1 2 Travels into the I'N DIES. Part III* 
A rare Beaft, 
ThcComniodi- 
ties of Ameda- 
bad. 
The Dutch fliewed me a Beaft they had, which is much efteem'd in that 
Countrey. It hath the Head of a Conie, and the Ears, Eyes and Teeth of 
a Hare -, its Muzle is round and of a Flelli-colour, and hath a Tail hke a 
Squirrel -, but it is a Foot and a half long : In the Fore-feet it hath four Fin- 
gers, and a Claw in place of the fifth : Its hind Feet have five Toes com- 
pleat, which are very long as well as the Claws : The Sole of its Feet is 
flat like an Apes, and of a Flefti-colour : Its Hair is long and courfe, and 
of a dark Red ; but that on its Belly and Fore-feet is greyifh tike the Wool! 
of a Hare -, it will eat any thing but Flelli, and calily cracks the hardeft 
Nuts : It is neither wild nor hurtful -, will play with a Cat, and fhew 
tricks like a Squirril : It rubs its Snout with the Feet and Tail as tliey do, and 
has the fame cry, but much ftronger. The Dutch bought it of an JhyJJin, 
who had it at Moca, though no body could tell the name of it, nor what 
kind of Beaft it was. For my parr, I make no doubt but that it is a parti- 
cular kind of Squirril, though it be three times as big as thofe we have in 
Europe. 
The Commodities that are moft traded in at Amedabad^ are Satins, Vel- 
vets, Taffeta's, and Tapiftries with Gold, Silk and Woollen Grounds : 
Cotten-Cloaths are fold there alfo -, but they come from Labors and Dehly : , 
They export from thence great quantities of Indigo, dried and preferved 
Ginger, Sugar, Cumin, Lac, Mirabolans, Tamarins, Opium, Saltpetre 
and Honey. The chief trade of the Dutch at Amedabad confifts in Schites^ 
which arc painted Cloaths -, but they are nothing near fo fine as thofe of 
Mafulipatan and St. Thomas. 
Departure 
from Amedd- 
bad to Cam- 
baye, 
Baredgia a 
Town. 
The Way of 
Cambaye. 
Cambaye, 
C H A P. VI 
Departure from Amedabad to go to Cambaye, 
HAving feen what was curious and worth the feeing in Amedabad^ and 
having thanked my Landlords for their Ciy'ûiikSy who at parting 
procured me an CJffîcer of the Catoual to fee me fafe out at the Gates, i 
departed the fixteentli of February for Cambaye which is but two days eafie 
Journey, that is, about fifteen or fixteen French Leagues from Amedabad, 
I followed the fame way I came after I had vjfited the little Town of Ba- 
redgia^ which I left on the Left hand in coming. It is is four Leagues from 
Amedabad:, but I faw nothing in it remarkable. When I, was got as far as 
Souz^entra I took to the Right hand, the way of Cambaye., and came to 
lodge all Night in tjic Village of Canara, a League and a half from Cam- 
Cambaye which fome call Cambage is a Town of Guzeraty lying at the 
bottom of a Gulf of the fame name which is to the South of it. It is as big 
again as Surrat ; but not near fo populous -, it hath very fair Brick-walls 
about four Fathom high, with Towers at certain diftances. The Streets 
of it are large, and have all Gates at the ends, which are fliut in the 
Night-time: The Houfes are very high, and built of Bricks dried in the 
Sun, and the Shops are full of Aromatick Perfnmes, Spices, Silken and 
other Stuffs. There are vaft numbers of Ivory Bracelets, Agat-Cups, Chap- 
Agats. lets and Rings made in this Town -, and thefe Agats are got out of Quarries 
of a Village called Nimodra^ which are about four Leagues from Cambaye j 
upon the Road to Barocbe\ but the pieces that are got there are no bigger 
than ones fid". 
Moft part of the Inhabitants are Banions and Ra/poutes, whom we fliall 
The Caftle of dcfcribe in the fcquel. The Caftle where the Governour Lodges is large, 
Ciiml^aye but not at all bcautiful. There are fo many Monkies in this Town, that 
fometimes 
