'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.' [‎19] (870/1024)

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fotuths ptr Cent, and that they that were not worth above a
hundred Crowns fhould pay nothing. Now in regard the
Common People, both Men and Women, are naturally
laborious, all chat the Maids can get they preferve for their
Portions, and to buy them :Wo or three handfom Garments,
with a Neck-lace ol Coral or yellow Afnber, and a Certain
number of Beads, to garniih their Locks ; which they fuffer
todiang down upon their Backs ■ accounting the beauty of
their Harr to coniift in the length.
There is no Wedding kept without a great Feaft - artd
they mutt be very poor when the Feaft- lafts not above three
days • ■ for fomefimes they junket for nine days together.
The next day after the Wedding the Bridgroom calls the
Bride his Sifter, and Hie calls the Bridegroom Brother. The
Law of the Land permits the Man to divorce his Wife when
lie pleafes, which they do many times for very flight caufes.
But the Woman has not the fame Priviledge: oracleaft, if
flic defire a fepafrartiotf, it is much more difficult to obtain;
and the occafion mr'ift be very notorious.' The
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fey that this Law 1 y/as made to keep the Women in fub-
ieci;iott,and to oblige them to be refpeiflful to their Husbands.
When the Husband defires this feparatiori, the Ceremony is
this. You muft know* that many of the Eaftern People
never touch theft Widtuals with theft hands, but make ule
of two' little fticks about fix inches long, gilt andvarnifh’d;
Which lerve them inftead of Forks. The Husband then,
when he goes about to repudiate his-Wife, takes one of his
owm-flacks; and-one ofhisWife''s, and living broken them,
they take eachfonfe half, and tow it up in a piece of Silk, irt
which they keep-it. Then the Man is bound to reilore the
Woman what fhe brOtight with her, and to keep the Chil
dren which thdy had' between them.- But thefe Divorces
are noi! half fofifcjuent as formerly; : -
The Laws are abb very rigorous againft Aduirereflfes. So
that if a womiffiaCcUsYl 1 of this etime be COUvidfod thereof,
fheis'eaft to an Elephant bred upto this purpole, who pre-
feritly throws her Up into the Air with his Trunk, and when
fhe comes to the ground, tramples her under liis-foet, till he
can perceive no life in her.
While my Brother was atrhe Couri! at Tunquiri y lie way a*
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