'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] (100/1024)

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Chap* III. oj Monfieur T
A V E R N I E R
Which is the rcalon that this Mofquee is no more enrich’d by the Perfiam. For
befides the Lamps and Tapers that burn continually, there are only two MoulUh's
that read the Alcoran according to cuftom. In this Town there are only three or
four bad Wells of brackilh Water, and a dry Chanel, which they fay
made to bring the Water of Euphrates to the Town for the benefit of the Pilgrims
AsforFoodp we met with nothing but Dates, Grapes, and Almonds, which the
People fold at a dear rate. When any Pilgrims come thither, which is very rare
and that they want Viftuals, the Sta^cauies a diftribution to be made auong
them of Rice boyi’d with Water and Salt, and a little Butter pour’d atop For
there is no Pafturage for Cartel, and by confequence there can be no ftore of
Food.
Two days journey from Ali\ Town, bynineof the Clock in the morning we met
two young Arabian Lords, that took upon them the name of They were
two Brothers, one of the age of feventeen years, the other of thirteen-and as
we pitch’d our Tents, they pitch’d theirs dofe by us; which were of a very fine
Scarlet Cloth ; and among the reft there was one cover'd with Purple Velvet lac’d
with a rich Galoon-lace. .10 foonas they were fettl’d in their Tents, the Caravan-
Bajhi and I went to wait upon them; who underftanding that there were Frankt
in the Caravan, ask’d me whether 1 had any Curiofities to fell them-, but when f
made them anfwer that I had nothing worthy their Purchafe, they would not
believe me, and therefore commanded the Caravan Bajhi to fetch my Trunks that
they might be open’d in their prefence. While the were opening, one of the
chief perfons about thole Princes would not fuffer any of the reft of the slrabs to
come near, for though moft of the Arabs are great Thieves, yet fome of them are
perfons of great integrity. Now 1 had in my company a young Painter who had
in his Cheft fevcral engrav’d Cuts, part Landskips, part Figures, together with
the Pictures of certain ( ourtiLns drawn to the Waft. The young Lards made
choife only of twenty of thofe Courtifans, which I would have prefented to them
but they gave me to underftand, that they knew how to pay for what they had’
and efpecially the youngeft, who feem’d to be very generous; him I pleas’d in art
extraordinary manner; tor his Teeth being very foul, I order’d a Chirurgeon that
I carry’d along with me at the fame time to clean them, which he did to the erea<-
fatisfaftion of the young Prince. Thereupon they fent me and my Train, of their
beft Victuals they had. The Caravan Bajhi prefented them with half a piece of
Scarlet, and two pieces of Tiflue of Gold and Silver. When we were ready to co
the young Sultan gave me twelve Ducats for my Pictures, and fent the Caravan
Bajhi and my fell' two Frails of the beft Dates that we had met with fince we left
Aleppo.
t About midnight the Princes diflodg’d, and took to the North toward Euphrates
We let forward after them, driving Northward toward the fame River After we
had travel’d four davs we met one of the moft potent Dmi-r of who coming
from the Smith, and going Northward, was to crofs the Road that we kept He
was about fifty years of age, well made, and of a comely prefence. He had not
then above two thoufand Horte, of thirty thoufand which we heard ’had pafs’d bv
fome days before. Behind the two thoufand Hotfe were fifty Camels that carrv’d
his Women ; their Cajavas being cover’d with Scarlet-cloth fring’d with Silk In
the midft of thd'e Camels there were fix encompafs’d with Eunuchs, the Fringes of
theCajavas being Silk, Silver, and Gold. The ^Arabians do not feem to be jealous
of their Wives, as in Turkje and other places-, for they led their Camels by our
Caravan, never requiring us to rejire, as is the cuftom in other places. They lodg’d
a quarter of a League off, where we thought to have pitch’d, for the conveniency
of two or three Ponds, which they depriv’d us of. This Arabian Prince had a
great number of lovely Horfes richly harnefs’d; others he had that were neither
iadl d nor bndl d, yet the Riders would turn them with a Wagd which way they
pleas d, and upon a full gallop would flop’em, by only holding them by th« Hair
Hchad feme Horfes of an exceffive price; and this is to be obferv’d, that they are
never inoa. J
The Caravan-Bajhi believing he could not cfcape fcot-free from fo powerful a
Prince, among the Merchants of the Caravans found out a rich Saddle, with Bridle
and Stirrups, which were all fet out and garniih’d with mafly Silver, with an
embroider’d