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brackish_a and_o unwholesome_a i_o be_v inform_v in_o this_o province_n there_o be_v upward_o of_o 3400_o town_n and_o village_n of_o which_o next_o to_o what_o i_o have_v name_v these_o be_v the_o chief_a viz._n bernzabad_n chitopour_n bargant_n mirda_n hindon_n ladono_fw-it chalaour_n byana_n canova_n and_o scanderbade_v most_o of_o these_o produce_v manufacture_n of_o stuff_n silk_n tapestry_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o revenue_n of_o this_o province_n mount_v very_o near_o to_o that_o of_o guzerat_n next_o we_o enter_v the_o province_n of_o dehly_a by_o difficult_a way_n because_o the_o rain_n have_v make_v the_o river_n swell_v in_o many_o place_n it_o bound_n on_o agra_n to_o the_o north_n and_o deh_o the_o principal_a town_n of_o the_o province_n be_v about_o 45_o lergue_v from_o agra_n and_o mogul_n cah_n gehan_n and_o aureng_n zeb_n make_v it_o the_o royal_a seat_n of_o the_o empire_n the_o way_n be_v all_o along_o plant_v with_o curious_a tree_n in_o a_o line_n and_o each_o half_a league_n be_v mark_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o turret_n and_o there_o be_v conveniency_n by_o the_o way_n for_o traveller_n to_o shelter_n and_o rest_n in_o there_o be_v by_o the_o way_n likewise_o a_o ancient_a heathen_a temple_n visit_v by_o the_o gentile_n who_o provide_v necessary_n for_o a_o great_a many_o ape_n that_o be_v keep_v there_o and_o they_o pay_v a_o kind_n of_o a_o blind_a devotion_n to_o they_o as_o the_o creature_n of_o the_o pagod_n deh_o seem_v to_o be_v compose_v of_o certain_a village_n and_o there_o be_v the_o ruin_n of_o a_o town_n which_o the_o indian_n say_v be_v the_o regal_a seat_n of_o king_n porus_n fame_v in_o history_n for_o the_o war_n he_o maintain_v against_o alexander_n the_o great_a there_o be_v to_o be_v see_v a_o pyramid_n or_o obelisk_n of_o stone_n with_o a_o inscription_n in_o very_o ancient_a character_n which_o they_o say_v alexander_n erect_v in_o memory_n of_o his_o victory_n over_o porus_n but_o the_o character_n not_o be_v greek_n render_v it_o doubtful_a this_o city_n lie_v in_o a_o open_a champion_n country_n wash_v by_o the_o river_n gemna_n it_o have_v a_o fortress_n half_a a_o league_n in_o circumference_n with_o a_o strong_a wall_n and_o a_o round_a tower_n every_o 10_o battlement_n be_v secure_v by_o a_o ditch_n wharf_v with_o stone_n and_o a_o garden_n round_o it_o in_o this_o fortress_n the_o mogul_n hold_v his_o palace_n and_o keep_v the_o ensign_n of_o his_o royalty_n and_o from_o hence_o he_o behold_v the_o fight_n of_o elephant_n and_o other_o pastime_n at_o land_n as_o also_o on_o the_o river_n and_o towards_o the_o town_n be_v a_o large_a place_n where_o the_o rajas_n in_o the_o mogul_n pay_v encamp_v as_o his_o guard_n the_o market_n be_v keep_v in_o a_o fine_a square_n where_o abundance_n of_o juggler_n and_o fellow_n pretend_v to_o conjuration_n show_v trick_n all_o the_o mogul_n attendance_n in_o the_o palace_n show_v he_o a_o profound_a reverence_n stand_v demure_a before_o he_o with_o their_o hand_n a_o cross_n upon_o their_o breast_n none_o dare_v speak_v unless_o command_v and_o at_o noon_n every_o day_n he_o give_v audience_n to_o such_o as_o have_v recourse_n to_o he_o for_o justice_n administer_a it_o impartial_o without_o respect_n of_o person_n there_o be_v a_o stately_a hall_n wherein_o he_o give_v audience_n to_o his_o minister_n about_o affair_n of_o state_n and_o those_o of_o his_o household_n and_o in_o this_o palace_n be_v a_o throne_n of_o massy_a gold_n set_v with_o flower_n of_o diamond_n emerald_n ruby_n and_o other_o precious_a stone_n and_o a_o peacock_n make_v out_o in_o all_o its_o colour_n with_o gold_n silver_n and_o precious_a stone_n insomuch_o that_o it_o resemble_v the_o life_n and_o be_v of_o vast_a value_n they_o say_v these_o be_v begin_v by_o tamarlan_n
sacred_a none_o but_o the_o bramen_n have_v the_o meddle_v with_o they_o and_o the_o woman_n be_v count_v infamous_a among_o her_o cast_n that_o refuse_v to_o undergo_v this_o cruelty_n some_o be_v bury_v with_o their_o husband_n up_o to_o the_o neck_n then_o strangle_v and_o quite_o cover_v and_o some_o of_o the_o maid_n for_o the_o love_n they_o bear_v their_o mistress_n will_v in_o like_a manner_n accompany_v she_o in_o death_n but_o this_o be_v rare_o use_v now_o for_o the_o mogul_n and_o other_o mahometan_a prince_n of_o india_n have_v strict_o forbid_v it_o as_o inhuman_a and_o barbarous_a which_o secure_v many_o woman_n from_o the_o infamy_n they_o will_v otherwise_o undergo_v in_o their_o cast_n yet_o though_o the_o governor_n pretend_v all_o that_o in_o they_o lie_v to_o restrain_v it_o some_o be_v still_o burn_v for_o by_o earnest_a solicitation_n and_o large_a present_n if_o the_o wife_n petition_v for_o it_o which_o some_o of_o they_o do_v leave_n be_v obtain_v but_o it_o 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