Purchas his pilgrimes. part 1 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.

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Purchas his pilgrimes. part 1 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.
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§. IIII. His Iourney to Agra: Obseruations by the way, and there; and of the Decan warres there.
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* 1.1THe second of Ianuary, I departed from Comuariaw (a small village three Cose from Surat) to Mutta a great Aldea 7 c. 21.8 c. to Carode, a great countrey Towne, by which on the North runneth Surat Riuer. It hath a Castle, with two hundred horse Paans good souldiers, twentie two to Curka 12 c. it is a great Village with a Riuer on the South side.* 1.2 In the way 7 c. is Beca, a Castle with a great Tanke, and a pleasant Groue, 23.10 c. to Nacampore a great Towne vnder the Pectopshaw. In this way on the right hand beginneth a great ridge of mountaines, which come from Amadanar-wards, neare which Badur keepeth, holding diuers strong holds thereon, that the King with all his force cannot hurt him. These Mountaines runne to Bramport:* 1.3 on them are bred many wilde Elephants, 24. to Dayta, 8 c. a [ 20] great Towne. In the mid-way you passe a stony troublesome Riuer. This Towne hath a Castle, and is almost encompassed with a Riuer, seated in a fertile soyle. 25. to Badur, 10 c. a filthy towne and full of theeues: heere is made much wine of a sweete fruit called Mwa, but I found it not wholesome, except it be burnt. This Towne is the last of note in Pectopshaws Land, who is a small King or Raiaw, a Gentile, keeping on the top of inaccessible Mountaines, which beginne at Curka▪ and extend many Courses. He holdeth two faire Cities, Salere, and the other Mu∣liere,* 1.4 where the Mamudees are coyned, each hauing two mightie Castles, which haue way to them but for two men abrest, or for an Elephant at most to get vp; hauing also in the way eigh∣tie small Fortresses dispersed on the Mountaines to guard the way. Vpon the top of these Moun∣taines is good pasture, and abundance of graine, fountaines running thence into the Plaines. The [ 30] Acabar besieged him seuen yeeres, and in the end was forced to compound with him, giuing him Narampore, Dayta, and Badur, with diuers other Aideas, for the safe conducting of his Mer∣chants alongst this Plaine; so that he now remaineth this Kings friend, sends Presents yeerely, leaues one of his sonnes at Bramport, for pledge of his fealtie. He is said to haue alway in readi∣nesse foure thousand Mares of a strange breed and excellent:* 1.5 and one hundred Elephants. 26.7 c. to Nonderbar a Citie, short of which are many Tombes and houses of pleasure, with a Castle and a faire Tanke. seuen and twentie to Lingull, 10 c. a beastly Towne, with theeuish inhabitants, and a dirtie castle; a deepe sandie way neare the Towne. 28.10 c. to Sindkerry, a great dirtie Towne. In the way the Gouernour of Lingull (with others as honest as himselfe) would haue borrowed some money of me, but seeing it proue powder and shot, gaue ouer, and wee drew on [ 40] our Carts without trouble. On the further side of Sindkerry runneth a Riuer of brackish water, with drinking whereof, I got the bloody fluxe, which accompanied me to Bramport. 29.10 c. to Taulneere,* 1.6 a theeuish way, the Towne faire, with a Castle and a Riuer, in time of raine not pas∣sable without Boat. 30.15 c. to Chupra, a great Towne. I rested two dayes by reason of raine, in which time came the Gouernour of Nonderbar with foure hundred horse,* 1.7 without whose com∣pany I could not haue proceeded without danger, Can-Canna hauing been beaten, and retired to Bramport, after the losse of the strong and rich Towne of Ioulnapore, whereupon the Decanes grew so insolent,* 1.8 that they made roades into this way, and spoyled many passengers.

