'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.' [‎218] (251/1024)

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The Persian Travels
Book V.
Governours ef Schtras, Lar and Kerman icithw’uh lo taiie 3 occohorfe torev
the affront and reduce the Rebel. The Kan o( Ormm march’d at the head oftfP
Army, and gave Battel, but the Prince being fuccour d by the other two Idol^
trous Princes his neighbours, the Perfians were again beaten. Only thePrjn ce %
Jafque\oft. his Lieutenant General, a valiant Captain, and a veiy good Soul
dier.
The King undtrftanding that the LieutenantGeneral was the K^wj-Pnfoner p
him leave to do with him what he would, in revenge of his Brothers death -wlT
thereupon devis’d the moft cruel torments that ever were heard of. For he fi ft
caus’d the body of the Lieutenant General to be larded with lighted Candles and
then fetting him upon a Camel order’d him to be led foftly about the f^reet$ , eve
ry day in the very heat of noon. A torment almcft infufferable, which the hero"
ic Indian neverthelefs endur’d with an invincible courage. After the Kan had
tormented him in this manner three days together, the chiefofthe Holland Com
pany and other ftrange Merchants abhorring fo much cruelty, begg’d of the Kan
to furceafe his rigour, who readily granted them their requeft.
CHAP. VIII.
Obfervatiom upon the reign of Sha-Soliman the prefent King,
A Li-Cottli-Kan had bin three or four times exil’d from the Court, for fpeaking
with two much liberty. For he was bold and could not keep his tongue
between his teeth. For which reafon he was call’d the Kings Lyon, who was wont
to chain him up when he had no occafion for him, and to let him loofe when he
; had any bulinefs for him to do. The laft time he was exil’d, he was kept five or
fix years in a Fortrefs out of which he had never ftirr’d ; But one day, having a
fmooth tongue, he over-perfwaded the Commander to give him leave to go a
hunting with him. When hereturn’d, withthehelp of forceofhis fervants, befell
upon the Commander, and gave him fo many Baftinadoe’s upon the feet, that he
had like to have kill’d him: felling him withall, that it was to teach him his duty,
not to let a man go that the King had committed to his charge. Sha-Sephi.thovgh
very young, hearing of this, and defirousto fee Ali-Couli-Kan, notwithftanding
all the endeavours of the Grandees to hinder his return, commanded him to be fet
at liberty, and that he fhould have a better allowance to live upon. Two or three
days after, the King fitting in Council, the whole Affembly was amaz’d to fee
Ali-Couii-Kan enter, who approaching his Majefly with a profound reverence,
told him, that the Lyon being now let loofe was humbly come to kifs his hands.
Thereupon the King fell a laughing, and calling a favourable glance upon him told
him he had done well. Nor was it long ere the King finding him no lefs pleafant
in converfation, then a valiant and expert Captain, made him Generaliflimo ofhis
Armies, as he had bin in the reign of Sha-Abbot.
Wh- the Court faw Ali-Couli-Kan fo well receiv’d,every one then labour'd to
teltihe their joy for his return.They fent him Horfes, Mules,Camels, rich Carpets,
an .. ^ Curnilh a Lords houfe. But all this while he wanted money,
wme ecaufe he could not meet with among the Perfianr, he was forc’d to have
recourle to the Armenians ,of whom he defir’d to borrow live or fix hundcr’d
I omans. As for the Kalenter lie would have had the fum lent, but the reft would
not. Thereupon the King taking a walk to Zulpha, Ali-Couli-Kan put it into
n! 5 , n-^ 80 and , fe thc 6 reat Ga ‘ h «l>ral belonging to the Armenian, where
n°^ S i Wlt ^ ^ Vera * Monks refide.TheKingentring into the Church,where
me bilhop flood ready at the head oftheClergy to receive him,and feeingall things
ew an ftrangc, as coming but lately out of the womens Haram, ask’d his fa-
^r U *l te 7 W Ij at ^ 0,t P eo pl e thofe were clad in fuch an extraordinary manner.
hlaaT- t6ld him th£ y W£re Devils, Deoils! faid the King, ! added
e,doJt bring me into a houfe of Dew/riThe King thus incens’d againft fhe Amman s,