32 Travels in India. PartlL 



all the Town had a very great veneration. One day the Governour, being alone in 

 his Chamber, did all that lay in his power, by vertueof Gifts and Carefles^to have 

 had the ufe of his Body ; but the Boy detefting his abominable purpofe, made his 

 efcape from him,and came and told his Brother. The Dervich y W\tho\M deliberating 

 what Councel he had to give his younger Brother, gave him a Sword, fuch a 

 one as he might eafily hide under his Garments and told him, that if the 

 Governour urg'd him any more, that he mould make a fhew of complying 

 with him, but that when he went about to do the fadl, he mould be furé to 

 run him into the Guts. The Governour, who knew nothing of what the Page 

 had reveal'd to his Brother, ceas'd not every day to court him to confent to 

 his infamous luft ; and being one day alone with him in a fmall Apartment of 

 a Banquetting-Houfe, at the lower end of his Garden, he fent for his Page to 

 fan him, and to keep off the Flies, after the fafhion of the Country ; for it was 

 about noon, when every one goes to fleep. Then did the Governour begin 

 again to prefs the young Page j and finding that he made no refiftance, he 

 thought he mould fuddenly accomplifh his defign. But the Page feeing him 

 ready to commit the acl:, ftab'd him three times into the Belly, before he 

 could open his mouth to cry out for help. That done, the Page went out 

 of the Palace, without any difturbance In his countenance; fo that the Guards 

 believ'd that the Governour, had fent him out upon fome errand. The Der- 

 vicb uhderftanding by his Brother what had pafs'd, to fave him from the fury 

 of the people, and to difcover the Infamy of the Governour, caus'd the reft of 

 the Dervicbs his Companions , to take the Banners of Mahomet , that were 

 planted round the Mofquee ; and at the fame time with loud cries encourag'd 

 all the reft of the Dervichs^ Faquirs, and others that were good Mahumetans i 

 to follow him. In lefs than an hours time he had got together an infinite 

 multitude of the Rabble, and the Dervich marching at the head of them, they 

 made direftly to the Palace, crying out with all their might, Let us dye for 

 Mahomet, or let us have that infamous perfon deliver d up into our hands, to the 

 end tne Dogs may eat him after his death 3 not being worthy to be enter/ d among the 

 Mujjelmen. The Guard of the Palace was not in a condition to refill fb great 

 a Multitude, fo that they muft have been forced to have yeilded to their fury, 

 had not the Deroga of the Town, and fome five or fix Lords, found a way 

 to" make themfelves to be heard, and to appeafe them, by reprefenting to them, 

 that they ought to have fome refpeel; to the Nephew of the King ; by 

 that means obliging them to retire. That night the Body of the Governour 

 was lent to sigra, with his Haram ; and Cha-jehan, who then reign'd, being 

 inform'd of the accident, was not much troubl'd, becaufe he is Heir to all the 

 goods of his Subjects j and at the fame time he beftow'd upon the Page a 

 fmall Government in the Province of Bengala. 



From Brampour to Piombi-fera, coftes y 

 Before we go any farther, you muft take notice, that where-ever you meet 

 with the word Sera, it fignifies a great Enclofure of Walls arret Hedges, within 

 which are about fifty or fixty Huts, cover'd over with Straw. There are fomè 

 men and women that there put to (ale Flower, Rice, Butter, and Herbs, and 

 make it their bufinefs to bake Bread and boil Rice. If there be any Mahu- 

 metan in that place, he will go to the City, and buy a little piece of Mut- 

 ton, or a Fowl } and thofe that fell Victuals to the Travellers, always cleanle 

 the Hut which they take up, and put into it a little Bed with girths, to lay 

 a Mattrels or Quilt upon, which the Travellers carry along with them. 

 From Piombi-fera to Pander, coftes • j 



From Pander to Balki-fera, coftes 6 

 From Balki-fera to Nevilki-fera, cpftes j? 

 From Nevilki-fera to Confemba, coftes S 

 From Confemba to Chempore, coftes 3 

 From Chempore to Charava, coftes $ 

 From Charava to Bich-ola, coftes & 

 From Bich-ola to, Andy, coftes 4 

 At Andy you muft pafs a River that falls into Ganges, between Banarou and 

 Patna, 



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