'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.' [‎22] (873/1024)

22 A Neiv and Particular Relation of the
the Apartments of fome of the Princes that came to the
Court of the Great Mogtd, which were worth above 4 or
500000 Livres 1 One ihall be cover'd with Diamonds ano
ther with Rubies and Pearls, another with Emraulds and
Pearls, or elle with other Jewels.
The Tunquinefes take it for a. great difhonour to have their
Heads bare, which is only far Criminals, whom they caufe
to be fliav'd fo loon as they are taken. So that it is a diffi
cult thing for a Criminal to effiape the hands of Juftice for
wherever they go, when they find tha t a r nan has no Hair,
he is taken and earn'd to the Governour, who caufes him to ?
be nail'd to a Crofs immediately.
They fit crofs legg'd , after the manner of the Jfiatic
People. At great mens Houfes, in the Halls, where they
receive their Vifits, there is as it were an with a kind
of a Bedfted rais d about a foot from the ground. It is
cover'd with a very fine Mat,, made of little Reeds bound
together, as it were with fine thread. For it is not the
Cuftom to fpread Carpets upon the Floors, as in other
Not that the deernefs hinders them from
making rfe^of them , for thefe Mats coft them more then a
fineCarpet would'do, but becaufe they are
cooler to fit Upon, and becaufe the Putties do not get lo eafily
ihto them* Being l bought one of thefe Mats of
zt&utotjtokftfe j which w^s admir d for its finertefi. It* was nine
Ells fejuareo and as eveh ind as Mt as Velvet. With thefe
M&ts th^>cover the Beds or Couches, upon which the Man-
day ins y orffipinces^ and the jSSobilty Which accompany thein,
feat themfelyes round the Chamber, every one having one
GufhioU undfer him, and another at his Back.
As for their Diet the Tmrquinefes are not very curious. The
Comm^r People^ are contenfetf with Rice boil'd in w r ater,
and^ dri d Fift, or faked Eggs. For as for Flefh they dif
none but at their FeflSvalsi : The great Lords are fexvT every
d^f with 1 Flefh* andTiffiy feut their Cooks know not what
/ belongs.to‘bak d Meats; Olherwife they are more neat in
their Kitchins and Chambers then we , only they make no
nfibeithen of Napkins or Table-cloaths. Whatever is fee
before them tU eat, is lerv'd in little Plates, not fo big as
our Trenehers, being made of wood lacker'd with all forts
of Plow rs*, tike the Cabinets which are brought from Japan*