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on both sides were placed stately Aldeas and Dwellings of the Portugal 

 Hidalgos till within a mile of Kalyan when Sivaji's country was entered. 

 Leaving thir boat at Kalyan, they proceeded across the Konkan to the ghaut 

 leading up to Ambagaon and thence to Jeneah, The Governor's wife was the 

 patient who required Fryer's attendance and luckily his treatment met with 

 success though he only had a hand thrust through a curtain whereby to 

 diagnose the case. The first hand given to him he declared to belong to 

 a sound body, whereupon he was told that was an ingenious device to try 

 whether he knew anything about his profession. When the rains were close 

 at band he set out on his return journey and one evening entered on a 

 wood " which deluded ns with false flashes, that you would have thought the 

 Trees on a Flame, and presently, as if untouched by Fire, they retained their 

 wonted verdure. The coolies beheld the Sight with Horror and Amazement 

 and were consulting to set me down, and shift for themselves ; whereof being 

 informed, I cut two or three by breaking a vein, let Shitan (the Devil) out, 

 who was crept into their Fancies and led thini ;is they do a startling Jade, 

 to smell to what their wall-e^es represented amiss ; where we found an 

 Host of This, the subject both of our Fear and Wonder, which the sultry 

 heat and moisture had generated irto Being the certain Proximus of the 

 ensuing Rain, which followed lis from the Hills. 



This gave my thoughts the contemplation of that miraculous Bush crowned 

 with Innocent Flames, that gave to Moses so pleasant and awful a Prospect ; 

 the Fire that consumes every thing, seeming rather to dress than offend it. 



Thus we came to Bunta, a despicable Country Town, seven course more ; 

 it is in the possession of the Coonbies, who are not strong enough to aid their 

 Herds against the devouring jaws of the wild Beasts, a Young Buffola being 

 seized the night before, out of the Tabernacle they lodged me in ; wherefore 

 they cautioned nie to keep Fires all Night, lest the Horse might lose one of its 

 Quarters, or our oxen might serve them for a supper ; I added to the Fires a 

 strict watch, whose mutual answering each other in an high Tone, was 

 deafened by the Roarings of Tigers, cries of Jackals and Yellings of Baloos, 

 or overgrown wolves.'' In another passage Fryer again refers to " Balus, a 

 sort of wolf." This is an interesting corroboration of Mr. W, G. Betham's 

 note on the Kol-Balu which will be found at page 747 of Volume XI of the 

 Journal, Messrs. Eardley Wilmot and Wallinger had met with Jackals which 

 uttered the peculiar cry of the Kol-Balu, but Mr, Betham one morning put up 

 these animals which uttered the same cry, but were certainly not Jackals ; 

 they were reddish, not so red as a wild dog and had reddish bushy tails. 



From the passage quoted above, the natives evidently knew of an animal 

 of the description which they called Baloo. 



In August, 1682, Fryer landed in England after a voyage of seven months 

 which though tedious " we passed away merrily with good wine and no bad 

 Musick ; but the Life of all, good company and an honest Commander ; who 