* 1.9The second of February, 6c. to Rawd, a countrey Village. The vnseasonable thunder, wind and raine, with my disease, almost made an end of me: which made vs make Mukom the third [ 50] and fourth, the fifth to Beawle 10c. a great towne, with a faire castle, 6. stayed by foule weather, 7.16 c. to Rauere, a great Towne, 8.10 c. to Bramport, where I pitched my Tent in the Armeni∣ans yard, not being able for money to get an house, the Towne was so full of souldiers. Some 2 c. short of this Citie lyeth Badurpore, a faire City, and betwixt these two Cities, the Campe of Can-Canna vnder Tents, 2 c. in length (hauing some fifteene thousand Horse, two hundred faire Elephants, an hundred peeces of Ordnance of all sizes) on the North side. On the other side, within twentie or thirtie course,* 1.10 lay Amberchapon, an Abshed, and Generall of the King of Decans Forces, with some ten thousand of his owne cost, all braue souldiers, and som forty thou∣sand Decanees: in so much that the Citie of Bramport had certainly been lost, had not the Prince Saltan Peruis, and Raiaw Manisengo, come instantly downe with great forces. For at this time [ 60] he had sent to the Can-Canna to yeeld vp the Citie vpon composition, deeming him not able to hold it against him.

This Citie is very great, but beastly, situate in a low, vnholsome aire, a very sickly place, cau∣sed especially by the bad water:* 1.11 On the North-east is the Castle on the Riuers bank (comming

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from Surat) large and well fortified. By the Castles side in the Riuer lyeth an Elephant of stone, so liuely, that a liuing Elephant comming one day to drinke, ranne against it with all his force,* 1.12 and brake both his teeth. The head is painted red in the fore-head; and many simple Indians worship it. Some two Cose forth of the Citie, is Can Cannas Garden called Loll bage; the whole way thereto being vnder shadie trees very pleasant. Within it are diuers faire walkes, with a stately small Tanke standing square betweene foure trees, all shaded and inclosed with a wall; at the entrance without, a faire Banketting house built aloft betweene foure trees.

I rested to the twelfth, for recouery (which God sent) vnder my Tent. Two dayes after my [ 10] comming came newes of the sacking of Rauere,* 1.13 by fifteene hundred Decan Horse with other places neere thereto, we blessing God for our safe arriuall, the way now not passable with one thousand Horse. I was here certified also by an Armenians Letters, of a great ouerthrow giuen to the Portugall Armada vpon the Mallabar Coast, consisting of fiftie Frigats and two Gallies,* 1.14 which being dispersed with foule weather, were sudainly out of diuers creekes assailed by the Malabars, which was attended with spoile, fire, taking the rest fleeing. On the twelfth I rode to visit the Prince, and on the thirteenth, gaue him a Present, found him courteous, promising what I desired. The Prince had with him twentie thousand Horse, and three hundred faire E∣lephants, and with him, Asaph Can with some three thousand, and Emersee Rastein late King of Candbar, with some thousand old Souldiers. And during my abode in the Campe, came also Raia Manisengo with ten thousand Horse, all Resboots, and neere a thousand Elephants: so that all the [ 20] Plaines for a great distance were couered with Tents very braue to behold: with the Armie came diuers great Boates for the transportaion of forces uer waters. The Prince remouing I retur∣ned to Bramport: and on the sixe and twentieth, hee beeing aduanced 3 c. towards the E∣nemie, I went to him to take my leaue, where newes came of the ouerthrow of certaine of Ma∣nisengos forces.

