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T^ravels into the INDIES. Part III 
which for the tnoft part are J Icor an j^viiih their Commentaries, and feme 
other Books of the Mahometan Religion. The Tombs of the other Kings 
are like to this , fave only that the Chappels of lome are fqiiare in the in- 
' fide as on the outfide, and of others built in ,form of a Crofs -, fome are 
lined with that lovely Stone yiave mentioned , others with black Stone, 
and fome others with white , fo Varniflied as that they appear to be Polifli^ 
ed Marble,' nay, fome of them are lined with Purflane. The Tomb of the 
King that died laft is the fineft of all, andits Dome is Varniflied over 
with Green. The Tombs of the Princes their Brothers, of their other Re- 
lations, and of their Wives alfo, are of the fame form as their own are; 
but they are eafily to be diftinguifhed , becaufe their Domes have not the 
crefcent which is upon the Domes of the Monuments of the Kings. The 
Sepulchres of the chief Eunuchs are low and flat Roofed without any Dome, 
but have each of them their Garden : All thefe Sepulchres are Sanduarics, 
and how criminal foever a Man may be that can get into them,he is feaire. 
The Gary is rung there as well as in the Caftle, and all things are moft ex- 
adly regulated amongft the Officers. That Gary is pretty pleafant, though 
it be only rung with aftick , ftriking upon a large Plate of Copper that is 
held in the Air \ but the Ringer ftrikes artfully, and makes Harmony with 
it -, the Gary ferves to dilHnguifti time. In the Indies the natural day is divi- 
ded into two parts , The one begins at break of day , and the other at the 
beginning of the night ,and each of thefe parts is divided into four Quarters, 
and each Quarter into eight Parts, which they call Gary. 
CHAP. VIL 
Of the King of Golconda that Reigns. 
T*He King that Reigns IsaLCbiai by Religion , that's to fay, of the Se<5l: of 
the Perjians -, he is the feventh fince the llfurpacion made upon the 
Succeflbur of Chaakm King of Decan , and he is called Abddla Cotup~Cba. I 
have already obferved, that the name of all the Kings of Golconda is Cotup- 
Cha , as Edel-Cha is the name of the Kings of yiz.iapour. This King is the 
Son of a Br amen Lady , who hath had other Princes alfo by the late King 
her Husband, and was very witty. He was but fifteen years of Age when 
his Father ('who left the Crown to his Eldeft SonJ died ^ but the Eldeft be- 
ing lefs beloved of the Queen than AbduUa his younger Brother, he was clapt 
up in Prifon, and AbduUa placed upon the Throne. He continued in Prifon 
until the year One thoufand fix hundred fifty eight ^ when Auran-Zeb com- 
ing into the Kingdom with an Army , the captive Prince had the boldnefs to 
fend word to the King , that if he pleafed to give him the command of his 
Forces , he would meet the Mogul and fight him. The King was ftartled 
at that bold propofal , and was fo far from granting him what he deman- 
ded, that he caufed him to be poyfoned. 
The number of The King of Golconda pays above Five hundred thoufand Soldiers ; and 
Soldiers. that makes the Riches of the Omras , becaufe he who has Pay for a thoufand 
Men, entertains but Five hundred , and fo do the reft proportionably. He 
allows a Trooper ( who ought to be either a Mogul or Terfian) ten Cbe^uint 
a month , and for that Pay, he ought to keep two Horfes and four or five 
Servants. A Foot-Soldier (of thefe Nations) hath five Chequins , and ought 
to entertain two Servants , and carry a Musket. He gives not the Indians 
(his own Subjèdls) above two or three Roupies a month , and thefe carry 
only the Lance and Pike. Seeing the late King gave his Soldiers better Pay 
than this do's, he was far better fërved : He entertained always a ftrong Ar- 
my , and the number of Men he payed was always compleat. By that 
means 
