Book I 



Travels in India. 



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time I went in, and the Woman hearing me, redoubl'd her cries } for there being 

 no light in the Pagod, but what ^cornes in at the door, it is very dark. 1 felt my 

 way to the Idol, and by the glimmering light obferv'd an hole behind the Idol. 

 I could not do this fo quickly, but that the Prieft return d before 1 had done j He 

 curft me for prophaning his Temple, as he call'd it. But we became fuddenly very 

 good friends by the mediation of two Roupies which I put into his hands, where- 

 upon he prefently prefented me with fome of his Bet le. 



The one and thirtieth, we departed from Bez.ouart 3 and paft the River which 

 runs to the Mine of Gam or Coulour. It was then neer half a league broad, by 

 reafon of the great rains which had fall'n continually for eight or nine days to- 

 gether. After we had travell'd three leagues on the other fide of the River, we 

 came to a great Pagod built upon a large Platform, with an afcent of i j or 20 

 fteps. Within it ftood the Figure of a Cow, all of very black-Marble : and a 

 number of deformed Idols four or five-foot-high j fbme having many heads, 

 others many hands and legs : and the moft ugly are raoft ador'd, and receive moft 

 Offerings. 



A quarter of a league from this Pagod is a large Town ; but we travell'd three 

 leagues farther, and came to lie at another Town, call'd Knb-Kali, neer to which 

 there is a fmall Pagod, wherein there ftand five or fix Idols of Marble very well- 

 made. 



The firft of Auguft we came to a great City call'd Condehir, with a double- 

 Moat, pav'd at the bottom with Free-ftone. The way to this Town is clos'd on 

 each fide with ftrong Walls, and at fuch and fuch diftances are built certain 

 round Towers of little or no defence. This City toward the Eaft ftretches out to 

 a Mountain about a league in compafs, and furrounded with Walls. At the di- 

 Itance of every 1 jo paces, there is as it were an half-Moon, and within the Walls 

 are three Fortreflès. 



The fécond, we travell'd fix leagues, and lay at a Village call'd Copenour, 



The third day, after we had travell'd eight leagues, we came to Adanquige, a 

 •very fair Town, where there is a very large Pagod, with abundance of Chambers 

 which were built for the Prieftsj but are now gone to ruine. There are alfb in 

 the Pagod certain Idols, but very much maim'd, which thé people however very 

 fuperftitioufly adore. 



The fourth, we travell'd eight leagues, and came to lie at the Town of Nof- 

 drepnr. Half a league on this fide there is a great River 5 but at that time it had 

 but little water in it ; by reafon of the drowth. 



The fifth, after eight leagues journey we lay at Condecom. . 



The fixth, we travell'd (even hours, and lay at a Village call'd Dnkjje. 



The fèventh, after three leagues journey we came to Nebur s where there are 

 many Pagods, and having crofs'd a great River, a quarter of a league farther, wc 

 travell'd fix leagues, and came to Gandnron. 



The eighth, after a journey of eight hours we lay at Serepelé t a fmall Vil- 

 lage. 



The ninth, we travell'd nine leagues, and lay at a good Town call'd Pouter. 

 The tenth, we travell'd eleven hours, and lay at Senepgond, another good 

 Town. 



The eleventh, we went no farther than Pnticnt, which is but four leagues from 

 Senepgond ; and of thofe four leagues we travell'd above one in the Sea, up to the 

 Saddles of our Horfes in water. There is another way, but it is the farther about 

 by two or three leagues. Palieat is a Fort that belongs to the Hollanders that 

 live upon the Coaft of Coromandel 5 and where they have their chief Factory, 

 where lives alfo the chief Intendent over all the reft that are in the Territories of 

 the King of Golconda. There are ufually within the Fort 200 Souldiers, or there- 

 abouts, befides feveral Merchants that live there upon the account of Trade j and 

 lèverai others, who having ferv'd the Company according to their agreement, 

 retire to that place, There alfo dwell fome of the Natives of the Countrey j fo 

 that Patient is now as it were a little Town. Between the Town and the Caftle 

 there is a large diftance of ground, left the Fort fhould be annoid by fhot from 

 the Town. The Baftions are well-ftor'd with good Guns : And the Sea comes 

 up to the very Wall of it j but there is no Haven^ only a Road. We ftaid in the 



