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keep_v company_n a_o mahometan_a festival_n i_o think_v i_o have_v observe_v in_o my_o book_n of_o persia_n all_o the_o festival_n which_o the_o moor_n or_o mahometan_n celebrate_v but_o they_o have_v one_o in_o this_o town_n which_o i_o have_v never_o see_v before_o they_o call_v it_o the_o feast_n of_o choubret_n choubret_n the_o feast_n of_o choubret_n and_o believe_v that_o on_o that_o day_n the_o good_a angel_n examine_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o depart_a and_o write_v down_o all_o the_o good_a that_o they_o have_v do_v in_o their_o lifetime_n and_o that_o the_o bad_a angel_n sum_v up_o all_o their_o evil_a action_n the_o same_o day_n so_o that_o every_o one_o employ_v that_o day_n wherein_o they_o believe_v that_o god_n take_v a_o account_n of_o the_o action_n of_o man_n in_o pray_v to_o he_o do_v alms-deed_n and_o send_v one_o another_o present_n they_o end_v the_o festival_n with_o light_n and_o bonfire_n kindle_v in_o the_o street_n and_o public_a place_n and_o a_o great_a many_o firework_n which_o fly_v about_o on_o all_o hand_n while_o the_o rich_a mutual_o treat_v one_o another_o with_o collation_n and_o feast_n which_o they_o make_v in_o the_o very_a street_n or_o shop_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o other_o town_n of_o guzerat_n and_o the_o siege_n of_o diu_n by_o the_o turk_n which_o be_v defend_v by_o the_o portugese_n beside_o the_o town_n of_o the_o province_n of_o guzerat_n whereof_o i_o have_v speak_v there_o be_v above_o thirty_o other_o on_o which_o depend_v a_o great_a many_o bourg_n and_o village_n but_o those_o which_o lie_v near_o the_o sea_n be_v the_o most_o considerable_a broudra_n be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a lie_v betwixt_o baroche_n and_o cambaye_n town_n broudra_n a_o town_n but_o more_o towards_o the_o east_n in_o a_o most_o fertile_a though_o sandy_a country_n it_o be_v a_o large_a modern_a town_n and_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o another_o ruin_a town_n which_o be_v but_o three_o quarter_n of_o a_o league_n from_o it_o town_n 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and_o afford_v still_o abundance_n of_o silk-stuff_n that_o be_v make_v there_o it_o have_v a_o fort_n and_o very_o beautiful_a temple_n wherein_o be_v many_o marble-pillar_n idol_n be_v worship_v there_o but_o at_o present_v it_o serve_v for_o a_o mosque_n the_o town_n of_o diu_n belong_v to_o the_o portuguese_n and_o lie_v also_o in_o the_o province_n of_o guzerat_n fortify_v with_o three_o castle_n it_o stand_v at_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o gulf_n of_o cambaye_n to_o the_o right_a hand_n in_o twenty_o two_o degree_n eighteen_o minute_n latitude_n and_o two_o hundred_o league_n from_o cape_n comorin_n before_o surrat_n and_o cambaye_n come_v into_o reputation_n it_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o most_o of_o the_o commerce_n that_o at_o present_a be_v make_v in_o those_o two_o towns._n
a_o orphan_n adopt_v and_o make_v king_n of_o viziapour_n the_o king_n who_o reign_v in_o viziapour_n at_o present_a be_v a_o orphan_n who_o the_o late_a king_n and_o the_o queen_n adopt_v for_o their_o son_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n the_o queen_n have_v so_o much_o interest_n as_o to_o settle_v he_o upon_o the_o throne_n but_o he_o be_v as_o yet_o very_o young_a the_o queen_n be_v declare_v regent_n of_o the_o kingdom_n nevertheless_o there_o have_v be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o weakness_n during_o her_o government_n and_o raja_n sivagy_n have_v make_v the_o best_a on_o it_o for_o his_o own_o elevation_n chap._n iii_o of_o goa_n goa_n goa_n the_o town_n of_o goa_n with_o its_o isle_n of_o the_o same_o name_n which_o be_v likewise_o call_v tilsoar_n border_n upon_o viziapour_n direct_o southward_o it_o lie_v in_o the_o latitude_n of_o fifteen_o degree_n and_o about_o forty_o minute_n upon_o the_o river_n of_o mandona_n which_o discharge_v itself_o into_o the_o sea_n 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other_o idolater_n than_o ganges_n be_v elsewhere_o and_o at_o certain_a time_n and_o upon_o certain_a festival_n day_n they_o flock_v thither_o from_o a_o far_o to_o perform_v their_o purification_n it_o be_v a_o great_a town_n and_o full_a of_o fair_a church_n lovely_a convent_v and_o palace_n well_o beautify_v there_o be_v several_a order_n of_o religious_a both_o man_n and_o woman_n there_o and_o the_o jesuit_n alone_o have_v five_o public_a house_n few_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n be_v so_o rich_a in_o the_o indies_n as_o the_o portuguese_n be_v before_o their_o