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Travels in India. Part II. 



Glafsof Wine, mixing fo me of the River-water with it ; which causd a griping 

 in our bellies : But our Servants that drank it alone, were worlc tormented than 

 we. The Hollanders, who h:ive an Houle upon the Bank of Ganges, never drink 

 the water of this River, until they have boil'd it. But for the natural Inhabitants 

 of the Countrey, they are Co accuftom'd to it from their youth, that the King 

 and the Court drink no other. You mall fee a vail number of Camels every 

 day, whole bufmefs only it is to fetch water from the Ganges, 



The Jth, I came to Halabas, coltes 8 



Halabas is a great City, built upon a point of Land where Ganges and Ge~ 

 mine meet. There is a fair Cadre of hew'n Stone, with a double Moat 3 where 

 the Governour refides. He is one of the greatelt Lords in India ; and being 

 very fickly, he has always about him ten Perfian Phylicians. He had affc in 

 his (ervice, Claudius Mailte of Bomjes, who practifes Chyrurgery and Phyhck 

 both together. This was he that advis'd us not to drink of Ganges Water, 

 which would put us into a loolenefs ; but rather to drink Well-water, The 

 chief of thefe PirfiaH Phylicians, Avhom this Governour hires with his Money, 

 one day threw his Wife from the top of a Battlement to the ground ; prompt- 

 ed to that act of cruelty , bv (bme icaloulics he had entertain'd. He thought 

 the fall had kilfd her, but flic had only a Rib or two bruis'd } whereupon the 

 Kindred of the Woman came and demanded jultice, at the tccz of the Gover- 

 nour. The Governour lending for the Phylician, commanded him to begone, 

 relblving to retain him no longer in his (ervice. The Phylician obey'd , and 

 putting "his maim'd Wife in a Pallanqwn % he let forward upon the Road with 

 all his Family. But he was not gone above three or four days journey from 

 the City, when the Governour finding himlclf worlc than he was wont to be, 

 fent to recall him ; Which the Phylician perceiving, itab'd his Wife, his four 

 Children, and thirteen female Slaves, and returnM again to the Governour, who 

 laid not a word to him, but entertain'd him again into his (ervice. 



The eighth day L crols'd the River in a Urge Boat, having ltay'd from morn- 

 ing till noon upon the bank-fide, expecting Monlieur Alaille y to bring me a Pais- 

 port from the Governour. For there itands a Dercga upon each fide of the 

 River, who will not (infer any perlbn to pals without leave ; and he takes no- 

 tice what fort of Goods are tranl'ported ; there being due from every Waggon 

 four Roupics, and from every Coach one; not accounting the charge of the 

 Boat,which you mult pay belide. The lame day I went to SaMuIrfirml^ coltes 16 

 The ninth', to Takedtl-fera, coltes 10 



The tenth, to BoMraki-fera, coltes 10 



The eleventh, to iLinurou, coires 10 



Banaro-i is a large City, and handfomly built ; the 1110ft part of the Houfes 

 being either of Brick or Stone, and higher than in any other Cities of India ; 

 but the inconveniency is, that the Streets are very narrow. There are many 

 Inns in the Town 5 among the reft, one very large, and very handlbmely built. 

 In the middle of the Court are two Galleries, where are to be fold Calicuts, 

 Silks, and orher forts of Merchandife. The greateit part of the Sellers, are 

 the Workmen themfelvesj fo that the Merchants buy at the firft hand. Thefe 

 Workmen, before they expofe any thing to (ale, muft go to him that has the 

 itamp, to have the Kings Seal (et upon their Linnen and Silks ; otherwife they 

 w r ould be fin'd, and lambafted with a good Cudgel. This City is fcituated 

 upon the North fide of Ganges , that runs by the Walls, and into which there 

 falls alfo another River, fbme two Leagues upward toward the Weft, in Banaron 

 itands one of the Idolaters principal Pagods, whereof I (hall (peak in my (econd 

 Book, when I come to treat of the Religion of the Banians. 



About five hundred paces from the City Northward, there is a Afofyuee, 

 where are to be feen many Mahometan Sepulchers ; whereof fome are very 

 curious pieces of Architecture. The faireft are every one in the middle of a 

 Garden enclofed with Walls, wherein there arc Holes (bme half a foot (quare, 

 through which Paifengers may have a fight of the Tomb within. The molt 

 confiderable of all is as it were a four (quare Pedeftal, -every (quare whereof 

 is forty paces wide. In the midlt of this Platform riles a Column thirty-two 

 or thirty-five foot high, all of a piece, which three men can hardly embrace. 



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