'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.' [‎62] (925/1024)

62 A New and Farticular Relation of the
perfon who was excellent both in Deligning and Painting.
Thereupon the Chief of the Fa&ory wrote into Holland, and
upon his Letters the Company fent away Loocker, to oblige
the King; and to do him the greater honour, gave him the
charge of Merchant of the Veflel, who is equal with the
Captain, during the Voyage; to whom the Wind and Sea-
fon was very favourable till they came to the Cape of Good
Hope • but after they had doubled the Point, the Pilots bare
too much to the North, whereas they fliould have fleered
directly Eafl; fo that when they had made the Height of the
Ifland of Madagafcar, they met with nothing but contrary
Winds. For it is oblervable, that all the year long there
blows but one Wind toward Maurice Illand • fo that a Ship
may go thither in eight or nine days, but cannot return in
thirty or forty. For you muft fleer Weftward to 30 de
grees, and from thence Ball ward to 14 or 15 degrees, and
then you light upon Maurice Ifland. Five days together
the Ship was but rudely handled by the florm ; which at
length grew fo violent, and the Sea fo boifterous, that all
the great Cabin was broken to pieces, the Beak of the Ship
carried away, and the Foremafl made unferviceable. Thir
teen days together they remained in this miferable conditi
on, tofs'cl up and down by the Sea and Wind, all which time
they never faw the Sun, unable to take any height or ob-
fervation where they were. The fourteenth day it cleared
up, and the Sun appeared, and then taking the Height they
obferved themfelves to be not far from, the Maurice Ifland,
which was very true • for the next day by break of day they
found themfelves not above two Leagues from the Illand ;
and they found themfelves upon the North fide of the Ifland,
whereas the Hollanders liv'd upon the South. And there
fore perceiving that if the Wind did not change, it would be
a long time, and that with great difficulty too, before they
could fetch a compafs about the Ifland to come to the Fort
where the Hollanders were, they call'd a Council, where it
was refolved that Loocker with ten Souldiers fliould be put
on fhoar, and that he fliould endeavour to get to the Fort
by Land, there to make provifion of Water and Refrefh-
ments for the reft of the Company, againft they coulcf come
about. Maurice Ifland has this advantage, to be furnifhed
with excellent Water, and great ftore of Goats, Oranges,
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