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Travels in India. 



Part U. 



In the great Villages there is generally a Mahumetan that commands, of whom 

 you may buy Mutton, Pullets, or Pidgeons. But where there live none but Ba- 

 nians, there is nothing but Flower, Rice, Herbs and Milk-meats to be had. 



The great heats in India enforcing the Travellers, that are not accuftomed to 

 them, to travel by night, and reft in the day-tune ; when they come into any 

 fortified Towns, they muft be gone before Sun-fet, if they intend to travel that 

 night. For night coming on, and the Gates being fhut, the Commander of the 

 place, who is to anfwer for all the Robberies that are committed within his Ju- 

 rifdiction, will let no perfon ftir forth, telling them that it is the King's order, to 

 which he muft be obedient. When I came to a-ny of thofe Towns, I bought my 

 Provifions, and went out again in good time, and ftaid in the Field under fome 

 Tree, in the frefh air, till it was time to fèt forward. 



They meafure the diftances of places in India by (w,and Coftes. A Gos is about 

 four of our common leagues, and a Cofle one league. It is now time to travel 

 from Surat for Agra, and fanabat, and to obferve what is molt remarkable upon 

 the Road. 



CHAP. IV. 



The Road from Surat to Agra, through Brampour and Seronge. 



I Am no left well acquainted with all the principal Roads that lead to the chief 

 Cities of India, than thofe of Turkey and Per fa ; for in fix times, that I have 

 travell'd from Paris to Ifpahan, I have gone twice for one from Ifpahan to Agra, 

 and many other places of the Great Mogul's Empire. But it would be tirefome to 

 the Reader to carry him more than once the fame way, on purpofe to make a 

 relation of every particular journey ,and the accidents that accompany them : And 

 therefore it will fuffice to give an exact defcription of the Roads, without parti- 

 cularizing the diftinct times that I went. 



There are but two Roads from Surat to Agra, one through Brampour and 

 ronge, the other through Amadabat. The firft fhall be the Subject of this Chap- 

 ter. 



From Surat to Bamoly t coftes 14 

 Bamoly is a great Borough-Town, where you are to ford a great River j and 



this firft days journey you crofs a mixt Countrey, part Wood, part through Fields 



of Wheat and Rice. 



From Bamoly to Bahor, coftes. 10 

 Bahor is alfo a large Village upon a Lake, about a league in compafs. Upon 

 the fide whereof is to be fèen a good fubftantial Fortrefs - x though there be no 

 ufe made of it. Three quarters of a league on this fide the Village you ford a 

 fmall River, though not without great difficulty, by reafon of the Rocks and 

 Stones that hazard the over-turning of the Coach. This fécond days-journey 

 you travel almoft altogether through Woods. 



From Balor to Kerkoa, or as it is call'd at this da}', Carvanfera de la Begum, 

 coftes. y 

 , This Carvanfera or Inn is very large and commodious 5 being built out of Cha- 

 rity by Begum-fabeb the Daughter of Cha-jehan. For formerly the journey from 

 Balor to Navapoura was too great : And this place being upon the Frontiers of 

 thofe Raja's that fometimes will not acknowledg the Great Mogul, whofè Vaflàls 

 they are, there was no Caravan that paft by which was not abufed j befides that 

 it is a wooddy-Countrey. Between Carvanfera and Navapoura you ford a Ri- 

 ver ; as alfo another very neer to Navapoura. 



From Kerkoa to Navapoura, coftes. 7J 

 Navapoura is a great Town full of Weavers ; but Rice is the greateft Com- 

 modity of that place. There runs a River through the Countrey, which makes 

 it very fruitful, and waters the Rice, that requires moifture. All the Rice which 

 grows ia this Countrey has one peculiar quality, that makes it more particularly 



efteem'd. 



