'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.' [‎39] (588/1024)

A Relation of the Grand SdgwrV Seraglio. 39
CHAP. VIL
Of the Baths of the Seraglio.
THE PRINCIPAL HEADS.
The prodigious flrengthof Body of a certain Ichoglan. The
Mojquey belonging to the Apartment of the Eunuchs. ■
The Emfoyntents of the Dwarf, andthe Mutes. The
fuferflition of the Turks in the manner of faring their
Nails. The Colours forbidden the Chriltians in what
ever they wear about their heads. The Defcripion of
the Baths. Certain Abufes reform'd. Why the Inhabi
tant? of the Eaflern Barts do not mahg ufe of Paper
upon an undecent account. The Perfians more fcrupu-
hus than the Turks. They are great Lovers of clean-
line fs. Certain Chambers very commodious and diver-
tive. The flriB prohibition of Mahomet for any one
to fujfer himfelfto be feen ftarkynabA certain Earth
which tabes off the Hair, and its dangerous ejfeAs.
T H E Baths delign’d for the Grand SeignoTs own Perfon, and his principal
Officers, take up a great fpace of the Quarter of the Eunuchs. The little
Ovens, whereby they are heated, called Kulkpns, are adjoyning to the
Appartment of the Serai-houdafi^ and fifteen Ichogtans, the molt robuft
that can be found, are imploy’d in keeping the Fire going. They have the deno
mination oi Kulkangis 5 and five and twenty others, who are named Delians, are
Employ’d in the Baths, to fhave and rub the Body, as alfo in applying Cupping-
Gaffes to thole who fiand in need thereof. Among the Kulhangf^ he who is
the moft antient in that Employment has a pre-eminence and fuperiority over the
reft, whom he many times commands to exercife themfdves in wr eft ling, and
lifting a heavy Iron Bar with one hand.
, There ate three fuch Bars fatten'd upon great Cramp-Irons over the door
that goes into the Baths, and the middlemoft or the three, as it is common
ly reported , weighs a hundred OkfiK, which amount to Three hundred and
fifty pounds Paris weight, an Okfa weighing three pounds and a half, or
thereabouts. There was heretofore one of thofe tcboglans , of fb prodigious .
ftrength, that the Grand. Seignor himfelf would have the fatisfa&ion of feeing frenMjo^Bo^
a Tryal whether he could with one hand lift up and turn about that Iron- 0 f a cen % n ^
bar 5 which he did to the great aftonlfhment of the Prince, and prefently after Ichoglan.
he entertain’d him with another demonftration of the firength of his Arm.
Over thefe three Iron-bars, there hung two Head-pieces of Iron whereof one
Jfas an inchin thickneis, and the other about the eight part of an inch. The
lame Ichoglan did, in the Grand Seignor’s prefence, at one blow, of a Battle-