and a little Chamber for the Ladies. When Persons of Quality care not to be in their Houses,, they set up Tents in their Gardens; and you must take notice that there is no dwelling for any person but only in the three Houses; for the fourth, which is the fairest, belongs only to the Queen. When she is not there however, any body may see it, and take a walk in the Garden, which is a very lovely place, and well-stor'd with water. The whole Piazza is encompast with several Chambers for the lodging of poor Travellers; who every day toward the evening have an Alms bestow'd upon them, of Rice, or Pulse, which they boil ready to their hands. But for the Idolaters that eat nothing which is provided by other hands, they give them flower to make Bread, and a little Butter. For when their Bread is bak'd like a broad thin Cake, they dip it in the melted-But∣ter.
From Tenara to Jatenagar, costes 12
From Jatenagar to Patengi, costes 12
From Patengi to Pengeul, costes 14
From Pengeul to Nagelpar, costes 12
From Nagelpar to Lakabaron, costes 11
From Lakabaron to Coulour or Gani, of which I shall speak in my discourse of the Mines, costes 11
The greatest part of the way from Lakabaron to Coulour, especially when you come near to Coulour, is very rocky; so that I was forc'd in some places to take my Coach off the Carriages, which was presently done. If you meet with any good Earth between those Rocks, there you shall find Cassia-Trees, that bear the best Cassia, and the most laxative in all India. Which I found by its working with my men that eat of it by the way.
There runs a great River by the Town of Coulour, which falls into the Gulf of Bengala neer Mastipatan.
From Coulour or Gani, to Kah-Kaly, costes 12
From Kah-Kaly to Bezouar, costes 6
Near to Bezouar you must repass the River of Coulour.
From Bezouar to Vouchir, costes 4
From Vouchir to Nilimor, costes 4
About half the way between Vouchir and Nilimor, you must cross a great River upon a Float-boat of Timber, there being no other kind of Boat in that place.
From Nilimor to Milmol, costes 6
From Milmol to Mastipatan, costes 4
Mastipatan is a great City, the Houses whereof are only of Wood, built at a distance one from another. The place it self, which stands by the Sea, is famous for nothing but the Road for Ships which belongs to it, which is the best in the Gulf of Bengala; and from hence they set Sail for Pegu, for Siam, for Aracan, for Bengala, for Cochinchine, for Mecca, and for Ormus, as also for the Islands of Madagascar, Sumatra and the Manille's.
You must take notice, that from Golconda to Mastipatan, there is no travelling by Waggons, by reason of the high Mountains, Lakes and Rivers that make the Road very streight and impassable. 'Tis a very difficult thing to carry a little Coach thither; for I was forc'd to have my own taken off the Carriages, and so to have it lifted out of the bad way. The Road is every jot as bad between Golconda and Cape-Comorin; a Waggon being hardly so much as made mention of all the way; for that there is no other way to travel, or for the carriage of Goods, than with Horses and Oxen. But instead of Coaches, they have the con∣venience of Pallekie's, wherein you are carried with more speed and more ease than in any part of India.