'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.' [‎56] (727/1024)

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Jureng-Zebe, he would procure very good conditions for them,diftributeamongftthem
as much Land in Bengale as they deiired, and pay them the double of what they had
now.
3 Tis doubtful, whether thefe Menaces and Promifes made impreffion upon them, or
whether it was not an Accident that moved them , they having about that time affaf-
fallinated one of the chief Officers of the King of Katyn, and apprehending a punifli-
ment for that Crime : However it be, they were caught, and they were one dayilruck
with fuch apanick terror, that they fhippM themfelves all at once in forty or fifty of
their Galealfes, and wafted over to Bengale to Cbah-befl-tyn, and that with fo much
precipitation, that they hardly took time to embark their Wives and Children, and
what elfe was mofl: precious to them. Cbab~he(l-tyn receiv’d them with open Arms,
courted them exceedingly, gave them very confiderable Pay, and without letting them
cool, made them, jointly with his whole Army, to attack and take thelfleof Sondiva,
which was fallen into the hands of the King of Katyn, and thence to'pafs with all his
Horfe and Foot to Cbatigon, About this time the two Holland Veffels arrived, but
Cbab-beft-tyn, who thought that henceforth it would be eahe for him to compafs his
delign, thanked them. I faw thefe Ships in Bengale, and their Commanders, who
were but little contented with fuch thanks and liberalities of Cbab-hefl-tyn. As to the
Pyrates, fince now he holds them faft, and hopelefs of ever returning to Cbatigon,md
Lath no more need of them, he makes nothing of all thofe large Promifes he made
them, and treats them not as he ffiould, but as they deferve, leaving them whole
months without Pay, and not looking upon them otherwife thanTraytors, and infa
mous men, unfit to be trufted, after they have fo vilely deferted him, whofe Salt they
had eaten fo many years. After this manner did Cbab-be(i-tyn put an end to this
Rabble, which, as I faid, have ruined and difpoiled all the lower Bengale. Time will
fhew whether he will be as happy in the remainder of hisEnterprize againfi the King
of Katyn.
The fourth Particular is concerning the two Sons of Aureng-Zebe, va. Sultan Mah
moud, and Sultan Mazum. He ftill keeps the firft of them in Goualeor, but (if one
may believe the common report ) without making him take the Pouf, which is the
ordinary Drink of thofe that are put into that place. As to the other, though he hath
always been a pattern of refervednefs and moderation, yet one knows not whether
he was not too forward in making a Party, when his Father was fo extremely fickj
or whether Aureng-Zebe have not upon other occafions perceiv’d fomethingthat might
give him caufe of jealoufie or whether he had not a mind to make an authentick
proof of both his Obedience and Courage. However it be, one day he commanded
him in an unconcerned manner, in a full Affembly of theOmrabs, to go and kill a Lyon
that was come down to the Mountains, and had made great havock and wafie in the
Countrey > and this he did, without giving order to furniffi him with thofe firong and
large Nets, which they ar$ wont to employ in this dangerous kind ol hunting in a
real mnodi telling the great Hunting-Mafter, who prefently call’d for thofe Nets,that
when he was Prince, he did not look for fuch Formalities. It was the good fortune of
Sultan Mazum, that he profper’d in this Attempt, not lofing any more than two or
three men, and fome Horfes that were wounded, although, on the other hand, the
matter went not off fo pleafantly, the wounded Lyon having leapt up to the head of
the Sultan’s Elephant. Since that time, Aureng-Zebe hath not been backward to ex-
prefs much Affection to him, he hath given him even the Government of Vecan,
though with fo little power and treafure, that there is no great caufe to apprehend any
thing upon that Account.
The fifth thing touchcth Mohabet-tyn, the Governor of Kaboul, whom Aureng-
Zebe took from his Government, and generoufly pardon’d * not willing, as he faid, to
lofe fo brave a Captain, and that had lluck fo clofe to his Benefactor Chab-Jehan. He
.made him even Governor of Guzuratte, in the place of Jeffomfeigne, whom he fent to
make War in Vecan. It may very well be, that fome coniiderable Prefents he made to
Kaucbenara- Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. , and a good number of excellent Perftan Horfe and Camels, where
with he prefented Aureng-Zebe, together with fifteen or fixteen thoufand Eupies or
Gold, did contribute to make his peace.
On this occafion of mentioning the Government of Kaboul, which borders upon
the Kingdom of Kandahar, which is now in the hands of the Perfians, I (hall here
briefly