5o Travels into f/^^ I N D I E S. Part III. 
stvei^^ s com- on their Guard, under the command of an able Officer whom he left to 
ing to Court, head them. 
At firft he met with all imaginable carefles, but fome Months after , per- 
ceiving a drynefs in the King, he openly complained of it , and boldly 
told him, that hé believed he had a mind to put him to death, though he 
The boldnefs come on hls Royal word to wait upon him, without any conftraint or 
fpcaidng ro'the "cceffity that obliged him to it -, but that his Majefty might know what 
King. Man he was, from Chafia-Càn zwà the Governour of Surrat: That after 
> all if he Periflied, there were thofe who would revenge his death -, and that 
hopeing they would do fo, he was refolved to die with his own hands, and 
drawing his Dagger, made an attempt to kill himfelf, but Was hindered 
and had Guards let upon him. 
The King would have willingly put him to death, but he feared an infur- 
re6tion of the Rajas. They already murmured at this ufage notwithftanding 
the promife made to him ; And all of them vi^ere fo much the more con- 
cerned for him, that moft part came only to Court upon the Kings word. 
That con (idêration obliged Auran-Zeb to treat him well, and to make much 
of his Son. He told him that it was never in his thoughts to have him put 
to death, and flattered him with the hopes of a good Government which 
Sivfigys pre- he promifed him, if he would go with him to Candahar, which then he 
tenci. dehgned to Beliege. Sivagy pretended to confent , provided he might 
Command his own Forces. The King having grantedi him that, he deh- 
red a Paff-port for their coming, and having got it, refolved to make 
ule of it for withdrawing from Court. He therefore gave Orders to thofc 
whom he entruftcd with that PalT- port, and whom he fent before under 
pretence of calling his Forces , to provide him Horfes in certain places 
which he named to them, and they failed not to do it. When he thought 
His efcape. it time to go meet them, he got himfelf and his Son both to be carried 
privately in Panniers to the River-lide. So' foon as they were over, they 
mounted Horfes that were ready for them,and then he told the Water-man^ 
that he might go and acquaint the King, that he had carried over Raja Si- 
'vagy. They Polled it day and night, finding always frefh Horfes in the 
places he had appointed them to be brought to -, and they paflfed every 
where by vertue of the Kings Paff-port : But the Son unable to bear the fa- 
tigue of fo hard Riding, died upon the Road. The Raja left Money to 
have his body honourably Burnt, and arrived afterwards m good health in 
his own territories. 
siveigys fhape Auran-Zeb was extreamly vext at that efcape. Many believed that it was 
and way of li- but a falfc Tcport, and that he was put to death -, but the truth foon was 
'^"S' known. This Ra^a is Ihort and tawny, with quick eyes that fhew a great 
deal of wit. He eats but once a day commonly, and is in good health -, 
and when he Plundered Surrat in the Year One thoufand fix hundred and 
fixty four, he was but thirty five years of Age. 
CHAP. XVII. 
Of Tather Ambrole a Capucin. 
h-o^z cTh t? -^^^^^ Amhrofe of whom I have fpoken hath by his vertue and good fcr- 
.}^oje a a^n- j-i ^.^^^ acquired a great Reputation in the Countries of the Mogul, and is 
equally efteemed of Chriftians and Gentils : And indeed, he hath a great 
deal of Charity for all. He commonly takes up the difference that happen 
amongft Chriftians, and efpecially the CatholicKs ; and he is fo much Au- 
thorized by the Mogul Officers, that if one of the parties be fo headftrong as 
not to be willing to come to an accommodation, by his own Authority he 
can^ 
