'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.' [‎65] (1020/1024)

Deceits is Indian Commodities.
The colours of thofe Carpets which are madeln/W;T, da not STti
long as the colour of thofe which are made in • but for the work-
rnanfhip it ts very lovely. The eye of the Broaker is to judge of the kr P l
nefs, beauty, and fincnels of thofe Carpets which are wrought with Gold
and Silver, and whether they be fine and rich. But whether they be
Carpets, or other Stuffs mix’d with Gold and Silver, it behoves the
Buyer to pull out fome of the Gold and Silver Threads, to lee whether
they, e of the right value or no,
Deceits in the white Cdicuts,
fipHe deceits ufually put upon Calicuts, are in finenefs, lensth, and
i * ? ver y .^ a ^ e ma y . co »cain two hundred pieces^ amons
which they will juggle in five or fix or ten, lefs fine, or lefs white, fliorter
or narrower than according to the fcantling of the Bale, which cannot
be found out but by examining them piece by piece. The finenefs U
dilcern d by the eye, the length and breadth by the meafure. But the
Indians pradile a more cunning way, which is to count the number of
threads which ought to be in the breadth, according to the finenefs of
the kantling. When the number fails, it is either more tranfparent,
more narrow, or more courie. 1 he difference is fometimes fo difficult
to be perceiv’d, that there is no way to find it out but by counting the
threads. And yet this difference in a great quantity comes to a great
deal. For it is nothing to coulen a Crown or two Crowns in a piece
that comes but to fifteen or twenty Crowns. Thofe that whiten thf ft
Calicuts, to lave charge^ of a few Limons, will knock the Calicuts
exceffively upon a Stone, which does fine Calicuts a great injury , and
lowers the price.
As for their Calicuts dy’d blew or black, yoil muft take cate that the
Workmen do not knock them after they are folded , to make them look
fleek 5 for many times when they come to be unfolded, you fliall find
holes in the creafes.
As for your painted and printed Calicuts, which are painted and
printed as they come out of the Loom, the Merchant muff take care that
what he befpeaks be finifli’d before the end of the Rains, for the thicker
the Waters where they are wafh’d, the more lively will the printed and
painted colours appear. It is eafie to diftinguifli between the printed
and the painted Calicuts* and between the neatnds of the work: but
forthe finenefs and other qualities, they are not fo eafil^difcern’d 5 and
therefore the Broaker muft be more careful.
cheats in Cotton.
T He cheat in the weight is twofold. Tile firft, by laying them in
a moift place *, and thrufting in the middle of everjr Skain fonle-
thing to add to the weight. The fecond ; in not giving good weight
when the Broaker receives it from the Workman, or Merchant that
delivers it. / v .. ,
There is but one cheat in the quality, that is by putting three or four
Skains , of acoarfer Commodity then'that which is uppermoft, into
one Mew, Which in a great quantity mount liigh * for there are fome
Cottons that are worth an lumderklCfowm ins Aitifa Theft two cheats