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2    The 12. day our Pinnis went on shore to the same
3place, with master Iordan , one of our Merchants. At
4whose comming on shore, after some conference with
5some that could speake Portugall , but not with those
6(as it seemed) with whom we spake the day before,
7for these told master Iordan the King was a Mallaibar ,
8and after some other conference, master Iordan told
9them, that although our ship were an English ship, yet
10he was a Portugall Merchant, and the goods in the
11ship were Portugals goods. Then they told vs wee
12should not want for any thing they had, and hereupon
13they sent a Moore into our boat to make search for a
14conuenient watering place, who after some small
15search, brought vs to a little hole at the bottome of
16a hill, being hemmed in with the hill on the one side
17and a dich on the other side, there we filled our Barreecoes,
18and being ready to goe aboard, wee desired the
19Moore to goe aboard with vs, who willingly agreed
20thereto, and we vsed him very kindly, till the next
21morning that we went to water againe, and carried
22him on shore with vs, by whose report of his kinde vsage
23aboard, there came downe with him, another
24that could speake a little Portugall , who (as hee said)
25was one of the Kings Gentlemen, him wee also
26brought aboard and vsed him very kindly, and set
27him a shore the next day. Who promised at his deperture
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29which he did accordingly, and then our Master,
30with master Reuet and my selfe went ashore with
31some others of the Company, where wee dined,
32and after dinner came two Cauelliers, and a Moore
33being one of their slaues to the watering place, where
34our men were filling of the Caske, and asked whether
35there were any of the chiefe of our ship, or Company
36there, to who~ Edward Churchman one of our Company
37made answer, & said there was our Master, and one
38of the Merchants, whom (if it pleased them) he would
39bring to parlee with them: and at their meeting,
40they saluted each other after the Portugall maner. And
41after some Conference, demanding what wee were,
42we told them we were Englishmen , and they replied
43that we were very welcome, and all that they had, or
44the Iland could afford, was at our command and disposing;
45to whom we gaue harty thanks.
46    But these sugred words of theirs, was only in outward
47shew, to cloake their treacherous practises, as
48afterward we found it true.
49    Then we demanded what they were, and it was
50answered, that one of them was the Kings brother,
51who instantly shewed vs a siluer ring, whereon was
52ingrauen the number of villages, and houses, or cottages
53in the Iland, and said he was Ruler and Gouernor
54of all those places. Then we asked them, if there
55were any Portugals in the Iland, they said no, for
56they had banished them all because they would
57haue reliefe there perforce, and would make slaues
58of the people of the Iland, (which being not able to
59indure) they made continuall warres with them at
60their comming thither.
61    In the meane time, our Pinnis came on shore,
62which had beene at an other place of the Iland for Cattell,
63according to appointment, but were deferred of,
64till they might get fitter opportunity for their intended
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66    Then our men told vs that they had heard of that
67side of the Iland where they were for Cattell that 15.
68saile of Hollanders had lately taken Mosembege , and
69put all the Portugals to the sword, which newes they
70had heard from Zinzibar to be true, whereat these Cauelliers
71seemed outwardly to reioice, which was also
72another subtill traine to bring vs within compasse of
73their intended treachery. And when night drew on,
74we intreated them to goe aboard with vs, which then,
75they refused to doe, but promised to come aboard the
76next day being the seuenteenth day of December,
77which the Kings brother (as he named himselfe) did
78with two others, but before they came aboard, they
79craued pledges, which they had, viz. Thomas Caue,
80Gabriel Brooke , and Laurence Pigot our Surgeon.
