'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.' [‎33] (988/1024)

Negotiation of tbs Deputies > &c.
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firft becaufe that they were the Perfons with whom he was chiefly to
TreaV The Ndzf.r anfwer’d , that the King underftood that they were
all five in the fame Commiflion joyntly. To which, when the Father
anfwer’d the fecond time, that it would be the bell; way to do as he had
propos’d 5 The Nazar with a Surly Countenance, why, What’s the
matter now < laid he to the Father; Are not you Fremh-mcn alham’d to
be thus at odds one with another , and to give all the World, nay the
very Foot-boys occafion todifcourfe of your Divilions t What would
they havens think of them and their Commifliont Are they fo little afraid
of offending the King t Or, is their King more indulgent then the King
of Perfu who would never pardon fuch faults in his Subjects' To this
rebuke the Father made no reply. Only he defir’d the , that he
mifht have two Horfe-men to attend the Deputies at Znlfha, telling the
Nazar not a word of hisdefignto bring the Merchants an Hour fooner
then the Gentlemen. This fell out to the Fathers defire ; Forthe Father
lent one of the Horfe-men to Zalpba, to the Gentlemen, with order to
drink with them, and nottobeover hafty, but to bring them fair and
bftlv along with him; with the other he made haft to the Merchant
D "Duties f and caufing them to double their pace, they got betimes to
the Atom’s Houfe, where they were civilly receivd. prefented
the Nazar with the Deputies Comm.flion tranflated into the Per/,*
language, after which they fell into a difeourfe, which lafted above
SqSrtesof an Hour, concerning the Cuftoms Tolls, and Qua
ky o? the Merchants , and thejuftnels of the french intheir Dealing,
They had juft finilh’d their Difeourfe of Trade, when the Nazar was
advertiz’d that the three Gentlemen were arriv’d; who thereupon
Sefir’d Father ^W to go and receive them. The Father went and
waked upon them in, neatly chiding them for having ftayd fo long,
and making the Nazar wait. Well faid he, no w you are to g et ^ er ’ S 0
into that Cabinet, and write down your demands, and the Articles
of vour Commiflion. The Merchant Deputies, which had now dif-
cours’d with the Nazar what they had to lay , were well enough con-
tentTto enter into a General Conference with the Gentlemen. Then
calling for Pen, Ink and Paper, they made a draught of their Demands,
die chief of which were, three Years Immunity from Cuftoms and
Tolls to bemn from the time of the arrival of our Ships ; and that
Ifrer that they fliould enjoy all the Priviledges and Favours granted to
attertnat, t y ,lio defir’d precedence above all other Nations,,
- «•«» tolted, t h« they h,d
at the Court of the Grand Signiot. And Mly, they tequ.td a Home
i m write them in the mfian Charader; which being done ,
^dtetSiStn the hearing of the Depn.iea, the took
the Paper to prefent to the king. w i t h Mufic, both Vocal
Thus after " f ir ® a g Ue J^ er / dl i s >d by the Ar, Z ,r , who- bid
and laftrumental, t p t ^ wou | d do them all the Favour that
themrely uponhtscare J Majefties Anfwer in a fhort time.
K DqSV^ISaiydwithrUa«-; s teoegtion.