'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.' [‎40] (995/1024)

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to the Great Mogul. For the prefent State of Europe and iMfu is very
well known in the Court ot the Great Mogul> and the Difference
between the Soveraigns of both 5 in reference to their Grandeur and
Puiffance. Neither is there a Stranger that enters into the Kingdom,
of whom the Governour of the Frontier Province does not give advice
to the Nahab ; and if he appear to be a perfon of Ingenuity, there’s
no help for’t 5 but he muft go to Court, where he is earefs'd, on
purpofe to get information of the Country from whence he comes.
But to return to the Deputies, they obftinately refuf’d to fend the
Letter to the Nahab: Atwhichhe was not a little troubl’d 5 fearing left
upon the Arrival of the French Veffels, it might be the occafion of a
Rupture, and hinder the conclufion of the Treaty of Commerce.
Moreover he was not a little jealous, left they fhould feize upon the
Great Mogul's Veffels in their Voyage to ^Mecca , as Hugh Lambert the
Holland Pyrat did , who took all the Baggage belonging to the Queen
of Hifapour, when fhe was going to Mecca and Medina. The Nahab
having made thefe Reflexions to himfelf, fo wrought with the King,
that he confented that the Deputies, contrary to cuftom, fhould be
admitted into his prefence, there to give the Letter into the Hands of
the Prime Minifter, to be by him prefented to the King. This, as I faid
before, was an unufual favour 5 and yet the Deputies were fo obftinate,
as to reje<ft this Propofition , faying, that they would rather return
home, and carry back their Letters , then not prefent them to the King
themfelves. This obftinacy of theirs, to maintain their own conceited
humour againft the Cuftom of the Countrey, was very much blam’d
by all people , that admir’d at the patience of the Nahab, who at
length fent them word , they might take their own courfe, fince they
refuf’d the Honours which he would have done them. After that,
the Deputies ftaid ten or twelve days in the City, flattering themfelves,
that the Nahab would comply with their Folly 5 but they were deceiv’d.
For the Nahab offended at their idle carriage, took fuch order, that
not one perfon living , either Merchant or other, went to vifit them
all the while. So that they refolv’d to return to Surat, in expe&ation
of their Ships.
When they left^^, they went and lay two Leagues off from the
City in the Field, fetting up one Tent apiece, (and thofe pitiful ones
Heaven knows) to ferve for them and their Servants, whereas they
might have lodg’d with more fecurity in a fair Inn that flood not far
off. Now it is the Cuftom at the Great Moguls Court, that every
Night fome Prince or great Lord keeps Guard in his turn for a Week
together , having under him five or fix thoufand Horfe, that beat the
Road for three or four Leagues round the place where the King quarters.
A Party of thefe Horferaen fcouting by the Deputies Tents, and
enquiring whofe they were, one of the Servants reply’d, that they were
the Tents of the French Deputies: of which the Horfemen gave
immediate notice to their Captain, at that time the Grand Provoft of
the Empire. A Perfon handfom, well endow’d, and a great Lov^r of
Strangers, who had raif’d himfelf by his Valour, as being mJbyjfin
by Nation. So foon as he underftood that they were the French Deputies,
he lent one of his principal Officers, with fifty Horfe, to defire them
to give them leave to guard them that Night, becaufe they were in no
fecurity, and for that if they came to any mifchief the Head of their
Captain