The first of March, the Gouernor of Bramport departed for Agra, and I with him 12c. to Barre a great Village, stonie & steep way, being the passage ouer the great ridge of Mountaines which come from Amadauarwards.* 1.15 About some 4 c. of this way lyeth the strong and inuincible Castle of Hassere, seated on the top of a high Mountaine, large and strong,* 1.16 able to re∣ceiue (as is reported) fortie or fiftie thousand Horse. And on the top are many faire Tankes and [ 30] good pasture grounds. It hath had in the dayes of Badur Sha late King thereof, some sixe hundred Peeces of Ordnance. The Acabar besieged it a long time, circling it on all sides, and at length tooke it by composition. For it is said, that there bred such an innumerable sort of Emmets or o∣ther small Wormes in all the waters, that the people swelled and burst with drinking thereof: which mortalitie caused him to compound and deliuer it, being by meere humane force inuinci∣ble. The third, 11 c. to Camla, a small Aldea, stonie, troublesome way. The fourth,* 1.17 to Magergom 4 c. a great Aldea, bad way. The fifth, 10 c. to Kergom a great Village, steepe way. The sixth, 13 c. to Berkul a small Village. The seuenth, 8 c. to Taxa∣pore a small Towne. At 2c. on this way, you passe a faire Riuer called Neruor which comes from Baroche: vpon the Banke is a prettie Towne and faire Castle, and vnder it the Fer∣rie [ 40] place. To passe ouer with Camels is a way a C. lower on the left hand, where is an ouer∣fall, and not aboue three foot in the passage, but neere a mile ouer. The eight, 5 c. to Man∣dow, 3 c. whereof is vp a steepe stonie Mountaine, hauing way but for a Coach at most.* 1.18

This ridge of Mountaines extendeth North-east and South-west. On the top at the edge of the Mountaine standeth the gate or entrance of the Citie, ouer which is built a faire Fort and House of pleasure; the walls extending all along the Mountaines side for many Coses. On the left hand at the entrance some two or three miles distant, on the toppe of a picked Mountaine standeth a strong Fort, and in other places dispersed some ten or twelue more. For 2 c. or better within this gate the City is ruined all saue only Tombes and Meskites, which remayne in great numbers to this day, with some tottered walls of great Houses. The olde City is from [ 50] gate to gate 4 c. long North and South, but East and West ten or twelue Coses: and yet to the East-ward of all lyeth good pasture ground for many courses. Aloft on this Mountaine are some sixteene faire Tankes here and there dispersed about the Citie. That which is now stan∣ding is very faire, but small in comparison of the former,* 1.19 with diuers goodly buildings all of firme stone, and faire, high gates, that I suppose the like not to be in all Christendome. At the entrance on the South within the gate of the City now inhabited, as you passe along on the left hand, stands a goodly Meskite, and ouer against it a faire Palace, wherein are interred the bodies of foure Kings, with exceeding rich Tombes. By the side thereof standeth a high Turret of one hundred and seuentie steps high, built round with Galleries and Windowes to euery roome, all exceeding for goodly Ports, Arches, Pillars; the walls also all interlayed with a greene stone much [ 60] beautifying. On the North-side where I came forth lyeth a piece of a foot and an halfe bore in the mouth, but the breech was in the ground. The gate is very strong with a steepe descent; and without this sixe other, all very strong, with great walled places for Courts of Guard betweene gate and gate. On this side is also a small Port, but the way thereto is exceeding steepe. All a∣longst on the side also runneth the wall, with flankers euer here and there among; and yet is the

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hill so steepe of it selfe, that it is not almost pos••••ble for a man to climbe vp on all oure to any part of it.* 1.20 So that to mans iudgement it is altogether inuincible; and yet was taken partly by force, partly by Treason by Hamawne, this mans Grandfather, foring Seic Sha Selim whose Ancestors had conquered it from the Indians some foure hundred yeeres agoe. This Sha Selim was a very powerfull King of Dely, and once forced Hamawne to flye into Persia for ayde; from whence returning with Persian forces, he put him againe to the worst; who yet held out against him all his life time, as also a long time of Ecabars Raigne, flying from one Moun∣taine to another. Without the wals of the City on this side, the Suburbs entred 4 c. long, but all ruinate, saue certaine Tombes, Meskits and goodly Seraies, no man remayning in them. [ 10]

The way exceeding stony and bad at 4 c. end lyeth Luneheira, a small Saray where wee pitched the ninth. Betweene this and the ruines about 3 c. of the way, is a goodly Tanke inclosed with stone, and a banketting house in the middest: On the South whereof are faire houses of pleasure now ruinated, from whence goeth an arched bridge to the banketting house in the Tanke.