81The other three being then aboard, we vsed them verie
82kindly vntill they went on shore, on the eighteenth
83day in the morning: And our General gaue the chiefe
84of them two Goats, a paper Cartridge of Gunpowder
85and some other small trifles to the other two, and
86so went on shore, and master Reuec , master Iordan ,
87M. Glascot & my selfe went with them for our pledges,
88& at our comming on shore and fearing no treacherie,
89we went sixe or eight vnaduisedly vp to the houses
90for our pledges, whom we found garded with fifty
91or sixty men armed with seuerall weapon, as Bowes
92and Arrowes, Swords and Bucklers, Darts, and
93Curltleaxes, yet at our comming thither, wee receiued
94our pledges and without longer stay, departed
95to the Sea side, accompanied with the Kings
96brother, and immediatly most of those Moores came
97also after vs, and sixe or eight of them came to our
98Pinnis side and viewed her and so departed againe
99to the rest of their fellowes.
100    And we instantly entered our boat, and intreated the
101Kings brother to go aboard with vs, which he willingly
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103could, vntill towards night that he was to depart, when
104our Master offered him a knife, with some other odde
105trifles, which he scornfully refused, and presently went ashoare
106in our boat. Vpon this, we mistrusted some trechery,
107intended against vs, and therefore thought to bee
108better armed at our next comming ashoare.
109    The 19. day our Long boat went a shore in the morning
110verie early, to fill our Caske with water, and hauing
111filled the same, within a litle, they espied our sailes
112out, being let downe to dry; but they imagined we were
113going away: wherevpon the companion to the Kings brother
114came to our boatswaine, and asked him if wee were
115going away; The boat-swaine, as well as he could, both
116by signes and otherwise, told him, it was only to dry
117our sailes. And as they were thus talking, they espied our
118Pinnace comming, being then very well armed, and left
119off making any further inquirie; which Pinnace had they
120not then espied, it was likely they had intended to haue
121cut off our men, and taken our boat; for there was two of
122these Rogues at the least lying in ambush about the watering
123place, readie to haue giuen the onset, if the watchword
124had been giuen. By this time our Pinnace was
125come to the shore, and our men standing on their gard
126vpon the sands, not farre from her, then our Master sent
127Nicholas White , one of our gang, to tell them of the Iland
128that our Merchants were come on shoare, who passing by
129one of their houses, might perceiue the same to be full of
130people, & amongst the rest, Or Portugales, in long branched
131damaske Coats, lined with blew taffata, and vnder
132the same, white callico breeches. This Nicholas White , at
133his returne, told vs, and presently came downe the companion
134to the Kings brother, and told Master Reuec , the
135Marchants were weary, and intreated them to go vp to
136the~ to see the Cattell, which was only one bullock which
137Nicholas White saw at his going vp, and no more. But
138Master Reuet craued pardon desiring him to send downe
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140make satisfaction for the same. With this answer, and seeing
141vs better armed then we were wont to bee, he went
142away. The Kings brother being then on the sands, commanded
143a Negro to gather Coquonuts to send to our
144General, and made choise of Edward Churchman one of
145our men, to fetch the same, whom we neuer saw after,
146nor could euer know what became of him; But when
147they saw that none of vs would come a shore, but stood
148vpon our gard, they gaue the watchword and sounded a
149horne, and presently set vpon our men at the watering
150place and slew Iohn Harrington , the boat-swaines man,
151and wounded Robert Buckler , Master Ellanors man very
152sore, with 8. or 10. seuerall wounds, and had killed him,
153but that we discharged a Musket or two, which (as it seemed)
154hurt some of them; for then they retired and cried
155out: and so (though weake and faint) he did at length recouer
156our boat. Also two or three more of our men by creeping,
157and lying close in the ditch, vntill they espied our
158boat, got also safe aboard; and then counting our men, we
159only missed Edward Churchman , and Iohn Harrington ,
160that was slaine: and so comming aboard, we certified the
161company of all our proceedings on shoare; and our Surgeon
162dressed Robert Buckler , and after, did his best for
163his cure and recouery of his health.
