'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.' [‎119] (158/1024)

Chap. VI. ofMonfieur Tavernier., ' '
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hendcd, went directly to Conftantinople^ to beg their pardon. For you tnuli know
thatnoperfon but the Ambaffador of the Commonwealth of Venice had the Pri-
viledge to pardon Crimes committed in Candy. For example, when Signor Ver-
vifano was Ambaffador for the Common-wealth of Venice at Conjiaminoplc, a Candiot
having a defire to lye with a Woman by force, Ihe told him (he would (boner eat her
Child’s Liver than yield to his Lull. Whereupon, the Villain enrag’d he could not
compafs his defign, took his opportunity, kill’d the Child, cut out the Liver and
made the Mother eat it, and then flew the Mother alfo. Upon this he fled to Con-
flantinopu, to beg patdon of the Ambaffador, and obtain’d it there: But the
Ambaffador at the fame time wrote word to the Governour of Candy to put him to
death at his returns having only granted him his Pardon, to preferve his Priviledge.
And indeed, to fpeak truth, the Candiots are the mofl wretched people under Heaven.
Of the IS LAND of cmo.
T H E City of Chin, which gives the'Ifland its Name, contains about thirty thou-
fand Inhabitants -, where there are little lefs than fifteen thoufand Greeks,
eight thoufand Latins^ and fix thoufand Turkj.
Among the feveral Gree&nd Latin Churches, the laft of which hath continu’d
ever itnce the time that the Genoefes pdft&d the Ifland, there are fome indifferent
fundlom Stru^ures. The five principal Latin Churches are the Cathedral, and
the Churches belonging to the Efcolantim, the Dominicans, the Jtfuiut, and the
Capuchins. T he Lurkj have alfo their Mojqttees, and the Jews their Synagogue*
Four Miles from the City, near to the Sea-fide is to be feen a vaft Stone, which
was cut out of fome Rock *> it is almoft all round, only the upper part, which is
fiat, and fome what hollow v round about the upper part, and in the middle, are
places like Seats; cut into the fame Stone v of which there is one higher than the reft,
like a School-mailer’s Chair» and Tradition reports that this was Homer's School,
where he taughthis Scholars, ' < r - ,
In this Ifland there is fuch an; infinite number of Partridges,that the like is not to
befound in any part of the World. But that which is a greater Rarity is this,that the
Natives breed them tip, as we do our Poultry, but after a more pleafant manner ?
for they let them go in the fields all the day long, and at night every Country-mat*
calls his own;federally home to Rood by a particular Note, whither they return like
a Flock offa many Geefc.
There are great quantities of Damasks and Fuftians wrought in the Ifland v of Cbio*
which are tranfported to Grand Cairo, and to all Che Cities upon .the Goa(l of 0 ar-
bary, NatoliayZvA particularly to Conflantinople.
Three Leagues from thelfland of Cbio, upon a Mountain to the South there grows
a peculiar fort of Trees j the Leaves are fomewhat like a Myrtle, their Branches
fo long that they creep upon the ground ? but which is more wonderful, that when
they are down, they rife again of themfelves. From the beginning of May to
the end of Juw, the Inhabitants: take great care to keep the Earth under the Tree
very clean •> for during thofe two Months there iffues out a certain ,Qiam from the
joynts of the Branches, which dbrops upon the ground j this is that which call
Majlick, and the Turks, Safys-, according to the Name which they give the Jfland.
The Ifland produces great (lore of this MafiicJ^, which is fpent in the Seraglio of
Conjlantinople, where the Womtncontinually chew it, to cleanfe and keep-theirTeetli
white. When the MtfJfid^Seafon draws near, the Grand Signor every year fends
a certain number of Beftangfs to take care that it be not exported, but be pre-
forv’d for the ufe of the Seraglio* If k be a plentiful year for M<$kkm x\&$eftangi*i
that cull out the leffer fort to fell, put it info little Bags and fet il upV which Bags ■
being fo feal’d, are never queftion’d by the Cuflomih&tife Officers. The Ifland alfo
yields very good Turpentine.
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