296 The Voyages and T ravells of 



fclves, robbinge, and fparinge whom they 

 lifte. 



Wh en an Armye of the MoguU's cometh 

 againfie them, they fyer theire Howfes, and 

 fiye into the Mountayns (theire Howfes bee- 

 inge made of Strawe and Morter, in the 

 Fafhion of Beehives, which are foone burnte, 

 and foone upp agayne). They have a Cuf- 

 tome to guard Palfengers (when they have 

 taken from them what they pleafe, under 

 Culour of Cuftome) till they be fourth of 

 theire Territoryes, takinge it in fbwle Dif- 

 grace to have anye other (but themfelves) to 

 robb anye Man within theire Command. 



Continu in g e ftill our defarte Jour- 

 ney, without anye Supply e of frefhe Water, 

 or Viclulls, till the ad of Januarye* when 

 wee came to a little Village called Burdiaws, 

 featcd on a Hill : Here wee payed Cuftome 

 for our Goods ftayinge there a Daye and bet- 

 ter, manye of our Companye beeinge ficke 

 with drinking of theire Water, which is 

 braekifh, and my owne Provifion of Water 

 beeinge fpente, I was forced to drink this of 



theirs^ 



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