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Travels' in India. Part. H,
In the great Villages there is generally a Mahumeian that commands, of whom
you may buy Mutton, Pullets, or Pidgeons. But where there live none but
mans, there is nothing but Flower, Rice, Herbs and Milk-meats to be had.
The great heats in India enforcing the Travellers, that are not accuftomed to
them, to travel by night, and reft in the day-time ; when they come into any
fortified Towns, they muft be gone before Sun-fet, if they intend to travel that
night. For night coming on, and the Gates being Ihut, the Commander of the
place, who is to anfwer for all the Robberies that are committed within his Ju-
rifdi&ion, will let no perfon ftir forth, telling them that it is the King’s order, to
which he muft be obedient. When 1 came to any of thofe Towns, I brought my
Provifions, and went out again in good time, and ftaid in the Field under fome
Tree, in the frefh air, till it was time to fet forward.
They meafure the diftances of places m India by 6^,and Coftes. A Cons about
four of our common leagues, and a Cosle is one league. It is now time to travel
from Surat to Jgra, and Janabat, and to obferve what is moft remarkable upon
the Road.
C H A P. IV.
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The Roadfrom Surat to Agra, through Rrampour and Seronge.
I Am no lefs well acquainted with all the principal Roads that lead to the chief
Cities in India, than thofe of Turkey and Terfia ; for in fix times that I have
travell’d from Paris to Ifpakan, I have gone twice for one from Iffahan to Agra,
and many other places of the Great Mogul's Empire. But it would be tirefome to
the Reader to carry him more than once the fame way, on purpofe to make a
relation of every particular journey, and the accidents that accompany them; And
therefore let it fuffice to give an exaft defeription of the Roads, without parti
cularizing the diftindt times that I went.
There are but two Roads from Surat to ulgra, one through Bramyour and St-
ronge, the other through ulmadabat. The firft fhall be the Subject of this Chap
ter.
From Surrat to Barnoly, coftes ' *4
Barnoly is a great Borough/Town, where you are to ford a great River j and
this firft days journey you crofs a mixt Countrey, part Wood, through Fields
of Wheat and Rice. *
From Barnoly to Bah or, coftes 10
Bahor is aifo a large Village upon a Lake, about a league in compafs. Upon
the fide whereof is to be feen a good fubftantial Fortrefs y though there be no
ufe made of it. Three quarters of a league on this fide the Village you ford a
fmall River, though not without , great difficulty, by reafon of the Rocks and
Stones that hazard the over-turning of the Coach. This fecond days journey
you travel almoft altogether through Woods
From Balor to Kerkoa, or as it is call’d at this day, CarvanferaAe U Begitra,
coftes * _ . >
This Carvanfera or Inn is very large and commodious y being built out oi Cha
rity by Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. -faheb the Daughter of Cha-jehan. For formerly the journey froni
Balor to Navafoura was too great .* And this place being upon the Frontiers oi
thofe Baja's that fometimes will not acknowledge the Great Mogul, whofe Vaflals
they are, there was no Caravan that paft by which was notabufed \ belidesthat
it is a wooddy-Country. Between Carvanjera and Navafoura you ford a Ri-
ver^ as alfo another very neer to Navagoura.
Prom Kerkga to Navapoura, coftizs ,
Navayoura is a great Town full of Weavers; but Rice is the greateft Coni-
modity.of that place. There runs a River through the Country, which ma.e
it very fruitful, and waters the Rice, that requires moifture. _ All the Rice wnic
grows in this Country has one peculiar quality, that makes it more particular y