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there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o dare_v to_o look_v he_o in_o the_o face_n chap._n lxxxiv_o our_o voyage_n from_o cairo_n to_o alexandria_n what_o the_o hhovame_n be_v friday_n the_o three_o of_o january_n 1659._o i_o part_v from_o cairo_n and_o embarking_a at_o the_o gissiere_n which_o be_v a_o pleasant_a place_n upon_o the_o side_n of_o the_o nile_n where_o many_o go_v to_o divert_v themselves_o and_o where_o our_o boat_n stay_v for_o we_o with_o a_o fair_a wind_n we_o sail_v as_o far_o as_o tono_n which_o be_v half_a way_n from_o cairo_n to_o rossetto_n some_o hour_n after_o we_o part_v from_o cairo_n we_o meet_v the_o boat_n of_o don_n philippo_n which_o we_o salute_v with_o some_o volley_n of_o our_o fowling-piece_n we_o arrive_v at_o tono_n saturday_n the_o four_o of_o january_n after_o midnight_n tono_n tono_n but_o there_o the_o wind_n turn_v contrary_a which_o put_v we_o to_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n and_o a_o main_a rope_n of_o our_o tackle_n break_v we_o have_v almost_o be_v cast_v away_o boat_n and_o all_o but_o have_v quick_o recover_v it_o out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o refitted_n it_o with_o all_o haste_n we_o continue_v our_o course_n make_v still_o a_o little_a way_n though_o the_o wind_n be_v full_a against_o we_o at_o length_n perceive_v that_o the_o wind_n be_v like_a to_o continue_v so_o we_o put_v ashore_o at_o derout_a tuesday_n morning_n the_o seven_o of_o january_n and_o go_v by_o land_n to_o rossetto_n six_o hour_n journey_n distant_a from_o derout_a derout_n derout_n we_o arrive_v the_o same_o day_n tuesday_n the_o seven_o of_o january_n at_o rossetto_n upon_o the_o way_n from_o cairo_n to_o rossetto_n there_o be_v some_o pretty_a town_n which_o i_o have_v not_o observe_v as_o i_o go_v from_o rossetto_n to_o cairo_n as_o foa_n sewdion_n derout_n sewdion_fw-la foa_n sewdion_fw-la and_o some_o other_o we_o stay_v for_o our_o boat_n wherein_o our_o luggage_n be_v at_o rossetto_n where_o it_o arrive_v on_o wednesday_n morning_n 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turchind_a that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o india_n of_o the_o turk_n or_o the_o turkey_n of_o the_o indies_n the_o water_n of_o the_o mountain_n that_o environ_v it_o afford_v so_o many_o spring_n and_o rivulet_n that_o they_o render_v it_o the_o most_o fertile_a country_n of_o the_o indies_n and_o have_v pleasant_o water_v it_o river_n tchenas_n a_o river_n make_v a_o river_n call_v tchenas_n which_o have_v communicate_v its_o water_n for_o the_o transportation_n of_o merchant_n good_n through_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n break_v out_o through_o the_o breach_n of_o a_o mountain_n atoc_n atoc_n and_o near_o the_o town_n of_o atoc_n discharge_v itself_o into_o the_o indies_n but_o before_o it_o come_v out_o it_o be_v discharge_v by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o lake_n which_o be_v above_o four_o league_n in_o circuit_n and_o adorn_v with_o a_o great_a many_o isle_n that_o look_v fresh_a and_o green_a and_o with_o the_o capital_a town_n of_o the_o province_n that_o stand_v almost_o on_o the_o bank_n thereof_o some_o will_v have_v this_o river_n to_o be_v the_o moselle_n but_o without_o any_o reason_n for_o the_o moselle_n run_v through_o caboulistan_n and_o be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v now_o call_v behat_fw-la or_o behar_n because_o of_o the_o aromatic_a plant_n that_o grow_v on_o the_o side_n of_o it_o town_n cachmir_n a_o town_n the_o town_n of_o cachmir_n which_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o province_n and_o which_o some_o call_v syrenaquer_n lie_v in_o the_o five_o and_o thirty_o degree_n of_o latitude_n and_o in_o the_o hundred_o and_o three_o of_o longitude_n syrenaquer_fw-mi syrenaquer_fw-mi this_o capital_a city_n be_v about_o three_o quarter_n of_o a_o league_n in_o length_n and_o half_a a_o league_n in_o breadth_n it_o be_v about_o two_o league_n from_o the_o mountain_n and_o have_v no_o wall_n the_o house_n of_o it_o be_v build_v of_o wood_n which_o be_v bring_v from_o