'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.' [‎332] (355/448)

T>abul.
opinion, and Mahomet's Paradife feemed then in being. This corruption in good man
ners was neverthelefs inveighed againfl: by EJfehraver Differaverd a Badtrian ♦, whofe fe-
vere Satyres fo ftung thofe ranting Epicures that many began to examine their lives and
converfation *, of which being convinced, made them afhamed ^ and being perceived by
Jbml-Pharyd, one well learned in his time, he (as one well acquanted with the humour
of the Per ft an) fweetned all by his amorous Poefie: which, was feconded by Elfargmy,
whofe Lines were applauded by fome, but by otherfome exploded as a bufie Cabaliit
A Chaos feemed then to cover that face of Perfiay till Eli farm a fober Hiftorian took
upon himtofet right what was amifs: Seventy two Seds he reduced to two, the Lejhari
and Imam : the firft of which Eulogically extols Mahomet^ and is received through all
More a, Natolia^^gyyty Palefiinej and Syria, the other Jliy, which is received all over
the Perfian Monarchy, and beyond In dm. In the laft place, Syet Gmet difplays his En-
lign, to fuch efFed as keeps its credit to this day in oppofition to the Turk^ It would here
be tedious to rehearfe their brawls, wherein! have gone, I fear, too far already: I will
therefore Ihut up with that of the Paftoral,
Non nofinm inter nos t ant as commoner e lites*
\ Fter this repofe let's abroad again, and fee what obfervation we can make in other
jl \ parts of India: than which^ the World, for pleafure and wealth, has none more con-
fiderable. To encompafs it we muft to Sea again •, for> without fuch helps it cannot be
accomplilhed. To which end, '
jiyril 12. We took Ship at Sw alley, and being three or four leagues off at Sea, the
wind came fair and made the liquid billows fwell fo advantagioufly as next day we had
fight of fome noted Towns, W2L. Gundavee, Daman, S. John de Vacat, Chonly Dabul, &c.
molt of which were fubjededby Alhuquerq to the Crown of Portugal zhoxxt the year 1512.
Dahul (Dunga of old) excepted, which yielded to the mercy of Andradim Governour
of Chonly from whom 'twas foon rapt by the Decanees *, but by that made a Bafis of grea
ter mifery. For, Fr. Almeyda a few ygars after recovered it by ftratagem, and after great
flaughter of the Inhabitants and rich fpoil, burnt the City and demolifht the Fort, lurren-
dred by Sha-heg, who but a little before was put into that command by Melec-Jlja then
Prince of thofe Countries: Howbeit, by command of the Goan Vice-roy 'twas again re
paired, andftoodin good condition till Captain(if I ipiflake not his name) about
the year 1620. took the Town, and made the daring Portugal know their bravadoes to
the Englijh were not terrible.
The South point of D ABUL aslobfervedhas Artie elevation ivdeg. 35 min. vari
ation Weft 15 degrees 3 4 minutes. Heretofore it obeyed the King of Decan, but at this
day the Lufttanian •, feated at the foot of a high, pleafant, and fruitful Mountain •, whence
ftreams a rivolet of frelh water,* beyond meafure ufeful in that hot Climat. The Road
gives reafonable good Anchorage,# and the Town it felf (efpecially towards the Sea) ap
pears beautiful to fuch as view it: albeit the Houfes be but low, and tarrafled at the top;
a mode that belt ferves to qualifie the extremes of heat and cold. An old Caftle
and a few Temples at this day are all fhe boafts of-, for the Buzzar is but ordinary, and
the Streets narrow: nor is her Mart now fb confiderable as at firft, feeing that Surat and
Camhaya to the North, Goa and Calicut to the South have eclipfed her •, fo as now fhe con^
doles with other her difconfolate Neighbours, and is to acknowledge there is a deftiny
ana decay in Towns as well as other temporaries.
CHOUL (in Ptolomyh dayes called Comane, if Caflaldm guefs right) is removed from
the /Equinodial 18 degrees 30 minutes North : ravifhed from the Diadem of Dec an by
in the year of our redemption 1507. and in which (to perpetuate his Conqueft)
heereded a Fort which he fortified with Cannon. Howbeit, Anno Dom. 1573. it was
for fome months befieged by Mifamoluc the Decan Prince with a numerous Army of Horfe
and Foot, befides Elephants: but by the gallant defence made by the Portugal were forced
to rife with lofs and fhame. The Inhabitants are a mixture of Portugals and Bannyans : it
affords little elfe worth noting.
Here the Expedition bearing up to fpeak with us, both fell foul one anothers houlfes#
through which mifchance her boltfprit gave our mizen fhrouds a churlifh falute*, but by
a happv gale were parted without further damage. After five dayes fail we were
again Nadyr to the Sun, his declination being fifteen degrees North : we were then clofe
by the Ifle in which Goa is fcituated. E're long we were becalmed, whereby the
air fuddenly became inflamed, fo as we were forced to fweat and live like Salamanders.
During which, we' were like wife annoyed not a little by the biting of an Indian Fly