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 Nobleman about him) he prefentlye takes 

 away all his Meanes, puttinge him either 

 into Prifon perpetually, or cutts his Throate. 

 In fyne, his Greatnefs is fuch, that I rather 

 admire at yt than prefume to write of yt. 

 But I will retorne to the Accidents in my 

 owne Occafiens. Havinge dilpatched all my 

 owne Affaires, and nowe at Leafure, I rode 

 to the River of Ganges ', the famous Riverof 

 that Countrye, and from jigra is two Dayes 

 Journey. Here I ftayed two Dayes, and 

 obferved divers Cuftomes and Ceremonies of 

 the Cafte of Banyam, the River-fide being full 

 of Pagods kept by Bramans, the 



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Relation wherof would bee too 

 tedious to reporte heare. 



The Water of this River Ganges is car- 

 ried manye hundred Myles from thence by 

 the Banyans, and, as they affirm e, it will 

 never ftinke though fcepte never fo longe, 

 neyther will anye Wormes or Vermine 

 breede therin, Alice by jlgra runeth a 

 verye large and deepe Rivex called Gem- 

 wynys. 



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