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Kind of one I would have. I told him, fmce he was plcas'd lo give me my 

 choice, that I rather defir'd a young lively Horfe, rather than an old one. 

 Thereupon he lent me one that was Co given to bounding and prancing, rhat 

 hethiew a yoiMg Hollander out of the Saddle j but upon my defire to have 

 him chang'd, 'he fent me another, which I Ibid afterwards for four hundred 

 Koupies. 



From Amadabat I return'd to Surat 5 from Sural I travePd again to Col- 

 cotuU, and thence to the Mine to buy Diamonds. From whence returning back 

 for Surat, I refblv'd for Ptrjia. 



CHAP. XX, 



My rriv.ru from Surat to Ormus, 



BEing upon my return to Surat from the Diamond Mine, I underftood that 

 the War was proclaim'^ between the EngUJh and the Hollanders, and the 

 latter would fend no more Ships into Terfia. The Englifo alio gave out the 

 fame refolutions ; tor indeed they had fent four Ships into f*r$*i which they 

 expected back every hour. While I was thus in fear of fraying long in a 

 place where I had no bufmefs, there arriv'd at Surat five great Dutch Ships 

 from Batavia; three of which being rather Men of War, than Merchant-Men, 

 were order'd to be unladen with all fpeed , with an intention to look out 

 for the four EngUJh Vellels that were expected out of PerJU. The other two 

 were appointed to follow two or three days after, being in that time to 

 take in provifions for he whole Fleet. 



In one of thole two Veflels I embark'd, and fetting fay 1 the eighth of fa- 

 raatry, we came before Dm the twelfth, where we overtook the other three 

 Ships. There it was debated at a Council of War. what courfe to fteer to 

 meet the Engljh - 3 and it was reioivM, that we mould fteer away for Scindi t 

 where we arriv'd the twentieth of the lame month, and ftay'd there till the 

 twentv- eighth, and then letting fail with a fair Wind, we landed at Gmrom 

 the ieventh of March. 



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