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Travels in India. Part. EL 



which will let the Reader ùnderftand, that Sodomy does not go altogether un- 

 punifh'd among the Mahumetans. A Mimbachi, who commanded a thoufand 

 Foot, went about to abufe a young Boy in his fervice ; and who had feveral 

 times refitted his attempts 5 complaining alfo to the Governour, and telling 

 him withall, that if his Matter perfifted to urge him any more, he would cer- 

 tainly kill him. At length the Captain took his opportunity, at a Houfe which 

 he had in the Country, and forc'd the Boy. The Boy oYewhelm'd with grief 

 and rage, took his opportunity alfo to revenge himfelf ; and being one day hunt- 

 ing with his Mafter, about a quarter of a League from any of his other Ser- 

 vants, he got behind him, and cleft his head with his Hanger. After he had 

 done, he rode full fpeed to the City, crying out all the way, that he had kilPd 

 his Mafter for fuch a reafon ; and went immediately to the Governours Lodg- 

 ing, who fent him to prifon j but he let him out at the end of fix months ; 

 and notwithstanding all the endeavours which the Captains Kindred us'd to have 

 had him put to death, the Governour durft not condemn him, for fear of the 

 people, who affirm'd that the Boy had done well. 



I parted from Patna in a Boat for Daca , the nine and twentieth of Janu- 

 ary, between eleven and twelve at noon 5 and had the River been deep, as it 

 ufes to be after the Rains/ 1 had taken Boat at Hallabas, or at leaft at Ba- 

 narou. 



The fame day I came to îye at fera-Beconcour, coftes 



Five Leagues on this fide Becomour, you meet with a River eall'd Pompon- 

 fou, which comes from the South, and falls into Ganges. 



The thirtieth to Sera-d y Erija, coftes 17 



The one and thirtieth, after we had travel'd four Leagues, or thereabout, 

 we met with the River Kaoa } which comes from the South. Three Leagues 

 lower, you meet with another River eall'd Chanon, which comes from the 

 North. Four Leagues farther, you difcover the River Erguga, which runs from 

 the South j and at length, fix Leagues beyond, the River uiqnera, falling from 

 the fame part of the World j all which four Rivers lofe their Names in the 

 Ganges. All that day I faw great Mountains toward the South, diftant from 

 Ganges fometimes ten, and fometimes fifteen Leagues, till at length I came 

 to lodg in Monger-City , coftes 18 



The firft day of January, 1 666, after I had gone by Water two hours, I (aw 

 the Gandet fall into the Ganges, flowing from the North. This is a great Ri- 

 ver, that carries Boats. 



That eveining I lay at Zangira, coftes 8 



But in regard of the winding of Ganges all that days journey, I might well 

 f eckon them by Water two and twenty Leagues. 



The fécond day, from between fix in the morning till eleven, I faw three 

 Rivers that threw themfelves into Ganges ; all three defcending from the North. 



The firft is eall'd Ronova } the fécond Tae, the third Chanan. 



I came to lye at Baquelpour, coftes 18 



The third, after four hours upon the Ganges, I met the River Katare, which 

 comes from the North j and lay at a Village eall'd Pongangel, at the foot of 

 certain Mountains that defcend to Ganges it felf, coftes 15 



The fourth, an hours rowing beyond Pongangel, I met a great River, eall'd 

 Mart-Nadi, coming from the South j and I Jay at Rage-Mehale, coftes 6 



Rage-Mehale, is a City upon the right hand of Ganges ; and if you go by 

 Land, you fhall find the high-way, for a League or two, pav'd with Brick to 

 the Town. Formerly the Governours of Bengala refided here ; it being an 

 excellent Country for hunting, bëfides that it was a place of great Trade. But 

 now the River having taken another courfe, above a good half League from the 

 City, as well for that reafon, as to keep in awe the King of Aracan, and fe- 

 veral Portuguefe Bandit i, who are retir'd to the mouths of Ganges, and made 

 excurfions even às far as Daca it felf ; both the Governour and the Merchants 

 have remov'd themfelves to Daca, which is at prefènt a large City, and a 

 Town of great Trade. 



The fixth,being arriv'd at a confiderable Town, eall'd Donapour, fix Leagues from 

 Eagt-Mebale, \ parted with Monfieur Bernier, who was going to Cafenbafar, 



and 



