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104 Traveh in India. Part H
when the Mailer has well-cleans’d the one fide, he commands the Elephant m
turn the other, which the bealt immediately does ^ and when both hdcs are
' wdl-walh’d, he comes out of the River, and flays a-while upright upon the
bankdide to dry himfelf. Then comes the Mailer with a pot full of feme red or
yellow colour, and llreaks the belt in the forehead, about the eyes, upon the
brealt, and all behind, rubbing him afterwards with Oil of Coco no llrengthen
the nerves ; and fome when all is done, he fallens a gilt-Plate upon their fore
heads.
The fifteenth, the chief Phifitian fent for us, and return’d us our bags again
feal’d with the King’s Signet,wherewith his Majelty had feal’d them after he had
look’d upon them. He demanded the price *, which we told him.- Whereupon
an Eunuch that Hood by him, and wrote down every thing,wondring at the high-
price of the Pearls, told us that we took the King of Golccmdah Courtiers for
perfons that have neither knowledg nor judgment; and that he faw every day
things of greater value brought to the King. I briskly retorted upon the
Eunuch, that he was better skill’d in the price of a young Slave, than the value
of a Jewel ,* and fo faying, we put up our Pearls} and return'd to our Lodg
ing. The n ext day we fet out from Golconda for Surat, in which Road there is
nothing confiderable but what I have already deferib’d, only this is to be re
member’d, that we were not gone above five days journey from Golconda, but
the King, who had not heard in two days after we were gone, what I had re
torted upon the Eunuch, fent four or five Horfe-men after us with Orders, if
they overtook us, to bring us back.- but in regard we were got one days
journey into the Territories of the Mogul before one of the Horfe-men over
took us, ("for the reft Itaid upon the Frontiers of the two Kingdoms; ) I, that
k;new the humour of the Countrey very well, made anfwer for my felfand
Companion,that at that time our buimefs would not permit us} and that there
fore we begg’d in moll humble manner his Majelly’s pardon ^ and afterwards I
made my Companion allow my reafons.
Being arriv’d at Surat, Monficur do Jar din dy’d of* an overflowing of choleri
And I made a full account to have gone to Jlgra to Sha-jehan who then reign’d.
But at the fame inftant the Nahab, Sha-Eft-Kan, the King's Brother-in-Law,
and Governor of the Province of Guzerat, fent one of the principal Officers of
his Houfe to me from Jmadabat, to tell me he undrellood I had fome extraor
dinary Jewels to fell -, for which reafon he would be glad to fee me, and that
he would pay me as much for them as the King Ihould do. I receiv’d this
Meflage while Sieur de Jardin lay lick, and the niftth day after his death I got
to u 4 madabat,znd fpake with theAT ahab. Now in regard he was a man that
underllood Jewels perfectly well, we prefently came to an agreement.- fo that
We had no difpute together, but about the quality of the Coin to be paid.
He allow’d me two forts to choofe, Roupies of Gold, or Roupie§ of Silver.-
but the Prince feeming to intimate to me that he Ihould not be well-pleas’d to
let fuch a Sum in Silver to be feen to go out of his Houfe, he wijh’d I would
rather accept my payment in Roupies of Gold, that made 5 ' not fuch a great
heap. I contented to his, defire ; and he fliew’d me very fair Gold, and many
Roupies, that had not teen the Sim in a long time. But in regard the price
currant of a Roupy of Gold, is not above fourteen Roupies eff Silver,and for that he
would have had me taken my Roupies at fourteen and a half, or at lead: for
fourteen and a quarter, it had like to have fpoil’d our bargain; for 1 gave him
to underfland, that in fo large a fum, it would not quit coft to lofe a fourth
partin every Roupy of Gold. At length to pleate him, I was forc’d to take
the Gold at fourteen Roupies of Silver and an eighth part. Thus a Prince
t other wife magnificent and generous, yet in matter of buying and felling,
woulds needs approve himtelf to be a good Husband. While I flay’d at
dabat, he tent me every day to my Lodging four Silver Plates of Pilaw, and
other excellent Dyetand one day that the King had tent him as many Appl es
as ten or twelve men could carry, he fent me as manyaS for their rarity at
Mmadabat, were worth three or four hundred Roupies. Belides all this,
gave me a compleat Habit of Honour, with a Sword and a Cangiar, won i ^
thou fund Roupies; andrefolving alio to give me a Horte, he ask’d nie vw