'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.' [‎30] (579/1024)

13 A Relation of the GrandSeignors Ser/XglIo'
llhall not think it much, to produce here a fecond Examole
which the Grand Seignor would have adminiftred to the People- 1
ample there is fomething that is fignally remarkeable. A meat Sr ! lls E x-
which may be feen at the-Gate of the Viiwl ferves for ne 'Wiicr
firrmrfnn nf rhk Smrv . an,) ; 5 , . 'V 1 3 “Onumental !
firmation of this Story 5 and whereas it is accompanv’d bv mar?vT ental c °ti’
worthy our oblervadon, I think thy felf oblig’d not to conceal tftm^
MtV Sulim K - eaCier - ry • f C 1 r °® tie
Amuraterf/ya- A 11 t,ie „f\ ei g n ot ^ukan, Amur at ^ a certain private Perfon fin,);,
ver’dafeem without Wife or Children, refolv’d to undertake the Pilgrimaee of m / S
breach of trxjl. his departure, he conceiv’d, that he could not better dSfcwhat tu ^
him that was moft valuable, then by putting it into the hands of, ta chl ' !:d
Doclor o[ the Law. He thereupon left in his cuftody certain TewHc • ^
bag intreating him to keep them till he return'd, and declaring him fi;! n H alltt ! e
cafe he ay’d in his Pilgrimage. It was the Pilgrim^ fortune to remrn fifelvf’ 111
McU and making no queftion but toget whathe had entruffed the l
calls for what he had depofted m h.s hands. The other makes himfl!%
anfwei, telling him. That he knew not what he meant, leaving him vm C °l
furpnz’d at fo unexpeaed an account of his concerns. The Pilgrim fiS®*
his difconremr anH rcflp/T-mrr rhop j 3 .bothering
his difcontent, and refleaing, that the thing had been done without wiTOllcwf!
nothing for fome days • but afterwards, heprefentsa Petition to the GranU r-
aiid acquaints him how all things had pafs’d between him and the Dodor T?
Grand Gar perceiving there Was a great nicety in that affair, and that the hnA
p-! 8h l5 ftly dcny a rllln S, }f hlch b^n tranfaffed without witnefe mZ
Pilgi-inr have patience a while, and that he would give the Grand Se,Vnn, l„ “
count of it 5 which he accordingly did. 8 01 an ao
The Grand Scignor Commands the to be very circumfpcfl in the ni.in«,
mept of that Affair, as being very defireous to lift out the truth of it. and mfim
him to fend for the Dodlor, to make proteftations of friendlhip to him and to
iim in hopes of being imployd of things in great importance. Some days pals on
while the Grand JW minds what Game he had to play; At length he fen* for’
d J,r,Pf C,:lC !‘'’ hc c ° mmen ds his ingenuity, and his Conduft; and fo putting him into
veiy tair hopes, he promifes him to prevail fq far with the Grand Seignor a'that
he fhOuld have the. honour to kifs his hands, finceit was notjulf that fo tranfcn
dent a Wit as he ftould be any longer unknown to his HiSy Thl fir
overjov d at that difeourfe, thought himfelf the happieft man m the World efpeci-
5 oftv n i is Alm± C the Grand Vizir had made Li his H^ia, wSfasS
had°received din ° rhl r P roceed . s ’ and according to the fecret Ordersk
which W -.7 rfiir I i Z u l nd S f S no .r 5 gives the Defter another Employment,
cou'd bTomfenred ^ uld bnn § ^P 1 In Report of all the Criminall Affairs wliich
[dmbPid,lp ',i Tle Gra P dSei S n °r, upon the Reporta of the ask’d
wSrenf ll w ’ and ) vhat pumlhmenc the _ guilty Perfon deferv’d for the Crime
whirh rbp Tl a i co ' lvl ’ lc d ’P 1 ,‘ e cxe cution being to be done according to the judgment
£ve nSr Ids Wrfo^ ^ Wh ° m ,1C made llis ordinal T Reader, and would
maPjnf r fL fi «i/ff 0 "i T. P e fs on a P th ! s mann cp ere there could be any difeovery
f i p , c • d Tiufr. And it is to be obferv’d, That the Pilgrim had given
- . i ‘ m ex ^ Inventory of all the fevcral things, which he had put
; c Among other things, there war particular mention made of a
• fiSlfv"? C01 ? L - Tins ftsbud ,is a kind o/Chapplet, or Srihg of Beads, con-
mVp 8 nu-tvand nine beads, upon each of which, the Tarly repeat certain words
nout of fpme fentences of the That Chaplet is divided into three
S ’; 0! j tnU i ty tnr , ee i to thirty three beads, by a little ftring, which feparates
, lr f m ’ a P d at cbe f n d there bang’d a long piece of Corral, next to which there
* * ano ,C1 lound bead, ofthe lame material, ol an extraordinary bignefi.
1 he more 1 untamcal fort of have their Beads in their hands when they are
21 jlli IK i and er P ec i a Uy.when they approach great Perfons, and that very thing
^22 f ft d ' fcov efy.S( dic ‘Jt’&stheft, and breach of trull. One day, coming
wfin-Il 2 ), CTa Sl 10 Wita his Coral-beads in his hand, the Grand Seignor, before
• P i _ c . perfented himfek, caffing his eyes upon them, and perfenrly imagm-
it might well be the Pilgrim’s according to the ddcription he
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