'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.' [‎39] (994/1024)

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Negotiation of the Deputies, &c.
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their Convoy. They likewife made a great noife, of their being
honour’d from fo Great a King, and fo Noble a Company. Upon
which fcore, they ought to have had five or fix Wains for their Baggage,
every one their Pallaqmn and a Led-horfe, and every one a Flag with
their Arms or their Cyphers, which is the gentile way of Travelling
in India , and as I was always wont to travel. But they took but
five and twenty Souldiers, whereas they ought to have hir’d an hundred
and fifty at the rate they talk’d.
But inftead of fo doing, threeDays Journey frombegan
to quarrel with BouUye , that they had too great a Train at their heels,
for which he blam’d the Advife of Father and the Merchant
of ^Aleppo: That for his part lie would pay for no more than four
Souldiers, and that it he would not fend the reft back, he thould pay
them himlelf. Upon which > they agreed to fend back the fix Souldiers
which the Governour had order’d to attend them as far as Brampour;
upon their difmiflment, not giving them fo much as the Worth of a
Pipe ot Tobacco.
When they came to (-Agra, the Nephew of Cbelebi, the (-Aleppo
Merchant, fail’d not to wait upon them, and to offer them hislervice.
There was at thattime a Frcficb Chirurgeon, whole Name was James,
he fpake good Indian, and was married in the Country to the Daughter
of a Portugal: The Nahab, the King’s Uncle and Grand Vizier , had a
great kindnefs for this Chirurgeon 5 and by his procurement it was ,
that the Deputies had Audience of Giafer-Kan, for fo was the Nahao
call’d. They requefted of him, that by his favour they might prefent
a Letter from their King to the Great Mogul, as alfbthat they might
be admitted to treat concerning the Settlement of aFnw^Trade in the
Countrey. The Nahab told them, that he would fpeak to the King,
and take care that they fliouldbe admitted to their Audience in a little
time. With that he order’d them to be conduced to the Lodgings
appointed for them, which they found ready furnifli’d with all necefiary
provifion for the Belly 5 but their Lacqueys and Servants were to cook
it themfelves ; for it is not here as it is in Persia , where the Meat is lent
ready dreft out of the King’s Kitchin to the Embaffadors Table.
The mbab ,who underftood that they had brought no Prefents,
neither for him, nor any of the Grandees of the Court, nor for
the Kinghimfelf, was not over hafty to admit them to their Audience.
So that it was above a Month before the Deputies could fet Eyes upon
the mhab again, though the Chirurgeon, arid other usd a
their Intereft in their behalf. Being very weary of this Delay, they
gave it out, that they could ftay no longer at ^, in regard they
were to be at Surat upon the Arrival of the French^ Veffels. Upon
which falfe Report, the Nakd fent to them for the png their Mafters
Letter, that he might prefent it to the Great Mcgul himfelf. Upn this
Demand of their Letter, they were quite Wank not bei "S^ u ^^
with the manner how the Kings of /^ receive thofe Letters whtc
are brought them by Embaffadors : For they never receive any with
their own hands, but fuch as comeAm anc
T Ptters -recording to the Grandeur of the Kings that fend them, are
out into the hands of the Grand Officers of the Court, who pirefem
them to the King: And the more potent thekmg is, from whom tire
Letter comes, through the fewer hands it paffes before it is pfx ente
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