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great danger, by reafon of the high Winds that had blown for two days to- 

 gether. 



The fifteenth, the Hollanders lent me a Pallekis, to go to Madefou-bafarki. 

 This was a great Town three Leagues from Cafcn-bafar, where lay Cba-EJl- 

 Kan's Receiver General, to whom I prefented my Bill of Exchange. He told 

 me it was very good, and that he would willingly have paid me, had he not 

 receiv'd order the night before, not to pay me, in cafe he had not paid me al- 

 ready. He did not tell me the reafon that mov'd Cha-Mfi-Kaa to aft in that 

 manner 5 fo that I went home to my Lodging infinitely furpriz'd at his pro- 

 ceeding. 



The iixteenth, I wrote to the Nahab, to know the reafon why he had for- 

 bad his Receiver General to pay me. 



The feventeenth in the evening, I took water for Ougueli, in a Bark of four- 

 teen Oars, which the Hollanders lent me ; and that night and the next I lay 

 upon the River. 



The nineteenth toward evening, I pafè'd by a large Town call'd Nandi, far- 

 ther than which the Sea does not flow. Here the Wind blew fo fiercely, and 

 the Water grew fo rougir, that we were fore'd to ftay three or four hours, 

 and ly by the more. 



The twentieth, I arriv'd at Ougueli, where I ftay'd till the fécond of March. 

 During which time the Hollanders bid me very welcome, and made it their 

 bufinels to (hew me all the divertifements which the Country was capable to 

 afford. We went lèverai times in Pleafure-Boats upon the River, and we had 

 a Banquet of all the Delicacies that the Gardens of Enrobe could have aforded 

 us. Salads of all forts, Colewarts, Alparagus, Peafe, but our chiefeit Dim was 

 Japon Beans ; the Hollanders being very curious to have all lores of Pulfè and 

 Herbs in their Gardens, though they could never get Artichokes to grow in 

 that Country. 



The fécond of March I left Ougueli, and the fifth arriv'd at Cafenbafar. 



The next day I went to Madejou-Barfakj, to know whether the Nahab had 

 fent any other orders to his Receiver. For I told you a little before, that I 

 wrote upon the place to Cha-Efi-Kan, to complain of his proceedings, and 

 to know the reafon why my Bill of Exchange was not paid. The Director 

 of the Holland Factories writ a Letter alio in my behalf, which I enclofed 3 

 wherein he repreènted to the Nahab, that I was too well known to him, as 

 having been formerly with him at Amzdzbat, in the Armv in Decan, and other 

 places 3 to deferve fuch hard ufage. That he ought to confider, that I being 

 the only perfon that brought the chiefeft rarities of Europe to the Indies, it 

 was not the way to make me eager of returning any more, as he himfelf had 

 invited me to do, to fend me away in a difcontent. Befides, that the credit 

 of my report would dilcourage others from coming to the Indies, fearing the 

 fame ufage as I had receiv'd. Neither mine nor the Directors Letter produe'd 

 that effect which we expected. Nor was I much better fàtisfi'd with the new 

 order wmich the Nahab fent to his Receiver 5 which was to pay me, abating 

 twenty thoufand Roupies of the fum which we had agreed upon ; and if I 

 would not take the remainder, that I might come and fetch my goods again. 



This ill dealing of the Nahab, proceeded from a fcurvy trick that was play'd 

 me by three Canary-birds at the Great Mogul's Court. The ftory whereof 

 was thus in fhort : 



Aurengx.eb, that now reigns^ at the inftigation of two Perfians and a Banian 3 

 has brought up a cuftom very much to the difadvantage of Merchants, that 

 come out of Europe, and other parts, to fell Jewels at Court. For whether 

 they come into India either by Land or Sea, the Governour of the place 

 where they firft arrive, has order to fend them to the King, together with 

 their goods, whether they will or no. As the Governour of Swat dealt by 

 me, in the year i66j, fending me to Debit, or fehanabad, where the King 

 was. There were then attending upon his Majefty, two Perfians and a Banian, 

 who are entrufted to view and examine all the Jewels which are to be fold 

 to the King. One of thofe Perfians is call'd Nahab- Akel-Kan ? that is, the Prince 

 of the Spirit ; who keeps all the Kings Jewels, The name of the other is 



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