'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.' [‎53] (1008/1024)

Trade of the E a s t-I n d i e s.
the Province, and to obtain as much as fliould be fufficient for the Inha
bitants.
Neither is the Land about it very Fertile, andbefides, the people are
the poorefl: in the whole Empire of the Mogul. Neverthelefs the Country
is fo well ftor’d with Cattel, that an Ox or a Bufalo will not coft above
two Pidflers, '*^ ^t : ’'ktij&r*
The Bnglijh and Hollanders make ufe of thefe Cattel to feed their
People, and to fparetheProvifions of their Ships, while they ftay at
iiouali.
But it is obfervable that the Bufatis flefli in thofe parts caufes frequent
Dy fenteries, which the Bullocks Belli or Beef never does.
The Raja King that commands the Country has only the Title of Governour
for life. Which is common to moft of the Rajas in the CMogul’s Em
pire , whofe Anceftours were Lords of Provinces, where now their
Defendants only enjoy the Titles of Governours.
Having thus got polfedionof a good Poll 5 the next thing of Impor
tance is to choofe out two men confiderable for their Honefty, Prudence,
and Skill in Trade, who are to be allow’d the full of their Expences.
Thefe two perfons are to ferve the Company, the one in the nature
of a Prefident, with a Council, confifting of a certain number of perfons,
toaffift him. The other in the quality of a Broaker, who muft be an
Idolater of the Country, and not a Mahumctan^ in regard all the Work
men he has to deal with are Idolaters.
Civility and Faith of Promife are altogether requifit to gain Credit
among Grangers. And thefe particular qualities are requir’d in the
particular Broakers, who are under the Broaker-General in the Pro
vinces where the Factories are fettl’d.
Good Intelligence is neceffary for thefe two perfons, to underftand
the alteration of Manufactures.
This alteration happens either through the craft and fubtilty of the
Workmen and the Merchants themfelves, or by the correfpondence of
the Broakers and Workmen. »
Which alteration may caufe fomuchdammageto the Company, that
the Broakers (hall gain ten and twelve i’ the hundred by it.
If the Prefident and Broaker-General combine with the particular
Broakers and Merchants, it will be a difficult thing for the Company to
avoid being deceiv’d • but if thefe two perfbns are but faithful and honefh,
the fraud may be eafily remedi’d by changing the particular Breakers;
The Officers of a Company may be unfaithful to their Truft in this
refpeCl i
When a Veffel arrives in Port, the Prefident for the Nation receives
the Company’s Letters, and the Bills of Ladings upon which he calls
his Council, fends for the Broaker, and gives him a Copy of thefaid
The Broaker fbews them to three or four of the principal Merchants
of the Country, who are wont to buy by whole fale, If the Prefident
and the Broaker hold together for their own profit, the Broaker imtead
of facilitating the fale as he ought to do , advifes the Merchants to be
fhie, and to offer only fuch a price: Then the Prefident fends f°£
Broaker and thefe two or three Merchants 5 % and in the prelence 0 * ®
Council he asks the Merchants what they will give for the Goods m
the Bills of Lading mention’d If the Merchants are refdute to give