"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." [‎٣] (١٠٢٤/٨٤٦)

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Kingdom of T u n q_ u i n.
Thus he came to be well receiv’d the firft time that he fet
foot in the Country 5 fo that the Cuftomer being by him
oblig d with a fmall Clock, a pair of fmall Piftols, and two
Pictures, which Were the Pictures of two Curtefaijs, imme
diately gave notice to the King of his arrival. Thereupon
having order to attend the Court, and coming to kils the
King’s hands, the whole Afiembly was lurpris’d to hear a
Stranger, born in a Country fo far diftant, fpeak the Malaye
Language fo fluently. The King gave him a favourable
reception, and kindly receiv’d the Prefent which he brought
along with him. It was a very noble Sword, of which the
Handle and Hilt were all over enchac’d with Rubies and
Emraulds, with a Backfword Blade. To this he added a
pair of Piftols, adorn’d and inlaid with Silver, S. ’Perfian
Saddle and Bridle, embroider’d with Gold and Silver , a
Bow and Quiver full of Arrows, and fix Pictures, like thole
Which he had given the Cuftomer. Thele things highly
pleas’d the King, who prelently drew forth the Sword out
of the Scabbard, the better to look upon and confider it. At
length one of his Sons took it up , to try whether it would
fit his hand as well as thole of his own Country, and offer’d
to make a blow. My Brother, feeing the young Prince
handle the Weapon gracefully enough , after the manner of
the Country , told the King , that if he pleas’d, he would
i'how the King how they handled that Weapon in France ,
of which the King readily confented to be a SpectatoiW.
This was my Brother’s firft Reception at Court ; for he
made feveral Voyages to Tunquin , and every time that he
return’d, they ftill the more and more obligingly entertain’d
him But that which fix’d him more in the good opinion
and favour of the King and Lords of the Court, was his
frolic and gentile behaviour in playing with them for feveral
large Sums, infomuch that being one that ventur’d deep,
he loft above ioooo Crowns in one Voyage. However
the King, who was a generous Prince, would not fuffer him
to be a loler , but gave him thole confiderable Prelents that
luppli d his Ioffes. By means of my Brother’s: thus long
fojourning in Tmiquin , and the familiar acquaintance which
he had at Court, together with the Trade which he drove
in the Kingdom, as he was diligent to inform himfelf of all
the Curiofities of the Country , it was eafle for me upon
B a the"