'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.' [‎9] (852/1024)

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they have Seven as it Were little Hooks or Claws, fo that
being ffiot, they never fall to the ground, blit temain fixed
to the branches,that at a diftance you Would take thern to be
iome great Pears that hung upon the tree. They are ac
counted a gteat dainty among the P ortu^dh y who leave their
Pullets to eat them. Tis true that their Flefli is very white,
and when they are young they are a delicate fort of Diet!
1 happen’d to eat or them two or three times with the Per-
ttw-ds, -who thought they had oblig’d me with a great dainty
and had I not known what they were, I Ihould have taken
them for Pullets. And now lam talking of the Delicacies
of the Country, I will tell you of one fort of Dyec which
is very Angular. This Food is the Meft of a certain Bird
which is no where to be found , but in the four Mauds that
he upon the Coaft of Cochtnchina, and of Which you have
the Figures in the Table J. ©, Thefe Birds are about
the bigneis of a Swallow , and build their Nefts in Inch a
manner, that they are neither too clofe compa&ed, nor alto
gether transparent; they are like an Onion compos’d of
feveral rings and envelopings ; that compoSe a Neft of a cer
tain Sort of Gm'rin ,which is fteep’d in warm water,and mix’d
with all the Sawces which are made both for Fiili and Flefli.
It is tranfported all over India and into Holland for Guviofitie’s
Sake. You would believe in eating thofe Meats which are
fealon’d therewith, that thoie Nefts were compos’d of all
the Spices in the Orient. 1 havfe not only brought this Diet
into France, and prefented of it to leveral Perfons of Quality,
but 1 have alio my Vouchers for the truth of what I relate,
ieveral of my Friends who have brought it from Holland,
among the reft M. de Vilkrmoiit, whole Name is famous for
his Travels into the Eafl-Indies .He and all thoie that have
eat thereof agree with me, that all the Spices of the Eaft
put together , do not give that effectual relifh and favour
as thele Nefts do , to the Meats and Difhes wherein they''
are us’d.
Near to thefe four lilands, where thefe Birds Nefts are
found, are five others mark’d in the Map i, z, z,, 4,
in thele five iflands are fuch infinite number and
®£h excellent Food, that the Tunquinejes and Coclimchinefes do
R ot believe they have entertain’d their Friends at a Banquet
as they ought to do, till the Tortoifes are brought in. Thoie’
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