' 22 Travels into I N D I E S. Part III, 
The French 
juftified by Fa- 
ther Ambrofe. 
Envoys from 
the French 
Company. 
him, becaiife they had put his Sub)efts into bad Reputation, hy the Arti- 
fice of the Enemies of France ; but that he was refolved to difpeil that 
bad Reputation, by fettling a Company to trade to the Indtes^ with ex- 
prefs Orders toexercifeno Ads ofHoftility there. 
The Governour being fatisfied with the Anfwer of Father Ambrofe^ 
prayed him to write down in the Perfian Language^ all that he had told 
him -, and fo foon as he had done fo, he lent it co Court. The Great Mo- 
gul having had it read to him in the Divan, was fully fatisfied therewith, 
as well as his Minifters of State, and then all delired the coming of the 
French Ships. The truth is, that Governour (hewed extrordinary kind- 
ncfs to the Sieurs de la BouUaye and Beber, the Companies Envoys, and told 
them, that on the Teftimony of Father Ambrofe^ he would do them all 
the fervice he could. The Englifh Prefident, an old Friend of that Fa- 
thers, ftiewed them alfo all the Honour he could, having fent his Coach 
and Servants to receive them, and he affured the Father, that they might 
command any thing he had. Thus the Capucin by the Credit that he had 
acquired in the Indies^ difperfed the bad reports which the Enemies of 
France^ had raifed againft the French. 
CHAP. XIL 
Of the Marriage of the Governour of the Towns 
Daughter. 
The marriage 
of a great 
Lord at Sur- 
rat. 
The Ceremo 
nies of the 
Wedding. 
WHil'ft I was at Surrat^ the Governour of the Town married his 
Daughter to the Son of an Omra^ who came thither for that end. 
That young Lord made his TrumpetSj Tymbals and Drums play pub- 
lickly during the fpace of twelve or fourteen days, to entertain the People, 
and publifli his Marriage upon a Wednejday which was appointed for the 
Ceremony of the Wedding \ he made the ufual Cavalcade about eight of 
the Clock at Night, firft marched his Standards which were followed by 
feveral hundreds of Men carrying Torches, and thefe Torches were made 
of Bambous or Canes, at the end whereof there was an Iron Candleftick, 
containing Rolls of oyled Cloath made like Saufages. Amongft thefe 
Torch-lights there were two hundred Men and Women, little Boys, and 
little Girls, who had each of them upon their Head a little Hurdle of 
The Cavalcade Ozicr-Twigs, on which Were five little Earthen Cruces that ferved for 
of the Wed- Candlcfticks to fo many Wax-Candles, and all thefe People were accom- 
ding. panied with a great many others, fome carrying in Baskets, Rolls of 
Cloath and Oyl to fupply the Flamboys, and others Candles. 
The Trumpets came after the Flamboy-carriers, and thefe were follow- 
ed by publick Dancing- women, fitting 1n two Machins made like Bedftids 
without Polls, in the manner of Palan^uim^ which feveral Men carried on 
their Shoulders. They fung and play'd on their Cymbals, intermingled 
with Plates and flat thin pieces of Copper, which they ftruck one againft 
another, and made a very clear found, but unpleafant, if compared with 
the found of our Inftruments. Next came fix pretty handfome Jed Horfes, 
with Cloath-Saddles wrought with Gold-thread. 
The Bridegroom having his Face covered with a Gold-Fringe, which 
hung down from a kind of Mitre that he wore on his Head followed on 
Horfe-back, and after came twelve Horie-men, who had behind them two 
great Elephants, and two Camels which carried each two Men playing on 
Tymbals ; and befidcs thefe Men each Elephant had his Guide fitting up- 
on his Neck. This Cavalcade having for the fpace of two hours marched 
through' 
