HINDUSTANEE HOROMETRV. 89 



commonly ufed for the middle chimes than gujur ap- 

 pears to be. Six or eight people are required to attend 

 the eftabiiihment of a gjouree-, four through the day, 

 and as many at night; fo that none but wealthy men, 

 or grandees, can afford to fuppor,t one as a neceffary 

 appendage of their confequence and rank, which is 

 convenient enough for the other inhabitants, who 

 would have nothing of this fort to confult, as (thofe 

 being excepted which are attached to their armies) I 

 imagine there are no other public {gjourecs) clocks 

 in all India. 



