'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.' [‎89] (110/448)

Normal contrives Mahobeochans mine.
fides fix hundred great Ordnance of Brafs mounted, by the laft King of Gtifttrat, that it
is as Royal a Fort as any in India, Howbeit, one difcommodity it hath making all the
ofher relilh badly. Worms engegdring^in the Legs and Thighs of fuch as drink the Wa
ter, oft proves mortal ^ and which only gaye Echar the conqueft of thisCaftle, which
otherwile was accounted inexpugnable.
Jangheer further rejoycing at the vidories his Son Vermes and Mahohet-chan had ob
tained, to exprefs how well he took it, takes fpecial notice of the fprightly valour and
loyalty of Gannated-cavan-, (lately made Viceroy of Kabul) and calls him to Court,
and exprefles his good aflfedion to him j and more than fo, adds five thoufand Horfe to
his command, and under his Seal by Commiffion makes him Governour of Bengala, of all
the Provinces of Indnftan the moll rich and honourable, 6f late years, reduced under the
Moguls Diadem: of old named Barkura and Gandarida into whofe Gulph the great
and noble River Ganges in two Oflmms falls under 23 deg. by Ptolomy called Swm AgarU
cm: A Province for number of Inhabitants and Towns, and plenty of all things requi-
fit€,not inferiour to any other throughout the Orient.
Normal and Ajfafh-cmn both of them caft a fquint-eye upon the new Favourite Gan~
na-ued-cawn, and tor no other caufe than that he was Son to Mahahet, jealoufie in Hate
like that in love having a double paflion of love and hate •, no other known reafon cau-
fed it: And being no Ideots in the School of mifchief (Vertue ever being perfecuted by
Envy) in the firlt place the better to affront Mahohet (whofe vexations are now broach
ing) they prevail with the old Mogul to command Mahobet without delay to fend impri-
foned Ganganna unto Agray. Mirz,a*-Arebdeftoa~cawn (one of Normals Creatures) is
fent with this melfage, and Mahobet f loth to ihew any example of difobedience, though
he knew Jangheer abufed, and that this was a meer plot to work his confufion) lets him
go : who forthwith begins to chatter and fpit his utmoit malice againd Mahobet, exhibi
ting many unjuft complaints, and incenfing as much as poiTibly he could the old Mogul a-
gainft his Champion *, and principally, that he had put to death his Son, with others of
his Kindred, yea, after he had voluntarily left Cnrroon to ferve in the Kings Army. It
is a good obfervation that Reges mukoshahent oculos-, mult as aures : their hands arelong,
and their knowledge is. inlightned by many, and their power exercifed afar off. Accord
ingly, thefeaccufations wrought fomewhat with the credulous Mogul*, but more, when
from the feeds of diftruft fown by Ganganna in the heart of Terwees, in his Letter to Jang
heer he gives Mahobet theCharader of a vain-glorious man, one that delighted to ecliple
hisfplendor, and that it was probable his ambition might have a dangerous influence
in the Army *, with other fuch glances as quickly took imprellion in the Moguls weak fan
cy : that without further confideration or memory of Mahobets former ^ iyicq ^ G anganna\
reports are efleemed no longer malicious *, fo as without advifing.with his own Reafon
or Mahobets Friends at Court, he unadvifedly condemns him unheard, difpofes of his
command in the Army to Cawn Jehan-, '(forgetful of his loytering at Fettipore,) and
having null'd Mahobets CbmmilTion, revokes him home, where he fhould be better ac
quainted with the reafon of this proceeding. Thus fraude feYit virm. Mahobet ad
mires the Viliany of Ganganna, and Normals envy , and thinks (by the candor of his own
innocence) it is impoilible his Mafter fhould really believe fuch imputations •, till remem-
bring his dotage upon Normal and her .inveterate fpleen, he grants it: refoiving never-
thelefs to take another courfe, till time might better evince his innocency. Therefore
as love and duty bound him, he fir it goes to Prince Pmm/to bid him farewel: whom
when he found fo ftrangely altered, fo coy and ftately, it ftruck him with amazement,
(an excellent fympathy and union, till Ganganna diflblved it, having been betwixt
them:) .fathat with a fad look he leaves the Camp, but carries along with him the
hearts of all the Army. From Brampore he goes i many guefs, but none (no not him-
felf) knows whither Fortune led him: at length by the advice of fome Friends (who
airured tiimif he went to Court he-fhould at lealt be branded with the name of Traitor)
hefecured himfelf in his Caftle oi Rant amy ore , refoiving firft to vindicate his honour
by Letter to Jangheer, or otherwiie to fafeguard himfelf from imperious Normals fpight,
and other his Court Enemies.
This difcord 'twixt Perm.es>Mahobety and Normal, founds fweetly v&Gwrrbons Ears, hop
ing by their divifions to advance his own ambition : And perceiving his old Father fenle-
lefly nuzzled in apparitions of love, refolves to exercife his craft, and in the Moguls
weaknefs to fix the ftrength of his confpiracy. So that firft he prefents him by Godgee
Jehan (Tutor to his two Sons) a Letter neatly penn'd, but didating nothing faveHy-
pocrifie: He knew alfo the Appetite of his Father after'Gold and Rarities, and there
fore adds a pilhcalh of rare Coins, a hundred choice Elephants, and fome Pourtraits
N which