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time 1 went in, and the Woman hearing me, redoubl'd her cries 3 for there being 

 no light in the Pagod, but what comes in at the door, it is very dark, I felt my 

 way to the Idol, and by the glimmering light obferv'd an hole behind the Idol, 

 I could not do this to quickly, but that the Prieft return'd before I had done j He 

 curft me for prophaning his Temple, as he call'd it. But we became fuddenly very 

 good friends by the mediation of two Roupies which I put into his hands, where- 

 upon he prefently presented me with fome of his Betle, 



The one and thirtieth, we departed from Bez.ouart, and paft the River which 

 runs to the Mine of" Gam or Contour, It was then neer half a league broad, by 

 reafbn of the great rains which had fall'n continually for eight or nine days to- 

 gether. After we had travell'd three leagues on the other fide of the River, we 

 came to a great Pagod built upon a large Platform, with an afcent of 15 or 20 

 fteps. Within it ftood the Figure of a Cow, all of very black-Marble : and a 

 number of deformed Idols four or five-foot-high ; fome having many heads, 

 others many hands and legs : and the molt ugly are moft adofd, and receive moft 

 Offerings. 



A quarter of a league from this Pagod is a large Town -, but we travell'd three 

 leagues farther, and came to lie at another Town, call'd Xa^-Kali 3 neer to which 

 there is a fmall Pagod, wherein there ftand five or fix Idols of Marble very well- 

 made. 



The firft of Auguft we came to a great City call'd Condevir, with a double- 

 Moat, pav'd at the bottom with Free-itone. The way to this Town is clos'd^on 

 each fide with ftrong Walls, and at fuch and fuch distances arc built certain 

 round Towers of little or no defence. This City toward the Eaft ftretches out to 

 a Mountain about a league in compafs, and furrounded with Walls. At the di- 

 ifance of every 1 jo paces, there is as it were an half-Moon, and within the Walls 

 are three Fortreftcs. 



The fecond, we travell'd fix leagues, and lay at a Village call'd Copemur. 



The third day, after we had travell'd eight leagues, we came to Adavquige, a 

 very fair Town, where there is a very large Pagod, with abundance of Chamber^ 

 which were built for the Priefts; but are now gone to ruine. There are alfo in 

 the Pagod certain Idols, but very much maim'd, which the people however very 

 fuperftitioufly adore. 



The fourth, we travell'd eight leagues, and came to lie at the Town of Nof- 

 irepar. Half a league on this fide there is a great River ; but at that time it had 

 but little water in it ; by reafon of the drowth. 



The fifth, after eight leagues journey we lay at Condecour. 



The fixth, we travell'd (even hours, and lay at a Village call'd Vakjje. , 



The feventh, after three leagues journey we came to Ndour, where there are 

 many Pagods, and having crofs'd a great River, a quarter of a league farther, we 

 travell'd fix leagues, and came to Gandaron. 



The eighth, "after a journey of eight hours we lay at Serepeti, a fmall Vil- 

 lage. 



the ninth, we travell'd nine leagues, and lay at a good Town call'd Pouter, 



The tenth, we travell'd eleven hours, and lay at Senepgond, another good 



Town. -.. . -. 



The eleventh, we went no farther than Palicat, which is but four leagues from 

 Senepgond ; and of thole four leagues wc travell'd above one in the Sea, up to the 

 Saddles of our Horfes in water. There is another way, but it.is the farther about 

 by two or three leagues. Pdicat is a Fort that belongs to' the Hollanders that 

 live upon the Coaft of Coroutandel; and where they have their chief Factory, 

 where lives alfo the chief Intendent over all the reft that are in the Territories of 

 the King of Golconda. There are ufaally within the Fort 200 Souldiers, or there- 

 about?, betides feveral Merchants that live there upon the account of Trade j and 

 feveral others, who having lerv'd the Company according to their agreement, 

 retire to that place. There alfo dwell fome of the Natives of the Countrey ;. fo 

 thar Palicar is now as it were a little Town. Between the Town and the Caftle 

 there is a Large diftance of ground, left the Fort fhould be annoid by (hot from 

 the Town. The Baftions are wcll-ftor'd with good Guns : And the Sea comes 

 up to the very Wall of it ; but there is no Haven, only a Road. We itaid m the 

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