164    The twentieth day in the morning we went on shoare
165with our Pinnace and Long-boat, very wel armed to
166fetch in our Dauid, (which is a piece of wood or timber
167wherewith we hale vp our Ancor) and a little beyend the
168same, we found Iohn Harrington dead, and starke naked,
169whom we buried at another Iland, hard by the maine
170Iland.
171    The naturall people of the Iland Pemba , seeme to bee
172louing and kind: for they made signes to me and others,
173at our first comming, to beware of our throats cutting:
174which then we tooke no heede or notice of, vntill this
175their treachery put vs in minde thereof againe.
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177and about 12. of the clocke at night, our ship was on
178ground, on the shoulds of Meluidee , or Pemba , which
179we certainely knew not: Yet God of his mercy, (as
180formerly in the late pretended treacherie, so in that
181extreamity) did mightily defend and preserue vs,
182whose name bee praised and glorified now and
183euermore.
184    The 21. day in the morning, wee espied three saile
185being small boats, sleightly wrought together, called
186Paugaias which we made after and tooke, which they
187on shore espying, they sent out an Aduisor being also
188a Paugaia , which perceiued that wee had taken the other
189and returned to the shore.
190    Now of those which we had taken there were some
1916. or 8. of the chiefest that were thought by our company
192to be Portugals , the rest being certainely known
193to be Moores , and were in all some fourty and odde
194persons, and those sixe or eight were pale and white,
195much differing from the colour of the Moores , Yet
196being asked, what they were, they said, they were
197Moores , and shewed vs their backes all written with
198Characters; and when we affirmed them to be Portugals ,
199they then told vs the Portugals were not
200circumcised.
201    But to conclude; our Company would not be perswaded
202but that they were Portugals : then some of
203our Co~pany told them of al the intended treacheries
204with the losse of two of our men, and wounding of the
205the third, which made them fearefull of our reuenge,
206(as it seemed) and then they talked together in their
207owne language, which made vs also suspect, some villanous
208and desperat attempt to be pretended by them,
209and therefore, I kept my selfe still vpon the poope,
210and looked carefully to the swords which stood nakedly
211in the Masters Cabbin, which they also knew and
212noted, and marked Master Glaskock , and my selfe
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214place voided, which I perceiuing, kept good watch,
215lest greater hurt should ensue thereby, and being thus
216alone on the poope they beckoned me three or four seuerall
217times to come to them vpon the spare Deck SOURCE TEXT: D ck , which
218I denied, lest they should so recouer the swords, whereby
219far more harme might haue beene done, then afterwards
220was done.
221    Then our Master came vpon the spare decke and
222demanded, which was their Pilot, whom hee tooke
223downe into his Cabbin, and shewed him his plat,
224which he at his comming downe did very earnestly
225behold.
226    But at his going from the rest with our Master, he
227spake in the Moores language, warning them (as we
228thought) to looke to themselues and doe their best amongst
229vs, and to giue eare when he gaue the watchword,
230and then to giue the Onset.
231    Also there were speaches vsed that the Pilot had a
232knife about him, and being searched for it, he nimblie
233conueied the same from the one side to the other, and
234therwith suddenly stabbed the Master into the belly, &
235then cried out, which (belike) was the Watchword:
236For then they began the onset on the spare decke,
237where Master Glascocke , Master Tindall , our Generall,
238and one or two more with them chanched to kill
239foure or fiue of the white Roagues, and made such hauocke
240among the rest, that at length they had slaine almost
241fourty of them, and brought the rest in
242subiection.
243    Now, a little before our Master thus called the Pilot,
244he entreated our Generall, that if they had any
245garuances or peason (being their Country food) they
246would let vs haue some, which they should be paid for,
247& what was taken from them should be redeliuered,
248with free liberty to go where they would, whereto the
249General consented, & heereupon our Master called the
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251him depart, and all the rest. But when thus treacherously
252they offered vs the first abuse, we could doe no
253lesse then we did, being in our owne defence, and for
254the safegard of our liues.
