'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.' [‎18] (973/1024)

which ieparates the Point of the Land of Core a from Jap on , a place no
way commodious for their Defigns of Engroffing the Trade of China,
as being too remote from Nangifaqui: Befides, that the North and South
Winds are fo violent at their Seafons in thisStreight, between the two
Coafts, that it is impofTible to come near the (hoar when they blow.
The Prefident therefore having fuchgood luck in the Expulfion of the
Vortugals out of Japon , doubted not but that he might obtain the fmall
Ifland of Rifma , an Uland that had been wholly deferted ever fince the
Habitations of the people had been deftroyU At firft he only defir’d
leave to build a fmall Tenement for the conveniency of the Faftors.
Now between this Ifland and Nangifaqui , there is only a narrow Frith)
not above a Musquet Shot over. Here the Prefident defir’d the Gover-
nour that he might make a Bridge of Boats for a moreeafie intercourfe
between the City and the Port. The Governour gain’d by Prefents,
gave him leave to build the Bridge • but feeing that the Hollanders made an
ill ufe of it, and that they came too frequently and numeroufly into the
City, he built two Forts at both ends of the Bridge, and furnifh’d
them with Souldiers, who were to take notice who pafs’d to and fro.
He alfo publilh'd an Order, That fuch Hollanders as came by day into
the Town , (hould return to their Lodgings before night, upon pain
of Death. This Order, and the little conveniency which they had for
Lodging in their own Quarters, very much troubl’d them 5 fo that the
Prefident made new Applications at Court, and obtain’d leave to build
a Factory An East India Company trading post. , and Warehoufes for their Goods.
The Governour thereupon fent a Surveyor to the Hollanders, to mark
out the Ground which the Emperour had given them to build upon.
This perfon being largely rewarded, made them good meafure, and
yet they were not contented 5 fo that in the Night-time they had
enlarg’d their Quarters, by removing the firfi: marks. The Governour,
being advertiz’d thereof, began to be very angry. but they found means
to appeafe him with their Prefents: fo that he eafily condefcended to the
flight reafons which they gave him for what they had done. Thus in
a Sort time they finiflf d their work, which was without encompafs’d
with a Walt, much like a Garden Wall, but within contain'd a real
Fort, flanck’d and lin’d according to all the Rules of Art 5 and which,
the outward Wall being beaten down , not only defended their Bridge,
but commanded the entry into the Haven of Nangifaqui,
They took great care not to admit any but Hollanders , for fear their
Defign fhould be difeover’d. So that when the whole was finilh’d, the
Prefident gave advice to the General at Batavia what he had done,
defiring him to fend him eight Brafs Guns, fo broken, as to be eafily
put together in the places where they were broken. He adviz’d him
alfo to put them up in Hogfiieads, pack’d up like other Goods* and
inftead of Mariners, to fend a good number of Souldiers, habited like
Mariners, for the fecurity of the Faftory. But this Stratagem had not
that fuccefs which heexpe&ed - for about that time the Emperour had
fent a new Governour to Nangifaqm: So that when the Ships arriv’d at
Batavia, the new chang’d Officers, being more vigilant then Refor
mer, coming to weigh the Bales as they were put afhore, and finding
certain Hogfbeads at the bottom of the hold, which they could not re
move by reafon of their weight, they prefently brake them up, and
perceiving there the broken pieces of Canons, carry d fomeof them