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who_o keep_v guard_n entertain_v themselves_o at_o their_o post_n or_o elsewhere_o and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o table_n serve_v at_o the_o king_n charge_n which_o give_v they_o occasion_n to_o celebrate_v the_o neurous_a or_o new_a year_n feast_v merry_o the_o king_n appear_v daily_o in_o the_o amcas_fw-la at_o his_o usual_a hour_n but_o not_o in_o extraordinary_a magnificence_n before_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o then_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v every_o day_n change_v clothes_n appear_v in_o their_o rich_a apparel_n they_o all_o go_v to_o salute_v the_o king_n neurous_a the_o king_n present_n at_o neurous_a and_o his_o majesty_n make_v they_o present_n which_o be_v only_o some_o galantry_n of_o small_a value_n that_o do_v not_o cost_v he_o four_o hundred_o thousand_o french_a livre_n the_o eight_o and_o nine_o day_n the_o king_n also_o sit_v on_o his_o throne_n when_o he_o be_v not_o feast_v with_o his_o princess_n and_o omras_n in_o one_o of_o the_o out-hall_n where_o he_o make_v himself_o several_a time_n familiar_a with_o they_o but_o that_o familiarity_n excuse_v they_o not_o from_o make_v he_o present_v king._n the_o present_n of_o the_o great_a lord_n to_o the_o king._n there_o be_v neither_o omra_n nor_o mansepdar_n but_o make_v he_o very_o rich_a present_n and_o that_o of_o the_o governor_n or_o tributary_n of_o azmer_n be_v the_o most_o considerable_a of_o all_o these_o present_n be_v reckon_v in_o all_o to_o amount_v to_o fourteen_o or_o fifteen_o million_o the_o festival_n conclude_v at_o court_n by_o a_o review_n of_o the_o king_n elephant_n and_o horse_n pompous_o equip_v and_o in_o the_o town_n by_o a_o great_a many_o firework_n that_o come_v after_o their_o feast_v gehanguir_n indeed_o give_v not_o the_o prince_n and_o great_a lord_n the_o equivalent_a of_o
and_o then_o they_o carry_v it_o to_o the_o seaport_n town_n and_o especial_o to_o surrat_n where_o the_o european_n and_o other_o buy_v it_o to_o ballast_n their_o ship_n with_o and_o sell_v elsewhere_o this_o province_n of_o azmer_n pay_v common_o to_o the_o great_a mogul_n thirty_o two_o or_o thirty_o three_o million_o notwithstanding_o the_o barren_a place_n that_o be_v in_o it_o chap._n xxx_o of_o the_o province_n of_o sinde_n or_o sindy_n sindy_n the_o province_n of_o sinde_n or_o sindy_n sinde_v or_o sindy_n which_o some_o call_v tatta_n be_v bound_v with_o the_o province_n of_o azmer_n to_o the_o east_n and_o the_o mountain_n which_o border_n it_o on_o that_o side_n belong_v to_o the_o one_o or_o other_o country_n it_o have_v multan_n to_o the_o north_n to_o the_o south_n a_o desert_n and_o the_o indian_a sea_n and_o to_o the_o west_n macran_n and_o segestan_n it_o reach_v from_o south_n to_o north_n on_o both_o side_n the_o river_n indus_n and_o that_o river_n be_v by_o the_o 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may_v find_v in_o they_o our_o coach_n be_v much_o better_a because_o they_o be_v hang_v the_o wheel_n of_o wagon_n or_o cart_n for_o carry_v of_o good_n cartwheel_n cartwheel_n have_v no_o spoak_n they_o be_v make_v of_o one_o whole_a piece_n of_o solid_a timber_n in_o form_n of_o a_o millstone_n and_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o cart_n be_v always_o a_o thick_a frame_n of_o wood._n these_o cart_n be_v draw_v by_o eight_o or_o ten_o ox_n according_a to_o the_o heaviness_n of_o the_o load_v when_o a_o merchant_n convey_v any_o thing_n of_o consequence_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v four_o soldier_n or_o four_o pion_n by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o wagon_n to_o hold_v the_o end_n of_o the_o rope_n that_o be_v tie_v to_o it_o to_o keep_v it_o from_o overturning_a if_o it_o come_v to_o heel_a in_o bad_a way_n and_o that_o way_n be_v use_v in_o all_o caravan_n though_o common_o they_o consist_v of_o above_o two_o hundred_o wagon_n chap._n xxxi_o of_o palanquin_n palanquin_n palanquin_n indian's_n 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the_o couch_n to_o the_o pambou_n palanquins_n the_o pambous_a of_o palanquins_n the_o pambous_a that_o serve_v for_o palanquin_n be_v thick_a round_a cane_n five_o or_o six_o inch_n in_o diametre_fw-la and_o four_o fathom_n long_o crooked_a arch-wise_a in_o the_o middle_n so_o that_o on_o each_o side_n from_o the_o bend_n there_o remain_v a_o very_a straight_a end_n about_o five_o or_o six_o foot_n long_o on_o the_o bend_n of_o the_o pambou_n there_o be_v a_o cover_v lay_v of_o two_o piece_n of_o cloth_n sew_v together_o betwixt_o which_o at_o certain_a distance_n there_o be_v little_a rod_n cross-way_n to_o hold_v the_o clothes_n so_o that_o they_o may_v convenient_o cover_v the_o palanquin_n if_o a_o woman_n be_v in_o it_o it_o be_v cover_v close_o over_o with_o red_a serge_n or_o with_o velvet_n if_o she_o be_v a_o great_a lady_n and_o if_o they_o be_v afraid_a of_o rain_n the_o whole_a machine_n be_v cover_v over_o with_o a_o wax_a cloth_n in_o the_o bottom_n of_o these_o 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