GANGETIC HINDOOSTAN. 



India, thus devoted himfelf, and died prophetic. We have 

 mentioned, at p. 69 of the preceding vohime, the fimilar end 

 at Athens of Zarmonochagas the Barvgazan. But now we 

 fhall give the tragical cataftrophe of the fair fex. Char nock, at- 

 tended by his ruffian band, went once to attend one of thofe 

 fad ceremonies. The devoted widow was of uncommon beauty, 

 he caufed her to be refcued; the lady proved an Ephefian matron, 

 forgave the violence, and lived with him lovingly for feveral 

 years : fhe even had influence with her admirer to make him 

 not only to change his religion (if he had not adopted any), 

 but to ailume that of the Hindoos; flie died, he ereded over 

 her remains a tomb, and on the anniverfary of her death, 

 facrificed on it-a cock as acceptable to her manes. Such is the 

 account given by Captain Hamilton, in his voyage, ii. p. 8, and 

 which he fays was univerfally credited. He died January loth, 

 1692. Charnock\ tomb is to be feen near the eaft end of the 

 new church in Calcutta. By the infcription his executors 

 thought proper to make him a good chriftian, fuch is part of 

 his epitaph, 



Mortalitatis fuas exuvlas 

 Sub hoc marmore depofuit ut 

 In fpe beatas refurre(ftionis ad 

 Christi judicis adventum 

 Obdormirent ! ! ! 



1 RELATE the above ftory, as the facrifice of the cock gives 

 fame probability to it, in cafe the reft is true. That bird is not 



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