Travels 111 India. Part. It 



they who would have any Victuals fhould come to him ; when they came, he 

 ask'd every one what they would have, whether Rice, or Meal, and for how 

 many perfons ; and then lifting up the corner of the fheet, with a great Ladle 

 he diftributed to everyone that which they asked forj fo that the whole multi- 

 tude of four thoufand Souls was fully latisfi 'd. My Servant did not only tell 

 me this ftory, but going lèverai times afterwards to Brampour, where I was 

 known to the chief men in the City, I enquir'd of feveral, who fwore to me 

 by their Ram, Ram, that it was truth. Though I am not bound to believe it. 



The twenty-third, we arriv'd at Doupar, after we had travel'd eight leagues, 

 and crofs'd feveral Torrents. 



The twenty-fourth, we travePd four leagues, and came to Trlpante ; where 

 there is a great Pagod upon a Hill, to which there is a circular afcent of Free- 

 ftone every way ; the leaft Stone being ten foot long, and three broad : and 

 there are feveral Figures of Damons in the Pagod. Among the reft, there is 

 the Statue of Venus, ftanding upright, with feveral lafcivious Figures about 

 her} all which Figures are of one piece of Marble ; but the Sculpture is very 

 ordinary. 



The twenty-fifth, we travel'd eight leagues, and came to Mamli. 

 The twenty-fixth, we travel'd eight leagues more, and came to lye at Mâ- 

 che h . 



The twenty-feventh, we travel'd not above three leagues, being to crois a 

 wide River in Boats like Panniers ; which ufually takes up half the day j for 

 when you come to the River fide, there is neither Pannier nor any thing elfe 

 to croft it. There was only one man, with whom we bargain'd for our pafiage j 

 who to try whether our Money were good or no, made a great fire and threw 

 it into the flame, as he does to all others that pafs that way. If among the 

 Roupies which he receives, he meets with any one that turns a little black, you 

 muft give him another, which he prefently heats red hot ; when he finds his 

 Money to be good, he calls to his Companions to fetch the Manequin or Flasket- 

 Boat, which lay hid before in fome other part of the River. For thelè fort 

 of people are lb cunning, that if they defcry any PafTengers afar off, they will 

 row their Mamequin to the other fide, becaufe they will not be conftrain'd to 

 carry any perfon over without Money. But the Money being paid, the man 

 that receives it calls his Companions together, who take the Boat upon their 

 Shoulders, and when they have launch'd it into the River, they fetch their 

 PafTengers and goods from the other fide. 



The twenty-eighth, having travel'd five leagues, they came to a place call'd 

 Dabir-Finta. 



The twenty-ninth, after twelve hours travel, we came to lye at Holcora. 

 The thirtieth, we travel'd eight leagues, and came to fpend our night at Pe- 

 ridera. 



The firft of OBober, after we had travel'd ten leagues, we came to lye at 

 \Atenara. This is a Houfe of Pleafure, which the prefent King's Mother caus'd 

 to be built. There are many Chambers in a great Piaaz,a belonging to it, for 

 the convenience of Travellers. 



You muft take notice, that in all the Countries where we travel'd, as well in' 

 the Kingdom of Carnatica , as the Kingdoms of Golconda and Vifapour, there 

 are no Phyficians, but fuch as attend Kings and Princes. As for the common . 

 people, after the Rains are fall'n, and that it is time to gather Herbs, you (hall 

 lee every morning the good women of the Towns going into the Fields^ to 

 gather fuch Simples which they know to be proper for fuch Dilèalès as reign 

 In the Family. Tis very true, that in great Cities there may be one or two 

 men that have fome common Receipts, who go every morning and fit in Ibme 

 known places, to give their Remedies to fuch as enquire for them, whether 

 they be Potions or Plaifters. Firft they feel their Pulles, and then giving them 

 fome remedy, for which they do not demand the value of fix pence -, they 

 alfo at the fame time mutter certain words between their teeth. 



The fécond of Ottober, we had but four leagues to travel before we came 

 to Golconda. We went immediately to the Lodging of a young Dutch Chi- 

 nirgîon, belonging to the King, whom the Sieur Chetettr, Envoy from Batavia, 



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