Travels in India. 



Part II. 



To the Porters of the Kings Treafury, and thofe that deliver out the Mo- 

 ney out of the Treafury, two hundred Roupies, at three hundred Livres. 



To the Eunuch of the Great Begum, Sifter to Aurengz^eb, a Watch in a painted 

 Cafe, which coft two hundred and fixty Livres. 



All thefe Prefents which I made, as well to the Great Mogul, as to Cba- 

 Eft-Kan, Giafer-Kan, his Majefties Uncles ; as alfo the Great Treafurer, to the 

 Stewards of the Houfes of the Kan's, and thofe that brought me twice the 

 Calaat, or Habit of Honour from the King,, and as many times from the Be- 

 gum his Sifter., and once from Giafar Kan 5 all thefe Prefents, I fay , came to 

 twenty-three thoufand one hundred fourfcore and feven Livres. So true it is, 

 that they who have any bufinels to do at the Court of the great Princes, as 

 well in Tttrky as in Per fia and in the Indies, muft not pretend to do any thing 

 in reference to their affairs, till they have their Prefents,: and thole very con^- 

 fiderable, ready. Befides, that his Purfe muft be continually open to divers 

 Officers of meaner reputation, who may be able to ferve him. I did not 

 mention in my firft Volume the Prefent which I made to him that brought 

 me the Calaat from the King of Perfia, to whom I gave two hundred Crowns. 



CHAP. IX. 

 The Road from Surat to Golconda, 



I Have made feveral journeys to Golcondan, and have taken lèverai Roads -, 

 fbmetimes by Sea embarking from Ormus for Malifpata ; fbmetimes let- 

 ting out from Agra, but moft often from Surat, which is the chiefeft land- 

 ing-place of Indolfian. But in this Chapter I will only (peak of the common 

 Road from Surat to Golconda j wherein I comprehend that of Agra ; which 

 Road comes in at Dultabat, as I fhall afterwards relate, making mention only 

 ©f two journeys which I made in 1645-, and 1652, for fear of tiring the 

 Reader. 



I departed from Surat in the year 164^, upon the nineteenth of January, 

 and came to ly at Cambari, coftes 3 

 From Cambari to Bar noli, coftes 9 

 From Barnoli to Beara, coftes IX 

 From Beara to Navapour, coftes 1 6 



This is the place where grows the beft Rice in the World, that fmells like 

 Musk. 



From Navapour to Rinkula, coftes 18 

 From Rinkula to Pipelnar , coftes 8 

 From Pipelnar to N imp our , coftes 17 

 From Nimpoitr to Patane, coftes 14 

 From Patane to Secoura , coftes ?4 

 From Secoura to Bacjùela, coftes 10 

 From Baquela to Difcon, coftes 10 

 From D ifi on to Dultabat, coftes 10 

 Dultabat is one of the beft Fortreflês in thé Kingdoms of the Great Mogul, 

 upon a Mountain every way fteep 5 the only way to it being fo narrow^ that 

 but one Horfe,, or one Camel can go at a time. This City is at the foot of 

 the Mountain, very well walfd. And this place of fuch importance, which 

 the Mogul's loft, when the Kings of Golconda and Vifapour revolted from thenr, 

 was retaken in the Reign of fehan-guire, by a fubtle ftratagem. Sultan Coutom, 

 who was afterwards call'd Cha-jehan, commanded in Decan the Army of the 

 King his Father 5 and Afi-Kan, Father in Law to Cha-Efi-Kan, who was one 

 of the Generals, gave the Prince fome fort of language which fo highly offend- 

 ed him, that immediately fending for one of his Papouche's, or Shoo's, he 

 caus'd him to have fix blows given him upon the Bonnet j which among the 



Indians 



