'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.' [‎413] (460/506)

A farther Difcovery India.
The Rains bting over, great preparations are making to go againfl
the obftinate Pagans, the Emperor marching out of Juan Ahmd
10000 ftrong, befides Ordnance, Elephants, and other Warlike
provifions.
At the beginning of September the J add ah Fleet, freighted with
Religion and Pelf, made this Port, bringing Fifty Leques worth of
Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. in Calh, which is lo many Hundred Thoufand: It could not
be improved till the Governor had releafed the Shroffs or Bankers,
whom he had clapp'd up on pretence of Confpiring with the late
Governor to Cheat the King, by Coining more Money than had been
accounted for; but incercelfion being made by our Prefident, they
were fet at liberty, for that our Company's Bullion wasalfo coming
from England, the Ships being arriv'd at Bomhaim; and thcfe are
they that try and fet the value on all Metals.
Our Engltjh Ships had no fooner left the Port at Bomhaim, but that Seva Seizes
Seva Gi had ported feveral Hundred Men on Henry Kenry, a Rock in Henry Kenry.
the Mouth ot the Bay, on pretence of hindring the Syddys Men go
ing in and out; whereupon a fmall Bark, with an old Captain, be
ing fent to demand their Bufmefs there, and he landing with his
Men imprudently, were all cut off by the Barhar 'tans.
After this Adion, Seven Prowes and one fmall Ship ( the Pink ) The B ^an-
were ordered to lie at an Anchor and block up the Avenues before ms re ie e 1!
the Rock; which feen by the Barbarians on Shore, the firft fair
Wind they Manned cut Forty Gallies, at whofe approach our Prowes
fled all but one, which was eafily vanquifhed; and the Pink feign
ed a fear likewife, whereat they being encouraged, Boarded her
with a terrible noife, who cleared her Decks with her fmall fhot,
and blew fome Hundreds up from her Prow and Poop, and then
plying her great Guns, on thofe who were Board and Board, funk Four
of their Gallies, and put the reft to flight; which made them more
afraid than at the firft onfet, being glad to bear away with the reft;
however they in this skirmifli fiiccoured the Befieged with Hve
Boats laden with Provifions.
A Month after they appeared again with all their ftrength,^ and
the Engl/Jh being recruited with another fmall Ship, engaged tnem,
and gave them the rout, following them into their own Harbours,
where they got baftily aflioar and drew up their Veflels under fome
fmall Guns planted to lecure them.
Whilft our Fleet werlbufy in this Enterprife, and left fome Boats
to (but up the River lull, the Syddy came before Henry Kenry,
where he lies with his Fleets who, fhould he get Footing there
would be as bad a Thorn as Seva Gi.
In the mean while that the Marched againft the Rajhpoots, ^ Mt
his eldeft Son came to Brampore with a mighty Army ; for all that
gul brings
Seva fpoils the Country at his pleafure, knowing well the Sultan Army to
will not break his Forces to hazard a Battel till he fees how his Father
fpeeds, that he may be the better able to promote his own Intereft tor
the Crown: On which fcore it is unhappy both for the Husbandman
and
Their Fleet
drove into
InU.