'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.' [‎55] (918/1024)

The Superftitions of thefe people are very numerous^ buc
the moft remarkable are thefe :
The ftudious fort of people are very diligent to learn/haw
by looking in a Mirrour to foretell things to corner
There are fome that prefenc^wd Vitk to the dead, and
fprinkle their Afhes with it ; but this onely upon the Aflhes
of their Anceftors, from whom at the fame time they beg
for Health , Honour, and Riches.
Others there are, that upon the firfl day of their year take
apiece of Chalk, and make feveral Figures round, fquare,
and triangular, upon the Threflbold and Steps of their
Doors. They fay thole Figures fright away the evil Ipirits.
Some there are that make great Oblervations upon the Feet
of their Hens, and draw ftrange Conclufions of bad or ill
fortune from thence. Others travelling ini?o the Countrey >
if they fneeze but once by the way, teturn to the place from
whence they parted in the morning, faying, That had they
gone on,fome mifchief would have certainly befallen them:
but if they fneeze twice, they purfue their Journey,never fear
ing any danger for that day.
There are lome fo fuperftitious/ that going out of their
Houles, if they meet a Woman/ they return home again for
two or three hours * but if they meet a Man, "tis a good
Omen.
The fir ft Fruit which they gather at the beginning of the
year, is that which the Araguer bears, fpoken of in the third
Chapter. And this is the firft which they eat with great
Ceremony, during the firft Quarter of their fecond MonetL
To which purpofe they are fo polfefs'd with the Devil, that
they poyfon one of thefe Fruits, and give it to a Child to eat,
believing that by taking away the life of the poor innocent
Child, they (hall thrive the better all the year after.
When the Moon is eclipfed, they fay there is a certain
Dragon that affails her, and endeavours with all his might
to overcome her, with an intention to devour her* Then
to aiTift the Moon, and to put the Dragon to flight, they
difcharge their Mufquets, ring their Bells, beat up their
Drums, and make a hideous noife till the Eclipfe be over:
and then they believe that they have relcued the Moon, for
which they make as great a rejoycing, as if they had ob
tain'd fome eminent Vkftory over their Enemies*
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