Some halfe a Cose beyond Luneheira on the right hand, are foure or fiue faire Tankes with a great Pagode,* 1.21 a very pleasant place. The tenth, to Dupalpore 14 c. good way, a small Towne. The eleuenth, to Ouglue a faire City twelue long Coses. This Countrey is called Mal∣ua, a fertile soile, abounding with Opium. Here the Cose or Course is two miles English. The twelfth,* 1.22 wee made Mukom. The thirteenth, to Conoscia, 11 c. good way, a little Vil∣lage. [ 20] I enqured the price of Opium. They giue the head three scratches, from whence issue small teares, at the first white, which with the cold of the night turneth reddish, which they daily scrape, not without infinite trouble, the head beeing very small and yeelding little. The fourteenth,* 1.23 to Sunenarra 8 c. way much stony and theeuish, a people called Graciae, inha∣biting the hils on the left hand, which often vngraciously entertayn Carauans. A hundred of them had done the like to a Caffila now, had not our comming preuented. It is a small Towne, short of which is a great Tanke full of wilde fowle▪* 1.24 The fifteenth, 10 c. to Pimpelgom a ragged Aldea. At 4 c. end of this way lyeth Sarampore, a great Towne with a Castle on the South∣west side, with a faire Towne-house. Here are made faire Turbants and good linnen. Short of this Towne we met Caun Iohn a great Minion of the Kings with ten thousand horse, many Ele∣phants, [ 30] and Boats carryed on Carts, going for Bramport. On the way also we passed diuers of Manisengos men, hee hauing in all some twenty thousand, so that it was deemed there were one hundred thousand Horse assembled.

The sixteenth, 7 c. to Cuckra, a great Countrey Towne abounding with all sorts of Graine,* 1.25 Victuall and Mewa Wie: at 4 c. lyeth Berroul a great Aldea. The seuenteenth, 12 c. to Delout, a great Aldea, the way for the fiue last Coses theeuish, hilly, stony, the other pleasant Plaines. The eighteenth, 7 c. to Burrow a small Towne, but plentifull of Victuall, except flesh which is scarse all this way; the way dangerous. The nineteenth, 7 c. to Sukesera a small ragged Towne.* 1.26 The twentieth, to Syrange 9 c., a very great Towne, where are many Betele Gardens. The one and twentieth and two and twentieth, wee [ 40] make Muckom. The three and twentieth, to Cuchenary Saray 8 c. The foure and twen∣tieth, to Sadura 5 c. The fiue and twentieth, to Collebage 7 c. The sixe and twen∣tieth,* 1.27 12 c. to Qualeres, a pretty small Towne encompassed with Tamarind and Manga Trees. The seuen and twentieth, to Cipry seuen of Surat Couses a mile and an halfe way thee∣uih, stony, full of Trees, a Desart passage: a walled Towne, faire Houses couered with Slate. Two nights before some sixtie or seuentie Theeues (mistaking for a late passed Carauan) assayled in a darke night one hundred and fiftie Potan Souldiers, and fell into the pit they digged for o∣thers,* 1.28 ten being slaine and as many taken, the rest fled. The eight and twentieth, to Norwar 12 c. a Desart rascally way full of Theeues. In the Woods sate diuers Chuckees to pre∣uent robbing, but the Foxe is often made the Goose-heard. One pretty neat Meskite and in one [ 50] place at the foot of the gate, a few poore Inhabitants wee saw in this dayes iourney, and nine∣teene faire Saraies ruinated.

