'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.' [‎4] (675/1024)

The Hi (lory of the Late Revolution
great Wit, paflionatdy beloved of her Father. It was even rumoured, that he loved
her to that degree as is hardly to be imagined, and that he alledged for his excufe, that,
according to the determination of his Mullahs, or Doctors of his Law, it was permitted
a Man to eat of the fruit of the Tree he had planted. He had fo great a confidence in
her, that he had given her charge to watch over his fafety, and to have an eye to all
what came to hfs Tabic: And foe knew perfe&ly to manage his humor, and even in the
mod weighty Affairs to bend him as foe pleafed. She was exceedingly enriched by
great Penfions, and by coftly Prefents, which foe received from all Parts,for fudi Nego
tiations as foe employed her felf in about her Father: And foe made alfo great Expences,
being of a very liberal and generous difpofiUQn. She duck entirely to Vara, her elded
Brother, efpoufed cordially his part, and declared openly for him s which contributed
not a little to make the Affairs of Vara profper, and to keep him in the affe&ion of his
Father j for foe fupported him in all things, and advertifed him of all occurrences: Yet
that was not fo much, becaufe he was the elded Son, and foe the elded Daughter ( as
the People believed ) as becaufe he had promifed her, that as foon as he foould come
to the Crown, he would marry hers which is altogether extraordinary,and aimed never
pr add fed in Indvjian.
I (hall not fcruple to relate herefome of the Amours of this Princefs, although fout up
in a Seraglio, and well kept, like other Women. Neither foall I apprehend , that I
may be thought to prepare matter for a Pvomancer s for they are not Amours like ours,
followed by Gallant and Gwzfoz/Adventures, but attended with Events dreadful and
Tragical.
Now ’tis reported, that this Princefs found means to let a young Gallant enter the
Seraglio, who was of no great Quality, but proper, and of a good Meen. But among
fuch a number of jealous and envious perfons, foe could not carry on her bufinefs fo pri
vily, but die was difcover’d. Chah-Jehan, her Father, was foon advertifed of it, and
refolved tofurprizeber, under the pretence of giving her a Vifit, as he ufed to do. The
Princefs feeing him come unexpeded, had no more time than to hide this unfortunate
Lover in one of the great Chaudrons made to Bath in s which yet could not befo done,
but that Chah-Jehan fufpeded it. Mean time he quarrelled not with his Daughter, but
entertained her a pretty while, as he was wont to do s and at length told her, that he
found her in a carelefs and lefs neat podure s that it was convenient foe foould wafoher
felf, and bathoftners commanding prefently, with fomewhat a dern countenance, that
forthwith a Fire foould be made under thatChaudron, and he would not part thence,
before the Eunuchs had brought him word, that that unhappy Man was difpatched.
Some time after foe took other meafures, foe chofe for hzx Kane'fair an , that is, her
Steward, a certain Perjian called Nazerkgn, who was a young Omrah, the handfomeft
and mod accomplifocd of the whole Court j a Man of Courage and Ambition, theDar-
lingof all, infbmuch that Chah-Hejikan, Uncle of Aureng-Zebe,proposed to marry him
to the Princefs.: But received that Propofition very ill, and belides, when he
was informed of feme of the fetret Intrigues that had been formed, he refolved quick
ly to rid himfelf oVNazerkan. He therefore prefented to him, as 5 1were to do him
honour, a Petele, which he could not refufe to chew prefently, after the cudom of the
Countrey. Betek is a little knot made up of very delicate leaves, and feme other
things, with a little chalk of Sea-Cockles, which maketh the mouth and lips of a ver
milion colour, and the breath fweet and pleating. This young Lord thought of nothing
lefs than being poyfoned : He went away from the Company very jocund and content*
into his Pakky i but the Drug was fo drong, that before he could come to his houfe, he
was no more alive.
Rauchenara- Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. never palTed for fo handfom and fpiritual as Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. -Sabeh, hut foe
was not lefs cheerful, and comely enough, and hated pleafures no more than her Siller.
But foe addided her felf wholly to Aureng-Zebe, and confequently declared her felf an
Enemy to Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. -Saheb and Vara. This was the caufe, that foe had no great Puches,
nor any condderable foare in the Affairs of the State: Neverthelefs as foe was in the Se
raglio, and wanted no Wit and Spies, foe could not but difeover many important mat
ters, of which foe gave fecret advertifement to Aur.eng Zebe.
Chah-Jehan, fbme years before the Troubles, finding himfelf charged with thefe four
Princes, all come to Age, all Married, all pretending to the Crown, Enemies to one
another, and each of them making fecretly a Party, was perplexed enough, as to what
was fitted for him to do, fearing danger to his own perfon, and forefeeing what after
wards