'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.' [‎63] (1018/1024)

Dominions of the Great Mogul, &c.
Kin^of Candy , from the name of his principal City , being a fworn
Enemy to the Hollanders^ fends his Forces with an intention to furprize
them , when they gather their Cinnamon* fo that they are forc’d to
bring feven or eight hundred men together to defend as many more that
are at work. Which great expence of theirs very much enhances the
price of the Cinnamon. There grows upon the Cinnamon Tree a
certain fruit like an Olive, though not to be eaten* This the Vortngals
were wont to put into a Caldron of Water, together with the tops of
the Branches, and boil’d it till the Water was all confum’d. When it
was cold, the upper part became, a Pafte like white W ax * of which they
made Tapers to fet up in their Churches, for no fooner were the Tapers
lighted, but all the Church was perfum’d. Formerly the PortUgah
brought Cinnamon out of other Countries, belonging to the Raja King 's about
Cochin. But the Hollanders have deilroy’d all thole places, fo that the
Cinnamon is now in their hands. When the Portugals had that Coaft,
the £ngli(h bought their Cinnamon of them, and ufually paid for it by the
Mein fifty Mamoudi’s.
Drugs that are brought to Surat, and brought from other Countries ^ with
the frice of every one by the CMein.
Salt Armoniack,according to the ufual price,cofts by the Mein twenty
Mamoudi’s.
Borax, comes unrefin’d fromas does Salt Armoniack, and
cofts by the Mein thirty-five Marnoudi’s.
Gum-Lack, feyen Mamoudi’s and a half,
Gum-Lack wafli’d, ten Mamoudi’s.
Gum-Lack in flicks of Wax, forty Mamoudi’s.
There are fome of thefe Sticks that coft fifty or fixty Mamoudi’s the
Mein, and more when they mix Musk in the Gum.
Saffron of Surat ^ which is good for nothing but for colouring* four
MamoudFs and a half.
Cumin White, eight Mamoudi’s.
Cumin Black, three Mamoudi’s.
Arlet fmall, three Mamoudi’s. '
Frankincenfe, that comes from the Coaft of Arabia^ three Mamoudi s e
Myrrh, that which is good; call’d Mirra£ilet, thirty Mamoudi’s.
Myrrh Solti ^ which comes from Arabia^ fifteen Mamoudi’s.
Caffia, two Mamoudi’s.
Sugar Candy, eighteen Mamoudi’s.
Afutinat, a fort of Grain, very hot, one Mamoudi. _
Armife-feed grofs, three Mamoudi’s and a half. .
Annife-feed fmall and hot, one Mamoudi and a half. v
Oupelote, a Root, fourteen Mamoudi’s.
Cointre, five Mamoudi’s. - f
Auzerout, from Perfia, a hundred and twenty Mamoudi s.
Alices Succotrine, from twenty eight Mamoudis.
Licorice, tfour Mamoudi’s. ,
Lignum Aloes, in great pieces, two hundred Mamoudi s.
Lignum Aloes, in fmall pieces, four hundred Mamoudi’s.
Vez>-Caboulf a certain Root, twelve Mamoudi s. u h
There is a fort of Lignum Aloes very Gummy, which comes to,Dy tne
Mein, four thoufand Mamoudi’s, ■; ^ •