!['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.' [‎43] (84/506)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023545053.0x000001/W 3856_0088.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.' [‎43] (84/506)")
'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.' [43] (84/506)
The record is made up of 1 volume (427 pages). It was created in 1698. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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IT is a City that formerly for Riches, Pride, and Luxury, was fe- Hiftotyof
cond to none in India; but fince, by the mutability of Fortune, ^
it has abated much of its adored Excellencies.
The Sea on one fide greets its Marble Wails, on the other a Chain
of Hills intercepts the Violence of the inflaming Heat; one of
which, called St. Thomas his Mount, is famous for his Sepulture, (in
Honour of whom a Chappel is dedicated, the Head Prieft of which
was once the Metropolitan Bifhop of India') , and for a Tree called
Arhor Triftis, which withers in the Day, and bloflbms in the Night.
About this Mount live a Caft of People, one of whofe Legs are as St. Umas
big as an Elephant's ; which gives occafion for the divulging it to L n lans '
be a Judgment on them, as the Generation of the Aflaflins and Mur-
therers of the Blefled Apoflle Si. Thomas, one of whom I faw at
Fort St. George.
Within the Walls feven Churches anfwer to as many Gates; the
Rubbifhof whofe (lupendious Heaps do juftify the truth of what is
predicated in relation to its prifline State.
The Builders of it were the Portugals.
The Confounders the Moors, who furprized them wallowing in
their Wealth and Wantonnefs.
The prefent Competitors are the French, who are very unlikely to
keep it (not for want of Valour, but for that few and unprovided,
are not able long to refift multitudes) the Moors, and thirdly, the
Hollanders, whofe Interefts are to deftroy the French in India ; Which
the French forefeeing, had wifely folicited a Truce with Gulconda,
and had hopes of that King's complying, till the Arrival of the
Dutch) when they could not be heard. For confidering a Kindnefs
extorted not lb obliging as that freely offered, and his Honour at
tainted by their Swords being ftill in their hands, he clofed with
the Hatred of the Hollanders, for their final Extirpation.
Before which be accomplifhed, he may chance to find it an hard
Task, efpecially had the French any hopes of Succours* For now
they are 6co ftrong in the Fort and Ships, all flout Fellows, every
Soldier fit to be a Commander. Their greatefl: fcarcity will be of
Food, with w hie If "had not the Englt[h privately befriended them,
they could not have fubfifted hitherto. Though the Englijh, fhould
they have War with France, would find them to be an Annoyance to
their Trade : So that were the City again in the hands of ths Moors,
or even with the Ground, it were better for us.
Here it may be queried. Why Gulconda being a Potent Prince, KJng of g«/-
fliould permit Garifons to be in the hands of Aliens ? To this may be weak at
anfwered, That this of Sr. Thomas was founded when the Indians
were naked ,and unarm'd. But this fatisfies not the Queftion, fince
that the Moors having conquered it, they again offered it the FortU"
gals, who flighted the Propofitions, unlefs they would.reftore them '
their Guns which they carried away with them. The true reafon
then is this, That Gulconda, as all the Indian Princes are, is weak at
G % Sea;
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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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The volume contains a table of contents giving letter numbers and chapter headings. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter. There are also an alphabetical index ('An Index Explanatory'), and an alphabetical 'Table of some Principal Things herein contained, neither reducible to the Index Explanatory, nor the Contents' of at the back of the volume.
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:10, 1:14, 1:6, 6a:6b, 7:36, 36a:36b, 37:40, 40a:40b, 41:50, 50a:50b, 51:110, 110a:110b, 111:230, 230a:230b, 231:416, 416a:416b, 417:428, 1:24, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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