these_o mountain_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v three_o story_n high_a with_o a_o garden_n and_o some_o of_o they_o have_v a_o little_a canal_n which_o reach_v to_o the_o lake_n whither_o they_o go_v by_o boat_n to_o take_v the_o air._n this_o little_a kingdom_n be_v very_o populous_a have_v several_a town_n cachmire_n the_o beauty_n of_o cachmire_n and_o a_o great_a many_o bourg_n it_o be_v full_a of_o lovely_a plain_n which_o be_v here_o and_o there_o intercept_v by_o pleasant_a little_a hill_n and_o delightful_a water_n fruit_n it_o have_v in_o abundance_n with_o agreeable_a verdure_n the_o mountain_n which_o be_v all_o inhabit_a on_o the_o side_n afford_v so_o lovely_a a_o prospect_n by_o the_o great_a variety_n of_o tree_n among_o which_o stand_v mosque_n palace_n and_o other_o structure_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a perspective_n can_v furnish_v a_o more_o lovely_a landscape_n the_o great_a mogul_n have_v a_o house_n of_o pleasure_n there_o with_o a_o stately_a garden_n and_o the_o magnificence_n of_o all_o be_v so_o much_o the_o great_a that_o the_o king_n who_o build_v it_o adorned_z it_o with_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o gentile_n temple_n among_o which_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o precious_a thing_n king_n ecbar_n subdue_v this_o kingdom_n cachmir_n king_n ecbar_n subdue_v cachmir_n which_o be_v before_o possess_v by_o a_o king_n name_v justaf-can_a he_o be_v victorious_a in_o all_o place_n write_v to_o this_o prince_n that_o there_o be_v no_o appearance_n he_o can_v maintain_v a_o war_n against_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o indies_n to_o who_o all_o other_o prince_n submit_v cachmir_n justaf-can_a king_n of_o cachmir_n that_o he_o advise_v he_o to_o do_v as_o they_o have_v do_v and_o that_o he_o promise_v he_o if_o he_o will_v submit_v willing_o without_o try_v the_o fortune_n of_o war_n he_o will_v use_v he_o better_o than_o he_o have_v do_v the_o rest_n and_o that_o his_o power_n instead_o of_o be_v lessen_v shall_v be_v increase_v see_v he_o be_v resolve_v to_o deny_v he_o nothing_o that_o he_o shall_v ask_v justaf-can_a who_o be_v a_o peaceable_a prince_n think_v it_o enough_o to_o leave_v his_o son_n in_o his_o kingdom_n come_v to_o wait_v upon_o the_o great_a mogul_n at_o the_o town_n of_o labour_n trust_v to_o his_o word_n he_o pay_v he_o homage_n and_o the_o emperor_n have_v confirm_v the_o promise_n which_o he_o make_v to_o he_o in_o his_o letter_n treat_v he_o with_o all_o civility_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n prince_n jacob_n instaf_v son_n will_v not_o stop_v there_o justaf-can_a jacob_n the_o son_n of_o justaf-can_a for_o be_v excite_v by_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o kingdom_n who_o look_v upon_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o mogul_n as_o the_o most_o terrible_a thing_n imaginable_a he_o cause_v himself_o to_o be_v proclaim_v king_n make_v all_o necessary_a preparation_n in_o the_o country_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n secure_v the_o pass_n and_o entry_n into_o it_o which_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o be_v do_v because_o there_o be_v no_o come_n to_o it_o but_o by_o strait_n and_o narrow_a pass_n which_o a_o few_o man_n may_v defend_v his_o conduct_n high_o displease_v the_o great_a mogul_n who_o think_v at_o first_o that_o there_o be_v intelligence_n betwixt_o the_o father_n and_o son_n but_o he_o find_v at_o length_n that_o there_o be_v none_o and_o without_o offer_v any_o bad_a usage_n to_o the_o father_n he_o send_v a_o army_n against_o cachmir_n wherein_o he_o employ_v several_a great_a lord_n and_o officer_n of_o war_n who_o have_v follow_v justaf-can_a he_o have_v so_o gain_v they_o by_o his_o civility_n and_o promise_n that_o they_o be_v more_o devote_v to_o he_o than_o to_o their_o own_o prince_n and_o they_o be_v perfect_o well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o strait_n and_o avenue_n of_o the_o mountain_n introduce_v the_o mogul_n into_o the_o kingdom_n mogul_n cachmirian_a officer_n introduce_v the_o mogul_n some_o through_o