'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.' [‎180] (223/1024)

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The Second Patent.
To the Governour of Schiras,
nr H E Command of Him whom all the World ought to obey, is fitch, That
NIER, French Merchant, and you Jh all take an Acquittance. All the
Grand Vifiers, and Officers ofCufloms^ and Guarders of Pafes alfi fa
them not molejl him at all, let them take nothing from him, let themjemit
him to go and come as he pleafes, and let them obey him. Given the Month
tf/Jamady-Elaker, in the Hegyra 0/Mahomet 1075.
The Cream, is the Chara&er of an honeft man among the Eaftern people.
But to return to the Calaat. You muft take notice, that the Verfians call a Calm
any Prefent which one perfon makes to another inferior to him in dignity* fome^
times a Veft alone, foma:imes a Tunick with the Girdle only, fometimes a Tin.
bant, or a Horfe, with Bridle and Saddle •, to thofe in the Army the King fends a
Sword or a Dagger, and all thefe go by the name of Cafaais. Secondly, you mull
take notice, that when the King fends a Calaat to a Governour of a Province, he -
names himfelf the perfon, that is to carry it. For both in Tzdjze and fVrjw, the
Receiver of the King's Prtfent is oblig’d to pay the Meffenger, in fo much that
fometimes they hardly fcape for a thoufand Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. . But when the Calaat is fentto
any private pdfon, the Zfoj&ar choofes out of his Domeftick Servants one to carry it.
I gave twenty-five Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. into Father Raphael's hand, who order’d his bufmefs with
fo good a grace, and fo advantageoufly for my Purfe, that he complemented away
the Meffenger very well fatisfi’d with half.
The next day the Nazar fent to me to put on my Calaat, and to .come and do
my obeyfanceto the King, who was that day to go abroad. Thereupon I fumtilon’d
together all the Franks, and order’d the Trumpets and Drums to be made ready as
I rode from the Palace home. For then the people come out to fee who the King
has honour’d that day, who is always known by his Habit, which is fiill the newel
and gayeft of all the reft.
It happen’d, that the King being indifpos’d did not go away that day, however
I apply’d my felf to the Nazar, and told him how much I was oblig’d tp the King
for the honour he had done me, and that I was refolv’d to (hew my felf before the
greateft Monarchs in Europe in the Habit he had beftow’d upon me, that they might
behold the beauty and richnefs of my Calaat. The Nazar fail’d not to repeat my
Compliment to his Majefty *, who thereupon order’d me the Ver[tan Cloak, with
hanging-fleeyes, and fac’d with fable Martins.
Two or three days after the Nazar fent for me again to Court, whither I went,
accompany’d by the Zulpbian Frankj, as before. I was no fooner come to the Palace,
but the Nazar met me in the great Hall, attended by two Officers, who carryd
the Cloak which the King had appointed for me, and prefently taking the Cloak
out of their hands, he put it about my ftiouldefs, faying thefe words, Itis tk
King’s pleafure to honour thee entirely. It was a moft magnificent piece of Silk, and
very richly furr’d, having been valu’d at eight hundred Crowns. In this I i
particularly beholding to the NrfZtfr, who might have fent memy Cloak home to my
Lodging as well astheC^tft‘,buthe was pleas’d to put it upon my back in the Palace
with his own hands, to fpare me the charges of a'new Prefent. After this the
took me by the hand, and led me to the Hall, where the King was fitting upon a
January,
166'y.
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