'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.' [‎20] (975/1024)

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Brethren to carry them to the Emperour, whofe counfel was follow’d,
and fo they took their journey toward Teddo , which was above a hun
dred Leagues off.
The Emperour, being inform’d of their arrival, order’d that they
Should be civilly us’d. and at the end of eight days fent for them, and
caus’d them to be ask’d, of what Country they were, and whatDefign
brought them into his Seas? The Admiral, who w T as a perfon of a
ready ingenuity, anfwer’d. That he was o. Hollander, who all his life
time had ferv’d his Country as a Sonldier , where he had the command
of a thoufand Horfe, and two thoufand Foot, at what time Fortune,
or rather the care of preferving his Honour, forc’d him from his Native
Soyl. I was, faid he, one of the chief Commanders in the Army,
'and though I fay it, my Service had gain’d me a fair reputation.
The Prince, who commanded us, had a great confidence in me, which
made one of his near Relations jealous of me 5 fo that he was not only
content to do me all ill Offices with the General, but fought all occa
sions to pick a quarrel with me. I dare be bold to fay, that had he not
been fo nearly related to the Prince, I fhould not have taken his affronts
fo long patiently. But at length he provok’d that patience to fuch a
degree, and fo deeply and openly affronted me , that I was conftrain’d
to meet him with my Sword in my hand. His misfortune and mine fo
order’d it, that I kill’d him at the firft puili. My Friends affifted me to
make my efcape, and kept me hid for fome days, thinking to have ap
peas’d the Princes anger * but it continu’d fb violent, that they advis’d
me to abfent my felf for fbme years. Therefore to render my Exile lefs
tedious, and that I might be ftill doing fomething for the Service of my
Country, I defir’d my Friends to furnifh me with two Ships, with a
refolution to feek out and deftroy all thofe Pirates that infefted the Indian
Seas. I have been in chace of them for a whole year together. and
fometimes we met with Tempefts fo violent,that drave us we know not
whither our (elves, my Pilots not being experienc’d in the Eaftern Seas,
v Soon after meeting with another Temped: no lefs rude and boydrous,
we were forc’d to let our Ships drive as the Winds themfelves w r ere
pleas’d to force them, which at length drove us upon the Goads of this
Empire, where we have fuffer’d Shipwrack, not having fav’d above
fourteen of four hundred , which I brought along with me. Happy
in fuch a misfortune, to be cad: upon the Territories of a Prince (b
potent and generous, that, no quedion, will have compaffion upon our
miferies.
When the Interpreter had repeated this Relation to the Emperour, the
Prince T and all the Lords of the Court Were very much concern’d, and
admir’d both the Courage arid Alped: of the Stranger. The Emperour fent
him very rich Prefents, and to all thofe of his Company 5 and gave
Order, that he diouldbe condu&edto, to the Holland Fadory ,
and that he fhould be well treated upon the way, during the whole
journey, which was five and twenty or thirty days Travel. There
this famous Champion Ray’d four Months, inexpedation of the Ships
that come every year from Batavia to Jafon 5 fo that he had time enough
to make a full Relation of the Lands which he had oblerv’d, and of all
the particulars of the Shipwrack. One day as he was telling how he bed
cajoll’d the Emperour, and that the Prefident was applauding thequick-
ncfs of his wit for inventing fuch an imaginary piece of Knight-
df :1 c Errantry,