'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.' [‎119] (790/1024)

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pieces, and 3 tis planted toward the King’s Quarter, near that Tent which is called
Nagar-kgne. In the evening is drawn up to the top of it a Lanthom with a light burn-
ing^init all night long> which is very commodious, as being feen a great way offj arid
thither it is that people gone aftray do retire, from thence to get again to the Bazars^
and to ask the way, or there to pafs the reft of the night > for no body hinders one
from doing fo> and a man may be there in fafety from Robbers. It is called
die^ as if you ihould fay, light of Heaven, in regard that from a far olf it appears like
a Star.
For the prevention of Robberies, each Omrah caufeth a guard to be kept all the
nightlong, in his particular Camp, of fuch men that perpetually go the round, and cry
Kaber-dar, have a care. Beiides, there are round about the Army fet guards, at five
hundred common paces from one another, that keep a fire, and cry alfo Kaber-dar,.
And over and above all thefe, the Cotoual, who is, as ’twere, the great Prevoft, fends
out Troups of Guards every way,that pafs through all the Bazars, crying out and
trumpetting all night long. Yet for all this, fome robberries there are now and then
committed j and ’tis neceflary alwayes to be upon ones guard, to go tofleep by times,
that fo you may be awake the reil of the night, and not to trulf your fervants too
much to keep guard for you. . ,
But let us now fee, how many different wayes the Great Mogol is carried in the
Field.
Ordinarily he caufeth himfelf to be carried on mens fhoulders, in a kind of Sedan
or Litter, upon which is a Tad-raven, that is, a Field-throne, on which he is feated :
And this is like a magnificent Tabernacle with pillars, painted and guilded, which may
be (hut with glafs, when’tis ill weather j the four branches of the Litter are cover’d
with Scarlet or purpled Gold, with great Gold and Silk-fringes i and attach branch
there are two robuif and well-cloathed Porters, that change by turns with as
many more that follow. # . a . , r , .
Sometimes alfo he goeth on Horfe-back, efpecially when tis a fair day for huntings
At other times he rideth on an Elephant, in a Mikdetober, or Hauze -> and this is the
moft fplendid appearance : For, the Elephant is decked with a very rich and very mag
nificent Harnafs j the Mikcdember, being a little fquare Houfe or Turret of Wood, is
alwayes painted and guilded i and the Hauze, which is an Oval feat, having a Canopy
with Pillars over it, is fo likewife.
In thefe different Marches he is alwayes accompanied with a great number ot Umrahs
and Rajas following him clofe and thick on horfe-back without any great order: And
ail thofe that are in the Army are obliged to be at the Jmtys at break of day, unlels he
do exempt them from it upon the account either of their peculiar Office, or their great
Ape. This march is very inconvenient to them, efpecially on hunting dayesi forthey
muff endure the Sun and Duff: as the fimple Souldiers, and that fometimes until three
of the clock in the afternoon *> whereas, when they do not attend the King, they go at
eafe in their Pakhis, clofe cover’d, if they pleafe, free from the Sun and Duft i fleepmg
in them couched all along as in a bed, and fo coming in good time to their Tent, which
exceeds them with a ready dinner, their kitchin being gone the night before, after
fupper. About the Omrabs, and amongft them, there is alwayes a goo num ero
Horfe-men well mounted, call’d Gourze-berdars, becaufe they carry a ill o 1
Mace of Armes. There are alfo many of them about the right and left wings, that
precede the perfon of the King, together with (fore of Foot men. Thefe Gourze-
berdars are Choice-men, of a good men and a fair Ifature, appointed to carry orders,
and having ail of them great flicks in their hands, whereby they put peop e a i e a a
good difiance, and hinder that no body march before the King to incommode him.
After the Rauf marcheth a train mixed of a great number of Timbals and Trump •
1 have already laid in another place, that this Train confifts of nothing but of figures ot
Silver reprefenting flrange Animals, Hands, Scales, Fifties, and other myfterious things,
that are carried at the end of great Silver-flicks. j r
At laft a great t roup of Manfeb-darr, or little Omrah, well mounted, and furniftlt
with Swords, Arrows and Quivers, follow after all the former : And this Body is much
more numerous than that of the Omrabs, becaufe, befidcs that all thofe that are of the
Guard dare not fail to be at break of day, as the Omrahs, at the gate of the Kings
Tent to accompany him; There are alfo many, that come amongft them, to make their
Court, and to become known there.
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