'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.' [‎192] (521/1024)

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Travels in India.
Part II.
■provided on purpofc, immediately cut ofFthe member j but for nil that the
poyfon had difpers’d it felf fo fpeedily, that the English man dy’d at the f ame
time. All the Kings and Princes of the Eafl are very diligent in their enquiry
after ftrong Poyfons. And I remember that the chief of the Bmvh Factory An East India Company trading post. and
I try d feveral poyfon’d Arrows, with which the King of Achm had prefented
him by (hooting at Squirrels, who. fell down dead, as foon as ever they were
tooch’d ' ' r
Xhe King of AfacaJJar is a Mahometan, and will not fuffer his Suhjeds to
embrace Chriftianity. Yet in the year 1656, the Ghriftians found a way to get leave
to build a fair Church in Macajfar. But the next year the King caus’d it to be
pull'd down, as alfo that of the Dominican Friars, which the lartagals ma( j e
life of. The Parifti Church, which was under the Government of the fecular
Priefts, flood Hill, till the Hollanders attack’d Macaffar, and compelPd him to
turn all the Torttigah oxxt of his Dominions. The ill condud of that Prince
was in part the occafion of that war.* to which the Hollanders were mov’d
to revenge themfelves upon the Portugal Jefaits, who had crofs’d their Em-
bafly to China. Eefides, that they offer’d great affronts to the Hollanders at
MacaJJar, efpecially when they trod under foot the Hat of one of the Dutch
Envoys, who was fent to treat with the King in behalf of the Company . There-
upon the Hollanders refolv’d to unite their forces with the Bou^mfes, that were
in rebellion againft their Soveraign, and to revenge themfelves at any rate.
Now as to the bufmefs of China, it happen’d thus: Toward the end of the
year 1558, the General of Batavia, and his Council, fent one of the thief of
the Holland Company, with Prefents to the King of Cfc* who arriving at
Court, labour’d to gain the friendfhip of the Mandarins, who are the Nobility
of the Kingdom. But the Jefmts, who byreafon of their long abode in the
Country, underflood the language, and were acquainted f with the Lords of
the Court, left the Holland Company fhould get footing to the prejudice of the
Tortugals, represented feveral things to the Kings Council to the prejudice
of the Hollanders ; mofe efpecmlly changing them with breach of Faith in all
the places where they came. Upon this the Holland Agent was difmifs’d, and
departed out of Cfe, without doing any feats. Afterwards coming to under*
Hand what a trick the Portugal Jefuits had put upon him, he made report
thereof to the General and his Council at Batavia *, which fo incens’d them,
that they refolv’d to be reveng’d. For by the Deputies accounts, the Em*
baffy had coft them above fifty thousand Crowns * for which they confulted
how to make the Portugals pay double. Underflanding therefore the trade
which the drove in the Ifland of Macao, and to the Kingdom of J/*-
whither upon their own account they fent feven Yellels,laden with all forts
of Commodities, as well of India as China-, they took their opportunity,
and the feventhof June 1660, appear’d with a Fleet of thirty Sail before the
Port of Macajfar. The King thinking hirnfelf oblig’d to make defence agaM
fo Potent an Enemy, endeavour’d to fu(lain the brunt of the Hollander with
the Portugal Ships in the Road ; but the Hollander dividing their Fleet, part
of them fought the Portugal, the other half batter’d the Royal FortrelS iO
furioufly, that they carry’d it in a (hort time. Which fo terrifi’d the King
that he commanded the Portugal not to fire any more for fear of farther pro
voking his Enemies* The Prince Patinfaloa, was flain in the fight, Which was
a great lofs to the King of Macaffar, who was become formidable to his neigh
bours by the good Conduct of that Miniffer. As for the Hollanders, they took,
burnt, and funk all the Portugal Veflels, and fufKciently reimburs’d themfelves
for their China Expences. ,
The thirteenth of Jta the King of Maeajfar, whofe name was Siinmo,
hung out a white Flag from another Tower, whence he beheld the fight en
viron’d by his Wives. During the truce, he fent one of the Grandees oi ms
Court to the Dutch Admiral, to defire peace, which was granted, upon con
dition he fhould fend an Embaffador to Batavia, expel the Portugal onto
Ifland, and not permit his Subjects to have any more to do with them. ^
Thereupon the King of Macaffar, fent eleven ofthe greateft L01 asm
Court, with a train of feven hundred men 5 the Chief of the Etnbai) &