70 Travels in India. Part. L[, 



kilter, and a little Chamber for the Ladies. When Perfons of Quality care not ro 

 be in their Houfes,, they fet up Tents in their Gardens $ and you mult take notice 

 that there is no dwelling for any perfon but only in the three Houfes ; for the 

 fourth, which is the fairelt, belongs only to the Qiieen. When (he is not there 

 however, any body may fee it, and take a walk in the Garden, which is a very 

 lovely place, and well-ftor'd with water. The whole Puvum is encompaft with 

 feveral Chambers for the lodging of poor Travellers j who every day toward the 

 evening have an Alms beftow'd upon them, of Rice, or Pulfe, which they boil 

 ready to their hands. But for the Idolaters that eat nothing which is provided 

 by other hands, they give them flower to make Bread, and a little Butter. For 

 when their Bread is bak'd like a broad thin Cake, they dip it in the melted-But- 

 ter. 



From Tenara to fatenagar, coftes l2 



From fatenagar to Patengi, coftes l2 



From Patengi to Pengeul, coftes x 



From Pengeul to Nagdpar, coftes l2 



From Nugclpar to Lakabaron, coftes XI 



From Lak&aron to Contour or Gani, of which I (hall (peak in my difcourfeof 



the Mines, coftes n 



The greateft part of , the way from Lak*6*ren to Contour, especially when you 



come near to Contour, is very rocky ; ib that I was fore'd in lbme places to take 



my Coach otf the Carriages, which was prefently done. If you meet with any 



good Earth between thofe Rocks, there you (hall rind Cafia^TrctS, that bear the 



beft Cajfia, and the molt laxative in all India, Which I found by its working with 



my men thar eat of it by the way. 



There runs a grear River by the Town of Contour, which falls into the Gulf of 

 Bet/gala neer Majitpatan. 

 From Colour or Gam, to Kah-Kaly, coftes I2 



From Kah-Kaly to Bezouar, coftes 6 



Near to Bezouar you muft repafs the River of Coulour. 



From Bezouar to Vouchir, coftes . 



From Vouchir to Nilimor, coftes \ 



About half the way between Vouchir and fiilimor, you muft croft a great 



River upon a Float-boat of Timber, there being no other kind of Boat in tbat 



place. 



From Nilimor to MUmol, coftes 6 



Fro m A titmol to Ji €, tflipst mn $ coil cs * 



Majl if at an is a great City, the Houfefrwhereof are only of Wood, built at a 

 diftance one from another. The place it felf, which ftands by the Sea, is famous 

 for nothing but the Road for Ships which belongs to it, which is the belt in the 

 Gulf of Bengal* ; and from hence they fet Sad for Pegu, for Siam, for Aracan, 

 for Beng.da, for Ccchinchin-, for Mecca, and for Ormus, as alfo for the Iflands of 

 Madagafcar, Sumatra and the Manilas. 



You muft take notice, that from Golconda to Majlipatan, there is no travelling 

 by Waggons, by reafon of the high Mountains , Lakes and Rivers that make the 

 Road very ftreight and impaflable. Tis a very difficult thing to carry a little 

 Coach thither j for I was fore'd to have my own taken off the Carriages, and To 

 to have it lifted out of the bad way. The Road is every jot as bad between 

 Golconda and Cape-Comorm 3 a Waggon being hardly fo much as made mention of 

 all the way* for that there is no other way to travel, or for the carriage of 

 Goods, than with Horfes and Oxen. But inftead of Coaches, they have the con- 

 venience of Pallets, wherein you are carried with more fpeed and more cafe 

 than in any part of India, 



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