'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.' [‎70] (933/1024)

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Thus the Hollanders thought that by Sea no body could
endamage their (mail Fortification, made of Bales of cloth,
which was defended by their Veflels Which they had in the
Road: But by Land they were afraid that the King of
the Ifland, vizj either of Materan or bantam i might di~
fturb them. Qbferving therefore the Situation of the Ifiand,
which on that fide was all covered with Woods, which
reached on that fide within a League of the Sea and that
where they ended, to the Shoar there was no other way but
a Bank, which feparated the Marfh from the River; So that
the Hollanders the better to fecure themfelves againft the
two Kings, refolved to raife aTower upon the Bank. In
this Tower they planted feveral Culverins and finall Pieces,
cramm'd with artificial Wildfire, and every evening relieved
thsir Guards. The King of Materan perceiving this, and
believing that the Hollanders would not flop here, advanced
a powerful Army to pull down the Tower. To which
purpofe he brought with him great Chains of Iron, and
Cables made of the Coco Flax 5 believing that by the favour
of the Night, having got his Chains and Ropes about the
Tower, by the ftrength of his Men and Elephants he might
eafily pull it down. But having faiFd in his Enterprize,and
for that the Hollanders Artillery kill’d him abundance of
Men, he retreated with his Army. But it was not long be
fore he return’d again with a more powerful Force by Land,
and alfo a great Fleet of fmall Veflels to aflifl: him by Sea.
With thefe Forces he gave a furious Onfet a lecond time,
which the Hollanders with no lefs vigour fuftained, and beat
him off. But nothing difeouraged with his lofs, he refolved
to give a third Onfet, onely he flaid fome few days in expe
ctation of more Forces.
Inthemean while one of the moft: confiderable Captains
of his Army was accus’d to the King not to have done his
.Duty: though leafonably advertiz’d that the King was re-
folv’d to feize upon his perfon, and cut him to pieces. For
you muft know, that among the Javans when any perfon
has merited Death, they tie the Offender all along upon a
great piece of Timber, and the next Lord or great perfon
that has a mind to try the goodnefs of his Scimitar, comes
and cuts the Body into four pieces, the firfl: ftroak being made
upon the Breft, the fecond upon the Pit of the Stomach, the