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wait for the Ships that come from Mocca. He (cemed to be netled at that reply, 

 but not daring to give any more way to his choler, he ordered his Treafurer im- 

 mediately to give me a Letter of Exchange to Aurengabad. I was the more 

 glad of that, becaufe it was a place through which I was to pafs in my way to 

 Golcanda-y befides that, it would fpare me the carriage and the hazards of my 

 Money. The next day I had my Bill of Exchange, and took leave of the, Prince, 

 who was nothing difpleafed, but told me, that if I return d to the Indies, 1 mould 

 not fail to come and lèe him, which I did in my fixt and laft Voyage. When I 

 came to Suratt, he was at Bengala, where I fold him all the reft of my Goods that 

 I could not put off either to the King of Perfia, or the Great Mogul. 



But to return to the payment of my Money, I was no fooner arrived at Aureng- 

 gabat, but I went to find the great Treafurer ; who no fooner (aw me, but he toid 

 me, he knew wherefore I came ; that he had received Letters of advice three 

 days before, and that he had already taken the Money out of the Treafury to pay 

 me. When he had brought me all the Baggs, I caufed my Banker to open them, 

 who faw them to be Roupies, by which I was to lofe two in the hundred. Upon 

 that I thank'd the Treafurer very heartily, telling him, I underftood no fuch deal- 

 ing, and that I would fend and complain of him to Cha-Eft-Xam ; and declare 

 to him, that he mould either give order that I mould be paid in new Silver, or 

 elfe let me have my Goods again, which I prefently did. But not receiving an 

 arifwer fo foon as I knew I might have done., I went to the Treafurer, and told 

 him, I would go my felf, and fetch away my Goods. I believe he had received or- 

 der what to do; for feeing I was refolved to goj he told me he was very unwilling 

 I mould put my felf to fo much trouble, and that it would be better for us to agree 

 among our felves. After many contefts about the two in the hundred, which he 

 would have made me ïofe, I was contented to abate one, and had loft the other, 

 had I not happily met with a Banker who wanted Silver, and had a Bill of Ex- 

 change to pay at Golconda ; fo that he was glad to make ufe of mine, and gave 

 me a Bill to be paid at Golconda, being my full Sumrri, at fifteen days fight. 



The Changers to try their Silver, make ufe of thirteen little pieces, one ftalf 

 Copper^ and the other Silver., which are their Sayes. 



