'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.' [‎37] (356/1024)

Travels in India
Book I.
'J^jnefs i and it was famous for traffick at the time when the Tonuguefes flou~
rilh’d in India. There are to be feen at this day, in the Quarter next the
Sea, very fair Houfes, which they had built, with very rich Furniture, after
the Portugal manner j but now they are uninhabited, and fall to decay every day
more and more. I here were then fuch good Orders obferv’d in Cambaya^
that two hours after day was Ihut in, every Street was lock’t up with two
Gates, which are Hill to be feen } and Hill they continue to lock up the prin
cipal Streets, as alfo the Streets that lead into the Town. One of the chief
reafons why the Town has loft the greateft part of its Trade is, becaufe that
formerly the Sea run clofe up to Cambaya^ fo that little Vellels eafily anchor’d
by it} but afterwards the Sea daily loft in that part,fo that a fmall Ship could not
ride within five or fix Leagues of the City.
There are a great number of Peacocks in the Indies^ efpecially in the Ter
ritories of Baroche r Cambay a, and Broudra. The flelh of the young ones is
white and well-tafted like ours, and you fhall fee vaft numbers of them all
day in the Fields, for at night they rooft upon the Trees. ’Tis a hard mat
ter to come near/them in the day, for as foon as they perceive themfelves
hunted, they fly dway as fwift as a Partridg among the Bullies *, fo that it is
impoflible for any man to follow them without tearing his Cloaths all to rags;
therefore are they only to be taken in the night time, to which purpofe they
have this invention. They approach the Tree with a kind of a Banner, upon
which there is a Peacock painted to the life on both fides; at the top of the
ftick are faftn’d two lighted Candles, the brightnefs whereof amazing the Pea
cock, caufes him to ftretchout his Neck toward the end of the ftick, to which
there is a Rope ty’d with a Hiding knot, which he that holds the Banner draws,
when he finds that the Peacock has put his Neck into it. But you muft have
a care of killing either Bird or any other Animal in the Territories, of which
the idolatrous Rajah's are Mafters} which is nothing dangeroiis to do in thofe
parts of the Indies, where the Governors are Mahometans, and give liberty
to Fowl or Hunt. It happen’d one time that a rich Perfian Merchant, paf-
ling through the Territories of the Raja King of Damivar, Ihot a Peacock upon the
road, and kill’d it, either out of ralhnefs, or ignorance of the Cuftoms of the
Country. The Bannians incens’d at the attempt, vyhich is accounted among
them a moft abominable facriledg, feiz’d upon the Merchant, and all his Mo
ney to the value of 300000. Roupies, and tying him to a Tfee, whipt him in
lo terrible a manner for three days together, that the Man dy’d.
From Cambay a you go to a little Village diftant fome three Coftes, where
there is a Pagod, to which all the Indian Curtifans come to make their Of
ferings. This Pagod is full of a great number of naked Images, among the
reft, there is a large Figure of one that feems to refemble Apollo, with his
privy parts all uncover’d. When the old Curtifans have got together a good
fum of Money in their youth, they buy young Slaves, whom they teach to
Daunce, and fing wanton Songs, and inftrud in all the myfteries of their in
famous Art. And when thefe young Girls are" eleven or twelve years old,
their Miftrefles fend them to this Pagod, believing it will bring them good for
tune, to offer and furrender up themfelves to this Idol.
From this Pagod to Chiidabad you have fix Coftes. This is one of the fairefl:
Houfes of the great Mogul, with a wide Enclofure, wherein he has vaft Gar
dens, and large Ponds, with all the pleafures and curiofity whereof the Ge-
mus of the Indians is capable.
From Chiidabad to Amadabad you have but five Coftes; and fo I return to
Bamhe, and the common Road.
From Baroche to Brondra,Cott;Q$ 22
Broiidra is a great City Handing in a fertil Soil,wherein there is a vaft Trade for
Lahcuts.
F,om Broudra to Neriade, coftes 18
Fiom Neriade to Amadabat, coftes 20
T one °f the greateft Cities in India ; and where there is a mighty
lade for Silk-Stuffs,Hangings of Gold and Silver, and others mix’d with Silk ,
r mpcter, Sugar, Ginger candid and raw j Tamar ins, Mirobolans j and flat
Indigo,