'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎36] (355/1024)

Travels I n d i a. Part I[
From the Bridg Jaoulcafoul to colles
So that from Stronge to Agra it is an hundred and fix Cosles r which are ordinary
leagues * and from Surat to Agra^ $$9. *
CHAP. V.
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The Road from Surat to Agra through Amadabat.
F Rom Surat to Baroche^ coftes ^
All the Countrey between thefe two Cities is full of Corn, Rice, Millet and
Sugar'Canes. Before you enter into JWoc-k, you muft Ferry over the Riye r
which runs to Cambaya^ and falls into the Golf that carries the fame name.
Baroche is a great City, to which there belongs a Fortrefs, of which there is
no ufe made at this time. But the City has been always very famous, by reafon
of the River, which has a particular quality to whiten their Cottons; which are
brought thither from all parts of the Great Mogul's Territories, where they have
not that convenience. In this place are made a great quantity of BafFa’s, or Iona
and large pieces of Cotton. Thefe Cottons are very fair, and clofe woven - and
the price of thefe pieces is from four to an hundred Roupies. You mull * pay
Cuftom at Baroche for all Goods that are brought in and carriM out. The En^
UJh have a very fair Houfe in the City } and I remember once, that coming thi
ther one day in my return from Surat to Agra with the Prefident of the Englift
prefently the Mountebanks came about him, andask’dhim if he would fee any
of their tricks. The firil thing they did was to light a great fire, and to heat cer-
tain Iron-chains red-hot,apd wind them about their bodies,making as if they felt
a great deal of pain, but in truth receiving no harm at all. Then they thrufta
piece of a (tick into the ground, and ask’d the Company what Fruit they would
have. One told them, he would have Mengues ^ then one of the Mountebanks
hiding himfelf in the middle of a Sheet, ftoopt to the ground five or fix times
one after another . I was fo curious to go up ftairs, and look out of a window,to
fee if I could fpy what the Mountebank did } and perceived, that after he had
cut himfelf under the armpits with a Razor, he rubb’d the flick with his Blood.
After the two firfl times that he rais’d himfelf, the flick feem’d to the very eyeto
grow. The third time there fprung out branches with young buds. The fourth
time the Tree was covered with leaves} and the fifth time it bore flowers. The
Prefident of the Englifii had then hisMinifler with him, having brought him from
Amadabat to Chriflen the Commander of the Hollanders Child, to which he had
promifed to' be Godfather. The Englijh Minifler Protefled that he could not give
his coiifent that any Chriflian fhould be a fpe&ator of fuch delufions. So that as
foon as he faw that thofe Mountebanks had of a dry-flick, in lefs then half an
hour, made a Tree four or five foot high, that bare leaves and flowers as in the
Spring-time ; he went about to break it, protefling he would not give the Com
munion to any perfon that fhould flay any longer to fee thofe things. Thereupon
the Prefident was forc’d to difmifs the Mountebanks, who wander about the
Countrey*with their Wives and Children juft like Gipfies} and having given
them to the value of ten or twelve Crowns, they went away very well con
tented.
They that are curious to fee Cambaya^ never go out of their way above
five or fix Coftes, or thereabout. For when you are at Baroche , inflead of
going to Broudra, you may go dire&ly forward to Cambaya^ from thence after
wards to Amadabat. But whether it be for bufinefs, or out of curiolity, the lat
ter Road is never to be taken not only becaufe it is the longelt way, but be-
caufe of the danger in crofling the mouth of the Golf.
C ambaya is a great City at the bottom of the Golf that bears its name.
Here it is that they fhape thofe fair Agats, that come from the Indies, into
Cups, Hafts of Knives, Beads, and other forts of Workmanlhip. In the parts
adjacent to the City, they alfo make Indko of the fame nature of that of