255    Yet did some fiue or sixe of these villaines, recouer
256a Pangaia by their excellent swiftnesse in swimming,
257and escaped to the shore, they swimming to windward,
258faster then our Pinnis could rowe.
259    In this skirmish were hurt but three of our Company,
260namely, Master Glascocke , with two wounds,
261whereof one was a deepe wound in his backe, Master
262Tindals was aimed at his breast, he hauing nothing in
263his hand to defend himselfe, yet by the assistance of the
264Almighty he turned himselfe about and receiued the
265stabbe in his arme, and our Masters was in his belly,
266as is formerly said, which (God be thanked) they all
267recouered and were well cured.
268    The 19. day of January wee espied many Ilands,
269which the Portugals call by the name of Almaisant , being
270to the number of nine Ilands, al vnpeopled as the
271Portugals write and affirme.
272    The 20. day we sent our Pinnis in the morning to
273one of those Ilands to seeke fresh water, but could finde
274none: yet they found there great store of Land Turtles,
275and brought some sixe aboard, then wee sailed
276to an other Iland, which seemed more likely for fresh
277water then the first, where we cast Ancor.
278    The 21. day about ten of the Clock in the forenoone
279Riding there at twelue or thirteene fathome water,
280and a reasonable good harbour, we staied there vntill
281the first day of February, and then waighed Ancor,
282and departed. Here we refreshed our selues very well
283with fresh water, Coquonuts, fish, Palmitoes, and
284Doues, great plenty.
285    They first day of February, we set saile, and sailed
286with a faire winde vntill the 19. day, that wee passed
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288morning betime, we came within ken of land, which
289was the coast of Melueidey vpon the maine.
290    The 16. day we came to an Ancor, about nine of
291the Clocke in the morning, at 12. fathome water, and
292some two leagues from the shore, and presently wee
293sent our Pinnis to the shore to seeke some refreshing,
294but they could by no meanes get on shore; nor would
295the people of the Countrey (being fearefull) come
296within parly, which at their returne they certified our
297Master of, and so in the afternoone we set saile againe,
298and departed.
299    Now about this time it pleased God, (by the confession
300of William Acton , one of our ship boies) to reueale
301a foule and detestable sinne committed amongst
302vs; which being approued against him by a Jury, hee
303was condemned to die, and was executed for the same
304on the third day of March (being Friday) in the
305morning.
306    The 21. day betimes in the morning, we espied an
307Iland standing in the height of 12. Degrees and 17.
308minutes, being barren and vnpeopled, ouer against
309which Iland, some three leagues distant, stood foure
310hillocks or rocks, & for this Iland we bore vp a whole
311day, and a night, and finding it to be barren and vnpeopled,
312by sending our skiffe on shore, wee passed by
313it, and the same day wee espied three Ilands more about
314sunne setting standing in the height of 12. Degrees
315and 29. minutes, to which Ilands we came the
31629. day of March, 1609. two of which Ilands were
317within a league one of another, and the third we found
318to be Sacatora , and standeth in 12. Degrees and 24.
319minutes where we Ancored in a fine Bay the 30. day,
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321    These are the names of his ten Viceroys, beeing all
322Heathens, but very worthy men, and expert in the
323warres. Hee hath a great number of Noble men to
324attend on him. An Earle is called a Nawbob , and
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326abroad: for at home none attend him but Euenuches
327or gelded men.
328    His Lord chiefe Justice is an Euenuch, and is called
329Awlee Nawbob : hee is thought to bee woorth twenty
330English millions: Hee keepeth twenty Elephants,
331one hundreth and fifty Camels and Dromedaries, and
332fiue hundreth Horse to attend on him.
