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rageapour_fw-la jehanac_n and_o above_o all_o becaner_n which_o at_o present_a be_v the_o capital_a stand_v to_o the_o west_n of_o the_o ganges_n in_o this_o province_n of_o becar_o and_o in_o the_o two_o former_a there_o be_v of_o all_o the_o cast_v and_o tribe_n of_o the_o indian_n which_o be_v reckon_v in_o all_o to_o be_v fourscore_o and_o four_o in_o number_n though_o all_o of_o they_o profess_v the_o same_o religion_n 84._o cast_v or_o tribe_n of_o gentile_n 84._o yet_o the_o ceremony_n of_o every_o one_o of_o these_o cast_v nay_o and_o of_o the_o private_a person_n of_o each_o cast_v be_v so_o different_a that_o they_o make_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o sect_n the_o people_n of_o every_o one_o of_o these_o tribe_n follow_v a_o trade_n and_o none_o of_o their_o offspring_n can_v quit_v it_o without_o be_v reckon_v infamous_a in_o his_o tribe_n for_o example_n braman_n braman_n the_o braman_n who_o make_v the_o first_o tribe_n profess_v doctrine_n and_o so_o do_v their_o child_n without_o ever_o forsake_v that_o profession_n the_o second_o be_v the_o tribe_n of_o the_o catry_n or_o raspoute_n raspoute_n catry_n or_o raspoute_n who_o make_v profession_n of_o arm_n their_o child_n profess_v the_o same_o or_o aught_o to_o do_v it_o because_o they_o all_o pretend_v to_o be_v descend_v of_o prince_n of_o the_o gentile_n not_o but_o some_o of_o they_o be_v merchant_n nay_o and_o weaver_n in_o the_o province_n of_o multan_n lahors_n and_o sinde_v but_o they_o be_v despise_v in_o the_o tribe_n and_o pass_v for_o base_a fellow_n void_a of_o honour_n the_o three_o be_v the_o tribe_n of_o the_o soudr_n or_o courmy_n courmy_n soudr_n or_o courmy_n and_o these_o be_v the_o labourer_n of_o the_o ground_n some_o of_o they_o carry_v arm_n and_o since_o that_o be_v a_o honourable_a trade_n and_o of_o a_o superior_a cast_v it_o do_v not_o reflect_v upon_o they_o but_o because_o they_o love_v not_o to_o serve_v on_o horseback_n they_o serve_v common_o for_o the_o garrison_n of_o 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