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"Travels in India. 



Part. II. 



every year the King fends two Veflels to carry and bring back the 

 Pilgrims, who have their pafTage free. And when thefe Veffels are to go, the 

 Faquirs come from all parts of India to embaFk. Thefe Velfcls are Jad'n with 

 very good Commodities, which are fold at Mecca, and the profit is diftributed 

 among the poor Pilgrims. But the principal is brought back for the next year 

 amounting to fix hundred thoufand Roupies at leaft. Tis an ill Market wheri 

 they do not gain 30 or 40 per Cent, by their Commodities j nay there are fome 

 that produce Cent, per Cent, befides, that the principal perfons of the Movul$ 

 Haram, and other particular perfons, fend very large gifts to Mecca. 



One of thefe Faquirs returning from Mecca in the year 1642, and being 

 landed at Souali, had no fooner (aid his prayers, but he took his Dagger, and 

 ran among feveral Dutch Mariners that were unlading goods upon the fhore, 

 and before they were aware this mad Faquir had wounded feventeen of them! 

 of which thirteen dy'd. The Canjare which he had in his hand, was a kind of 

 Dagger, the Blade whereof toward the Handle was three fingers broad ; and 

 becaufe it is a very dangerous weapon, I have here givea you the figure of it. 



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