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a Mahumetan, he is a great Favourer of all the Chriilians, who are vers’d in that
Science, as he has particularly teftifi’d to Father Ephram 0 a pafirg
through Golconda for Tegn, whither he was fent by his Superiors. He did all
he could to Qblige him to ftay in the Country, and offer’d to build him a Home
and a Church at his ownexpences ; telling him, he ihould neither want employ
ment, nor Hearers, in regard there were feveral Tonvgmfe Chrillians, and feve-
ral Armenians that came thither to trade. But Father Ephraim having a particu
lar Order to go to Pejru y could not accept of his Offer j yet when he went to
take his leave of the Cheeky he prefented him with a Calaat*the moll noble that <-
was in his Wardrobe ^ being the whole habit * the Cap, the Cahrj or large
Veft, the Arcaloii or fliort Calldck, two pair of Drawers, two Shirts, and two
Scarfs, which they wear about their necks, and over their heads to keep off the
heat of the Sun. The Friar was furpriTd at the prefent, and gave the Check^to
underfland, that it was not proper for him to wear it .• however the Ckcf would
force him to take it, telling him he might accommodate fomeofhis Friends with
it. Two months after Father Ephraim bellow’d the fame Prefent upon me, be
ing at Surat } for which I return’d him thanks.
The CkcTfeeing he could not detain the Father,and unwilling he fhould go a-
foot from to Maflipatan^ oblig’d him to take an Oxe, with two Men to
lead it y and becaufe he could not perfwadehim to take alfo thirty Pagods,which
he prefented the Father withall, he commanded the two men, when they came
to Maflipatany to leave the Oxe and the thirty Pagods with him, which they did
very pundually ; for otherwife at their return to Golconday they had forfeited
their lives. I will finifh the Hiflory of Father Ephram^ when I come to the
defeription of 6W, which is the principal place that the For toga Is have in the
Indies.
The fecond Daughter of the King of Golconda was married to Saltan Ma-
humady the eldeft Son of Aarengz^eh ; the occafion whereof was this .* Mir-
pimohy Geileraliffimo of the King of Golcondah Army , and who had been very
ferviceable to his Mailer, to fettle the Crown upon his head, according to the
cuftom, left with the King as a mark of his fidelity, both his Wife and Chil
dren in Holtage y for he was fent to reduce certain Rajas in BengaUy that were
in Rebellion. He had feveral Daughters, but only one Son, who had a great
train, and made a great noife at Court. The reputation and riches which Mir-
gimola had gain’d, rais’d him up feveral Enemies, who endeavour’d in his ab-
fence to mine him, and to put him out of the Kings favour. They pretended
that the great power of Mirgimola was very much to be fufpefled -y that all
hi? defigns tended to dethrone him, and to fettle the Kingdom of Golconda up-
eh his own Son y that it behov’d him not to flay till the remedy were pail
cure, but to rid himfelf of an Enemy, fo much the more to be fear’d, the clofer
he kept his intentions^ and that the fhorteil and bell way was to poyfonhim.
The King being ealily perfwaded, gave them leave and authority to ad as they
pleas’d for his fecurity ; but having mifs’d of their delign for three or four
times together, Mirgimola's Son began to fmell the plot 5 and immediately gave
tdvice thereof to his Father. It is not known what inltrudions he receiv’d
from his Father y but fo foon as he had his anfwer, he went to the King, and
fpoke boldly to him, taxing him with the fervices which his Father had done
him, and that without his afTiftance he had never come to the Crown. The young
Lord,naturally of a fiery difpofitton, kept on this difeourfe, fo difpleafing to the
King, till at length his Majelty flung away y and the Lords that were prefent,
fell upon the young man, and bafely mifus’d him. At the fame time alfo he was
arrelled and committed to prifon, together with his Mother and Sillers. Which
a&ion, as it made a great noife at Court, coming to MirgimoLBs ears, fo in-
cens d him, that having an Army under his command, and being belov’d by the
Soldiers, he refolv’d to make ufe of the advantages he had, to revenge him-
ielffor the injury done him. He was then not far from Bengala^ being fent,
as I faidbefore, to reduce certain Rajas to obedience, whofe Territories lye
upon the Ganges ; and Sultan-Sujahy Cha-jehan's fecond Son, being then Gover-
nour of Bengal a y the General thought it his bell way to addrefs himfelf to
hun ; as being the next Prince, with whom he might join his Forces againlt
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