'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.' [‎72] (391/1024)

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found a means to appeafe them, promifing to each of them that had loft the*
Husbands two Fiafters, every Piafter being four Ihillings apiece, which came r
above two thoufand four hundred Crowns, befides four thoufand ? which were
be paid for the Ranfom of the Captain and the other Sea-men, immediately th
Prefident fent the Money, and I faw them at their return, fome in health othe^
in violent Feaversi The Malayans are a People fo fuperftitious, that they nev^
touch any thing that is foul or foyl’d, with their Right Hands, but only with tlf
Left, the Nails of which Fingers they let grow, and ufe inftead of Combs k
they wear their "Hair long like the Women,tying it about their Heads in wreathe
and binding it with a Linnen clbath with three corners-
Since I have mention’d Daman y I will tell you in a few words how that Citv
was befieg’d by Aareng-Zeb the prefent Great Mogul. Some are of opinion that
Elephants do great matters in War} which may be fometimes true, but not ah
ways} for very often inftead of doing mifehief to the Enemy, they turn upon
thofe that lead them, and rout their own party as Aureng-Zeb found by experi
ence, at the Siege of this City. He was twenty days before Daman and re-
folv’d at length to Storm it upon a Sunday, believing that the Chriilians were
like the jews and would not defend it upon that day. He that commanded the
Place was an old Souldier, who had ferv’d in France, and had three Sons with
v him. In the Town were eight hundred Gentlemen, and other flout Souldiers
who came from all parts to fignalize their valour at that Siege. For though the
Mogul had in his Army above forty thoufand men, he could not hinder relief
from being put into Daman by Sea, in regard that he wanted Ships. The Sun
day that the Prince intended to Storm, the Governour of Daman, as had been or
der’d at the Councel of War, caus’d Mafs to be faid prefently after IMidnight,
and then made a Sally with all his Cavalry and fome part of his Infantry, who*
were to fall on upon that quarter which was guarded by two hundred Elephants.
Among thofe Elephants they flung a great number of Fire-works which fo af
frighted them in the dark of the Night, that knowing not whither they went
nor being to be rul’d by their Governours, they turn’d upon the Beflegers withfo
much fury, that in lefs than two or three hours half the Army oS Aureng-Zeb was
cut in pieces, and in three days the Siege was rais’d; nor would the Prince after
that, have any more to do with the Chriflians.
I made two Voyages to Goa, the one at the beginning of the year 1641. the
fecond at the beginning of the year 1(548. The firfl time I flay’d but five days,
and return’d by Land to Surat. From Goa I went to Bicholly, which is upon the
main Land, thence to Vi favour, thence to Golconda, thence to Aureng-abat, and
fo to Surat. I could have gone to Surat without palling through Gokonda y but my
bufinefs led me that way.
From Goa to Vi favour, cofles. 85
Which takes up generally eight days journey.
Vifapur to Golconda, coftts* ’ 100
Which I travel’d in nine days. ,
From Golcondato Aureng-abat, the Stages are not fb well order’d, b$ng fome
times fixteen, fometimes twenty five, fometimes twenty Leagues afunder.
From Aureng-abat to Surat takes up fometimes twelve, fometimes fifteen,
fometimes fixteen days journey.
Vifapour is a great fcambling City, wherein there is nothing remarkable, nei
ther as to the publick Edifices, nor as to Trade. The Kings Palace is a vail one
but ill built} and the accefs to it is very dangerous, in regard there are abun
dance of Crocodiles that lie in the Water which encompafs it. The King of Vi
fapour has three good ports in his Dominions, Rejapour, Daboult, and Cra-paten.
The lafl is the bell of all, where the Sea beats upon the foot of the Mountain,
and you have fourteen or fifteen Fathom Water near the Land. Upon thetopof
the Mountain there is a Fort, with a Spring of Water in it. Crapaten is not above
five days journey from 6*0^ to the North. And Rabaque, where the King of Vfa
pour fels his Pepper, is as far diflant from it to the Eaft. The King ofVifif 00
and the King of Golconda have been formerly tributary to the Great Mogul: but
now they are abfolute of them Rives. ^