his not coming to fee him. 1 know not, whether Sultan Sujah thought
it unworthy of himfelf, and too mean a thing to give him a Vifit i or rather, whether
he fear’d, that being in the Kings Houfe he might not there be feized on, to take a-
way all his Treafure, and then be delivered into the hands of ILmir-Jemla, who icr
that purpofe promifed, in the name of Aureng-Zebe> great Sums of Mony, and many
other confiderable advantages. Whate^r the matter was, he would not go thither
himfelf, but fent his Son Sultan Banque, who being near the Kings Houfe, began to
Ihew liberality to the people, throwing out to them a good quantity of half Rupies,
and whole Rupres, of Gold and Silver. And being come before the King, he prefented
him with dore of Embroideries, and of rare pieces of Gold fmiths-work, fet with pre
cious Stones of great value, excufing his Father, Sultan Sujah, as being indifpofed,
and befeeching him in his name, that he would remember theVeffel, and the promife
made to him thereof. But all that did not advance his bufinefsi on the contrary,
five or fix days after, this King fent to Sultan Sujah, to ask of him one of his Daugh
ters in Marriage which he could never refolve to grant him, whereat this barbarous
Prince was highly offended. What then could hg do in this cafe ? The Seafon paffeth
away. What (hall become of him ? What other refolution can he take, but to do a
defperate A&ion ? Behold a drange undertaking, which may give a great Example of
what Defpair can do!
Although this King of Racan be an Heathen, yet there is in his Dominions dore of
mingled with the people, that are retired thither, or have been, for the
mod part, taken Slaves, here and there, by thofe Frangux above-mentien’d.
tan Siijih did und r-hand gain thefe Mahumetans and with two or three hundred
Men, whom he had yet remaining of thofe that follow’d him from Bengale, he refolved,
one day to fall unpc&cdly upon the Houfe of this Barbarian, to kill all, and to make
himfelf proclaim’d King of Racan- This was a very bold Enterprife, and fuch a one,
as htid more of a Dcficrado in it, than of a prudent Man. Yet notwithdanding, as I
Was inform’d, and by what 1 could learn from many Mahumeians, and Porhtgals, and
Hollanders, that then were there prefent, the thing was feafible enough. But the day
before the droke was to be given, the Defign was difeover’d s which did altogether
overthrow the Affairs of Sultan Sujah, and was foon after thecaufe of his ruin. For
not finding hereafter any way more to recover himfclf, he attempted to dy e towards
Hgu •, which was a thing in a manner im poffible, by reafon of the vad Mountains and
Forrefis to be paffed. Eefides, he was immediately purfued fo clofe, that he was over-
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