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a Spring-tide-, but then they come up to Surrat, efpecially when they 
want to be careen'd. Small Barks come ealily up to the Town with the 
leafl: Tides. 
The true Port of Surrat is Soualj, two Leagues from the Bar. It is di- souafy 
ftant from the Town four Leagues arid a half -, and to go to it by Land, 
they crofs the River at the Town. All VeflTels heretofore came to an An- 
chor in this Port, where the Ground is good j but becaufe the Cuftoms 
were often ftolen there, it is prohibited, and no Ship hath gone thither 
fince the Year One thoufand fix hundred and fixty, but the Englifli and 
Dutch who are fuffered to Anchor there ftill, and have their feveral Ma- 
gazins in that place. That Port affords them a fair opportunity of getting 
afliore what they pleafe Cuftom-frce ^ and the Coaches of the Governours, 
Commanders, or Prelîdents of thefe two Nations, who often take the 
Air thereabouts, might ealily carry off any thing of fmall bulk from on 
board their Ships. They have even Gardens at Soualy by the Sea-hde, and 
each a fmall Harbour, where they put their Boats or Barks ; fo that 
it is their own fault it they fave not a great many things without paying 
Cuftom. 
Since the Prohibition made to other Nations of coming to Anchor at 
Soualy^ there are always a great many Veffels at the Bar, though it be an 
incommodious Road for them -, for .^liips come from Ferfia^ Arabia Falix^ 
and generally from ail Countries of the Indies as formerly -, fo that the 
Prohibition of putting in to Soualyh^xh nothing leffencd the Cuftoms which 
yield the King yearly, twelve Leeks Roupies^ each Leek being worth a- 
bout an hundred thoufand French Livres. The Mafter of the Cuftom- 
Houfe is a Moor^ and has his Commiffiori from the Governour of Surrat. 
The Clerks are Banians^ and the reft of the Officers of the Cuftom-Houfe, 
as Waiters, Porters, and others, are alfo Moors, and they are called the 
Tions of the Cuftom-Houfe. 
CHAP. XVI. 
Of the Irruption of Sivagy» 
I' N January i66à^. RajaSivagy put the Cuftomers and their Governoiir Sivagy. 
to a ftrange plunge s and feeing he is become famous by his Adions, it 
will not be amifs, 1 think, to give a fhort Hiftory of him. This St^agy is The Hiftory of 
the Son of a Captain of the King of Vtfiapurs^ and born at BaJJaim being ^«j" Sivagy. 
of a rcftlefs and turbulent Spirit, he rebelled in his Fathers life-time, and 
putting himfelf at the Head of feveral Banditi^ and a great many debauch- 
ed Young-Men, he made his part good in the Mountains of rtfiapour a- 
gainft thofe that came to attack him, and could not be ijjjfduced. The 
King thinking that his Father kept intelligence with him, caufed him to 
bearrefted-, and he dying in Prifon, Sivagy conceived fo great a hatred 
againft the King, that he ufed all endeavours to be revenged on him. In 
a very fhort time he plundered part of Vifiapour, and with the Booty he 
took made himfelf fo ftrong in Men, Arms and Horfes, that he found 
himfelf able enough to feize fome Towns, and to form a little State in 
fpight of the King, who died at that time. The Queen, who was Regent TheQueenRe- 
having other Affairs in hand, did all ftie could to reduce Sivagy to duty ; gent q£ Fi[ïa- 
but her endeavours being unfuccefsful, flie accepted of the Peace he propo- f"^''- 
pofed to her, after which (he lived in quiet. 
In the mean while, the Raja, who could not reft, plundered fome pla- 
ces belonging to the Great Mogul which obliged that Emperour to fend ^^^-^^ ^^^ 
Forces againft him, under thç condud of Chafia-Can his Uncle, Governour uncie toX 
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