333    The Lord Treasurer is a mighty man, called Sultan
334Carowdon : Hee hath forty Elephants to attend
335him, two hundreth Camels and Dromedaries, and
336one thousand Horse at his seruice. And when he commeth
337to sit in his place of Justice, hee is brought vpon
338an Elephant clad in cloth of gold or siluer, and sometimes
339in a Pollankan, carried by foure slaues, he lying
340in it, as if hee lay in a cradle, in as great pomp and ease
341as may bee, and hath soar maces of siluer and gilt carried
342before him, and ten banners, and as great attendance,
343as if hee were a King; yet on Twesdaies and
344Thursdaies the King himselfe sits in Judgement of
345all causes: He custometh all strangers goods himselfe,
346the custome beeing but small at his pleasure, as sometimes,
347the value of ten shillings, custometh goods
348worth two hundreth pound. Also if a Merchant stranger,
349bring wares or merchandize from a farre Countrey:
350as from Chyna, Bengalla , and thinketh hee shall
351make a bad voiage, or lose thereby: if hee acquaint the
352King therewith, and that the merchandize bee fit for
353Kings, Princes, and Noble men, the King himselfe
354will take part thereof, and cause his Nobles to take
355the rest, at such rates as the Merchant, shall not only
356bee a sauer, but a great gainer thereby.
357    The Mogoll , lyueth in as great state and pompe as
358may be deuised, both for Maiestie and princely pleasure;
359for hee had brought before him euery day during our abode
360there, 50. Elephants royall, clad in cloth of golde
361and siluer, with drums fifes and trumpets, whereof,
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363deadly, and cannot be parted but with Rackets of
364wilde fier, made round like hoopes, and so run the same in
365their faces, and some of them fight with wilde horses, as
366one Elephant with 6. horses, whereof he hath killed 2. instantly
367by clasping his trunck about their neckes, and so
368pulling them to him, with his teeth breaketh their
369necks.
370    Also there are tame Elephants that will take the viceroyes
371sonnes being the Kings pages with their
372truncks, gaping as they would eat them, and yet verie
373gently will set them vpon his owne head, and hauing sitten
374there a good space, will set them downe againe one
375their feet as tenderly as a mother would set downe her
376owne childe, doing them no harme at all.
377    The Elephant wil not goe out of the sight of his female,
378nor will he be ruled if he doe, this I can speake by
379experience hauing seene triall made thereof. Also euery he
380Elephant, hath 3. or 4. females, and I saw one that had
3814. females and 12. yong ones of his owne begetting.
382    There ingendring is strange, for the female
383lieth downe on her backe, and he commeth vpon her, and
384so ingender. But if he perceiue any man to beholde or
385see him thus ingendring hee will kill him if he can.
386    Also the King hath Deare, Rammes, Veruathoes or
387Beazors, Lyons, Leopards, and Wolues, that fight before
388him. Also if a Cauilier be condemned for any offence
389and iudged to die, he may by the custom of the Country,
390Craue combate with a Lion for his life, (which the
391King denieth to none that crave it) as for example, I saw
392one, that at the first incounter strooke the Lion with his
393fist that he felled him, but the Lion recouering, returned
394with great furie and violence, and caught such hold on
395him that he rent out his guts, with the heart and liuer
396and so tore him in peeces, and this was performed before
397the King.
398    Also there are horses that fight with Allegators or
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400saw one Allegator kill 2. stone horses at one time. There
401is also a faire Riuer called Indawe , running from thence
402to Mesopotamia , & carrieth boats or lighters of 40. tun,
403and is replenished with fish of all sorts.
404    Also there are 4. Basars or markets euery day in the
405weeke, and great store of all things to be bought and sold
406there, and at a very reasonable rate. As a hen for 2. pence,
407a Turkey for 6. pence, a liue deare for a dollar, a sheep for
4082. shillings, a goat for 2. shillings, a couple of oxen for 4.
409dollars, being 16. shillings sterling, a good hogge for 2. shillings,
410but none buy them but Christians, and none sell
411them but the Bannyans, who breed them, and as much
412fish for 3. pence as will serue 5. reasonable men at a
413meale.
