'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.' [‎28] (983/1024)

come into the Kingdom, and fent, as they laid, from fuch a potent
Prince, and yet that the Gbvernours of Erivariatift Tauri* Ihould know
nothing of their paffage through thofe Cities. The Athemadoulet alfo
was in the fame Aitonifhment *, and it gave them reafotl to fufped both
the Quality of their Perfons, and the Reality of their Commiffiom
For either they were ignorant of the cuftbm of the Country,-or elfe
they did ill to travel mogniio, like ordinary Tradefrhen, and Perforrs of
mean condition. But Father Ktfhd'tt having afford them, that they
were fent by the King of Erance to fettle a Company of Trade, and
that he had Letters of Advice thereof out of Europe , the Nazar bid
Father Raphael tz\\ the Deputies they (hould be irt a readinefs, for that
the King would give them Audience in a few days.
But the former mifunderftanding, ftill continuing between the Gen
tlemen and Deputies, Father Raphael fearing fome mifehievous confe-
quence of it in the prefence of the King, or that they fliould make fome
difpCite for priority, the Father reprefented to the Nazar, that whereas
the Deptuies were of two Orders, the one of Gentlemen, and the
other of Merchants- therefore to take away ail fufpition of jealoufie,
it would do well, that His Majefty would be pleas’d when he admitted
them to their Audience, to permit the Gentlemen their feats on the one
fide, and the Merchants on the other. Which the Nazar approv’d, and
the King allow’d of the fame day.
The 27 th of September, the King being at his Palace of Scader-
jUas/ ? upon the bank of the Rivet, between the Bridge of Zulpha,
.and the Bridge of Schiras, causa a preparation of Artificial Fire-Works
to be made, which came to above iooo L and early in tile Morning
caus’d notice to be given, that he intended that day to give audience to
the King of Franee s Deputies. Father Raphael alfo had Order to be
ready with the Deputies, to the end, the Meheiner/der , or Mafter of
the Ceremonies, might not be oblig’d to wait. Accordingly that very
day the Mehemender came to L'Efloile's Houfe, and from thenee con
duced the Deputies, with all their Train, and the reft of the Franks
then refident in thofe parts all mounted on Horfe-back, with a marchfo
flow and grave, and for the advantage of the fight fo far about, that it
was almoft Night before they arriv’d at Scader-Ahhas ; at what time the
Mehemender enter’d the Palace alone, leaving the Merchants at the
Door. In the mean while, the Merchants believing that Father Raphael
did notfavourthemfomuchas the Gentlemen, cry’d out aloud, that
they w^ould have an Interpreter alfo for themfelves, or elfe would go no
farther. Fa^heV Raphael, who aded only by the /fear’s Order, and
for the advantage of the F/mr/j Nation, told them, that whither they
went any farther or no it was all One to him: that for his part he was
not there as an Interpreter, either for the one or the other, butonlyin
obedience to the King’s commands.
In the mid’ft of this debate the Mehemender return’d to carry the De
puties to their Audience 5 five hundred Musketeers being rank’d in order
upon the bank of the River, to give them a Volley as they pafs’d along.
Lh^Jide^emenders march atfirft was flow and grave,but approaching the
place where the King was, and from whence he had a view of the De
puties, he caus’d them to double their pace to the foot of the Steps,
where the Lackeys took offtheir Shooes-and from thence they proceeded
into the Hall of Audience, where the Katis, and other great Lords were
fitting.