'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.' [‎37] (890/1024)

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temfi’d, chat running impetuoufly through the Indian Army-
they trod to the ground , and cut in pieces with the Swords
and Seiches which were fatten'd to their Trunks, what ever
flood in their way. The Tortugals taking advantage of this
confufion, made no lels havock among the amazed Multi
tude, whom they nad furprizd lecurely and profoundly
afleep. Foi they had an opinion, that the ^Portugals would
never attack them upon the Sabboth day, believing they
had the fame veneration for that day which the Jem had;
Blit they Were utterly deceiv’d, in io much chat the 'Portu-
gals , by virtue of this Stratagem lb clofely purfud, obtain d.
a notable Victory, to the utter deftruftion of 2000b of
Aurmge-Zebes Army , the fpoils whereof are reported to
have amounted to above twelve Millions.
But to return to the Kingdom of I mutt tell you,
that the Tunquinefes have often wag’d War againft the tbinefes]
becaufe the firft would not pay the latter the Tribute which
was accorded them by a Treaty made by one of their Kings,
of cheHoufe of Le. But in the year the Chmcfes ,
feeing that the Tartars had made themll-lves Matters of their
Country, made a Peace with the Ttmqutnefes , wherein it
was agreed, that the faid Tribute fhould be no longer paid /
but that they fhould every year fend an Embaflador only tb
fequ'm 5 to do homage tothe Emperour of China.
As for their Juftice and Policy , they obferve a very exa£t
Order and Regulatioh over all the Kingdom of Thnquin , as
well in their Cities, as in the Gbuntry. So that few of the
heft regulated Kingdoms exceed them. More efpecially
they have a great care, for the public good, tb repair the
Bridges and High-ways 5 arid every Quarter of a League
there is Inch Provision made , that any Traveller may there
meet not only with Water, but Fire alfo to light his Pipe,
being generally great Iffioakers of Tobhcco.
As for Murder, they are very exact in pimittiing that
crime. For they carry tire Peribn apprehended before
thri* In,4rr^ _ o t-i 4 t-ji /Of-! l-»/**-*-* n (1? I'i/^v14 ( KiW \ ./I/-» i^ If*.*.! fL.-
himfeif a Bead. Not much talike cM| is the cuftorh irt
^erjia i \vhere the King and kis Councii conderrm o* parefori
but fuck as have murder'd a Man cKat has any Kjrrdred.
for then all the favour that the King Cari fliew himris 1 ; to"
deliver
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