414    Also great store of fruit, as Limmons, Oranges, Apricocks,
415Grapes, Peares, Apples and Plummes; But
416with their grapes they make no wines because their
417lawes forbid it: Also Raisons as great and faire as
418Raisons of Damasko, with great store of cloth of golde
419veluets and silkes out of Persia , and silkes and cloth of
420gold from Chyna , but those are course and lowe prised;
421but abundance are their vended; and Captaine Hawkins
422thinketh that our Richer silkes, veluets, and such
423like would be excellent good commodities there.
424    But especially our Cloth of light coulors. For there
425is no Cloth, but a kind of course Cloth like Cotton, which
426is made at Lyhore , and at a Towne called Esmeere :
427and their finest and best, is a kind of course red cloth, like
428a Venice red, and this is the vsuall wearing for the chiefest
429Cauiliers; and these are all the places of clothing that
430I could by any meanes heare of in all that Country.
431    The word Mogoll , in their language is as much
432as to say, the great white King; for he is a white man and
433of the Race of the Tartares. He is King of many Kingdomes,
434and writeth himselfe in his stile, Patteshaw Shelham
435Shogh , that is, the King of all the great coynes. For
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437another at Surrot , another at Cambaia , another at Sabbarton ,
438and another at Awgru , And for his seuerall
439Kingdomes, he is King, of the Guzarats , of the Bannians
440of the Bulloits of Callicot and Bengolla which are
441Gentiles , of the Indestands of the Mogolles , of the Hendouns ,
442of the Moltans , of the Puttans , of the Bullochies ,
443and of the Alkeysors , with some others, which I cannot
444particularly name. Also he writeth himselfe the nynthe
445King from Iamberlaine . And to this his great stile he is
446also of as great power, wealth and commande, yet will
447he vrge none of what Nation soeuer to forsake their Religions,
448but esteemeth any man somuch the better, by
449how much the more he is firme and constant in his Religion,
450and of all other he maketh most accompt of Christians,
451and will allow them double the meanes that hee
452giueth to any other nation, and keepeth continually two
453Christians Friars, to conuerse with them in the Christian
454Religion and manners of Christendome. He hath
455also the picture of our Lady in the place of his prater or
456Religious proceedings, and hath oftentimes said that
457he could find in his heart to be a Christian, if they had
458not so many Gods: There was at my being there an
459Armenian Christian that in hope of gaine and preferment
460turned More, which being told the King, he saide,
461if he thought to saue his soule thereby, that was a sufficient
462Recompence for him, but he would rather haue
463giuen him preferment if he had kept himselfe still a
464Christian.
465    The Mogoll is also verie bountifull, for to one that
466gaue him a little deere he gaue 1000. Ruckees, being
467100. pound sterling, also to another that gaue him a couple
468of land spannels, he gaue the like reward, and to another
469that gaue him two Cocks he gaue 2000. Ruckees.
470    Also there be excellent faire Hawkes of all sorts from
471the Goshauke to the Sparehauke, and great store of
472game, as Phesants, Partriges, Plouers, Quailes,
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474    There are no great dogges but a kind of Mungrels,
475whereof two wil hardly kill a deare in a whole day, and
476yet they are so choise ouer them, that they make them
477coates to keepe them warme and cleane. Nor haue
478they any parkes, but Forrests, and Commons, wherein
479any man may hunt that will, saue only within 6. miles
480of Agra round about which is lymitted and reserued for
481the Kings priuate pleasure onely.
482    The King hath there begun a goodly monument
483for his Father, which hath been already 9. yeeres in building,
484and will hardly be finished in 5. yeeres more, and
485yet there are continually 5000. workemen at worke
486thereon.
487    The substance therof, is very fine marble, curiously
488wrought.
489    It is in forme 9. square, being 2. English miles about
490and 9. stories in height.
