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found a means to appeafe them, promifing to each of them that had loft their 

 Husbands two PUfters, every Piafier being four fhillfngs a piece, which came to 



above two thouland tour hundred Crowns,belides four tnouland, which wore to be 

 paid for the Ranfora of the Captain and the other Sea-inen, immediately the 

 Pretident lent the Money, and I law them at their return, fome in health, o- 

 thers in violent Feavers. The M.iLivarcs arc a People lb fuperftitious, that 

 they never touch any thing; that is foul or foyl'd, with their Right Hands, but only 

 with the Left, the Nails of which Fingers they let grow, and ule inlread of 

 Combs, for they wear their Hair long like the Women, tying it about their 

 Heads in wreaths, aud binding it with a Linnen cloath with three corners. 



Since I have mentioned Daman, I will tell you in a few words how that 

 City was befieg'd by Aureng-Zcb the prefent Great Mogul. Some are of 

 opinion that Elephants do great matters in War ; which may be fometimes 

 true, but not alwaws 5 for very often inltead of doing mifchief to the Enemy, 

 they turn upon thole that lead them, and rout their own party as Aurtn^- 

 Zeb found by experience, at the Siege of this City. He was twenty days be- 

 fore Daman, and refolv'd at length to Storm it upon a Sunday, believing that 

 the Chriitians were like the Jews and would not defend it upon rhat day. He 

 ttat commanded the Place was an old Souldier, who had (civ'd in Fr^cr, 

 and had three Sons with him. In the Town were eight hundred Gentlemen, 

 and other itout Souldicrs, who came from all parts to lignalize their valour 

 at that Siege. For though the Mewl had in his Army above forty thon- 

 fand men, he could not hinder relief from being put into Dim in bv Sea, in 

 regard that he wanted Ships. The Sunday that the Prince intended to Storm, 

 the Governour of Daman, as had. been order'd at the Conned of War, causd 

 Mais to be laid prefently after Midnight,and then made a Sally with all his Cavalry 

 and fome part of his Infantry, who were to fall on upon that quarter which was 

 guarded by two hundred Elephants. Among thole Elephants they flung a great 

 number of Fire-works which lb affrighted them in the dark of the Night, 

 that knowing not whither they went , nor being to be ruPd by their Go- 

 vernours, they turn'd upon the Befiegers with lb much fury, that in lefs than 

 two or three hours half the Army of Aureng-Zcb was cut in pieces, and 

 in three days the Siege was rais'd ; nor would the Prince alter that, have any 

 more to do with the Chriitians. 



I made two Vo'ia^es to Goa the one at the beginning of the year 1641. 

 the lecond at the beginning of the vear 1648. I he frit time L ltay'd but 

 live days, and tetuttrd by Land to 5#/^r. From Goa 1 went to Ricbcll}, which 

 is upon the main Land, thence to t r :japuw, thence to Golconda, thence to Ah- 

 reng-.ibat, and lb to Surat. I could have gone to Swat without palFmg through 

 Golconda, but my bulinels led me that way. 



From Goa to f^i/apour, coftes. 8f 



Which takes up generally eight days journey. 



From Vtfapour to Golconda, coftes. loo 



Which I travePd in nine days. 



From Golconda to Aweng-abat, the Stages are not fo well order'd, being 

 fometimes fixtten, fometime twenty five, (ometimes twenty Leagues altinder. 



From Aureng-abat to Surat takes up Fometimes twelve., fometimes fifteen, 

 fometimes fixteen days journey. 



Vifapom is a great fcambling City, wherein there is nothing remarkable, 

 neither as to the publick Edifices, nor as to Trade. The Kings Palace is a valt 

 one bur ill built; and the accels to it is very dangerous, in regard there are 

 abundance of Crocodiles that lie in the Water which encompafs it. The King 

 of l^ifapour has three good ports in his Dominions^ Rejapour, Daboult, and Cra- 

 paten. The laft is the belt of all, where the Sea beats upon the foot of the 

 Mountain, and you have fourteen or fifteen Fathom Water near the Land. Upon 

 the top of the Mountain there is a Fort, with a Spring of Water in it. Cra~ 

 paten is not above five days journey from Goa to the North. And Raba^e, 

 where the King of Vifapottr fels his Pepper, is as far diftant from it to the 

 Eaft. The King of Fifapow and the King of Golconda have been formerly tri- 

 butary to the Great Mogul ; but now they are abfolute of themfelves. 



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