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by_o jarrick_n sultan_n morad_n and_o by_o peruschi_n sultan_n horad_n who_o be_v deliver_v to_o some_o jesuit_n to_o be_v instruct_v by_o they_o in_o the_o romish_a religion_n be_v slay_v in_o the_o war_n of_o decan_n the_o three_o be_v call_v dan_n or_o daniel_n texeira_n call_v the_o elder_a xequa_n patxa_fw-la the_o second_o pary_n patxa_n who_o die_v of_o some_o distemper_n anno_fw-la 1602_o and_o the_o three_o sabelxa_fw-la patxa_fw-la but_o the_o elder_a be_v by_o purchas_n della_n valle_n and_o other_o general_o call_v selim._n selim._n scieco_fw-it gio_n succeed_v his_o father_n by_o the_o name_n of_o schach_n selim._n when_o scach_n selim_n be_v bear_v his_o father_n name_v he_o sceichu_n for_o eckbar_n who_o till_o that_o time_n have_v no_o male_a issue_n believe_v that_o he_o have_v obtain_v he_o from_o god_n by_o the_o prayer_n of_o one_o schach_n a_o man_n account_v very_o holy_a and_o religious_a but_o his_o father_n about_o the_o twelve_o or_o thirteen_o year_n of_o 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year_n be_v under_o the_o mogul_n jurisdiction_n and_o general_o maintain_v twelve_o or_o fifteen_o thousand_o man_n in_o arm_n for_o a_o defence_n against_o the_o persian_n augan_n balouch_n and_o other_o inhabiter_n of_o the_o mountain_n between_o candahar_n and_o cabul_n dwell_v a_o people_n in_o the_o mountain_n call_v afgan_n or_o augan_n which_o range_v up_o and_o down_o the_o country_n without_o have_v any_o certain_a habitation_n but_o live_v only_o by_o rob_v like_o the_o arabian_n and_o demand_v toll_n from_o such_o as_o travel_v through_o their_o country_n the_o territory_n of_o multan_n the_o territory_n of_o multan_n border_n the_o border_n by_o texeira_n multon_n border_n on_o the_o north_n at_o candahar_n and_o cabul_n on_o the_o west_n at_o persia_n on_o the_o south_n at_o haiacan_a or_o the_o country_n of_o the_o balouch_n and_o in_o the_o south_n on_o penjab_n daviti_fw-la texeira_n and_o other_o place_v it_o far_o into_o the_o country_n from_o indus_n or_o indostan_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o this_o great_a country_n make_v it_o to_o border_n at_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mandou_n and_o the_o country_n of_o the_o hindoun_n but_o certain_o they_o understand_v by_o multan_n the_o kingdom_n of_o lahor_n otherwise_o penjab_n which_o lie_v far_o into_o the_o country_n the_o metropolis_n thereof_o according_a to_o terry_n and_o ananias_n bear_v the_o name_n of_o multan_n though_o texeira_n make_v lahor_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o affirm_v that_o the_o multans_n dwell_v in_o the_o country_n of_o lahor_n arrow_n excellent_a bow_n and_o arrow_n this_o country_n be_v famous_a for_o the_o many_o excellent_a bow_n and_o arrow_n which_o be_v make_v in_o it_o and_o be_v better_o and_o much_o neat_a than_o any_o other_o in_o all_o india_n the_o bow_n be_v make_v of_o horn_n curious_o join_v the_o arrow_n be_v of_o small_a cane_n both_o rich_o colour_v and_o varnish_v the_o country_n of_o the_o bulloch_n or_o bobochs_n or_o kingdom_n of_o ballochy_n otherwise_o haican_n or_o hangi-chan_n the_o country_n of_o the_o bullochs_n be_v proper_o call_v haiacan_a border_n the_o border_n or_o hiacan_a and_o by_o other_o hangican_n it_o border_n northerly_a at_o the_o province_n of_o multan_n eastward_o at_o the_o province_n of_o penjab_n and_o the_o river_n indus_n southeast_n at_o buckor_n southward_o at_o the_o territory_n of_o taffa_n and_o westward_o at_o the_o mountain_n which_o separate_a persia_n from_o india_n some_o make_v this_o country_n border_n on_o one_o side_n of_o the_o pattan_n or_o bottans_fw-fr terry_n say_v that_o this_o country_n have_v not_o nominate_v city_n but_o davity_n call_v the_o metropolis_n buckara_n which_o lie_v on_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o island_n in_o the_o river_n indus_n other_o make_v seckara_n the_o first_o city_n towards_o the_o side_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o multan_n but_o buckara_n and_o seckara_n seem_v to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o city_n and_o be_v by_o terry_n 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of_o good_n from_o place_n to_o place_n on_o camel_n and_o other_o beast_n of_o burden_n of_o which_o they_o keep_v many_o they_o also_o till_o their_o land_n and_o worship_v the_o sun_n the_o province_n of_o buckar_n or_o buckor_n the_o province_n of_o buckor_n or_o buckar_n border_n the_o border_n be_v divide_v by_o the_o river_n indus_n to_o its_o great_a benefit_n it_o border_n on_o the_o north_n on_o the_o territory_n of_o haiacan_a and_o astack_n in_o the_o east_n at_o jesselmeer_n in_o the_o south_n at_o tatta_n and_o in_o the_o west_n at_o haiacan_a before_o mention_v terry_n call_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o this_o province_n buckor-suckor_a lie_v in_o a_o island_n on_o the_o river_n indus_n other_o call_v this_o city_n buckara_n or_o buckero_n and_o suckera_n and_o make_v it_o to_o be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o bulloch_n and_o some_o as_o we_o say_v before_o make_v it_o to_o be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o multan_n suckera_n the_o trade_n of_o suckera_n at_o suckera_n a_o great_a trade_n be_v drive_v with_o indian_a clothes_n and_o other_o commodity_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v mahumetan_n the_o chan_n or_o governor_n which_o the_o mogul_n keep_v at_o buckor-suckor_a general_o keep_v a_o great_a number_n of_o soldier_n in_o the_o castle_n to_o curb_v the_o bulloch_n who_o be_v exceed_o addict_v to_o mutiny_v the_o kingdom_n of_o send_n or_o sin_v otherwise_o call_v diu_n and_o tatta_n border_n the_o name_n and_o border_n the_o kingdom_n of_o send_n or_o sin_v so_o call_v by_o the_o english_a portugese_n and_o spanish_a from_o its_o chief_a river_n send_v or_o sin_v ancient_o indus_n near_o which_o it_o lie_v and_o by_o terry_o from_o its_o metropolis_n tatta_n or_o the_o country_n of_o the_o abind_v and_o by_o the_o arabian_n the_o kingdom_n of_o diu_n maffaeus_n seem_v to_o call_v it_o dulcinde_v and_o make_v it_o border_n in_o the_o south_n upon_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cambaya_n but_o terry_n make_v it_o border_n in_o the_o north_n 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