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A63439 The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier, Baron of Aubonne through Turky, into Persia and the East-Indies, for the space of forty years : giving an account of the present state of those countries, viz. of the religion, government, customs, and commerce of every country, and the figures, weight, and value of the money currant all over Asia : to which is added A new description of the Seraglio / made English by J.P. ; added likewise, A voyage into the Indies, &c. by an English traveller, never before printed ; publish'd by Dr. Daniel Cox; Six voyages de Jean-Baptiste Tavernier. English Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689.; Phillips, John, 1631-1706.; Cox, Daniel, Dr. 1677 (1677) Wing T255; ESTC R38194 848,815 637

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bargant_n entertain_v the_o author_n baroche_n 36._o begum_n saheb_n 108_o imprison_v by_o aurengzeb_n deprive_v of_o her_o wealth_n her_o death_n suspect_v 113_o 114_o restore_v to_o favour_n her_o wit_n 121._o bengala_n the_o revenue_n of_o it_o 51._o bezoar_n 153_o etc._n etc._n boutan_n a_o kingdom_n the_o commodity_n thereof_o 182_o 183_o etc._n etc._n brahmin_n a_o strange_a story_n of_o one_o 172._o brampour_n 31_o a_o tumuli_fw-la there_o and_o the_o occasion_n ibid._n broker_n indian_n 133._o building_n public_a in_o india_n how_o rear_v 35._o c._n caboul_n pag_n 44._o callabas_n 33._o calicut_n where_o make_v 31_o 33_o 40_o 43_o 52._o cambava_n 36._o caravasera_n indian_n the_o method_n therein_o 32._o cardamon_n where_o have_v 73._o carriages_n indian_n 27._o carrier_n the_o order_n and_o government_n among_o they_o cast_v the_o signification_n and_o kind_n 161_o 162._o cattle_n how_o feed_v in_o india_n 97._o chalaour_n 42._o cheat_n in_o indian_a commodity_n 132_o 133._o check_v of_o mecca_n come_v to_o golconda_n in_o disguise_n 66._o marry_v the_o king_n daughter_n 67._o hinder_v he_o from_o surrender_v to_o aurengzeb_n 68_o cheraffs-indian_a banker_n 22_o subtle_a than_o the_o jew_n 23._o chineses_n poison_n the_o dutch_a soldier_n 173._o chites_n 40._o chitpour_n ib._n cifers_n indian_a 23._o cochin_n besiege_a by_o the_o dutch_a 88_o take_v 89._o dutch_n make_v a_o mock_n king_n of_o it_o ibid._n collasar_n 33._o commodity_n of_o the_o great_a mogul_n country_n 126_o etc._n etc._n and_o their_o price_n 128_o 129_o 130._o kalmouk_n a_o description_n of_o the_o people_n and_o country_n 204_o etc._n etc._n candevir_fw-fr 93._o coral_n where_o find_v 151._o cotton_n where_o make_v 31_o 36._o where_o whiten_v 36._o colour_v the_o diamond-mine_a 137_o 141._o coin_n arabian_n 1._o mogul_n 2._o his_o tributary_n 3._o coin_n call_v pagod_n 4_o 5._o english_a and_o dutch_a 5_o 6._o make_a by_o the_o king_n of_o chida_n and_o pera_n 6._o by_o the_o king_n of_o achen_n king_n of_o macassar_n the_o celebe_n and_o camboya_n 7._o by_o the_o king_n of_o siam_n ib._n by_o the_o king_n of_o asem_n tipoura_n arakan_n and_o pegu_n 8._o coin_n of_o china_n and_o tunquin_n ib._n of_o japon_n 9_o coin_n indian_n represent_v the_o twelve_o sign_n 10._o coin_n indian_n 22._o coin_n make_v by_o the_o portugal_n 12._o coin_n muscovian_a 13._o coin_n european_n their_o value_n in_o india_n 21_o 22._o coinage_n indian_n 17._o what_o loss_n what_o gain_n by_o it_o ib._n throw_v about_o at_o the_o king_n ascent_n to_o the_o throne_n 107._o currant_n at_o the_o diamond-mine_n 141._o cranganor_n 89_o promise_v by_o the_o dutch_a to_o samarin_n ib._n demolish_v ib._n crocodile_n may_v be_v wound_v 55._o how_o they_o die_v ib._n custom_n indian_n 17._o custom_n affront_v by_o a_o english_a captain_n 17._o exact_v by_o the_o persian_n from_o the_o english_a 75._o d._n daca_n pag._n 55._o daman_n besiege_v by_o aurengzeb_a 72._o dara-sha_n his_o duty_n to_o his_o father_n 108._o defeat_v by_o his_o brother_n 110._o he_o fly_v into_o scindi_fw-la he_o fight_v a_o second_o battle_n with_o aurengzeb_n he_o be_v betray_v by_o jessomse_v 114_o then_o by_o gion-kan_n 115._o his_o death_n 116._o deh_o 45._o de_fw-fr lan_n a_o dutch_a chirurgeon_n let_v we_o the_o mogul_n his_o mother_n and_o wife_n blood_n 103._o dervichs_n 4._o see_v faquir_n diamond_n a_o discourse_n thereof_o 134_o etc._n etc._n the_o form_n of_o several_a diamond_n 148_o 149._o vulgar_a error_n concern_v the_o purchase_n of_o they_o 141._o diamond_n miner_n their_o custom_n 138._o dultabat_fw-la 60_o 61._o dutch_n send_v a_o ambassador_n to_o china_n 192._o their_o revenge_n upon_o the_o jesuit_n 193._o dutch_n break_v their_o word_n with_o the_o king_n of_o caudy_n 194_o with_o the_o king_n of_o achen_n at_o war_n with_o the_o king_n of_o java_n 202_o they_o quarrel_n with_o the_o author_n e._n elephant_n destroy_v the_o bannian_n idol_n pag._n 34_o the_o wood_n of_o mirda_n 43_o affright_v the_o loss_n of_o aurengzeb_n army_n 72_o how_o take_v 95_o how_o tame_v ib._n their_o fury_n ib._n the_o difference_n between_o they_o 96._o eat_v by_o the_o native_n ib._n how_o take_v in_o ceilan_n ib._n the_o tusk_n due_a to_o the_o lord_n ib._n how_o the_o female_a receive_v the_o male_a ib._n a_o remark_n peculiar_a to_o ceilan_n elephant_n ib._n their_o age_n ib._n the_o number_n keep_v by_o the_o great_a mogul_n and_o his_o expense_n 97_o how_o wash_v 103._o emir-jemla_a 116_o 118._o emerald_n the_o vulgar_a error_n concern_v they_o 114._o eunuch_n covetous_a of_o monument_n 5._o exchange_n indian_n 26_o 27._o f._n faquir_n their_o manner_n of_o travel_v pag._n 41_o their_o habit_n and_o arm_n ib._n the_o respect_n give_v they_o ib._n their_o religion_n 160_o their_o penance_n 165_o etc._n etc._n their_o extravagancy_n return_v from_o mecca_n feast_n the_o great_a mogul_n grand_a feast_n