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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00549	An East-India colation; or a discourse of travels set forth in sundry obseruations, briefe and delightfull; collected by the author in a voyage he made unto the East-Indies, of almost foure yeares continuance. Written by C.F.	Farewell, Christopher.	1633 (1633)	STC 10687; ESTC S114627	32,033	108

as they differ in their names and valuations of which there are foure or five sorts at least and the least of them about two Mamudes and a halfe the Ruppee stamped on both sides with Moorish Characters and in forme very thicke and round their Copper mony whereof they have such plenty as if tollerable for exportation might prove a good returne being made into great churlish peeces they call Pises whereof 30. commonly make a Mam●…dee and of the rest proportionably but still after the inconstant current of the Exchange almost continually rising and falling which is in the power of the Sheraffs Bankers or Mony-Changers to alter at their pleasure Their Country for the most par●… being plaine from Hils and Mountaines is indifferently stored with Mes●…ites or Churches very fayre and sumptuous with 〈◊〉 also or Villages Townes and Cities pleasant great and populous River d Walled Castled and munitioned and constantly watered at a certaine yearely season to wit our Summer from towards the end of May to the end of August or thereabout with frequont sober Raines scarce two faire dayes together without some showers or other and all the yeare after so cleere a Firmament as not a Cloud to be seene that I have beene weary of fayre weather and this Rayne-water by the better sort is received into Vaults made for the nonce to serve them for theyr drinke all the yeare after being wholsommer they fay then theyr other waters as also this Raynie season is observed of all for the best times to travayle in I could yet say more in 〈◊〉 particulars but having sayd enough I thinke in proofe of my Travels and prayse of the Countries goodnesse it were superfluous and beyond my intent to become Cosmographicall and therefore I will here confine my selfe being now summoned to a Consultation determining a Iourney to be made unto the foresayd City of A●…adavas by Master Thomas Aldworth the Cōpanies chiefe Agent my selfe his second for Cashier and Accountant with foure other English whereof two were homebred Marchants and 〈◊〉 more to provide goods in readinesse for our next Fleet that the Ships to theyr great damage might not bee deteyned as before And for more safety both of goods and lives our charge wee had with us being of great importance the Country as I have sayd very dangerous by reason of Theeves which continually vpon intelligence ly●… arm'd in Troupes on the way for booties wee held it best though otherwise inconvenient Mocrob Chan the gouernour of Surat then trauelling toward Court at the Kings command to take the benefit of his Lascar or Campe as also diuers others it being the Countries custome in like sort to set forth or with a Cara●… a Caffala a multitude of all sorts of people with theyr goods to that end gathered together for our more safe convoy which yet we enioyed not past one night aside of Baroch till wee met againe at Cambaya being both our worse and farther way For this great Lord with his many hands and much helpe posting faster then wee could follow with our heauy and slow carriages lef●…vs alone in the midst of danger God onely protecting vs being three nights on the way before wee could reach to Cambaya and spent two of them with their sunschorching dayes by the water side having only our Tent for shelter expecting there a boate to passe vs ouer out of that Purgatorie and another of mischieuous minded men and murmuring Malecontents Taddiepor Marchants and heartlesse souldiers repining not onely my charge but my precedency also or next respect vnto Master Aldworth and that by his precise order against my owne desire enioynd me to their antient matrimony making me both his Coach-mate and his right hand at Table and the more I sought by gentlenesse for the present to appease theyr spight or in continuance by some change of behauiour to confront their folly Pro. 26. 4. 5. the more like themselues they still conspiring in both respects mistooke and traduced me declaring hereby the implacable disposition of Envy but God alone did plead my cause and by degrees put them to silence in theyr graues Here at Sarode for so the place is called during our aboad worthy of obseruation I tooke notice of some part of Gods omnipotent workes of wonder in the flux and reflux of that famous Riuer of Cambaya for fury not vnfitly called the Boare for the Tyde from the maine sea twice a day once beginning to flow Contrary to common course of nature comes tumbling in amayne with such a roaring noyse a farre off of mighty foaming waues like white ruffes a bout their proud neckes that it strikes admiration and terrour to the beholder in such sort that those high bankes with theyr dry sands and Oaes are sodenly couered and filled vp to the very toppes for the space of many leagues in length together yet neuer ouerflowen and vpon returne with expedition leaves it for the most part emptie and dry againe being in absence of the Tyde a firme passage for all that dare aduenture it which thousands having done and daylie doe though some speed better not taking theyr times aright or the vncertaine Tydes deceiuing them vpon credible report like Pharoes host in thered sea haue been overwhelmed man and beast Horse and Camels Elephants and all with infinite Treasures swept away into that Rich Ocean before upon too short a warning they could recover backward or forward the shore againe for the River is of a very spacious bredth in many places over Being here after much toyle in moving and removing our charge from place to place for our best advantage against an assault which we hourely expected that wee durst not sleepe but by short snatches and turnes as also for our most commodious imbar quing the best being bad enough in that wild place comes a Barque receives our selves and goods aboord and in a late Evening at a full water we set Sayle and thankes be to God who is mighter then the mighty Waves of the Sea not without great danger about Midnight we came to an Anker right before Cambaya and the Sabbath Morning landed in that Rich Fayre and neat City so famous throughout the World Being now on shore notwithstanding in good safety of life we found our selves little better then fallen out of the frying●… pan as they say into the fire for all our goods were presently sequestred and carried to the Kings ●…lfondica●… till his Customes of seaven Per Cent. were payd viz. foure in and three out which according to the value would have come to a good summe of mony whereat we were much dismayed Master Aldworth especially for his oversight or too much confidence in Mocrob Chans favor whom we often solicited there almost ●… fortnight as an Instrument to procure the release of our sayd goods the power in effect being in his owne hands but all in vaine till at last a few dayes before our departure thence Master Aldworth and my