'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.' [‎412] (459/506)

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A farther Difcovery of India.
Letter VI.
What Profit
to the Mogul.
Ran a Jejfenftn
defies the Em
peror.
The Confede
rates make di-
ft urban ce.
Nor does this place now yield fmall Advantage to the Great Mo
gul, Cuftoms being paid here, and here being a good Trade; though
at prefent a (lop be put thereto by Raja King Jeffinfins being lately dead,
who fet the prefent Emperor on his Throne, together with Emiy
Senda, and the Emperor's demanding the Treafury and Territories
of the Widow ; and her fending this Anfwer thereupon {theiame
almoft in effed the Spartans were wont, among whom it was a fay
ing, Our Kingdoms extend as far as we can cajl cur Darts ); fo flic re-
turned, Money I have none ^ hut Swords good fl ore \ Which has brought
all the Infidels into a Confederacy with her.
And the Governor of this Province, but a late Convert, and
a kin to her, begins to make Parties for the Advancement of one of
the Sultans he has efpoufed, to Dethrone Auren Zeeh y as he did his
Father Shaw Gehaun, by the Affiftance of his Father Ewir Gemla:
Whereupon the is engaged over Head and Ears in Wars, cal
ling the of Bramporeio his help.
Which gives occafion to Seva G/, and a Neighbouring Raja King y the
one to move towards Surat, the other to fet upon Brampore ; which
had put fuch a Confternation on the Merchants, that at my return
they were all fled with their Wealth, Wives and Families, not think
ing themfelves fafe within the Walls of Surat ; which are now com-
pleat and able to beat off a ftrong Enemy, would they (land to it:
But having formerly felt the holtile Cruelties of Seva Gi, befides
the prefent Governor being a better Politician than Warrier, has
hitherto only Mulled the Banians to cart a Crufl: before this Wolf,
and he ftill expecting the ufual Tribute, defcends now in hopes of
the fame Booty, Burning and Spoiling the Country about till they
fend him a Peace Offering; of which they having informed the
Emperor now the Walls are built, that he Taxes them as much as
before, and that his Mufters are not half filled for the defence of the
place, MoradBeck the prefent Auren Zeetfs Armour-Bearer in all his
Wars, iscoming with force both todifplace him, and to fuccour the
place:
Who took Poflefllon in the beginning of May, and the late Go
vernor parted well content with what he had gotten during his hold
ing that Employment.
This Exchange brought fome Blows upon Seva Gis pilfering
Troops, being encountred before the latter end of the Month by
the new Governor's Soldiers, not without lofs, fome Cartloads of
the (lain being brought hither to be Interred.
Great Inun- The Rains are this year fet in with that violence, that the very
Rains' 15 by ^ ^ 0 P S t ^ e ^ rees hereabouts are all under Water; and fince the great
Mogul by reafon of thefe interruptions cannot go on to overcome
the Pagans, he wreaks his Malice by aflefling them with heavy Polls,
that are not of his Faith, under his Dominions; and thofe not able
to pay, are compelled to turn Muffelmen, fo that they begin to defert
in abundance.
Mtrad Beck
made Gover
nor of Surat.
The