Book I 



Travels in India. 



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Indians is the higheft indignity can be put upon a man, after which he is no more 

 to appear in the Prince's prefence. This was done by content between the Prince 

 and the General, to deceive the World, more efpeciahy any Spies which the King 

 of Fifapour might have in the Prince's Army. The report of Xft-Karis difgrace 

 was immediately fpread abroad : and he himfelf flying for Sanduajy to the King 

 of Vifapour, who had not cunning enough to difcern the impofture, was welcom'd 

 by the fame King, and aflur'd of his protection. Afi-Kan feeing himfelf fo well- 

 receiv'dj begg'd leave of the King, that he might retire with ten or twelve of 

 his Women, and as many of his Servants, into the Fortrefs of Dultabat, which 

 was granted. He enter'd the Town with eight or ten Camels, the two C«/Wj 

 or Litters on each fide of the Camel being clofe (hut, to keep the Women from 

 being (een. But inftead of Women, he had put into every Cajava two Souldiers, 

 all bold and refolv'd men, as were alfo every one of the fuppos'd Eunuchs that 

 led the Camels : fo that he had no great difficulty to cut the Garrifon in pieces, 

 not being upon their guard 3 and to make himfelf Mafter of the place, Avhich has 

 been ever fince under the Power of the Great Mogul There are in the place a 

 great number of excellent Pieces of Cannon, and the Cannoniers are generally 

 Englijh or Hollanders. True it is, that there is one little Mountain higher than 

 the Fortrefs 3 but there is hardly any way to it, but through the fame Fortrefs. 

 There was a D/#c/;-Engineer, who after he had ferv'd the King fifteen or fixteen 

 years, defir'd leave to be gone, and the Holland-Company it felf, that had recom- 

 mended him to the Service, did all they could to obtain it 5 but they could ne- 

 ver procure it ; becaufe he was an excellent Cannonier, and very skilful in making 

 Fire-works. The Raja fejfeing, who is the moft Potent of all the Idolatrous 

 Princes of India, and who was moft powerfully Inftru mental to put the Crown 

 upon Anreng-z-ePs Head, was fent as Generalijfimo of the Army of this King, 

 againft the Raja Seva-gi 5 and patting by the Fortrefs of Dultabat, this Dutch- 

 Cannonier went to wait upon him, all the Cannoniers of the Army being Fran- 

 guts, as well as he. The Hollander laying hold of this opportunity, told the Raja, 

 that if he would procure him a Licence to depart, he would (hew him a way to 

 get up Cannon, and to mount them upon that Mountain which commanded the 

 Fortrefs : for they had already wall'd it about, and put Souldiers upon it to keep 

 it (ecu re.. The Raja pleas'd with his propofal, affur'd him that he would procure 

 him the King s Licence, if he perform 'd what he had propos'd. Thereupon the* 

 Hollander undertaking and accomplifhing his defign, the Raja was as good as his 

 word 3 and obtain'd of the King to difmifs the D*rc£-Cannonier : who came to 

 Surat when I was there,, about the beginning of the year 1667 $ whence he em- 

 bark'd for Holland. 



From D alt abat to Aitreng-abat, coftes 4 

 Aureng-abat Was formerly but a Village, till Anrtng-z*eb made it a City, though 

 it be not wall'd. It grew to be thus enlarg'd, as well by reafon of a Lake two 

 leagues about, upon which the Village is built, as for the Memorys-flke of his 

 firft Wife, who is dead, by whom he had his Children. She is Interr'd toward 

 the end of the Lake, upon the Weft- fide, where the King has built a Mofquee, with 

 a ftately Monument, and a fair Inn. The Mofquee and the Monument were rear'd 

 at a great expence, being cover'd with white-Marble, which is brought from La- 

 bor by Waggon 5 being a journey of four Months. Going one time from Surat 

 to Golconda, I met five days journey from Aureng-abat, more than three-hunder'd 

 Waggons laden with this Marble, the leaft whereof was drawn by twelve 

 Oxen. 



From Aureng-abat to Ttpoli, codes 8 

 From Pipoli to Aubar^ coftes 12 

 From Aubar to Gmfemner, coftes 10 

 From Gmfemner to A fit, coftes 12 

 From Afti to Sarver, coftes I 

 From Sarver to Lefona^ coftes J 6 



From Lefona to Nadour, coftes 



At Nadour you muft crofs a River which runs into Ganges ; and pay for every 

 Waggon four Roupies 5 befides that, you muft have a pafs from the Gover- 

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