'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.' [‎35] (990/1024)

'Negotiation of the ‘Deputies ^ &c.
Stable alfo brought two Horfes for the Gentlemen , for which they
receiv’d fix Crowns in Gold, as a reward. I confefs, I (hould have been
afiiam’d of fuch a poornefs of Spirit, at fuch a time as that.
At length alfo the Ragan or Patent for the Company was deliver’d
into the Hands of the Deputies, faithfully Tranllated by Father Raphael to
this E(fed:. . <
u That whereas the Merchants of the Kingdom of France, who are
cc favour’d by the Favour extreemly Royal, and the Juftice exceflively
tc Royal, being made conftant in the hope and participation in the
’have prefented their Petition, which is arriv’d at the Ear
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of the Minilters Commiflioners for the Court of Grandeur and high
Fortune-, Their Intentions and Demands have found^theVifageof
Acceptation, and we have (Iri&ly commanded,that theConfervatours
of Rights, Tolls and Priviledges, acknowledge them for exempt
and priviledg’d, during the fpace of Three Years; and that there be
nothing demanded upon their Goods and Fadfories, conformable to
the requeft of the Deputies , &c.
The next day, the Mehem^der Jinchi , came early in the Morning to
attend the Deputies, and bring'them with all (peed to the Court;
Where being admitted into the Garden, they met the King a Hone-
back and all the Court a Foot. The Athenmdoulet held the King s
Anfwer to the King of France, in a Bag of Cloth of Gold, Seal d with
the Kings Seal upon red Spanijh Wax. The Sieur , and the
reft of the Deputies were order’d to go neer and Kifs the Kings Boot,
who kept his Grandeur, without (peaking a word. When they had
fodone, the Athnnadoulet calling them to him, there, laid he , theie is
the Anfwer for the Grand Cha , that is , for the King of the Kings of
France The Deputies having made their Obeyfances to the King, the
whole Court took Horfe; and the King took the Road of Cuban ; and
within an Hour, that Campaign, which lookdlike a thick peopld
City, became as Defert as the moft part of Pcrjia> _
The Deputies, having read over the Patent, began to find many
defeds and Mariaoe would fain have follow’d the Court for amendments,
and would have perfuaded Calm and Father Raphael to have gone along
with him. But Father Raphael over-perfuaded them to return firft to
their Lodgings at zdpha , and there to hear the Patent diftindly rea
Tver and to confider better of it. When they came to Zulpha , ,nd
that they had debated upon the meet Letter of the Patent, then they
were worfe mad then they were before. Then there were lo many
Cavils, fo many Difputes, fomany Exceptions, and fo many Expo-
fitions put upon the Words Conformably and Reafimhly , that theymuft
cet a Horfe back immediately. Boulaje (topp’d this fury for a while; So
that after many Difputes and Confultations, it was agreed , that
as chief of the Negotiation , and £d//», (hould follow the Court ; and
that Rmlaye , Rreber, and Dupont, ihould proceed forward to the
The Sieur L’Etloile, and all the reft of the Franks wereof opinion,
that Ldtn (hould forthwith depart {ot France with the Rmg s Letter.
But their Counfel was not follow’d, and fo the Deputies divided them-
(elves * Ldin and Mar me to follow the Court, which was then remov d
And the other three to purfue their Journey to
riie Faft Indies The two former fain would have had Father ^
tne h ,. , tn f |, e (Pourt • but he fairly exeus d himlelf.
have accompany d them to tne t-ourt, uui. ^ r Neither