'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.' [‎32] (987/1024)

who told Father that his Matter expeded the French Begzades
at his Houle by Ten a Clock next Morning, to treat them, by his Majefties
Order.
Father Raphael^ Ldin, and Boulaye^ were pun&ual to their time 5 and
no fooner did the Athemadonlet know of their arrival, but he came
down into his Hall of Audience, to receive them, where he had alfo
order’d a very fair Banquet to be ready for their entertainment. There
Father left them, while he went with the Atbemadoulet's Secre
tary, to Tranttate the King of France's Letter into the Perfian Lan
guage; which being hnilh’d, and he come again into the Hall, after
ieveral Civilities paft on both fides, the Father and the Deputies return’d
to Zalpha.
The Merchant Deputies offended at the Honour which the Gentle
men had receiv’d, would have gone in their Turn*, but Father Raphael
told them , that it was not the Cuftom in Perfia to vifit the Prime Mi-
nifter, without being feat for. lathe Evening, Father Raphael, and
the Begzades received new Orders to attend the King, but the King
ftirr’d not out that Evening, fo that their Journey was in vain.
The Merchants ftifl perceiving the Honours which were done the
Gentlemen, and believing Father Raphael to be the caufe of all, they
began to rail at him, and give him foul Language, and threaten’d to
write into France to give an accompt of his behaviour. Father Raphael
netled at the Language of the Deputies, told them, that he had done
what in him lay to procure them the fame Honours, which the others
had receiv’d, though they were fodittle fenfible of it. That he would
continue his endeavours for the Advancement of their Affairs, though
not for their own fakes, yet for the fake of the Company, that had fent
them. Which anfwer, though it were fliarp enough, and fliew’d that
the Father was angry, yet he did not forget, that they were his Coun
trymen ; fo that he ventur’d to carry them twice to the Prime Minifter
of his own accord, contrary to the Cuftom. The firft time he was
not to he fp.oken with. The fecond time, he made an Errant to him
with the three Deputies , to prefent him a Copy of the Letter from the
Diredors of the Compinyyin the Perfian Language *, at which time he
fhew’d them the Deputies, acquainting him withal that thofe were
the Perfons with whom he was to treat in point of Trade. To which
the Athemadeulet reply’d, that he had no Commiftton from the King
to meddle with thofe Deputies, but only, to entertain the Begzxde that
brought the King’s Letter, which he had already done. Thereupon
the Father defir’d him he would be pleas’d to fpeak to the King to nomi
nate Committioners to treat with them , which the Athemadculet pro
mis’d to do. That day in the evening, a Mettenger was fent to Father
Raphael , to acquaint him, that the King had appointed the Nazar to
treat with the Deputies the next day, and to know their demands. Of
which the Father gave the Deputies quick intelligence.
The nextiday, being the Firft of September , Father fail’d not
to be with the Deputies very early in the Morning , to bring them to
thz Nazar 5 but he was very much furprizM to fee, that they would not
go altogether, but ftill loo’k with an evil Eye one upon another, and
continued their former differences. To the end therefore that he might
fet things to rights, he went to the Nazar, arnd'told him , that he
thoughtit would be thebeft way for the Merchants Deputies to come
;dv firft?