'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.' [‎3] (846/1024)

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Kingdom of T u n q_ u i n.
Thus he came to be well receiv’d the firft time that he fet
foot in the Country 5 fo that the Cuftomer being by him
oblig d with a fmall Clock, a pair of fmall Piftols, and two
Pictures, which Were the Pictures of two Curtefaijs, imme
diately gave notice to the King of his arrival. Thereupon
having order to attend the Court, and coming to kils the
King’s hands, the whole Afiembly was lurpris’d to hear a
Stranger, born in a Country fo far diftant, fpeak the Malaye
Language fo fluently. The King gave him a favourable
reception, and kindly receiv’d the Prefent which he brought
along with him. It was a very noble Sword, of which the
Handle and Hilt were all over enchac’d with Rubies and
Emraulds, with a Backfword Blade. To this he added a
pair of Piftols, adorn’d and inlaid with Silver, S. ’Perfian
Saddle and Bridle, embroider’d with Gold and Silver , a
Bow and Quiver full of Arrows, and fix Pictures, like thole
Which he had given the Cuftomer. Thele things highly
pleas’d the King, who prelently drew forth the Sword out
of the Scabbard, the better to look upon and confider it. At
length one of his Sons took it up , to try whether it would
fit his hand as well as thole of his own Country, and offer’d
to make a blow. My Brother, feeing the young Prince
handle the Weapon gracefully enough , after the manner of
the Country , told the King , that if he pleas’d, he would
i'how the King how they handled that Weapon in France ,
of which the King readily confented to be a SpectatoiW.
This was my Brother’s firft Reception at Court ; for he
made feveral Voyages to Tunquin , and every time that he
return’d, they ftill the more and more obligingly entertain’d
him But that which fix’d him more in the good opinion
and favour of the King and Lords of the Court, was his
frolic and gentile behaviour in playing with them for feveral
large Sums, infomuch that being one that ventur’d deep,
he loft above ioooo Crowns in one Voyage. However
the King, who was a generous Prince, would not fuffer him
to be a loler , but gave him thole confiderable Prelents that
luppli d his Ioffes. By means of my Brother’s: thus long
fojourning in Tmiquin , and the familiar acquaintance which
he had at Court, together with the Trade which he drove
in the Kingdom, as he was diligent to inform himfelf of all
the Curiofities of the Country , it was eafle for me upon
B a the"