'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎64] (85/448)

6^. Fettipore. zAmadav
whence ruine and negled have fo moth-eaten her, as at this day flie lies prollrate
and is become the objed of contempt and pitty, from Agra being diftant eighteen miles
^Whiles things were in this fort digefting, news comes to King Bcbar (then in Fettipore)
that another Rebellion was begun in Gujurat by, Ehrahim HoJfen y Mirzjt-cam, Mahomet
Hoffen and Joon-cam, who had forraged as far as Baroch, and were marching to Ama-
dava/, hoping with their troops of Thieves and Coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. to make a prey of that wealthy
Amawa ^Amaddvadktms to me to be that City which is called Amacaflis in Ptol. Amadavaftis
in Arridn. Howbeit, fome fay, it takes denomination from King Hamet who m the
year of Mahomet 375. made it large and beautiful: the Pole Artick is there elevated
23 des. 18 min. 'tis at this prefent the Megapolis of Camhaya or Gumrat, watered by
a fweet River, and circled by a ftrong Wall of four miles compafs, well and orderly
advanced with, many pretty Towers and a dozen Pofterns*, out of which, few pals or
re-pafs without a Pafs, fearing treafon from Prince Badur, who in our times with a
hundred thoufand Horfe ranfacktCW?^ thirty feven courfes thence; a courfe is equal
to a large EwUjhmle or fomewhat more. Ptol. calls it Co jamb a and makes it part ot Ge-
drofia, and daily threatens this fair City. The ftreets in Amaduvad are many, pretty
large and comely ; moil Ihops redundant with Aromatick gums, perfumes and ipices,
filks, cotten, calicoes, and choice of Indian and China rarities, owned and Ibid by the
abftemious Bannyans , who here furpafs for number the other Inhabitants. Of molt
note is the Buzzar, which is rich and uniform the Caftle ftrong, large, moated, and
the receiving place of the Cambayan Governour : the houfes in general are of Sun-burnt
bricks, low, but large and tarralTed. Adjoyning is feen the Monument of a certain
Pedagogue, fo dearly beloved by Sha Reer the King, that by a ftately Maufoleum he ft rove
to make him feem immortal; the building (which is arch'd) and pavement are of well,
polilhed marble: It hath three fair Courts, one of them faftidious in four hundred
Porphyrian pillars framed in Corinthiack architecture 5 joyning to it is a tank of Water
compalfed with Cloifters, adorned with fpacious Windows, moft of which give the
obferver a delicate horizon. At Sefques or Sarkeffe alfo (one hours riding thence) are
feen the Dormitories of many Cambayan Potentates. Rajhhpots, the ancient Nobility of
this Country before the Tartars (from whom the prefent Moguls defcend) were con-
querers, lodged in a Princely Temple, much reforted to by the Vannians, who branch
Irom the fame root with the Rajhboots. Two miles nearer the City we behold the curi
ous Gardens and Palace of Cham-Channa, who was Son to the great Byranchan the Per ft an,
an Umbrae, by whofe valour of late years the laft of the Cambayan Kings in that very
place, by lofs of his life, gave conqueft to that Warrior and dominion to Ecbar his Ma
tter ^ in memory whereof he built that ftately Houfe, and madethofe fpacious Gardens,
the view whereof worthily attrads a Traveller. Return we to Ecbar j who no fooner
received intelligence of Hoffens Rebellion, but with incredible hafte he gets thither,
(each twenty four hours polting feventy, in feven days four hundred courfesj and gives
thofe Rebels battel at the Suns firft up-rifmg •, and with their noife and clamour fo terri
fies them, that after fmall refiftance their whole Army broke into diforder • many were
flain in the purfuit j and by a freih fupply of twelve thoufand Horfe led by Cte 6^ an
expert Souldier after a fmall skirmifh they are further chafed, and in the fliditfW^
Hojfen and Mirzji-c 'mn were flam, and Mahomet Hoffen himfelf taken prifoner and forth
with beheaded. By this advantage not only Amadavar was recovered and better forti-
hed, but Surat alfo was conquered, and moft of Guzurat made fubjed to Ecbar This
^ Echa J re turns crown'd with Vidory and as the produd of peace begins the
TheCfiftu Caftle in A^ra, which is built of fuch good ftone, and the building fo laree that it de-
£ Ago fervediy chatlcnges the Title of Princeft of Twelve years fcafce finilht i j thoufh
twelve bundreti Labourers at fome time were employed about it; there he expended
fifty thoufand crow of Tacks i a crow is a hundred leek, each leek a hundred thoufand i
thirty, fometime twenty Tack make one Roopee, a Roopee is two Ihillinss three pence;
miU tII, h 1 T aC ^ '"d 3 R - 00 P ee ' the total hedisburfed amounts totwo
a ?^ ^ ^ u " d , red "fpUd Roopees. At at that time alfo he fpent
about the Wall and Palace a nulhon and five hundred thoufand Roopees; in all, four
millions. At Tender or Secranda as fome pronounce it, three courfe (or five miles)
^ 6 h° h 0 Z' 18 C k C MarfcU or Burial-place of the the
hi^ h l Ec { arthe fu P"ltruaufe continued hy jamheer
nees^n tha^'wnn!? 3 '"''f ^ ' he y have already confumed 14 millions of Roo
pees mthat Wonder of India, It well merits a little more in the defcription; It is called
Scander