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'The Idolatry of 
Part II. 
the Gan 
ges 
Ps-A,/^ and Settrugna) and Setteroukan for 12 
Baldam years into Foreign Countries, and to 
lurrender tiie Kingdom to her Son Barrat 
(^caW'd Baratha and Pareda by the Mai a- 
bays)\ Barrat on the other hand was 
unwilling to accept of this Ofler, not- 
withftanding which Ram departed with 
Ram tra-hh Family and Lv o Brothers totheVil- 
vejs^long lage of Barat^cry 1 2 Cos from Afonti^ but 
leaving a pair of his Slippers behind, 
Barrat who ftill refus'd to encroach upon 
his eldcfl: Brother's Right, ufed to facri- 
fice Flowers, Sandal-wood and Saffron to 
them in his abfence. 
Ram in the mean while travelling along 
the River Ganges to Poufouwattivan, where 
after a month's ftay, whilft the Brothers 
were bufy in ereding the Huts, Lehman 
ufed to go every day to gather Fruit for 
their Subfiftence \ he being a very hand- 
fom Perfon, and got upon a Tree to ga- 
ther fome Fruits, was efpy'd by a certain 
Woman named Souppenekhia (and Chur- 
panaga by the Aialabars) the Sifter of 
jRarvan, and Widow of one rivali (kill'd 
in Ramn^s Service ) who being come to 
wafii her felf in the Ganges, told him, 
RawanV That /he looking upon him as the handfomeft 
Sifier In Perfon in the World, /he mu/i he miferable 
love mth ever unlefs he would vouchfafe to love 
Lekeman. ^^^^ ^^-j^ -j: ygfj^fed, (lie vpould turn her 
Love into Hatred, rvhen he mu/l prepare to 
engage with her in /ingle Combat. Lekeman 
reply'd. That his Love being fix'd in ano- 
ther place, he could not oblige her, and that 
to fight with her would not turn to his Honour. 
0 unfortunate Man ! cry'd ftie, how little 
bee/l thou acquainted with my Strength I if I 
can't enjoy thee, I will have thy Life before 
1 part from this place. Lekeman thencon- 
fidering whom he had to do with, told 
her, that tho he was willing, it was not 
in his power, flie being of the Family of 
the Raches, and he of the Tribe of the 
Bram-Ketterijs but that if flie would go 
to his Brother Ram's Hut, which was not 
far thence, and obtain his Confent, he 
would not be backward to gratify her 
defire. She no fooner came to Ram's 
Hut, but he knew her at firft fight, and 
looking upon this as a fit opportunity to 
revenge the Affront he had receiv'd of 
Rawan, he gave her a Letter direfted to 
his Brother Lekeman^ wherein he order'd 
him to cut olf thofe Parts in which her 
Strength was lodg'd. Thus (he left Ram 
well fatisfied, haflening to her pretended 
Bridegroom, whom file found bufy in ga- 
thering of Fruit, and delivering the Let- 
N£ cHts off'^^^ to him, bid him read his Brother's 
her %oje Confcnt. But Lekeman underftanding his 
£7id Ears, Brother's Intention, run towards her^ and 
10000 
under pretence of taking her up in his 
Arms, cut off her Nofe and Ears, wherein 
her Strength was lodg'd. 
Thus mortified fiie went away, threat- 
ning Revenge to the two Brothers, and 
making the beft of her way to her Bro- 
ther Raman^s Palace; but lighting by 
chance upon an Uncle's Houfe of hers 
named Char, who commanded 10:00 
Horfe, fhe ftop'd there, and being ask'd 
how fhe came fo defac'd, (he told them 
that fome Robbers near the Ganges had 
treated her in this manner. 
The youngeft of her Uncles order'd 
immediately 300 Horfe to be in readi- 
nefs to march with him to the Ganges^ 
where they attack'd Ram's Habitation 
v/ith fuch fury, that Lekeman was pat 
under no fmall Confternation ; but Ram 
defended his Habitation fo courageoully, 
that he kill'd moft of the Horfe-men with 
his Bow call'd Diennoekbaanne, with their Horfe-men 
Leader. Char had no fooner receiv'd In- f^ill'd by 
telligence of this Defeat, but putting Ram. 
himfelf at the head of the remaining 
9700 Horfe, he raarch'd to the fame 
place, but with no better fuccefs, being 
flain Ijy Ram with all his Forces. 
Souppenekhia having been an Eye-wit- 
nefs of this Defeat at a diftance, made 
all the hafte could to come to her Brother 
Rawan, who having ask'd her the reafon, 
fhe told him, that meeting with a very- 
beauteous Woman near the River Ganges, 
(he endeavour'd to perfwade her to come 
along with her, with an intention to pre- 
fent her to him; but being overtaken 
by her Husband and his Brother, they had 
fo mortify'd her in that manner as they 
now faw her. Rawan highly exafpcra- 
ted at this ufage, bid her to fhew him 
the place where it happen'd, which (he 
did accordingly, and at the fame time 
gave him an account of what had hap- 
pen'd to her Uncle and the 1 0000 Horle- 
men. 
Rawan thus fore-warn'd, aflum'd the Rawan 
fhape of a Stag with two Heads, and fo tranf- 
did feed near Ramh Hut, the better to fur- fornfdhm 
prize him with the firft opportunity i but ^ 
being efpyM by Sytha Ram's Wife, flie 
was fo much taken with his bright Skin, 
that Ihe defir'd her Husband to Ihoot him, 
and to make her a Veft of his Skin. Ram 
told her that the fame could not be done 
without danger ; but flie perfifting in her 
Intrcaties, he confented, yet under Con- 
dition, that file and his Brother Ze^fw^w 
fliould not pafs three certain Circles he 
made with Chalk crofs the Hut. He 
no fooner got into the field, but the two- 
headed Stag fet up his heels, and being 
f purfued 
