'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.' [‎58] (1013/1024)

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gala, by water, through a great Canal that runs from KafeMafar into
Ganges^ for fifteen leagues together 5 from whence it is as far by water
down the Ganges to Ougttely they lade their Ships.
Of the C dicuts: am first of the painted Calicut call'd Chites.
C Hites or Painted Calicuts, which they call Calmendar^ that is to fay,
done with a Pencil, are made in the Kingdom of Golconda ; and
particularly about Majlipatan. But there is made fo little , that though
a man fhould employ ail the Workmen that underfland the Art of
weaving Calicuts, he would hardly find enough to make three Bales.
The Chites which are made in the Empire of the Great Mogul are all
printed 5 and nothing fo beautiful, neither for the figures nor the fine*
nefsof the Linnen. Thofe which are made at are the coarfeft,
and confequently the cheapefl of all.. They are fold by Gorges , every
Gorge confifting of twenty pieces, which coll from 16 to 30 Roupies.
The which are made at are fold from 20 to 50 Roupies
the Corge^ or thereabouts.
Thele Chites ferve for Coverlets for Beds, for Sofra’s or Table*cloaths
after the Country-fafhion, .Pillowbears, Handkerchiefs, but more efpe-
dally for Wafkoats as well for the men as women in Perfia.
The fine Cdicm- chites are made at Brampour ; and are us’d for Hand
kerchiefs by thofe that fnuff Tobacco.
The women alfo, over all make Veils of thefe Calicuts, to wear
over their heads, and about their fhouiders, which Veils are call’d Ormis.
The Bajia s or Calicuts painted red,blue,and black, are earn’d white to
dgra , and Amadahat ^ in regard thofe Cities are neareft to the places
where the/W^ds made that is us’d in colouring. They coft from two
Roupies to 30 or 40 a-piece, according to the finenefs and the quantity of
Gold at the ends, and fometimes upon the fides. The Indians have a
way to dip fome of thefe Calicuts in a certain water that makes them
look like Water’d-Chamlets, which adds alfo to the price.
That fort which is fold for two Roupies ^ and fo onward till ye come to
twelve, is tranfported to the Coaft of Melinda, and it is thegreateffc
Trade the Governour of Mofambique drives, who fells them to the Cafres,
that vend them again among the Abyjfins, and into the Kingdom of Saba:
for thofe people not underftanding the ufe of Soap , need no more but
only to wafh thele Galicutsin water. That fort which is valu’d from
12 Roupies upward , is tranfported to the Philippine -Vhm&s, the Iflands
of Borneo, Java, Sumatra, and other adjacent places. Where the women
wear no other clothes, then a fingle piece of this Calicut. One part
whereof, without cutting it, ferves for a Petticoatthe other they
wind about their ffomachs and their heads.
white Calicuts,
T T\/Hite Calicuts come partly from , and about part
▼ V from Bengala : fome from Brouda, Baroche, Renonfari, and other
places. They are brought out of the Loom to Renonfari , and Baroche,
where they are whiten d by reafon of the convenience of their Meadows,
and the great ftore of Limons that grow thereabouts. For the Calicuts
are oever,fp.white as they lhould be, till they are dipt in Limon-water.
The
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