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they who would have any Victuals mould come ro him ; when they came, he 

 ask'd every one what they would have, whether Rice, or Meal, and for how 

 many perfons ; and then lifting up the corner of the fhecr, with a great Ladle 

 he diftributed to everyone that which they asked for 5 ib that the whole multi- 

 tude of four thoufand Souls was fully fatisfi'd. My Servant did not only ttjl 

 me this irory, but going feveral times afterwards to Brampour, where I vvj S 

 known to the chief men in- the City, I enquir'd of feveral, who (wore to &jg 

 by their Ram, Ram 3 that it was truth. Though I am not bound to believe it. 



The twenty-third, we arriv'd at Doupar, after we had travel'd eight leagues 

 and crofs'd feveral Torrents. ' 



The twenty-fourth, We travel'd four leagues, and came to Tnpame -, where 

 there is a great Pagod upon a Hill, to which there is a circular afcent of Free- 

 ftone every way 5 the leaft Stone being ten foot long, and three broad : and 

 there are feveral Figures of Demons in the Pagod. Among the reft, there is 

 the Statue of Venus, ftanding upright, with feveral lafcivious Figures about 

 her? all which Figures are of one piece of Marble; but the Sculpture is very 

 ordinary. 



The twenty-fifth, we travel'd eight leagues, and eame to Mamli. 



The twenty-fixth, we travel'd eight leagues more, and came to lye at M4+ 

 ' cbelt. 



The twenty-feventh, we travel'd not above three leagues, being to crofs a 

 wide River in Boats like Panniers $ which ufually takes up half the day ; for 

 when you come to the River fide, there is neither Pannier nor any thing elfe 

 to crofs it. There was only one man, with whom we bargain'd for our paflage j 

 who to try whether our Money were good or no, made a great lire and threw 

 it into the flame, as he does to all others that pafs that way. If among the 

 Roupies which he receives, he meets with any one that turns a little black, you 

 muft give him another, which he prefently heats red hot ; when he finds his 

 Money to be good, he calls to his Companions to feteh the Manequin or Flasket- 

 Boat, which lay hid before in fome other part of the River. For thefe fort 

 of people are fo cunning, that if they defcry any Paffcngers afar off, they will 

 row their Mamequin to the other fide, becaule they will not be conihuiu'd to 

 carry any perfon over without Money. But the Money being j aid, the man 

 that receives it calls his Companions together, who take the Boat upon their 

 Shoulders, and when they have launch'd it into the River, they fetch their 

 Paffengers and goods from the other fide. 



The twenty-eighth, having travel'd five leagues, they came to a place call'd 

 Dabir-Pinta. 



The twenty-ninth, after twelve hours travel, we came to lye at Holcora. 



The thirtieth, we travel'd eight leagues, and came to fpend our night at Pe- 

 ridera. 



The firft of Ottober, after wc had travel'd ten leagues, we came to lye at 

 Afetutra. This is a Houfe of Pleafure, which the prefent King's Mother caus'd 

 to be built. There are many Chambers in a great fiazjut belonging to ir, for 

 the convenience of Travellers. 



You muft take notice, that in all the Countries where we travel'd, as well in 

 the Kingdom of Carnatica , as .the Kingdoms of Golconda and Vifapour , there 

 are no Phyficians, but fuch as attend Kings and Princes. As for the common 

 people, after the Rains are fall'n, and that it is time to gather Herbs, you fhall 

 fee every morning the good women of the Towns going into the Fields, to 

 gather fuch Similes which they know to be proper for fuch Difeafes as reign 

 in the Family. Tis very true,, that in great Cities there may be one or two 

 men that have fome common Receipts, who go every morning and fit in fome 

 known places, to give their Remedies to fuch as enquire for them, whether 

 they be Potions or Plaifters. Firft they feel their Pulfes, and then giving them 

 fome remedy, for which they do not demand the value of fix pence j they 

 alfo at the ftme time mutter certain words between their teeth. 



The fecond of Ottobcr, we had but four leagues to travel before we came 

 to Golconda. We went immediately to the Lodging of a young Dutch Chi- 

 rurgion, belonging to the King, whom the Sieur Chetcur, Envoy from Batavia, 



had 