place_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o and_o other_o by_o byway_n that_o can_v not_o possible_o have_v be_v find_v without_o the_o conduct_n of_o those_o who_o know_v the_o country_n exact_o they_o succeed_v in_o their_o design_n the_o more_o easy_o that_o king_n jacob_n think_v of_o nothing_o but_o guard_v the_o most_o dangerous_a place_n and_o especial_o the_o pass_n of_o bamber_n which_o be_v the_o easy_a way_n for_o enter_v into_o cachmir_n the_o mogul_n have_v left_a part_n of_o their_o army_n at_o bamber_n bamber_n bamber_n to_o amuse_v prince_n jacob_n and_o his_o force_n march_v towards_o the_o high_a mountain_n whither_o the_o omras_n of_o cachmir_n lead_v they_o there_o they_o find_v small_a passage_n among_o the_o rock_n that_o be_v not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v mistrust_v by_o these_o place_n they_o enter_v one_o after_o another_o and_o at_o length_n meet_v in_o a_o place_n where_o the_o rendezvous_fw-fr be_v appoint_a they_o have_v man_n enough_o to_o make_v a_o body_n sufficient_o able_a to_o surprise_v as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o nighttime_n the_o capital_a city_n which_o want_v wall_n where_o jacob_n can_v be_v take_v nevertheless_o ecbar_n pardon_v he_o and_o allow_v he_o and_o his_o father_n each_o of_o they_o a_o pension_n for_o their_o subsistence_n but_o he_o make_v sure_a of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o he_o reduce_v into_o a_o province_n he_o annex_v it_o to_o the_o empire_n of_o mogolistan_n and_o his_o successor_n have_v enjoy_v it_o to_o this_o present_a as_o the_o pleasant_a country_n in_o all_o their_o empire_n cachmir_n the_o yearly_a revenue_n of_o cachmir_n it_o yield_v not_o the_o great_a mogul_n yearly_a above_o five_o or_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o french_a livre_n chap._n xxxvi_o of_o the_o province_n of_o lahors_n and_o of_o the_o vartias_n it_o be_v about_o forty_o eight_o or_o fifty_o league_n from_o lahors_n to_o the_o border_n of_o cachmir_n which_o be_v to_o the_o north_n of_o it_o lahors_n the_o province_n of_o lahors_n as_o
fire_n in_o their_o house_n for_o fear_v some_o fly_n may_v burn_v itself_o therein_o when_o they_o have_v get_v charity_n enough_o they_o return_v to_o the_o convent_n and_o there_o mingle_v all_o the_o rice_n lentil_o milk_n cheese_n and_o other_o provision_n they_o have_v get_v together_o then_o a_o officer_n distribute_v all_o equal_o among_o the_o vartias_n who_o eat_v their_o portion_n several_o cold_a or_o hot_a as_o it_o be_v give_v they_o and_o drink_v nothing_o but_o water_n they_o make_v their_o meal_n about_o noon_n which_o serve_v they_o for_o the_o whole_a day_n day_n the_o vartias_n eat_v but_o once_o a_o day_n let_v hunger_n or_o thirst_n press_v they_o never_o so_o much_o they_o must_v wait_v till_o the_o same_o hour_n next_o day_n before_o they_o either_o eat_v or_o drink_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o day_n they_o employ_v in_o prayer_n and_o read_v of_o book_n dormitory_n the_o vartias_n dormitory_n and_o when_o the_o sun_n set_v they_o go_v to_o sleep_v and_o never_o light_v a_o candle_n they_o all_o lie_n in_o the_o same_o chamber_n and_o have_v no_o other_o bed_n but_o the_o ground_n they_o can_v of_o themselves_o leave_v the_o order_n after_o they_o have_v once_o take_v the_o vow_n yet_o if_o they_o commit_v any_o fault_n contrary_a to_o their_o vow_n and_o especial_o against_o that_o of_o chastity_n they_o be_v expel_v not_o only_o the_o order_n but_o also_o their_o tribe_n the_o general_n provincial_n vartias_n the_o officer_n of_o the_o vartias_n and_o all_o the_o officer_n change_v their_o convent_n every_o four_o month_n their_o office_n be_v for_o life_n and_o when_o any_o of_o they_o die_v he_o name_v to_o the_o religous_a he_o who_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o succeed_v and_o they_o follow_v his_o choice_n these_o vartias_n have_v above_o ten_o thousand_o monastery_n in_o the_o indies_n and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v more_o austere_a than_o other_o nay_o their_o be_v some_o who_o think_v it_o enough_o to_o worship_n god_n in_o spirit_n and_o these_o