"مجموعات لرحلات عبر تركيا إلى بلاد فارس، وجزر الهند الشرقية. تقدم تقريراً عن الوضع الحالي لهذه الدول، وكذلك الرواية الكاملة لحرب السنوات الخمس بين أورنكزيب وإخوته في حياة والدهم، بشأن الخلافة. والرحلة البحرية التي قام بها سلطان الامبراطورية المغولية الأكبر (أورنكزيب) مع جيشه من دلهي إلى لاهور، ومن لاهور إلى بيمبر، ومنها إلى مملكة كشمير، والتي يطلق عليها المغول جنة جزر الهند. كما تحتوي أيضاً على سرد لمملكة اليابان وتونكين، وعن سلوكياتهم الخاصة وتجارتهم. يضاف إليها وصفاً جديداً إلى سراي السيجنيور الأكبر، وكذلك لكافة الممالك التي تضم البحر الأسود وبحر قزوين، والتي كان يسافر إليها مونسير تافيرنييه بيرنييه، وغيره من الرجال العظام." [‎١‎٠‎٢] (١٠٢٤/٦٥١)

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A Defcription of the Comtreys which border
of the Nepper, unto the River Von ( or 'lanati ) is 500 miles ;the Voyage by Sea and
journeying by Land being much at one, viz. 1186 miles, unlelsyougo by Land unto
Precop, about Cri/w, and lo unto Affhowa, where the Dm falls into the Vine Sea ( Pa
ins Maotis ) and then it amounts unto at the leaft 150crmiles. Were it not for the
formentioned great Rivers of the Vanavo ( Vanubius ) and the Nepper ( Boriftbenes)
there would be aimofl: continual Wars between the 'turkg and Tartars, and the
Poks^ Lithuanians and Mufcovites ; for the Vanaw is one of the greateft Rivers in the
World, arifing in Vutcbland, whence it pafles through Hungary, Wallachy, and at the
Town of Kelky falls into the Blacky Sea. It hath four Mouths or Entrances into the
faid Sea, which the Turks call BohajJ'es, Boctegene Bobajfe, Ldreleijje Bohjfe, Sullena Bo
baffe, and Kelley Bobajfe. It abounds with Fifh, as Sturgeon, Morone, and Sbevcrofa
befides divers forts of imaller Fifh. The Neijlre is a River that comes from Lithuania,
and runs into the Blacky Sea under Bealohorda. The Nepper comes from Lithuania and
Rufsland, runs by Smolensk# and Kioviaxo the Tarrocks or Falls, thence to Ajlamgorode,
and falls into the Bhc\ Sea at Oijhakovea. It abounds with many forts of good Fifh,
and all along its Banks feed innumerable wild Beafts of divers kinds. The Town of
Ajlamgorod hands upon the Nepper ; and in former times there dwelt in it two Bro-
thers, Ingpl and Ungul, who fell firft at varience, which ended in cruel Wars, by rea-
fon whereof the adjacent Countrey became, though otlierwifepleafant and fruitful, a
very Wildernefs. And befides, the Coffack# increafingon both fides the Nepper and
upon the Von, would never fince fuller that Countrey to be quietly poffeffed by thefe,
or any other Hords of Tartars *, fo chat now it lieth wafte, being a vaft Delart 500
miles over, and 1000 miles long, from the fhallow Waters near Precop, unto the
Coiintrey of Mufcovy. About 1625. the Grand Seignior fent an Army from Conjlanti-
nopk to rebuild Aflamgmd, with Orders to inhabit the Countrey, and invite fuch there
unto as would become fubje£t unto the Turkifh Government. But they who arrived,
Ending the Town of great Compafs, built only a Caftle on the Bank of the Nepper,
and left 300 Men in Garrifon. At the fame time Shaugary Prince of Crim, being beat
out of his Countrey by his General Chan Timur Myrfa, retired unto the QJfackj upon
the Nepper, and having Contra&ed a Friendfhip with them and the bordering Ruffes,
by their affiftance he gathered an Army of 40000 Men, and marched towards Cr/w,
leaving behind him a revolted Ottoman, with a Brigade of 3 or 4000 Men, who im
mediately after the departure of Sultan Shaugary, marched dircbfly towards Ajlamgo-
rod, and early in a Morning furprized the Cable, then in the pofTeflion of the Turk#,
put every Man in Garriionto the Sword, flighted the Walls and other Fortifica
tions, retired with the Spoyl, and marched to joyn Sultan Shaugary, who in the
interim arrived near Trecop, where he was met by Chan Timur, and totally defeated,
but by good fortune efcaped, and by the way of Afiracan got to Terfia.
From the Nepper we will pafs unto Crim, with which Countrey Jam well acquain
ted, having againft my will refided there fome years. Crim is a fmall Land, fo near
as l can conjecture 200 miles long, and 50 miles broad, but is wonderfully populous,
and exceedingly fruitful,abounding with Corn and Grafs; the only fcarcity they have
is Wood, which grows no where but upon the Sea-Coaft, from Bakjfey Seray unto
the ToWn of Crim, which in former times was the chief City: All the reft of the Land
is a Plain, where they have no Wood to burn, nor any fort of Fewel, but Fifjheke,
Fufjhane, Cur ay, and Stroa. The Land isinclofed with the Sea, excepting at two places,
Precop, and Arbotka. By Precop there is a narrow paflage,through which you may go
to the Nepper, Lithuania, or Mufcovy, through the Defarts of Ingul and Vngul, and
there is a Water comes from the Teine Sea, called the fhallow Water, and goeth along
the Defart,until it comes to Precop, upon the Weft-fide of Crim and by North, where
it turns back on the North-fide of Crim, and falls into Guellae Mare, commonly called
the Ratten Sea. So that Crim is almoft furrounded with Water; for the Blacjy Sea is
on the one fide, and the Ratten Sea on the other, which latter produces nothing but
Salt, for it is fo fait, that no Fifh can live therein ; 1 have reafon to know it, becaufe
1 lived in a Village which was called Seemly Otta Mamutachy. The Towns round
about Crim on the Sea-fide are thefe, Precop, Cujlorva, Crim, Caffd, Kerje and Arbotka ;
and within the Land, Carafu, Ackynefh, Mejheite, and Bakeffy Seray* The Town of
Arbotka lieth on the North-Eafl fide of Crim, between the Black and Ratten Seas, which
there come fo near together, that there is no more Land between them, than that
whereon