!['A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672. And Finished 1681. Containing Observations made of the Moral, Natural, and Artificial Estate of Those Countries: Namely, of their Government, Religion, Laws, Customs. Of the Soil, Climates, Seasons, Health, Diseases. Of the Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Jewels. Of their Housing, Cloathing, Manufactures, Trades, Commodities. And of the Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used in the Principal Places of Trade in Those Parts.' [‎4] (25/506)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023545053.0x000001/W 3856_0025.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672. And Finished 1681. Containing Observations made of the Moral, Natural, and Artificial Estate of Those Countries: Namely, of their Government, Religion, Laws, Customs. Of the Soil, Climates, Seasons, Health, Diseases. Of the Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Jewels. Of their Housing, Cloathing, Manufactures, Trades, Commodities. And of the Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used in the Principal Places of Trade in Those Parts.' [‎4] (25/506)")
'A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672. And Finished 1681. Containing Observations made of the Moral, Natural, and Artificial Estate of Those Countries: Namely, of their Government, Religion, Laws, Customs. Of the Soil, Climates, Seasons, Health, Diseases. Of the Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Jewels. Of their Housing, Cloathing, Manufactures, Trades, Commodities. And of the Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used in the Principal Places of Trade in Those Parts.' [4] (25/506)
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IV
The Co N T E N TS.
The Jrahs care not to engage the Pcrtu-
gals. Their laft Efforts. Elefhanto ano
ther Idolatrous Temple cut out of the fo-
lid Rock. The Heats. The Af^/'s Fleet
winter at Bombaim. The Ingenuity of
the TW^-Bird. The Brah-TiQQ. The
Rains fet in.
■ > H - f 'V J "
CHAP. IV.
The ill Succefs of the firft Adventurers
imputed to want of Government, and
War with Vortugal, The Company en
rich this Port. The Diamond-Trade bet
ter in the hands of the Company's Ser
vants, than in theirs.
LETTER III.
. • C H A P. I.
Narrative of an Emhajfy to Seva
Gi, and Journey to Rairee, the Anwiadyerfms on the City and Tco-
Court of the
Raja
King
. pk of Surat.
TH E Rudenefsof the Devotes: And
Seamen. The Buildings. The Hea
then Rites more fupprelTed here than in
Guhonda, Moguls and Chins dilagree. Secfts
of the Moguls, Their Diet. Way of
Entertainment. Their Attire is rich. The
Women wear Jewels. Strid: Obfervers
of the Hours of Prayer. Great Revel
lers at Circumcifions and Marriages.
Quick in Labour. Great Lamentations
when any dye. The Duty of their Priefts.
The Xenjf their High-Pneft.' Extrava
gancies oi their Fakters. They make eve
ry place their home, and all their own.
How clad. The Governor not able to
quell them. The Villany of the Gover
nor's Servants, and Tragical Event. Some
exemplary Punifhments. Delinquents of
another nature. The Crime of growing
rich. The Sheriff. The chief Cuftomer!
ihe Mint. Markets. The Caftle built
by Timurlav,^ The Wall and Gates. Num
ber of Soldiers. Their Mofyues. Cara
vans Stables. The Governor quarrels
with the Dutch,
HO W the SuhiJar is treated. Proceed
on their Journey. Seva Gi gone a
Pilgrimage. Officioufnefs of the Chief
Minifter of Stare; Who procured a Pals
up to the Caftle. Rairee a ftrong Hill.
The have Audience of Seva Gi,
What Prefents were made. Rajab Seva
Gi weighed in Gold. Grants the Requeft
of the Englifh., The Ambaflador fum-
mon'd to the Coronation. The Rajah
marries a Fourth Wife. No Nation eat
Flefh like the EvgUfh,
C H A P. V.
Our T off age to Swally, and Elati
on of the Engli tPrefidency at
Sjjrat.
ARrival at Sivallj/, The Sands full of
1 leas and Banyans. The Banyans
pay Money to keep a Mart. Travel to
Surat, The Coaches and Guards. The
Engiijh Fa&ory. Full of Noife. The
Four Chief Offices. The Company's
Servants and their Salaries. The Under-
ladorics modell'd by this. The Prefi-
dency. Ihe Advantage of being of the
Council. The Bafenefs of the Bony am*
Number of Perfons in the Fadory. State
of the Prefident. All places in India fub-
ject to the Prefidency, with their Com-,
modifies. The Inveftments fet on foot in
the Rains. The Trade managed by a
Company better than a Free Trade. Their
reem en greater Slaves than their Ser
vants. The Charges of the EnglijhCom-
pan} not fo great as the Hollanders, Their
Charter put in force. The Courfe of
the Prefidents. The Enghjh defended
tnemfelves again ft Seva Gt with Honour.
CHAP. 11.
Shews the Tomhs, Outwalks y Cere
monies, and Jufierities of the
Gentiles 5 with the Ships and (I{i-
Ver about Surar.
TH E Rafipoot takes Toll with the
Mogul, Dutch aiid Armenian Tombs.
1 he Engltfh Burial-place. The French
lomb. Ihe Burftaes or Heathen Wan
derers^ Vuljarra an Heathen Seminary.
1 wo Pagods of excellent Lome. The
urning of their Dead. I hey carry them
to
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A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672. And Finished 1681. Containing Observations made of the Moral, Natural, and Artificial Estate of Those Countries: Namely, of their Government, Religion, Laws, Customs. Of the Soil, Climates, Seasons, Health, Diseases. Of the Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Jewels. Of their Housing, Cloathing, Manufactures, Trades, Commodities. And of the Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used in the Principal Places of Trade in Those Parts.
Author: John Fryer, M D.
Publication Details: London: R R [Richard Roberts] for Richard Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St Paul's Churchyard.
Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xiii) and another Roman numeral pagination at the end of the volume (i-xxiv); with maps and figures; folio.
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- 'A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672. And Finished 1681. Containing Observations made of the Moral, Natural, and Artificial Estate of Those Countries: Namely, of their Government, Religion, Laws, Customs. Of the Soil, Climates, Seasons, Health, Diseases. Of the Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Jewels. Of their Housing, Cloathing, Manufactures, Trades, Commodities. And of the Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used in the Principal Places of Trade in Those Parts.'
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