566 
A Defcnpion of the Coaftf of 
csj\^ Amethifts, and divers others precious 
Baldam. Commodities. According to Cluver's 
x^r^) Computation Camlaja is 150 German 
Its Extent. Leagues long, and as many broad. 
A Defcrip' ^ ^'^^ °^ Cambaja ( calPd the Ben- 
tion of the j^n Paradife ) lies according to the com- 
city of mon Computation 16 Leagues to the 
Cambaja, Weil of Brocbia, feated at the Entrance 
fomerly a ^j^g largeft Channels of the 
TJ joml River /n^/z^. About three Leagues thence 
what de- on the oppofite Shore is a great Village, 
cafd fincc inhabited by the Rebellious Rafputes^ a 
by ths ill perverfe Generation, living for the moll 
frM*^ ^'^part upon Rapine, This River is almofl 
m Moors, the Winter, tho at high Tide it 
lifes feveral Fathoms deep, fo that then 
Ships may come up to the very Walls of 
the City, where at low Tide it is forda- 
ble. This City is reckoned as big again 
as Suratte, being well built, and fortify'd 
with a triple Wall. . It has thrcQ Bazars^ 
or great Market-places, for the fale of 
all forts of Merchandiies, and twelve 
Gates, befides that almoft every Street 
has a peculiar Gate, which is (hut up eve- 
ry night to prevent Diforders : Its whole 
Circuit is about fix or feven Englifh Miles ; 
and without the Gates are four very de- 
licious large Ciflerns or Ponds, and fifteen 
Gardens, for the Diverfion of fuch of the 
Inhabitants as are pleafed to divert them- 
felves there with walking in the cool of 
the Evening. They are for the moft: part 
Pagans, and addided to Traffick, efpe- 
cially in all forts of Stuffs for clothing, 
which they tranfport to Diw, Goa, Atchin^ 
Mecha and Perfia. 
A Defcrtp- Amadabath the Capital City of the 
f«« of A- Province oi Gufuratte, lies 18 Leagues 
madahath. from Cambaja^ about 23 4deg. Northern 
Latit. and confequently diredly under 
theTropickof Cancer: It is feated in a 
great and moft delightful Plain, juft on 
the Bank of a very fine River it is both 
ftrong and populous, being fortified with 
a goodly Wall with round Turrets and 
twelve Gates, 
The Streets are very broad, the Houfes 
very handfom, and the Pagan Temples 
ftately built. In the Center of the City 
is the Caftle, the Refidence of the Gover- 
nor, furrounded with a very high Wall, 
the Gates whereof are guarded by a cer- 
tain Body of Troops, who let nobody 
pafs or repafs without leave : This being 
formerly the ordinary Seat of their 
Kings. The Commodities found at Ama- 
dabath are Girdles, Turbants, Gold Tif- 
fues. Silk Stuffs, Satins, Damasks, Tape- 
ftrys, Suchar, Amffien or Opium^ Gummi 
Lacca, Borax^ preferv'd Ginger, Mira- 
bolans, Sal-Armoniack and Indigo, Un- 
der the Jurifdidion of Amadabath are 
25 confiderable Towns, and 25)^8 Vil- 
lages. 
The City of Suratte is a place of great ^f^" city of 
Trafiick, both the En^U/h^ and Dutch ha- Suratte. 
ving Factories here : it lies open to the 
Water-fide, except that the Caftle is well 
provided with Cannon brought from the 
Ship Middleburgh, which was loft there 
1617. But on the Land-fide it is forti- 
fied by a Wall of Stone, the old Forti- 
fications being only of Earth: It has no 
more than three Gates, but two Gover- 
nors independent on one another, one of 
the Caftle, the other of the City. Next 
adjacent to the Palace of the laft ftands 
the Cuftora-houfe, where ail Goods im- 
ported or exported pay 3 4 per Cent. 
Cuftom, except Gold and Silver, which 
pay only 2 per Cent. 
Thefe Cuftom-houfe Officers are very 
troublefome and injurious to Strangers, 
and have often given great caufe of Com- 
plaint to our Company, as will appear 
from tlie following Petition, and the 
MoguPs Patent ( or Firman ) granted to ^'ff'^eme: 
the faid Company, and dated the i ^th cXmT 
day of the Month Rammafay^ in the i6th 
year of the King's Reign, and fince that 
of Adahomct 1052. 
" The Dutch are approachM to the The Dutch 
" Gates of your Majeify's Court, Qyi. nation ths 
" peding at the feet of your Majefty's ^'r**^ ^'^^ 
Throne (whofe Brightnefs is like that ^ 
of the Sun, and reaches to the Skies) 
the happinefs of feeing the Eyes of the 
greateft Monarch, to offer their juft 
" Complaints againil the Officers of your 
*' Majefty at Suratte^ who have been ex- 
tremely troublefome to them, in ex- 
" ading from them illegal Duties of their 
" Goods bought at Agra and Amadabath^ 
and thence brought to Suratte : They 
humbly requeft your Majefty to fend 
" your Orders by your Durvan or Com- 
mijfioner to the Cuftom-houfe Officers 
at Suratte^ with ftrid Command to re- 
gulate themfelves accordingly, as they 
exped to be accountable for it to your 
" Majefty. 
The King did immediately difpatch his 
Orders, that the Cuftom-houfe Officers 
ihould not take from the Commodities 
bought at Agra and belonging to the 
Dutchj from 10 to 12 per Cent, and thofe 
bought at Amadabath 1 o or 104 p'-''^ Cent.. 
that they fliould be oblig'd to reft fatif- 
fied with the Bills of Loading given them 
by the rutch Merchants, and exad no 
more Cuftom under any other pretence : 
That furthermore all Commodities bought 
at Brodera and Suratte ftould pay according 
to 
