'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.' [‎31] (986/1024)

Negotiation of the Deputies, &c.
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cient, but that you muft go feek the Alliance of the Blacks, from
whom you will not draw thofe advantages, with which "you flatter
yourfelves? For you muftknow, that the Deputies kept their affairs
fo fecret, that no body knew of them but all the World, the Servants
as well as the Matters. Not confldering, that the Perfians are good Poli
ticians, and that that Court is never without Spies. Therefore the
King knew, that as foon as the Deputies had difpatch’d at his Court,
they were to depart for the Indies , with which Nation he keeps no good
Correfpondence. And for that reafon, he was not a little offended with
them, though they endeavour’d to perfuade him, that their Errand to
the Indies was only for Linnen and Spices.
The Deputies prefented to the King a very fair Fuz.ee , together with
the Kings Pidlure, in little, drawn to the Life, which was fo much the
more efteem’d, becaufe at the fame time feveral large Cuts had been
brought to ifpahan, and prefented to the King, which perfe&ly agreed
with the Pidure in Oyl, by which the whole Court was convinc’d that
it was the real Portraiture of the King. When thefe Prefents were laid
before the King, he ask’d the Deputies, for which of the Eattern Na
tions the French had moft affetttion • to whom M. Lalm made anfwer,
that certainly for the Perfian • thereupon the King return’d , that cer
tainly they had reafon • for that the Perfians were white , like the French,
and that it w^as impofhble for them to have any affedion for the Indians
who were black.
At length the King, to fhew the Deputies his higheft favour, would
have them drink the HEZARD P1CHE , in a golden Cup, which holds
about a Pintof Paris. Reorder’d the Wine to be the fame which he
drank himfelf, which was in a Bottle of Chryftal Glafs, Budded with
Diamonds. drank couragioufly, and fodid Mariage ^ but Father
Raphael made a fair exeufe, and got off. After midnight the Zerhaftes ,
or Table-Cloaths of Cloth of Gold were fpread upon the Floor, and
feveralroafted Viands very hot of the Spice, and Difhes of Salt Fifh ,
purchas’d from the Cafpian Sea, were brought and fet upon the Cloaths •
together with feyeral Paftrie Meats , dry d Raifins, Comfits, Almonds,
and Piftaches, and other provocatives to drink. The repaft being
ended, feveral Buffonsw r ere brought in, who Sung and Dancd after
the Turkifb fafhion, and made a hundred wry Mouths and ugly Faces.
Among the reft of the Divertifements, there were two Men introduc’d,
that play’d one againft another with each a Battoon in his hand, with a
piece of Linnen dipt in Naphta, ty’d to the end of the Stick, which caft
forth a very clear brightnefs in the dark 5 at the fame time four artificial
Whirle-Winds were made to rifeone after another, which were all
hovering in the Air at once, and in a continual Agitation. ^
Three Hours after Midnight the Mafters of the Ceremonies came to
raife the Deputies to take leave of the King; and fo leading them to
the lower end of the Hall, after a profound reverence, they retir d, not
one perfon beflde ftirring out of his place, to the end they might lave
time to take their Shoes without confufion. When they were gone, the
Kin^ difmifs’d the Court, and then it is that the croud is 10 , that
not one in twenty but lofes their own , and gets whofe-ever Shoes he
can lay his hands on. .
The Deputies and Father Raphael being upon their return home, by
that time they got half way,met an Officer belonging to the Athemadoulet,
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