'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.' [‎84] (755/1024)

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feeth the Manfebdars, or kffetOmrabs, which are alfo all handing m the fame poftute
and refpeca as the Omrabf do: and fomewhat further off, m the remaining part of the
Hall and in the Court, he feeth a great crowd of all forts of People. For there it is
where the King every day about noon giveth a general Audience to alb which is the
Reafon that this great Hall is called that is, Place of Audience, or a Place of
Meeting common to great and fmall. ui i n a v
During an hour and an half, or thereabouts, whilft this AlTembly laheth, the King
is diverted by feeing pafs before him a certain number of the handfometl Horfes of his
Stables to fee whether they be welldreffed, and in good plight. So he doth feea
good number of Elephants pafling alfo before him, whofe dirty bodies are then well v
waftied and cleanfetf, and painted black like Ink, except that they have two great ftreaks
painted red, which from the top of their Head come down to their Trunk, where they
meet. Thefe Elephants have then alfo certain deckings embroidred with a couple of
lilver Bells hanging down on thefides, faftened to the two ends of a great iilyer Chain,
paffing over their Shoulders i as alfo certain Cow-tails of the great Tibet^ white and
very dear, hanging at their Ears like great Muftachoes : and two little Elephants well
accoutred going by their fides, as if they were their Slaves and appointed to iervethem.
Thefe great Colofles, as if they were proud to fee themfelves fo bravely adorned and at
tended, march with much gravity > and when they are come before the King,the Con-
dudfor that fits upon their Shoulders, with a pointed Iron in his Hand pricketh them,
and fpeaketh to them, and maketh them bow with one Knee, and lift up the Irunk
into the Air and make a noife, which the People take for a ‘Taflim, or ha ute.
After thefe Elephants there are brought divers tamed G^zel/ej*, which are made to
fight with one another j as alfo fome Nilgaux^ or grey Oxen, which in my opinion are
a kind of Elands and Rbinocerofs, and thofe great Buffalos of Bengala with their prodigi
ous Horns to combat with a Lion or Tiger? like wife Leopards, ot Panthers tame ,
which he ufeth<in the hunting of Gazelles: further, fome of thofe handfom hunting
Dogs of Vsbeck,of all forts, every one with his little red Cover*, ftore of Birds of prey of
all kinds, fome of which are for Partridges, others for Granes,others to b upon < ares,
and, as they fay, upon the very Gazelles, beating their Heads and blinding them with
their Wings and Claws, • r t f
Often alfo one or two of the Omrabs caufe at that time to pafs their Cavalry tor a
review before the King : the Omrahs coveting that their Horfemen fhould appear gallant,
advantagioufly decked with extraordinary Garments, and their Horfes trappe wit
Iron, and harneffed with l know not how many different and odd fathions.
The King taketh fometimes pleafure himfelf to caule Cutlafes, or Oiprt Swords, to
be tryed upon dead Sheep, brought to him without the bowels, and very Y 5
up, where the young Omrahs, Manfeb-dars and Gourze-berdars, or Mace- carers, nv
to (hew their force and dexterity by cutting afunder the lour Legs joyned toget er, an
the Body of the Sheep all in one broken r . A#4rc*
Mean time all thefe Divertifements are nothing but an Interlude of fenous M •
for as I have faid, the King omits not to make a Mutter ot his Cava ry, an
view them himfelf. We have feen, that the War being enaed there is not one Cava
lier, nor any other Souldier, but He hath feen him and examined him, either to i
his Pay, or to leffen it, or quite to caftiier him. Befides it is feen every day, that he
commands the Petitions, which are {hewed him afar off in the crowd o t e eop ,
be brought to him and to be read : ordering the Parties concerned to approac ,
examining them, and often cauling Juftice to be done them immediate y, a t o S
hath the Adalet-kanay, the Chamber of Juftice, where he ordmarffy isfreknt
week, attended by his twofirft Kadys, or Chief Juftices : and though alfo^a one ot_
time in the week he hath the patience to hear in private, ^ *P acc °
ten Perfons of the common People, whom a good and rich old Man pre
Whence it appears ( to note that by the By) that thofe Kings, how barbaro
efteemed by us, do yet conftantly remember, that they owe juftice to tn
All what I have been relating to you of what is tranfa&ed in this AffemHyoFthe^
hpts, feems to me great and royal j but that which hath extreamly o £ n e gw
a kind of Adulation too mean and flat, commonly heard in that j lace. I or he ^
cannot fay a word to any purpofe, but he is prefently exalted, an ° f Heavcu,
rahs lifting up their Hands, as if they were to receive fome Benediction i ^