491    Also, it was credibly reported vnto me by a Christian
492Friar (who solemnly protested he heard the King him
493selfe speake it) that hee intended to bestow a hundreth
494millions of Treasure on that monument.
495    And hauing viewed and seen this great and rich Citie
496of Agra with the pleasures and Commodities thereof;
497on the 18. day of Ianuarie , my selfe with Ioseph Salcbancke
498and Iohn Frenchan , went to the King and craued
499his Passe for England , who very courteously dema~ded
500of vs if we would serue him in his wars, offering
501vs what maintenance we would aske of him; which wee
502humbly excused, both in regard of this our voiage, wherin
503diuers others besids our selues, were partners, as
504also, in regard we had Wiues and Children in our owne
505Countrie, to whom both by Law and Nature wee were
506bound to make returne if it were possible; whereupon
507most graciously he granted vs his Passe, vnder his hand
508and great Seale, for our safe conduct thorow al his Kingdomes
509and Dominions. Then his chiefe Secretary,
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511hath ten Queenes, one thousand Concubines, and two
512hundreth Euenuches.) And this Queene is keeper of his
513great Seale, where it was sealed and deliuered vnto vs.
514Then I also went to the chiefe Friar, and craued his letters,
515aswell to the Kings and Princes, whose Kingdoms
516and Dominions we were to passe thorow, as also to the
517Clergy and places of Religion, which he most willingly
518granted, beeing a man of great Credit there, and greatly
519esteemed and well knowne in other Kingdomes.
520    Also hee gaue me his letters of commendations to one
521Iohn Midnall an English Merchant or Factor, who had
522lien in Agroe three yeeres: but before I came into England
523Iohn Midnall was gone againe for the East Indies,
524and I deliuered his letter to M^r. Greenaway Deputy
525gouernor in London for the Company of the East
526Indian Merchants.
527    The one and twentieth day, wee tooke our leaue of
528Captaine Hawkins , whom wee left there in great credit
529with the King, beeing allowed one hundreth Rackees a
530day which is ten pound sterling, and is intituled by the
531name of a Can, which is a Knight, and keepeth company
532with the greatest Noble men belonging to the King: and
533hee seemeth very willing to doe his Country good. And
534this is asmuch as I can say concerning him.
535    The 22. day we tooke our iourney towards England,
536being 5. Englishmen viz, my selfe, Ioseph Salebencke,
537Iohn Frencham, Richard Martin , and Richard Fox , and
538Guilliam Ashlee a More our guide, and trauelled towards
539Ispahan in Persia , and so with 5. horses and 2. Camels,
540we tooke the way to Biany , because Iohn Midnall
541had gone the way to Lahor before, also this way was
542but two moneths iourney, though very dangerous and
543that by Lahor was 4. moneths iourney and without danger,
544viz.
545    From Agra we came to Fetterbarre being 12. course.
546And fro~ thence to Bianic being 12. course more. And this
547is the chiefest place for Indico in all the East Indies,

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548where are 12. Indico Milles.
549    The Indico groweth in small bushes like goosberry
550bushes and carrieth a seede like Cabbege seed. And
551being cut down is laid on heapes for half a yeere to rot
552and then brought into a vault to be troden with Oxen
553to tread the Indico from the stalkes, and so to the
554Milles to be ground very fine: and lastly, is boiled in
555Furnaces, and very well refined and sorted into
556seuerall sorts.
557    A seere of Indico in Biany is worth ten pence, which
558seere doth containe twenty ounces at the least. This
559I know to be true and brought a sample of the Indico
560home with me. And for this Indico & the Anneele that
561is made thereof, there is much trading of Merchants,
562form Agro and Lahore .
563    The 25. day, we came to Hendowne , being twenty
564fiue course, this is an ancient faire City, where is also
565good store of course Indico.
566    The 26. day, we came to Mogoll being 14. course.
567This is a small market Towne, where are also course
568Indico and Callicoes.
