'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.' [‎49] (1004/1024)

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people cri’d out, that it was the Frangui that ought to be fo fervid, and not
the poor Watermen, who had done nothing but by conftraint.
Thus did this Envoy behave himfelf both in Perfia and India, to the
great hindrance of the French Nation. Now let us fee what became of
both and after all their Extravagancies.
The Sicur de U BouUye , according to the accompt given by the Hollan
ders that were at Agra^ left the Town five or fix days after my departure.
Knowing I went to Surat^ he had plaid his game lb well with me, that
he got a HamperoftwelvelargebottlesofWinefor i$%Rou(ies^ though
they coft me more , for which he gave me a Note of his hand , that I
have {fill in my cuffody , to be paid at Surat , upon the arrival of the
French Companies fhips. From thence he travell’d to Fatm , where he
If aid nine or ten days, partly with the Englijh , partly with the HA#-
ders : from whence he departed for Daca, the Refidence of the Governour
of the Province. The Governour of the Province of Bengale was
then the Great Mogul's Uncle, whofe name was , a potent
Prince, who has always under his Command thirty or forty thoufand
men.
At Patna, Boulaye had a projed, that from thence he might eafily pafs
into china, and to that purpofe he there embarqu’d with fomeiV^#
Souldiers, who were going to lift themfelves under But
after that, to this hour, it never could be certainly known what became
of him: but by all probable conjedfures, it is verily believ d, that the
Per ft an Souldiers murder’d him and his little Slave, in hopes of fome
good booty. Ol the truth whereof, the Obfervation that follows was
no fin ail evidence. About a quarter of a mile from Daca lies a Town,
where live feveral mungrel Portugal Officers, belonging to the Gover
nour of Bengale , as Canoneers and Carpenters, and fome of the fame
Nation that ferve in the Cavalry of Cha-Ejl-Kan, There they have alfo
a (mail Church very well built, where an Auftin Fryar officiates, to
whom, about three months after 5 <W^’sdeparture from Patna , a cer
tain Perfian in the Habit of aSouldier, with two more companions ,
brought two large Books, the one in Folio , and the other in Quarto to
fell. The Fryar, who was a mungrel alfo , underftood no ; but
finding them not to be in. the Portugal Language, would have flopp’d
the Books as ftoln from the Hollanders , had not the Souldier been too
ftrong for him. Thefe Books were thought to have been Boulayefts *
who, to my knowledge, had twoCheftsfull, well bound ^ in reading
whereof lie fpent the greateft part of his time. His Avarice was his
Ruine - for had he taken a Bark by himfelf, as I did when I went from
Tatna /and had oblig’d the Watermen to give him good fecunty, he
could have run no hazard. For my part I took one with four and twenty
men- and every one, knowing I never fpar’d for coft, gave me excellent
fecurlty. Thefe Barks are little Galliots,, which will undertake to carry
you to your journey’s end, and name your own day. If you will lye
a (hoar every evening, they will fet up your Tents-and itop at any
Town or City to take in Provifions. I never made fo plealant a Voy
age in my life, nor with left trouble. For in thefe Barks, there is a
Room where the Sun cannot come in , where you may repole in the day
time, and fit in the cool Air on that fide from whence the Breez comes.
There is another place cover’d for your Kitchin ; and another htt e
Garderobefor the private deeds of Nature. .By the way I kill d gieat