'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.' [‎40] (711/1024)

The Hiftory of the Late Revolution
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quently of the Blood' of the Ancient Sovereigns of Machate *, whereas Sultan Mah
moud and Sultan Mazum are only Sons of Ragipontnu, or Daughters of RajLs. Thefe
Kings, though Mahumtans^ do, for all that, marry of the Daughters of the Heathen,
either for State-intereft, or for extraordinary Beauty. But Aureng-Zebe, wasdifap.
pointed in this defign : It will hardly be believed, with what height and tiercenefs of
{pint Chah-Jeban and Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. reje&ed thePropolition, and the young Princefs her fell,
who, in the fear of being carried away, was for feme days defperate, and protefted
file would rather kill her felf an hundred times over, if it were poilible, than to mar-
ry the Son of him that had murthered her Father.
He had no better fatisfa&ion from Chab Jehan about certain Jewels which he asked
of him, in order to tinifii a piece of work which he caufed to be added to a famous
Throne, which is fo highly efieemed. For he fiercely anfwer’d, That Aureng-Zebe
foould take m other Care, but to rule better than he did i that he Jbould let bis Jhme
alone s that he was weary to hear of thefe Jewels i and that the Hammers were ready to
beat them to dull, the firft time he fhould be mportund again about them.
The Hollanders Would not be the laft in doing Reverence to Aureng-Zebe : they had
thoughts of fending an Ambafiador to him. They pitched upon Monfieur Adrican,the
Commander of their Fa&ory at Szmzfte*, and being a right honefi man, and of good
fenfeand judgment, not negleding to take the counfelof his Friends, he well acquit
ted himfelf of this Employment. Aureng-Zebe, though he carries it very high, and
afieds to appear a zealous Mahumetan, and confequently to defpife the Frangm, or
Chrifiians, yet thought fit to receive them with much Refped and Civility. He even
was ddirous, that this Ambafiador Ihould complement him in the mode of the Fran-
guis, after he had been made to do it the Indian way. 3 Tis true, he received his Letters
by the hand of an Omrah b but that was not to be taken for any Contempt,he having
fiiew’d no more Honour to the Ambafiadors of Vsbec. After this, he intimated to him,
that he might produce his Prefent i and at the fame time he caufed him, and fome of
his Train, to be drefled with a Ser-Apab embroider’d. The Prefent confified of (lore
of very fine Scarlet, fome large Looking-glafles, and divers excellent pieces of Chi-
mfe and Japonefe work, among which there was a Faleky, and a Tack^avan, or a Field-
Throne of admirable workmanfhip*
This Ambafiador ^was not fo foort difpatch’d as he wifn’d, it being the Cuftom of
the Kings of Mogol to detain Ambafladors as long as they well can, from a belief
they have, that 5 tis the interefiof their Greatnefs, to oblige Strangers to give long At
tendance at their Court!, yet he was not kept fo long as the Ambafiadors of Vs bee.
( Mean time he had the misfortune, that his Secretary died there, and the reft of his Re
tinue began to grow fick. When the King x difmified him, he gave him fuch another
Ser-Apah embroider’d, as the firfi was for himfelf and another, a very rich one, for
the General of Batavia, together with a Poynard, fet about with Jewels, all accompa
nied with a very obliging Letter.
The chief Aim of the Hollanders in this Embafiy was, to make themfelvcs imme
diately known to the King, thereby to gain Credit, and to intimidate the Governors of
the Sea-Ports, and other places, where they have their Fadories > that fo they may
not attempt, when they pleafe, to infult over them, or to trouble them in their Trade?
thereby letting them know, that they had to do with a potent Nation, and that hath
a door open to addrefs themfelves, and to complain immediately to the King. Their
End alfo was, to make it appear, what interefi the King had in their Commerce b and
therefore they (hew’d long Rolls of Commodities, bought up by them through the
whole Kingdom, and Lifts of confiderableSums of Gold and Silver,every year brought
thither by them b but faying not a word of thofe which they draw thence, from the
Copper, Lead,Cinamon,Cloves,Mufcadin,Pepper, Wood of Aloes, Elephants, and
other Gommodities which they vend there.
About this time, one of the moft confiderable Omrahs of Aureng-Zebe addrefted him
felf to him, and reprefented, that this multitude and variety of perplexing Affairs}
and this perpetual Attention of mind in him, might foon caufe a great Alteration in
his Temper, and a dangerous Inconvenience in his Health. But Aureng-Zebe, feemmg
to take almoft no notice of what that Omrah Laid, turn’d himfelf another way, and
approaching to another of the prime Omrahs of the Court, a perfon of great know
ledge and judgment, fpoke to him in this purpofe (as i was informed by the S° n
this Lord, who was my Friend. ) '* ou