'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.' [‎82] (103/448)

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vince of Cambaya including Gufurat, reaches from Bate a River near Choul South to Cr
Teaw under the Tcrjitin 300 of our miles ^ and fb well peopled^ as tis thought there
be no lefs than threefcore tlioafand Villages in this Province, the moft being inhabited by
Bannyans, Bulloches, Rajhboots, and others the old Indians; albeit of late brought un
der the Moguls fubjedion. AhdnUam, though glad of fb confiderable a command,
delays his repair thither, both in regard of his defire to fee Curroon freed from trouble,
and to enjoy the gain he every day got by Curroons depredations: fo that obtaining leave
to ftay a while, he feuds his Eunuch Bajfadur-cawi as his deputy to prepare bullnefs the
better againit his coming. The Eunuch in good equipage travels thitherward, and by
the Inhabitants of Amadabat was received with due ceremony: but not able to bear with
modefty the greatnefs of that Command, wasfo puffed up with fimple apprehenfions
of his high ftation, that he looks upon all others within the circle ot his Government
as abjed perfons ^ which Pride in the end rendred him ridiculous, and made him die
contempt of divers. Amongft which was Nadab Tfaffichan, an eminent OScer, being
no lefs than Chancellour to the Mogul in thofe Provinces ^ who in an amicable way hav
ing in vain laboured to make him underftand himfelf, in plain expreiTions told him, The
people were fo dilfatisfied with his behaviour they would no longer endure his command
over them. Which fober advice the Eunuch took in fuch ill part, that inftead of thanks
he* threatned puniihmentNot content with which, he fodiigufts the Chancellor, that
unable to bear more he flies away for fafety. He therefore with what force he had takes
his way to Nai~or-cavtn Viceroy of Pat an, and Bahan-cawn of Chapperbemitz. j whom by
his complaint (and the affront offered) hefo inflames, that hearing the Eunuch had not
above five hundred Horfe under command, they prefently advance to Amadavad with
athoufand Horfe and five Elephants, enter the City, and forcing the Caftle, imprifon
Baffador-cawn the Eunuch with his affociates Mir^a Madary, Motzjib-cawrty and Mamet-
Hajfen the Cambayan Podeftate; whom after they had difgraced, they left the City fatis-
fied, but the Countrey full of" aftoniihment. Curroon having quick notice of this pailage,
(feeing it a plot meeriy to difhonour him) after he had given vent to his pafRon, ftraight-
way breaks out into frefh Rebellion ; albeit Abdul-cawn made fportwithit, as unwor
thy Curroons impatience, their Antagonifts being but three, one of them a Law
yer, and the other two were -Merchants; none of them of any influence in the Army.
Neverthelefs, knowing fatisfadion would not be had without blows, and thatS^Jt
cawn might not infult longer, Ahdd convocates his Umbraes AmeUcmn (Governour of
Broderaj) Tzalibeg, Rufian Bador, Mamet Hojfen, Mercon-begy Zerdz.ie-cawn, Mat&ael-
camand others i to whom he relates the Princes difhonour and his own vexation; not
that he either feared or valued fuch Enemies, but that he faw the fire of difcord a kind
ling, which by the conftancy of his Friends he doubted not to extinguifh. They hear him,
and unanimoufly with feven thoufand Horfe hafte to chaftife Saffi-chan and his Affociates.
Fourteen hundred thoufandRbopees were disburfed by Abdul-cam upon this preparati
on, and to increafe his Army with ten thoufand Infantry : fo that now he makes fure
to punilh, yea, to extirpate the memory of his Enemies. Indeed many fwell themfelves
with empty fancies, and by a foolifh admiration of their own power, think meanly of
other mens abilities: We fee it fo in Abdui- cam, a man of great power and experience:
yet at this time fo efflated with pride and fcorn, that (by too much contempt of thofe he
was to grapple with) he prepares his own mine. For from Mando with his Army he mar
ches to Brodera) and thence to judging all Gajxrat affrighted at his coming: But
Saffi-cavw and his were nothing troubled at it •, no, although Sultan Bullochy and Cam
Az^em their fupplies were then at TJeroy a good way diftant, nor that he wanted (the
nerves of War.) money, and that the people were (though his was the Moguls caufe)
indifferent*, but rather throws off all apparition. of fear: and (to add fomethingto
his Treafury) forrages fuch Towns as refufed to contribute, forces the Exche
quer, and fpoils that rich Throne of State which Sdtan Curroon had lately fet up in
Amadavad as a Monument of his Glory. With this and other helps he makes fhift
to pay an Army of twenty thoufand Horfe, five hundred Mufquettiers, and thirty Ele
phants for War and (by Proclamation acquainting the Country with the occafion
of his making that preparation, being to defend the Kings right againft Rebels) above
twenty Umbraes of quality, MirzA CaJfem, Immirzjt Mockym, Radgee Calli-cawn, Rad-
gee Doola-, Commel-cawn, Gokeldas, Fhereez.-cam, Tzedchan, T z,ed Jacob and others,
repair unto him at Kanckry where he was encampt, and marched with him to AJfem-
pore *, where hearing of Abdul-cams coming, he arofe and came to BoubentaloWy
lix courfe from Amadavad) where very couragioufly he attended the coming of hi$
Enemies.
Abdul-