commerce_n be_v ruin_v by_o the_o dutch_a but_o their_o vanity_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o loss_n and_o if_o they_o have_v fear_v the_o dutch_a more_o than_o they_o do_v they_o may_v have_v be_v still_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o give_v they_o the_o law_n there_o from_o which_o they_o be_v far_o enough_o at_o present_a there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o gentile_n about_o goa_n some_o of_o they_o worship_n ape_n and_o i_o observe_v elsewhere_o that_o in_o some_o place_n they_o have_v build_v pagod_n to_o these_o beast_n most_o part_n of_o the_o gentile_n head_n of_o family_n in_o viziapour_n victual_n the_o way_n of_o the_o banian_o dress_v their_o victual_n dress_v their_o own_o victual_n themselves_o he_o that_o do_v it_o have_v sweep_v the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v to_o dress_v any_o thing_n draw_v a_o circle_n and_o confine_n himself_o within_o it_o with_o all_o that_o he_o be_v to_o make_v use_n of_o if_o he_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o any_o thing_n else_o it_o be_v give_v he_o at_o a_o distance_n because_o no_o body_n be_v to_o enter_v within_o that_o circle_n and_o if_o any_o chance_v to_o enter_v it_o all_o will_v be_v profane_v and_o the_o cook_n will_v throw_v away_o what_o he_o have_v dress_v and_o be_v oblige_v to_o begin_v again_o when_o the_o victual_n be_v ready_a they_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n the_o first_o part_n be_v for_o the_o poor_a the_o second_o for_o the_o cow_n of_o the_o house_n and_o the_o three_o portion_n for_o the_o family_n and_o of_o this_o three_o they_o make_v as_o many_o commons_o as_o there_o be_v person_n and_o see_v they_o think_v it_o not_o civil_a to_o give_v their_o leave_n to_o the_o poor_a they_o give_v they_o likewise_o to_o the_o cow._n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o golconde_v of_o bagnagar_n the_o most_o powerful_a of_o the_o king_n of_o decan_n next_o to_o viziapour_n be_v the_o king_n of_o golconda_n his_o kingdom_n border_n on_o the_o east_n side_n golconda_n golconda_n upon_o the_o sea_n of_o bengala_n to_o the_o north_n upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o country_n of_o orixa_n to_o the_o south_n upon_o many_o country_n of_o bisuagar_n or_o ancient_a narsingue_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o viziapour_n and_o to_o the_o west_n upon_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o great_a mogul_n by_o the_o province_n of_o balagate_n where_o the_o village_n of_o calvar_n be_v which_o be_v the_o last_o place_n of_o mogolistan_n on_o that_o side_n there_o be_v very_o insolent_a collector_n of_o toll_n at_o calvar_n calvar_n calvar_n and_o when_o they_o have_v not_o what_o they_o demand_v li._n li_n li_z li._n they_o cry_v with_o all_o their_o force_n their_z li_z li_z li_z strike_v their_o mouth_n with_o the_o palm_n of_o their_o hand_n and_o at_o that_o kind_n of_o alarm-bell_n which_o be_v hear_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n naked_a man_n come_v run_v from_o all_o part_n carrying_z staff_n lance_n sword_n bow_n arrow_n and_o some_o musket_n who_o make_v traveller_n pay_v by_o force_n what_o they_o have_v demand_v and_o when_o all_o be_v pay_v it_o be_v no_o easy_a matter_n still_o to_o get_v rid_v of_o they_o mahova_n the_o bound_n of_o mogulistan_n mahova_n the_o boundary_n of_o mogulistan_n and_o golconda_n be_v plant_v about_o a_o league_n and_o a_o half_a from_o calvar_n they_o be_v tree_n which_o the_o call_n mahova_n these_o mark_v the_o outmost_a land_n of_o the_o mogul_n and_o immediate_o after_o on_o this_o side_n of_o a_o rivulet_n there_o be_v cadjours_fw-fr or_o wild_a palm-tree_n plant_v only_o in_o that_o place_n to_o denote_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o golconda_n wherein_o the_o insolence_n of_o collector_n be_v far_o more_o insupportable_a than_o in_o the_o confine_n of_o mogolistan_n for_o the_o duty_n not_o be_v exact_v there_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o private_a lord_n to_o who_o the_o village_n have_v be_v give_v the_o collector_n make_v traveller_n pay_v what_o they_o please_v we_o find_v some_o officer_n where_o they_o make_v we_o give_v fifty_o roupies_n in_o stead_n of_o twenty_o which_o be_v their_o due_n and_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o extortion_n of_o the_o exactor_n they_o refuse_v to_o give_v we_o a_o note_n for_o what_o they_o have_v receive_v league_n 16_o officer_n in_o 23_o league_n and_o in_o the_o space_n of_o three_o and_o twenty_o league_n betwixt_o calvar_n and_o bagnagar_n we_o 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