have_v no_o idol_n and_o will_v have_v no_o pagod_n near_o they_o nun_n gentile_a nun_n there_o be_v also_o religious_a nun_n in_o some_o place_n who_o live_v very_o exemplary_o chap._n xxxvii_o of_o the_o province_n of_o ayoud_n or_o haoud_n varad_n or_o varal_n ayoud_n the_o province_n of_o ayoud_n the_o two_o province_n of_o ayoud_n and_o varal_a be_v so_o little_o frequent_v by_o the_o mogul_n that_o they_o from_o who_o i_o ask_v a_o account_n of_o they_o can_v give_v i_o none_o though_o they_o be_v pretty_a well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o mogulistan_n and_o therefore_o i_o can_v say_v much_o of_o they_o in_o particular_a the_o province_n of_o ayoud_n as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v learn_v contain_v the_o most_o northern_a country_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o mogul_n varal_n the_o province_n of_o varal_n as_o caucare_n bankich_n nagarcut_n siba_n and_o other_o and_o that_o of_o varal_n consist_v of_o those_o which_o be_v most_o north-east_n ward_v to_o wit_n gor_o pitan_n canduana_n and_o some_o other_o these_o two_o province_n be_v every_o where_o almost_o water_v with_o the_o river_n which_o run_v into_o the_o ganges_n be_v very_o fertile_a notwithstanding_o the_o mountain_n that_o be_v in_o they_o varal_a the_o yearly_a revenue_n of_o ayoud_n and_o varal_a which_o make_v they_o exceed_o rich._n the_o province_n of_o ayoud_n yield_v the_o great_a mogul_n above_o ten_o million_o and_o that_o of_o varal_n more_o than_o seven_o and_o twenty_o a_o year_n the_o great_a gain_n that_o these_o two_o province_n and_o that_o which_o be_v next_o they_o make_v from_o the_o stranger_n of_o the_o north_n and_o east_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o such_o considerable_a revenue_n as_o the_o mogul_n draw_v out_o of_o they_o and_o they_o be_v so_o much_o the_o great_a that_o these_o country_n be_v remote_a from_o the_o sea_n not_o european_n share_v with_o they_o therein_o calamac_n rajas_n not_o subject_v the_o pagod_n of_o nagarcut_n the_o idol_n matta_n the_o pagod_n of_o calamac_n there_o be_v many_o rajas_n in_o both_o who_o for_o the_o most_o part_n own_v not_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o great_a mogul_n there_o be_v two_o pagod_n of_o great_a reputation_n in_o ayoud_n the_o one_o at_o nagarcut_n and_o the_o other_o at_o calamac_n but_o that_o of_o nagarcut_n be_v far_o more_o famous_a than_o the_o other_o because_o of_o the_o idol_n matta_n to_o which_o it_o be_v dedicate_v and_o they_o say_v that_o there_o be_v some_o gentile_n that_o come_v not_o out_o of_o that_o pagod_n without_o sacrifice_a part_n of_o their_o body_n the_o devotion_n which_o the_o gentile_n make_v show_v of_o at_o the_o pagod_n of_o calamac_n proceed_v from_o this_o that_o they_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o great_a miracle_n that_o the_o water_n of_o the_o town_n which_o be_v very_o cold_a spring_v out_o of_o a_o rock_n that_o continual_o belch_v out_o flame_n that_o rock_n of_o calamac_n be_v of_o the_o mountain_n of_o balaguate_a and_o the_o braman_n who_o govern_v the_o pagod_n make_v great_a profit_n of_o it_o chap._n xxxviii_o of_o the_o province_n of_o becar_o and_o of_o the_o cast_v or_o tribe_n of_o the_o indies_n the_o province_n of_o becar_o which_o comprehend_v the_o country_n of_o dovab_n udesse_fw-la the_o province_n of_o becar_o dovah_n jesuat_fw-la udesse_fw-la jesuat_a and_o udesse_n be_v also_o water_v by_o the_o river_n that_o discharge_v themselves_o into_o the_o ganges_n it_o lie_v not_o only_o to_o the_o east_n of_o dehly_a but_o be_v also_o the_o most_o eastern_a province_n of_o mogolistan_n by_o the_o country_n of_o udesse_n which_o shut_v it_o in_o with_o its_o mountain_n and_o that_o great_a province_n be_v rich_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o fertility_n thereof_o yield_v to_o the_o great_a mogul_n yearly_a above_o fourteen_o million_o towns._n the_o town_n of_o becar_o sambal_n menapour_n rageapour_fw-la jehanac_n becaner_n towns._n it_o contain_v several_a good_a town_n but_o the_o best_a be_v sambal_n menapour_n 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