569    The 27. day we went some 12. course to a small
570Village called Halstot .
571    The 28. day, we trauelled 12. course to a small
572Village called Chatsoe , where are sheepe and goats
573great store, and very cheape.
574    The 29. day, we went 12. course to a small Town
575called Laddanna , and there are great store of Cotton
576Wools.
577    The 30. day, we went eight course to a small town
578called Mosabad , where is great store of corne.
579    The 31. day we went 12. course to Bandason a smal
580Village.
581    The first day of February we came to a faire Riuer
582called Paddar that runneth to Guzarat , and this Riuer
583parteth the Dominions of the Indestands and Hendownes
584and falleth into the gulph of Persia. And from

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585thence we went to the City of Esmeere , being twelue
586course from Bandason .
587    Heere the great Mogol hath a stately house where
588are continually kept 600. Elephants, and 1000. Horses,
589for the warres to bee ready at the Kings
590command.
591    There is great store of wools, and much cloathing
592for course cloth and cottens, also Iauelins, Bowes
593and Arrowes, Armour, Swords, and other weapons
594for the Warres, and two Basars or Markets euery
595weeke.
596    The Indestands are very gallant people, and great
597Merchants into most parts of the world.
598    The second day, wee went into the Hendownes
599Countrey, some 12. course, and came to Richmall ,
600where in great wore of Game, and a pleasant place for
601hawking and hunting.
602    The fourth day, we went 12. course, to Mearta ,
603a faire City, where I saw three faire and ancient
604Tombee or Monuments of the Hendownes , there are
605three Basars or Markets euery weeke. Also great store
606of Indico, cotten wooll, yarne, and cloth.
607    This City in my iudgement is as big as the City
608of Exceter .
609    The sixth day we went some twelue course to Hursallo ,
610a small Village.
611    The seuenth day we went 14. course to Lauara , a
612small village, where is great store of Corne, Cattell,
613and Sheepe and very good cheape.
614    The eight day, we went 12. course to Towry , a
615Towne of Garrison of the Hendownes .
616    The ninth day, we went 11. course to Chummo a
617small Village.
618    The tenth day, we went 13. course to Moulto a
619Village.
620    The 11. day, we went 10. course to Pucker a small
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622    The 12. day, we went 12. course to Senawra a little
623Towne.
624    The 13. day, we went but fiue course to Basonpee
625a small village.
626    The 14. day, we went fiue course more to Gislemeere ,
627a faire City, and hath in it a strong Castle, where
628lyeth a grand Cauilier. Also there is great trading of
629Merchandize by Land, and in the Castle are thirty
630peeces of Ordinance.
631    The 18. day, we went from thence some 14. course
632ouer the sands, that part the Hendownes and Multans ,
633and lay in the fields.
634    The Hendownes are naturally discended from the
635Gentiles , yet refuse no manner of meat, flesh, nor fish,
636and are many of them very notable theeues. They
637pray naked, dresse and eat their meat naked, and
638where they dresse and eat their meat, they make a circle,
639within which circle none must enter, during
640the time of their dressing and eating their meat.
641    Their women are brought vp of children with shackles,
642some of siluer, some of brasse, and some of Iron
643on their legs, and rings in their eares, all which
644are still increased or made bigger as they grow in
645yeeres and bignesse, so that in time they haue holes in
646their eares so great that a man may thrust his hand
647thorow. Also they doe weare SOURCE TEXT: we re bracelets of Elephants
648teeth about their armes from the wrist to the elbow.
649    The 19. day, wee went eight course and lay in the
650Fields.
651    The 20. day, wee went 12. course more, and lay
652in the fields.
653    The twenty one day, we went 12. course and lay
654by a well some 60. fathome deepe, where water was
655very scarse.
656    The 22. day, we trauelled 16. course, where wee
657could get no better water then was almost halfe Cow
658pisse.