Book. I. Travels in India. 33 



From Audi to Onquenas, coftes # J 



From Onquenas ro Tiquery, coftes ^ 

 From Tiquery to Tool-meden, coftes ^ 

 From Tool-meden to Nova-fera, coftes ^ 

 From Nova-fera to Ichavour, coftes ^ 

 From Ichavour to Signor, coftes ^ 

 From S/g»er to Chekaipour, coltes 3 

 From Chtkaipour to Dour-ay, coftes 5 

 From Dour-ay to Afer-kaira, coftes 3 

 From Afer-kaira to T<? /or, coftes 3 

 From 7t7or to San-kaira, coftes 3 

 From San-kaira to Seronge, coftes ii 

 Seronge is a great City, the moft part of the Inhabitants whereof are Banian 

 Merchants, and Handicraft- trades-men from Father to Son, which is the reafon 

 that there are in this City feveral Houfes of Stone and Brick. There is alfo a 

 great Trade for all forts of painted Calicuts, which are called Chites, which is the 

 cloathing of all the meaner fort of people both in Perfta and Turkey : Of which 

 in other Countreys alfo they make ufe, for Coverlets for Beds., and Table-napkins. 

 They make the fame fort of Calicuts in other Countreys as well as at Seronge 3 

 but the colours are not fo lively ; befides, that they wear out with often warn- 

 ing. Whereas thofe that are made at Seronge, the more you warn them, the 

 fairer the colours fhew. There runs a River by the City, the water whereof has 

 that vertue, that it gives that beauty and livelinefs to the colours. And all the 

 while the rains fall, the Workmen will make thefe; prints upon their Cottons, ac- 

 cording to the Patterns which the Forreign Merchants give them ; for when the 

 waters are ceas'd, the water is the thicker } and tne oftener they dip their Cali- 

 cuts, the better the colours hold. 



There is alfo made at Seronge another fort of Calicut, which is fo fine, that when 

 a man puts it on, his skin fhall appear through it, as if he were naked. t The Mer- 

 chants are not permitted to transport it. For the Governour fends it all to the Se- 

 raglio of the Great Mogul, and to the principal Lords of the Court. Of this, 

 the Sultaneffes, and great Noblemen's Wives make them Shifts and Garments in 

 hot-weather : And the King and the Lords take great pleafure to behold them in 

 thofe Shifts, and to fee them Dance with nothing elfe upon their Bodies. 



From Brampore to Seronge is an hundred and one coftes, which are longer than 

 thofe from Surat to Brampore , for the Coach is a full hour, and fometimes five 

 quarters, going one of thefe coftes. In thefe hundred leagues of the Countrey 

 you travel whole days journeys along by moft ferril Fields of Corn and Rice, be- 

 ing lovely Champaign, where you meet with very little Wood ; and from Seronge 

 to Agra, the Countrey is much of the fame nature : And becaufe the Villages 

 lye thick together, your journey is the more pleafant ; befides, that you may reft 

 when you pleafe. 



From Seronge to Madalkj-fera, coftes. 6 

 From Madalki-fera to Poulkj-fera, coftes. z 

 From Poulkj-fera to Kafariki-fera, coftes. 3 

 From KajankJ-fera to Chadolkj-fera, coftes. 6 

 From Chadolkj-fera to Callabas, coftes. . ( 6 



Callabas is a great Town, which was formerly the Refidence of a Raja, who 

 paid Tribute to the Great Mogul. But when Orang-z.eb came to the Crown, he 

 not only cut off his, but a great number of the heads of his Subje&s. There are 

 two Towers near the Town,, upon the high- way, and round about the Towers are 

 feveral holes, like windows ; and in every hole, two foot diftant one from ano- 

 ther, there is fix'd a man's head. In my laft Travels in the year 1665-, it had not 

 been long fince that Execution had been done ; for then all the Heads were whole, 

 and caus'd a very ill fmell. 



From Callabas to Akmate, coftes z 

 From Akrnate to Collafar, coftes 9 

 Collafar is a little Town, all the Inhabitants whereof are Idolaters. As I pair, 

 through it upon my laft Travels, there were brought to it eight Pieces of Ar- 

 tillery, the one carrying 48 pound-Bullet, the reft 36. Every Piece was drawn 



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