'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.' [‎113] (784/1024)

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The Paradije of Indoftan.
£xty fmall Field-pieces, all of Brafs, each carried upon a little pritty and painted
Chariot (as hath been already faid in another place J beautified with many little red
Streamers, and drawn by two very handfom Horfes, driven by the Gunner himfelf, to
gether with a third Horfe, which the Gunners Affihant leads for a relief. All thefe
Chariots go alwaies a great pace, that they may be foon enough in order before the
Tent of the King, and difcharge all at once at the time of his entry, to give the Army
notice.
All thefe great preparations give us caufe to apprehend, that in head of going to
Kachemire, we be not led to befiege that Important City of Kandahar, which is the
Frontier to Perfia i Indoftan and Vsbeck^, and the Capital of an excellent Country,yield
ing a very great Revenue, and which for this very reafon hath been ever the bone of
contention between the Per fans and Indians, Whatever it be, there is now a neediity
to difpatch at V?hlf any bufinefs whatfoever notwithftanding i and I fhould find my
felfmuch caft behind the Army, if 1 fhould tarry any longer :Befides I know, that my
Navabj or Jgah Damch-mend-kan ft ays for me abroad with impatience: He can no more
be without philofophiling in the afternoon upon the Books of GaJJendi and Def-Cartcs,
upon the Globe and the Sphere, oi upon Anatomy, than he can be without beftowing
the whole morning upon the weighty matters of the Kingdom, in the quality of Secre
tary of State for forrain Affairs,and, of Great Mafter of the Cavalry. 1 (hall depart this
night, after I have given the laft order for all my buftnefles, and provided all neceffaries
for my Voyage, as all the principal perfons of the Cavalry do i that is, two good
Tartarian Horfes, whereto I am obliged by reafon of the one hundred and fifty Crowns
of pay, which I have by the month > a Camel of Perfia, and a Groom i a Cook, and
another Servant, which muft be had ordinarily to march in thefe Countries before the
Horfe, and to carry a Flagon with water in his hand. I alfo have provided the ordi
nary lltenlils, fuch as are a Tent of a middle fizc, and a proportionate piece of foot-
Tapiftry i and a little Bed with girdles, made up with four ftrong and light Canes, and
a Pillow for'the head:, two Coverlets, whereof one folded up fourfold ferveth for a
Matraffe} around Table-cloth of Leather to eat uponj fome Napkins of dyed Cloth,
and three fmall Sacks for Plate, which are put up in a greater Sack, and this fack into
a very great and ftrong Sack made of Girdles, in which are put all the provifions, to
gether with the Linnen of the Mafter and Servants. 1 have alfo made provifion of ex
cellent Rice for five or fix dayes, for fear I fhould riot alwayes find fo good j of fome
fweet Bsfcuit, with Sugar and Anis> of a linnen fleeve with its little iron-hook, to
let, by the means thereof, run out and to keep curdled milk and of ftore of Limons
with Sugar, to make Limonade i> fuch Milk and Limonade being the two great and
foveraign refiefhments of the Indies : All which, as I faid, is put into the laft named
Sack, which is fo large and heavy, that three or four men have pains enough to lift it
up: though two men do nrft fold and turn one fide upon the other when it is full, and
though the Camel be made to ftoop very nigh it, and there need no more than to turn
one of the tides of that Sack upon the Camel. All this equipage and provifion is abfo-
lutely neceftary in fuch Voyages as thefe. We muft not look for fuch good lodging
and accommodations as we have in^our Country. We muft refolve to encamp and live
after the Arabian anil Tartarian mode, without expecting any other Inns than Tents*
Nor muft we think to plunder the Country-man j all the Lands of tne Kingdom being
in propriety to the King • We are well to confider, that we muft be fober and prudent,
and that to ruine the Countryman, were to ruine the Demefne of the King. That
which much comforts me in this march, is, that we go North-ward, and depart in the
beginning of the Winter after the rains > which is the right feafon for travelling in the
Indies, be caufe it raineth not, and we are not fo much incommoded by heat and dull.
Betides that, I rind my felf out o‘f danger of eating the bread of orof the Mar
ket, which ordinarily is ill baked, full of (and and duft v nor obliged to drink of thofe
naughty waters rvhich being all turbid , and full ot naftinefs oi so many people and
beads that fetch thence, and enter into them, do cauie fuch fevers, which are very
hard to cure, and which breed alfocejrtain very dangerous worms in the legs. They at
tuft caufe a ^reat inilamation, accompanied with a fever, and ordinarily come forth
a little after the Voyage..although there have been fome, that, have ftay d a whole year
and more before they appear'd. They are commonly of the bignefs and length of a
fmall Vnl-ftring, fo that one would fanner take them for fome nerve than for a worm,
and they muft be drawn out little by little, trom day to day, gently winding tnun
y ' about