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'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.' [‎47] (596/1024)

The record is made up of 1 volume (898 pages). It was created in 1684. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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A Relation of the Grand Seigmrs Seraglio. ,
The firii: thing that is done is the untwifting oi a Chain, which they had put
there for the better fecuring of the Seal, which the Chief Officer of the TreafurV
had fet over the hole, and having found it entire, he orders it to be broken by the
keeper of the Keyes, and commands him^ - open. AfToori as they are got into
the Chamber into which the Chafoadar-bachi ^ ,oWs they are to go, he lets himfelf *
down upon a low Bench, and declares what Piece it is that the Grand Seigncr re
quires. They thereupon open the Coffer, wherein it ought to be, then they pre
lent it to the Chafnadar-bacbi, and, if he be defirous of that honour, he has the
priviledge to be himfelf the Bearer of i: to the Grand Seignor. Then has he a fair
Opportunity to fecure fomething that is precious to himfelf, if he has the dexterity
to do it without any difeovery. When he is in the Treafury, he needs only fay,
That the Grand Seignor defires alfo the Piece, which he has a mind to convert to
his own ufe, and caufing all to be immediately carried to his own Chamber, he
there leaves what he would keep, and prefents to the Prince only that which he
had commanded to be brought him. Not but that whatever is receiv’d into the
Treafury and whatever goes out of it, is cxa&ly fet down and enroll’d by the
Hsznaomub, or Clerk, who keeps the Regifters; and the Cheat might be eaffly dif-
tpver’d, when at the quitting of his Charge the Cbafnadar-bacln gives an account of
all things to his fucceffor. But it ordinarily happens, that they are friends, and
that the Cbaj'nadar-bacb^ who does notadeave his Charge, but upon his advancement
to that of the place of the Capi-Aga, in cafe he fhould dye, or be exalted to a higher
Dignity , or upon his being made a Bajfa and Governour of a Province, propofes
him, among the Pages, for whom he has the greateft affedfion, and who is his
Confident, as a Perfon qualify’d for the Charge of principal Officers of the Treafury.
Accordingly being his Benefactor, he gives in his Accompts as he pleafes himfelf,
and delivering unto him an Inventory of what is in the Treafury, he withal pro
duces a MwWzfrw of the Pieces, which had been taken but thenfce, during his Sur-
intendency, by the Grand Seignor’s Orders. The Clark of the Treafury, might,
notwithflanding their intelligence and combination, difeover the intrigue 5 but being
one of the eideft Pages of the Chamber, and in a capacity of advancement to the
Charge of Chafnadar-bacbi^ he flints his eyes, and lb avoids the creation of Enemies,
thinking it more prudence, to be appeas’d, by the Prefents he receives as well from
him who enters into the Charge, as from him who quits it. But thefe Thieveries
are not very often committed, and if there Were but the le ( aft difeovery 1 made threof,
a fevere punifliment would fbon be inflidfcd both on the Author and his Complices.
As to the little Cheff or Coffer, wherein the moff precious Jewels are kept, it is
impoffible to get any thing out thence : for when the Grand Seignor would have
any Piece taken out of it, he orders the Coffer it felf to be brought into his Pre-
fence, by the principal Officer of the Treafury, accompany’d by the Keeper of the ,
Keyes, and all the Pages 5 and before he opens it, he takes notice whether the Seal
entire. After he has taken what he defir’d, the Coffer is lock’d up in his Pre-
fence the Seal is fet upon it, and it is carry’d back into the Treafury with the fame
Ceremony. Then do the Sixty Pages receive, ordinarily fome demoffrations of
the Grand Seignor’s Liberality, which may amount to ten or twelve Parfer, to be
divided amongft them.
f We are not yet got out of the third Chamber of the Treafury, which may pkfs RkhTapifiry,
for one Spacious Hall, the middle part whereof is taken up bw a Scaffold, of nine^ ra «
or ten foot fquare, the height^ the length, and the bfcadthmeing equal. This SJS Ics the h .
^caffoldis cover’d and furrounded with a piece of Tape Ary of Gold and Silk, and U “ ^
m the upper pah of it, there is, in embofs’d Work, the Effigies of the Emperouf
CharUs the Fifth, feated on a Throne having in one hand, a Globe, and in the
other, a Sword, furroun led by all the Grandees of the. Empire, doing him homage.
At the bottom of the laid Piece of Tapeftry, there may be read certain Yerfes in ' ^ ,
M/c.kchara&ers : And the upper part of the Scaffold is full of Books in the Latin }
French, Italian, high German, 'Englijh, and other European Languages. There are allb
iomeTreanles upon the fubjedt of Navigation, together with two Globes, the
Celeflial ■ and the Terreftria!, and ibmc Geographical Maps drawn upon
Vixom: whence it may be conjcdhir’d, that they were all taken at Sea, by
7 -urkjfh Pirate, and lent as a Prcfcnt to the Grand Seignor. But , not being
wireiully look’d after, the duff has quite fpoyl’d both the Tapeftry, and the
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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.

Author: John-Baptist Tavernier

Publication details: Printed for Moses Pitt at the Angel in St Paul's Churchyard, MDCLXXXIV [1864].

Physical description: Pagination. Vol. 1: [18], 184, 195-264, [2]; [2], 214; [6], 94, [6], 101-113, [1] p., [23] leaves of plates (1 folded). Vol. 2: [8], 154; [12], 14, [2], 15-46, 47-87, [3]; 66 p., [10] leaves of plates (2 folded).

Misprinted page numbers. Vol. 1, part I: 176 instead of 169; 169 instead of 176; 201 instead of 209; 202 instead of 210. Vol. 1, part II: 56 instead of 58; 61 instead of 63; 178 instead of 187. Vol. 1, part III: 13 instead of 30; 49 instead of 48. Vol. 2, part II: 93 instead of 39.

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1 volume (898 pages)
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The volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references which covers all four books within the volume. There is also a list of illustrations giving titles anf page references. There is an alphabetic index at the end of Books I and II and a separate alphabetic index of place names which accompanies the map at the beginning of book IV.

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'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.' [‎47] (596/1024), British Library: Printed Collections, 567.i.19., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026187079.0x0000c5> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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