'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎80] (101/448)

80 Curroon purpofd to rob
riiftruft * as alfo the extraordinary ftrength of the Exchequed where the Treafure was
then hoorded i thatatfirft he could hardly credit his Mailers Letter: But at length he
fell to diifwade Jffavh-kam, though in vain, had his arguments been trebled So that
on the one fide, haite and the Moguls command is urged-, on the other, delay and di
verting Janzheers meaning to another fence', on either part with that eagernefs, that
from words, blows became their uncivil moderators: But in that exercife Ajfayh-chm
/for all his greatnefs) found himfelf too weak, the Eunuchs Guard was fo ftrong, and
Ethahar-chan Provoft of Agra fo near at hand to fecond him. Neverthelefs , the Eunuch
abates of his pertinacy, and AJfayh-chan at length prevails for the remove of the Trea
fure But whiles the Eunuchs were preparing for the jour ney, this deceitful man polls
away a fwiftZantelto his Son in hmCnrroon (then upon the confines of Decan) adver-
Curroon ti:rm ^ hirll what i ia d paft, advifing his fpeedto ambulh betwixt Agray and Delly, if he
prepares ^ ^f ire t0 intercept his Fathers Treafure. The Prince receives the Letter with
to rob his and without any check of Confcience or refped of Loyalty, immediately commands
p / s all his Officers out of fuch Provinces as his Father had aifigned him from Brampore to Surrat
and ail Cambaya to Amadahat, the Governors of Baroch, Jambajfer, Me dap ore, and of the
^ mr ' maritime coait, Goga, Did, Nagfary? Mangerelpore, zndOnnepore ; as alfo outofAJan-
do, Gaftderfee) Ondepore. Baraer, Amnad.agar, &c. in an interpnzc ib full of peril defi-
rousto engage and bring thqm under like hazard, the better to oblige their future de-
pendance upon his Fortunes: and fo with no lefs than feventy thoufand Horfe he marches
towards Mando, as if he intended a contrary progrefs.
Mando. MAN DO (threefcore courfes from Brampore) is feated on the fide of a declining
hillin which, both for ornament and defence is a Caille very ftrong by being en-
compalfed with a defenfive wall of near five miles (the whole heretofore had fifteen miles
circuit,) but the City later built is of lefs fize, yet frelher beauty, whether you behold
the Temples, in one of which are intombed four Kings, Palaces, Fortrelfes ^ efpecially
that Tower which is elevated one hundred and feventy fteps, fupported by maffie pillars,
and adorned with Gates and Windows very obfervable; built by Chan-Jehan, who there
lies buried •, and lately owned by the Kings of Deily, till fuch time as Homayon the Mo
gul raviihed it from Sheck^ Sha Selym King of Belly at his return from Berfia, whither
Selym forced him. From Barockjtis dillant an hundred and fifty English miles. Curroon
after two days reft in advances with fuch hafte, that his Army (ignorant of
his intent) thought he had been half frantick, every day marching above forty miles *,
fo that in thirteen days he attained Fettipore, which is from Brampore near five hundred
miles *, yea, ere Ethahar-chan knew of his being in that Country. But as it fell out,
he made more hafte than good fpeed •, for long he could not lurk with fuch a numerous
company, without the knowledg of Ethaher-cawn the careful Treafurer; who (as if all the
Enemies in the world were approaching) unloads the Camels of their precious burthens,
conveys it in again, fortifies the Caftle, and fends quick notice to Jangheer of his Sons trai-
terous intention: who at this report was aftonifhed above meafure, fothatprefentlyhe
fends every way for Affiftancefor Sultan Perwees out of Pat han, Chan J eh an out of
AMthan, and for Mahohet-chan out of Kabul: Whiles Cnrroon (perceiving he was dis
covered) with his whole Army divided amongft feveral great Officers, by name 6^#-
ganna, Ruflan-chan, Radgee Bickermanfe, MirzA-Daraby Sayet-chan, Mahomet TackjecXr
Tfojfally and others, appear and ihew themfelves in the very face of Agray, making a
bravado as if the conqueft were eafie and no way to be doubted of. But the two Eunuchs
keep clofe to their charge in the Caftle-, while Radge e Bickermanfe at Cmroons appoint
ment begins the churlifh play, followed by Byramheg, Rufian-chan, Waur chan, and
Bar ah ^ whofe alfault though it was full of bravery, yet Ethahar-chan defirous to facrifice
his beft endeavours to exprefs his loyalty to the King, affords him fuch an entertain
ment, that after three hours difpute having loft five hundred men, and being without
hopes of attaching the place they were forced to retreat, well beaten and no lefs aihamed:
So that Curroon now forgetting that the beft Armour of proof for a Prince are his Ver-
tues, letting loofe the reins of Difcipline, falls upon a more pleafing but lefs honoura
ble defign *, for after a retreat they fall to plundering the houfes of luch Umbraes as were-
likely to have booty in them. Byramheg begins with the houfe of Mirzjt Abdul Chart
Afems Son, which was of fome ftrength, but where contrary to expectation he finds
hot welcome: Howbeit Radgee Bickermanfe entred with better fortune AJfaph-chans
(which in this confufion found no exception) out of which they drew twenty leek of Roo-
pees *, Ruftan-chan out of Lafcar-cham lixteen leek, and Bar ah from Nonradyn-Coolf s ten',
in all, above threefcore leek of Roopees: After which (as if they had effected wonders)
they returned triumphantly to Fettipore.
Curroon,