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To the Porters of the Kings Treafury, and thofe that deliver out the Mo- 

 ney out of the Treafury, two hundred Roupies, at rhrec hundred Livres. 



To the Eunuch of the Great Begum, Sifter to Aurcngz,cb, a Watch in a painted 

 Cafe, which coir two hundred and fixty Livres. 



All theft Prefents which I made, as well to the Great Mogul, as to chu~ 

 Eft-Kan, Gtafir-Kan, his Majefties Uncles ; as alio the Great Treasurer, to the 

 Stewards of the Houfes of the Kan's, and thole that brought me twice the 

 Calaat, or Habit of Honour from the King., -and as many times from the ik- 

 gum his Sifter^ and once from Giafar Kan ; all thefe Preients, 1 lay, came to 

 twenty-three thoufand one hundred fourlcore and feven Livres. So true it is, 

 that they who have any bufinefs to do at the Court of the great Princes, as 

 well in Turky as in Perjia and in the Indies, mult not pretend to do any tiling 

 in reference to their affairs,, till they have their Prefents, and thole very con- 

 fiderable, ready. Befides, that his Purle mult be continually open to divers 

 Officers of meaner reputation, who may be able to ferve him. I did not 

 mention in my firft Volume the Prcfent which I made to him that brought 

 me the CaUat from the King of Ferjli, to whom I gave two hundred Crowns'. 



CHAP. IX. 



The Road from Siirat to Golconda, 



IHave made feveral journeys to Golcondan, and have taken feveral Roads- ; 

 fometimes by Sea embarking from Ormus for Maltfpata } fometimes let- 

 ting out from Agra, but molt often from Surat, which is the chiefelt land- 

 ing-place of fndolfian. But in this Chapter I will only fpeak of the common 

 Road from Surat to Golconda ; wherein I comprehend that of Agra -, which 

 Road comes in at Dultabat, as I fhall afterwards relate, making mention only 

 of two journeys which I made in 1645-, and 16^2, for fear of tiring the 

 Reader. 



I departed from Surat m the year 1645-, upon the nineteenth of 'January, 

 and came to ly at Cavthari, coftes 3 



From Cambari to Bar noli, coftes j) 



From Barnoli to Bear a, coftes 11 



From Bear a to Navapour, coftes 16 



This is the place where grows the belt Rice in the World, that fmells like 

 Musk. 



From Navapour to Rinkula, coftes 18 



From Rinkula to Pipelnar, coftes % 



From Vipelnar to N imp our , coftes 17 



From Nimpour to Patane, coftes 14 



From Vatane to Secoura , coftes 14. 



From Secoura to Baquela, coftes 10 



From Baquela to Dtfcon, coftes 10 



From Difcon to Dultabat, coftes 10 



Dultabat is one of the belt Fortrefles, in the Kingdom--, of the Great Mogul, 

 upon a Mountain every way fteep ; the only way to it being lb narrow, that 

 but one Horfe. or one Camel can go at a time. This City is at the foot of 

 the Mountain, very well wall'd. *And this place of fuch importance, which 

 the Mogul's loft, when the Kings of Golconda and Vi[apour revolted from them, 

 was retaken in the Reign of fehan-guire, by a fubtle Itratagem. Sultan Courom, 

 who was afterwards call'd Cha-jehan, commanded in Decan the Army of the 

 King his Father ; and Aft-Kan, Father in Law to Cba~Eft-Kan, who was one 

 of the Generals, gave the Prince fome fort of language which fo highly offend- 

 ed him, that immediately fending for one of his Papouche's, or Shoo's, he 

 caus'd him to have fix blows given him upon the Bonnet j which among the 



Indians 



