Book! Travels in India. 33 



From Andi to Onquenas, coftcs ^ 



From Onqucnas to Tiquery, eoftes ^ 



From Tiqucry to Tool-mcdcn, coitcs ^ 



From Tooi-mcdcn to Nova-fera, Coftcs a 



From Novd-fer* to Ichavour, eoftes 4 



From Ichavour to Signor, eoftes j 



From 5*>»o»" to Cbe^aipour, coites •■ 3 



From Chckaitreur to Dour-ay, eoftes 3 



From Dour-ay to Afer-kaira, coites 3 



From Afir-k*ir* to 7>/»r, coftcs 3 



From 72 /or to San-k-tira y coites * 3 



From San-kaira to Serongc, eoftes 12 



Scringe is a great City, the moit part of the Inhabitants whereof are Banian 

 Merchants, and Handicraft-trades-men from Father to Son, which is the reafon 

 that there are in this City feveral Houfes of Stone and Brick. There is alfo a 

 areat Trade for all forts of painted Calicuts, which are called Cbitcs, which is the 

 cloathing of all the meaner fort of people both in Pcrjta and Turkey : Of which 

 in other Countreys alfo they make ule, for Coverlets for Beds^ and Table-napkins. 

 They make the fame fort of Calicuts in other Countreys as well as at Seronge i 

 but the colours are not Co lively ; befides, that they wear out with often warn- 

 ing. Whereas thofe that are made at $fronge\ the more you waft] them, the 

 fairer the colours fhew. There runs a River by the City, the water whereof has 

 that vertue, that it gives that beauty and livclinels to the colours. And all the 

 while the rains fall, the Workmen will make thefe prints upon, their Cottons, ac- 

 cording to the Patterns which the Forreign Merchants give them,- for when the 

 waters are ceas'd, the water is the thicker 5 and the oftener they dip their Cali- 

 cuts, the better the colours hold. 



There is alfo made at Strange another fort of Calicut, w hich is fo fine, that when 

 a man puts it on, his skin (hall appear through it, as if he were naked. The Mer- 

 chants are not permitted to transport it. For the Governour fends it all to the Se- 

 ruglio of the Great Mogul, and to the principal Lords of the Court. Of this, 

 the Sultancifes, and great Noblemen's Wives make them Shifts and Garments in 

 hot-weather : And the King and the Lords take great pleaiiire to behold them in 

 thole Shifts, and to fee them Dance wkh nothing elle upon their Bodies. 



From Br.impore to Scrooge is an hundred and one eoftes, which are longer than 

 thole from S:n\it to 1W. import ; for the Coach is a full hour, and Ibmetimes live 

 quarters, going one of thefe eoftes. In thele hundred leagues of the Countrey 

 you travel whole days roiirneys along by molt fertil Fields of Corn and Rice, be- 

 ing lovely Champaign, where you meet with very little Wood ; and from Scronge 

 to -dpra, the Countrey is much of the .feme nature : And becaufe the Villages 

 lye thick together, your journey is the more pleafant ; befides, that you may reft 

 when you pleafe. 

 From Serongc to Madalki-fcra, Coftcs. 6 



From MAdulki'J^ra to Ponll^-fer.i, coftcs. z 



From Poulks-fcra to Kaf.iril^-fcrj, eoftes. 3 



From Kajarikj-fera to Chadolkj-ferMj eoftes. 6 



From Chadolki-fcra to CalUbas, coites. 6 



CafUbas is a great Town, which was formerly the Refidence of a k*ja a who 

 paid Tribute to the Great Mogul. But when Or.tng-z.eb came to the Crown, he 

 not only cut off his, but a great number of the heads of his Subjects. There are 

 two Towers near the Town., upon the high-way, and round about the Towers are 

 feveral holes, like windows j and in every hole, two foot dilranr one from ano- 

 ther, there is rix'd-a man's head. In my laft Travels in the year 166^, it had nofc 

 been long fince that Execution had been done 3 for then all the Heads were whole, 

 and caus'd a very ill fmell. 

 From CalLd>>is to Ahmatc, eoftes 2. 



From Ahnintc to Collafar, eoftes 9 



ColUfar is a little Town, all the Inhabitants whereof are Idolaters. As 1 paft 

 through it upon my laft Travels, there were brought to it eight Pieces of Ar- 

 tillery, the one carrying 48 pound-Bullet, the reft 36. Every Piece w^s drawn 



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