The Towne at the foot of the hill, hath a Castle on the top of a stony steep mountaine, with a narrow stone causey leading to the top some mile or better in ascent.* 1.29 In the way stand three gates very strong, with places for Corps du guard. At the tp of all is the fourth gate, which leads into the Castle, where stands a guard, not permitting any srangr to enter without order from the King. The Towne within is faire and great, with a descent thereto; being situate in a Valley on the top of a Mountaine very strangely. As it is reported, this cliffe is in circle some 5. or 6 c. and walled round with Towers and Flankers here and there dispersed, without treason inuincible. [ 60] This hath been the gate or border of the Kingdome of Mandow, and hath been beautifull, and so∣red wih Ordnance, but now is much gone to ruine. The twenty ninth to Palacha 7 c. the thir∣tieth to Antro,* 1.30 a great Towne 12 c. the thirty one to Gualere 6 c. a pleasant Citie with a Castle. On the East 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is on the top of a steep piked hill, a ruinous building where diuers great men haue been interred. On the West side is the Castle, which is a steep craggy cliffe of 6 c. compasse

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at least (diuers say eleuen) all inclosed with a strong wall. At the going vp to the Castle adioyning to the Citie, is a faire Court enclosed with high walls, and shut in with strong gates, where keeps a strong guard, not permitting any to enter without publike order. From hence to the top, leads a stone narrow cawsey, walled on both sides; in the way are three gates to be passed, all exceeding strong, with Courts of guard to each. At the top of all at the entrance of the last gate, standeth a mightie Elephant of stone very curiously wrought. This Gate is also exceeding stately to be∣hold, with a goodly house adioyning, whose wals are all set with greene and blue stone, with di∣uers gilded Turrets on the top. This is the Gouernours lodging: where is place to keepe Nobles that offend (he is said to haue three such Noble-Prisons or Castles, this, and Rantimore 40 c. to which are sent such Nobles as he intends to put to death,* 1.31 which commonly is some two moneths [ 10] after their arriuall, the Gouernour then bringing them to the top of the wall, and giuing them a dish of milke, which hauing drunke, he is cast downe thence on the Rockes. The third is Rotas,* 1.32 a Castle in the Kingdome of Bengala, whither are sent those Nobles which are condemned to per∣petuall imprisonment) from whence very few returne againe. On the top of this Mountaine of Gualere, is very good ground, with three or foure faire Tankes, and many other faire buildings. On the Towne side are many houses cut out of the maine Rocke, for habitation and sale of goods. On the North-west side, at the foot of the hill is a spacious meadow, inclosed with a stone wall, within which are diuers gardens and places of pleasure, fit also to keepe horses in time of warre. This Castle was the Gate or frontier of the Kingdome of Dely, bordering on Mandow, and is neere [ 20] a mile of ascent.

The first of Aprill 1610. to Mendaker 9 c. the second 10 c. to Doulpore. Within 2 c. of the Towne, you passe a faire Riuer called Cambere, as broad as the Thames,* 1.33 short of which is a narrow passage, with hills on both sides, very dangerous. The Castle is strong, ditched round, and hath foure walls and gates one within an other, all very strong, with steep ascents to each, paued with stone; the Citie is inhabited most-what with Gentiles. The Castle is three qarters of a mile through, and on the further side hath like Gates to be passed againe.* 1.34 The third to Iaiow 9 c. the fourth to Agra 9 c. In the afternoone, the Captaine carried me before the King. I here found at my comming, Captaine Thomas Boys, with three French Souldiours, a Dutch Inginer, and a Ve∣netian Merchant with his sonne, and a seruant, newly come by land out of Christendome.

[ 30] In May and part of Iune, the Towne was much vexed with fires night and day, flaming in one part or other, whereby many thousands of houses were consumed, besides Men, Women,* 1.35 Chil∣dren, and Cattell, that we feared the iudgement of Sodome and Gomorrha vpon the place. I was long dangerously sicke of a Feuer; and in Iune the heat so exceeded, that we were halfe rosted a∣liue. Iune the twenty eighth, arriued Padre Peniero, an arch-knaue (a Iesuite I should say) who brought Letters from the Vieroy, with many rich Presents, tending only to thwart our affaires.* 1.36 In this time, Mo. Bowcan was complained of by the Captaine to the King, who commaunded Abdel Hassan the chiefe Vizier to doe iustice; but birds of a feather will flie together, and Mo. Bowcan partly mis-reckoned, partly turned vs ouer to a Bankrupt Bannian; so that of thirty two thousand fiue hundred one M. and an halfe due, he would pay but eleuen thousand: neither would [ 40] he pay that present.

