'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.' [‎47] (1002/1024)

Negotiation of the Deputies 5 &a
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great River that flows from the Mountains of the South , which wafh-
ing the City of Btroche^ from whence it takes its Name 3 falls into the
Bay of Cambay.
When we came to our lafl: Rage, which is a great Town, call’d
noli, from whence it is but 14 Leagues to Surat, ^^rfentoneof his
Hirelings to give notice thereof to Father Ambrose. When the News
came, the Father went with the Merchant, often already men
tion’d, to borrow the Englijh Prefident’s Coaches: and there were about
15 or 16 more Coaches all in a train, with feveral Horfemen and Mer
chant Banians that made haft to meet the Deputy, This happen’d
upon the firft of November, 1666. They earn’d with them Provifion
enough to make merry , and every Banian Merchant of Indian extraction. had his Prefent ready. For
my part, I as foon as I had faluted the Father Capuchin, I went dire&ly
to my Lodging, where I had left two Servants to take care of a Sum of
Money which I had receiv’d of the King of Perfia, unwilling to hazard
it upon the Road. For in whatever part of the Indies I came , I had
credit enough to buy without Money. I only gave my Bills for payment
at Jlgra, rtfapour, Golconda, ox Surat, where I generally left my Money,
as having receiv’d it there for the moft part of the Lords or Kings of the
Country.
As for Beber , he was no Changeling , the follies that he committed
are too numerous to be related: but how he began the year 1 66j r) is not
to be omitted. . ’ ,
M. Thevenet, upon his return from Madrafpatan and Golconda , lodg’d
in the Capuchins houfe. Beber going to vifit him , told him, that the
Capuchins were the Hollanders Spies, and that he had often ad vis d
Father Ambrofr to break with them, and not to go anymore to their
Houfe. That while he frequented their Society, tho French Company
would be fure to find fome obftacle in their Trade when the Ships ihould
afrive • and that if the Hollanders had not been at Hgra, they might have
done what they pleas’d with the King. That the hundred thoufand
Roupies which they had prefented to the King and Grandees of the Court,
had hinder’d them from obtaining what they defign’d. By which it
appear’d, he underftood not the humour of the, Hollanders h for they are
not fo liberal: nor would all their tricks , or prefents have any thing
avail’d them, the Great Mogul being defirous that all Nations fliould be
welcome to his Dominions, efpecially Merchants, as well they that
import little , as they that bring in much. M. Thevenot^ told him , that
he had never obferv’d fo much of the Hollanders in all his travels * for if
it were true, that they had fuch a defire to hinder the Trade of other
Nations, they would not afford them paffage in their Ships, or to put
their Goods aboard, as they often did. Moreover, they fend away many
times one or t wo Ships according to the quantity , laden ail with Aran-
sers Goods, from Aft ox SuxAt , in which Ships , there is not oft
times fo much as one Bale belonging to the Company. And this, added
he, is farther obfervable, That they afford their Freight cheaper then
tho Ewlijh, or any other Nation, who have Ships in thele parts. Thus
Monfieur Thevenot endeavour’d to convince M. Beber 5 who would have
had Father Ambrofe have fallen out with the Hollanders But he knew
better things then to difoblige perfbns to whom he was .o much beho
ing as he was every day. For every week they allowed the horde a
certain quantity of Bread and Meat, and upon Faft-days .ent them Fdh,