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and fome faid that there was an ambufli there of forty Horfe-men armed 
with Harquebufes, the others would not have them to be fo many. We 
had in our Caravan fix Harquebufes, and feveral . BoW men ; and befides, 
the Night before, we were encreafed by a Caravan of Camels guarded by 
hve or fix Horfe-men with Harquebufes, and fome Bow-men ; but we Were 
apprehenfive that the Ten Horfe-m^en whom we left behind might comeand 
attack us in the rear, whilft the reft fet upon us in the Front: In fine, 
thanks be to God we found no robbers, and in lefs thaù a quarter of an 
hour, were got out of that pais, the way much enlarging. A little after, we 
met two great Caravans that were coming from ifpahan, one of Camels, and 
the other of Horfes and Mules, and both guarded by feveral Hode men ar- 
med with Harquebulès. Afterwards we marched on in a Plain till about 
Delhi. half an hour after ten, that we arrived at a Village called DèLi, where we 
lodged in Kevvanferai. A little before we entered irito that Village, we faw 
feveral Fields of Corn, above a foot high already, and I was told that they 
would reap it before Winter ; for they fow the ground a fécond time affoon 
Twoliar-Tefts. as they have reaped ; The truth is, this laft crop does not come to matu- 
rity, and it is ôtiely for the horïès to which they give thé green Corn to 
feed on. • ' 
D:l:>!. Dcha is a Village, where there are fo many Ket'vanferais, that it is almoft 
nothing elfe. It hath an old ifquare Caftle, built of rough Stone, with a 
large Tower at each Cornet, and' one in the middle of one of the fides, 
where the entry is : They are all likewife built of rough Stone, and fome 
Bricks. It hath two Gates to enter at, each whereof are of one entire piece 
of that kind of Marble I mentioned before ; Thefe Gates are about five foot 
high, about four foot broad, and two foot thick, their Pivots which are of 
the fame piece with the Gates turn below in the Lintel. This Caftle is all rui- 
nous within, and ferves for ho other ufè now, but for a Store-houfe for 
wood, hay and barley. At Z)^^<j we 'found the ten Horfe-men whom wd 
left ât Arhane ; they muft have kept very wide of us, for we faw them not 
all the way. They complained that thofe of the Caravan which we met,had 
taken them for robbers, and fired at them. We parted from Deha the fame 
day at fix a Clock at Night about eight, we paffed by a very fair and large 
yifni. Kewanferai called 4/»^,which has,(what others have nor) upon the Terrafs on' 
each fide of the gate an arched room with a Balcony. An hour after, we found 
I{ii at, another called Z^^i;^? .- we faw alfb on our right hand feveral great Villages ; 
but th,oughthey bé of large extent, yet there are commonly but few dwel- 
lings in them, for the moft part of them are Gardens, and fometimes that 
which appears to be a great Village, is onely Gardens with fome huts for 
lodging the Gardeners and' their Families. 
Wednefday the laft OÏ Seftsraher, a little after midnight, fome of our com- 
pany who were on head, faw -fevcn or eight Robbers on Horfe-back pafs by 
on one hand,and a little after,four on the other, who went and lay down at 
the foot of fome hillocks on which the Moon (hone. Having fired two Muf- 
ket fliot atthem, three ofour men went off to go and difcover towards the 
other fide of the hillocks on which the Moon did not fhine, what they :, 
might be: A little after, two Horfe-men paffed by us, but being at a pretty* 
good diftance, wefaid nothing to them. Immediately we faw near to thefe 
hillocks where the Moon did not fhine, a great Troop of Horfe- men ; our 
fore-riders went to view them, and brought us word that it was the Caravan' 
of Camels, that came with us the day before, and had got the ftart of us. So 
that we thought our felvesout of danger, and therefore marched boldly ori 
amongft very high and fteep Mountains. Half an hour after, the way began 
to grow much wider, making a kind of a plain where we found a Caravan of 
Camels, with feveral Horfe-men. Having travelled in that plain, till fix a 
Tchalifiah. Clock in the Morning, we arrived at Tchaltftah, which is cnely two Ker-van- 
fcrats^ one before the other ; we lodged in the greater, which is all built of 
great thick Flints of feveral colours, cemented with good Plaifter, and the 
Vaults are of Brick ; the different colours of thefe Flints make a pretty plea- 
fànt Mofàick Work. The Water thereabouts is good for nothing, and there- 
fore there is no habitation there. We parted from thence"" the fame day at 
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