In Iuly, came newes of the ill successe of the Kings forces in Decan, who beeing within some foure dayes Iourney of Amdananager, hoping to raise the siege thereof, were forced through fa∣mine and drought, to make their retrait for Bramport, whereupon the Citie,* 1.37 after much miserie indured, was lost. This armie consisted of one hundred thousand horse at the least, with infinite numbers of Cammels and Elephants: so that with the whole baggage, there could not bee lesse then fiue or sixe hundred thousand persons, insomuch that the waters were not suffcient for them; a Mussocke of water being sold for a Rupia and yet not enough to be had▪* 1.38 and all victualls at an ex∣cessiue rate. For the Decan army still spoyled the Countrey before them, and cut betwixt them and supplies for victualing them out of Guzerate and Bramport, daily making light skirmishes vp∣on [ 50] them, to their great disaduantage, that without retiring the whole army had been endangered. At their returne to Bramport, there were not to bee found thirty thousand horse, with infi∣nite number of Elephants, Cammels, and other Cattell dead. This Moneth also came newes of the sacking of Potana, a great Citie in Purrop,* 1.39 and surprising of the Castle where the Kings Trea∣sure lay, the Citizens flying without making resistance. But vpon this Caualero, presently came a great Ombra adioyning, and tooke him in the Castle. The Citizens returning, he sent twelue of the chiefe of them to the King, who caused them to be shauen, and in womens attire, to bee carried on Asses through all the streets of Agra,* 1.40 and on the next day (as it is said) cut off their Heads.

All this Moneth also was much stirre with the King about Christianitie, hee affirming before his Nobles, that it was the soundest faith, and that of Mahomet lies and fables.* 1.41 He commanded [ 60] also three Princes, his deceassed brothers sonnes, to be instructed by the Iesuites, and Christian apparell to be made for them, the whole City admiring. And yet at the same time, Abdel Has∣sans iudgement was, that it was not iustice to pay debts to Christians, in Mo. Bowcans case, wher∣of againe we had reference from the King to him, perhaps on like ground, as some Europaeans

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thinke it lawfull to make price of the goods and ships of Ethnikes, eo nomine, therefore setting out men of warre, so to make the Christian Name, not as an ointment powred out, that the Virgin soules may be conuerted, and loue Christ, but as filthy matter running out of rotten hearts and poi∣soned lips, yea, with force and armes, to exoccupate the Kingdome of Christ in those parts: at least, let reformed Professors reforme this Man-of-warre-Profession against innocents, that the Name of God through them be not blasphemed among the Gentiles. But to returne to this dissimulati∣on (as since it hath to the world appeared) those three Princes were Christened solemnly, con∣ducted to Church by all the Christians of the Citie,* 1.42 to the number of some sixtie horse, Captaine Hawkins being in the head of them, with S. Georges colours carried before him, to the honour of the English Nation, letting them flie in the Court before Sha Selim himselfe. The eldest was na∣med [ 10] Don Philippo, the second Don Carlo, the third Don Henrico: and on the ninth of September, was christened another young Prince, the Acabars brothers sonnes sonne, by the name Don Du∣arte, the King giuing daily charge to the Fathers for their instruction, that they might become good Christians.

* 1.43October the twelfth, we were certified by Letters of M. Iourdaine from Surat, that thirtie Frigats of the Portugals were cast away on the barre of Surat, hasting before the winter was bro∣ken vp, to catch more English; many of the men escaped, and were glad to beg releefe at the En∣glish doore.

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