them, although tbepmafce no (beto thereof, 
but dill Diffcmble toitb tbem,fo; that bf tobat 
foeuer tbep robbe atib deale, tbep bane tbeir 
parts, SSftertbisBing of Deli bab bjougbt 
alltbefehfngbomes anD countries bnber bis 
fabiection: then came tbe ^artarians,tobicb 
tbeBlnsians call Mogoren, aitb ouercame 
moll part oftbe countrie of Delict tbe fame 
time there btoelt In tbe hingbome of Bengal 
Jen a jjioblc (Gentleman, tobofe brother tbe 
Siring of Bengallen bao tojongfullp pntto 
Death, toberebp this Gentleman fought ano 
DenifeD ail tbe meanes bee coulD to bee reuem 
geD, anD DiD not onelp b*ing it to paffe bp be* 
reatttng the Bing of hi? life, bnt alfo t©he the 
tobole hingbome from him, anD brought it 
tmberbfe fubiettion, anb being in tbfofojte 
become abfolufellojD anb Bang of'Scngalla, 
boas not fberetoitb content, but Defifrfngto 
augment bis hingbome, ano tberebp to loin 
great fame, bib inuabe the countrie of Deli, 
(Woeringbponbint) toitb a great armic 
ofmenanb bp fo*ceb?auetbe ‘Cartarianss* 
£^ogo?os out of the countrie, anb fo conquer 
reb both that lanbe anb all tbe countries bo?-- 
Dering thereabouts, as Decam, Ballagate, 
anb Cuncam, as farre as to the hingbome of 
€ambaia,anbfo? a time teas the greateH 
|&>inccfnalltbofe quarters, $o* fbcUnbi* 
ansaffirme that bee bab in Compaffe bnber 
bis fubicction aboue 8 o o,mi!es oflanb.Cbis 
Bingraigning fo* a fimeoueraltbefelanbs 
anb countries, in tbt enbbeftring to Hue qui* 
etlp,anb to returne tintobis hingbom of£cn* 
gaia,tbfnhingittco froublefomefo? bint to 
rule fo great a countrie, bib inueft one of bis 
coCns, toitb tbe cotmtriesofDecam,Bal- 
lagate, anb Cuncam, toitb the lanb of Goa, 
anb tbe countries boj&ering about the fame, 
tobicb bone,be returneb into bis lanb of Ben* 
gala, leauing bis faibe cofln Bing anD com- 
tnanber of tbe afo*efaib countries.SDbis man 
toasaltoates a great fricnbeanbtoeMoiller 
to Hrange nations, as Arabians, SCurhes, 
Mupnes, anb Co*afones, $ parteb bis conn; 
tries among Couemours anb Captaines,to 
m tobereof beeing calleb /dalham, tobome 
the l^o?tingales call Hidalcam, be gauefbe 
Couemment of Angedina, tobicb Ipetb'*. 
miles from Goa £>outbtoarbs,ffretcbing to* 
toarbs the $o*tb, till pen come to a place 
calleb Siffardan tobicb are 60. mtles,tobere* 
in is containeb tbe fo tone anb 31 lanb of Goat 
to an other Captaine calleb Nila Maluco, 
bee gaue the coaff of Siffardan ft retching 
$o?fbtoarbs, to Negotana tobicb are 2 o, 
tnt!es,anb Ipetb tntoarbs to the lanb of Cam* 
baiajfotbat tbofc ttoo Captaines bab their 
gouernments m tbe countrie of Cuncam, 
tobicb Ipetb on the £>ea coatt^anb fepcratctb 
The x,Booke, . 
ft fclfefrom the lanb of Decam,bp great ane 
bfgb bits, calleb Guace. ^befe bilsare berie 
high , anD bane ntartp Comers anb b®hes of 
lanb, anb boe ftrefeb totoarbes Cambaia, to 
the Cape de Comorin a«b front tljctice 
bacheagaine to tbe coaftofChoramandel. 
SCbe bill of Guate is fo high, that men map 
eafilpftoittoitbut Goa, anb alltbeeoatta* 
long, though commonlp it is eouereb toitb 
cloubs, aub it is tbe mo*e to bee toonbjeb at, 
fo* this refpect, becaufe all other btls are bn* 
euembfgb anbfoto, anb this is faire anb flat 
lanb on tbe fop, toitb great 9 goblp fielos: f 
is bp the Indians calleb Ballagate, that IS to 
fap,aboue tbe bill, fo* Balia is aboue, anb 
Gate is a bill* toberebp tbe pojttngalsboe 
commonlp cal tbe tobole countrie Ballagate, 
although the p?fnctpall part, anb the lanb ft 
felfe is calleb Decam, anD alfo Canara^tober* 
oftbe inhabitants are calleb Decani jns anb 
Can.tras , as tbe Bings alfo in times patt tv 
feb to beare titles, anb call tbemfelucs Bings 
Of Decam, 
But returning to the brnffion oftbe rcf£ 
of tbe countries, be beuibeb lihetoife tbe lanb 
of Ballagate 0*2>ecam, iutop*oumces,gt* 
Uing onepart t 0 lmademaluco,bptbelf 9 O** 
tingales calleb Madremaiuco, anb an other 
part to Cotalmoiuco, anb an other fo Me* 
lique Verido, ail tbe faib Captaines toere 
Grangers, as SCurhes, lluines, anb Cora* 
fones, ercept Nifamalucode, tol)0 toa$ 
bonne t0 a Centleman of the Bings boufe» 
anb becaufe the Bing bab lain* toitb tbe mo* 
tbec of Nifamaluco , therefore bee boaffeb 
bimfelfe to be of the linage of tbe hing of Dc- 
cam,all tbe other Captaines toere flaues anb 
fernants, tobicb tbe Bing babbjougbt, anb 
placeb in fbofe rentes, as putting great truffi 
in them, fbmhing tbattbcp toculbachnoto* 
lebge it, anb bee tbanhfull Unto bfrti fo? tbe 
fame, $ 5 ut it fell ont otbertoife, as toee fee it 
commonlp both, anb that g®b is requiteb 
toitb euill, fo* tbefe Captaines in time, get* 
ting crebite,autbo?itie anb potoer, toere in 
great efiimation, anb as if toere,abfoluf 6 
Bings anb Ctauernours of their p*ouinces,' 
fo*tbat tbe htng neucr troubleb bimfelfe tber* 
toitb, bntlapbe all tbe charge tjppontbem 3 
toberebp tbep beganne fo bee puffeb bp toitl 
p?ibe,anb betermineb tobfurpetbep*ouin* 
ces bnber btm, fo* tbcm anb tbeir fucceffojst 
3 nb becaufe it grieucb them to be infubtecti* 
on to an other, anb at bis commaunbemcnf, 
tbep all met together, anb among them, a* 
greebto tafee tbeir Bo*b anb Bing p*ifoner, 
anb fo euerp one of them to be foie command 
bers of tbe coutries tbep bab in charge,tobicb 
tbep eafilp b*cugbt to effert s fo* that tbep bats 
all the meanes tbep tooulo toiib o* beCre, m 
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