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andsoHrny into Duccan. 131
Chap. V.
CHAP. V. '-^vj
Introduces me into the Nabobs prefmc'e; my <Bufinefs with him j
a (pro/peB os the Gur (Seva Gw Birthplace); the Army and
Country of Duccan : Of the <Paf$ of Tanavv, and benesit
thereofj were it in the hands of the E-ngHfli.
IT was the firit of May therefore before I waited on him ; when,
he ordered a Guard of Horse to attend me to the Castle, which
was large, but rude, and the Wall of raw Brick ; serving as well to
secure Cattle as Men from the Enemy.
His own Apartments in the middle encompassed a verder.t Qua-
drangle of Trees and Plants; in whose chief Choultry were asscmbled Thec^«K.
all his Great Men on his Right hand, he being enclosed in a Seat of <*»£« ™
State, boulstered up with Embroidered Cushions, smoaldng out of a publld;,y-
Silver Hubble bubble; asore whom lay a rich Sword and Buckler,with
a Crescent Moon instead of Bosies, his Page bearing his Bow and Ar-
rows, much after the Turkish manner, as Busbequhis reports of the
Grand Segrior, Sedebat hi Solio humili hisirato; juxta anient areas'&
sagitta. AH the Floor was spread with a soft Bed, over all a fine
white Calicut; the Pedcstals were Massy Silver, where I put off my
Shooes, and after Respect paid, delivered the President's Letter, and
was received immediatly next to him on his Left hand, all that side
being kept void for my entertainment: The result of this Visit wasj
after he had acquainted me who were to be my Patients, to tell me
I must be patient till a good day prcsented, and then I mould be
called again ; it remaining a Custom slill in.the East to defer im-
portant Affairs till a Lucky Day, totis hazrentia sasth. I only intrcated
he would be mindful the Rains were at hand, falling earlier here
than in the Low Countries.
Our Discourse being ended, a Couple of Singing-men began their Sycophants
Songs os Praise, which they pride themselves in, not being content "icouwged.
with moderate Flattery 5 a tiling odious to a generous Spirit, ac-
counting those that do it, servile; and those that admit it, impru-
dent to be deluded by Fawning Knaves: But here are not only those
that profess it for Lucre, but it is the general strife who may impofe
mod obsequioussy. Adulayidi certamen est, G? mum amicorum omnium
essicium^ auis blaadissimc sattat; as Seneca observes in the corruption
of his Age, Ae Benes. Cap. XXX.
Such as appear before him make a Salam or Bow before they ascend Several man-
thcChoultry, when if he allows them Conference, leaving their Slip- ^^ejAd"
pers below, they mount the Buchanna, where they bow, by first
putting their Hands to their Heads, then to their Feet, which Sa-
lute they call Pervexatt, used to Caum or Dukes. Above their Head,
crofe their Breast to'the Foot is Pbarmau, only for Kings; the most
familiar is a Bow with the Head: If they are permitted to sit in his
Presence, those only of Consular Dignity have liberty to sit (as they
call it at ease) cross Legged; but an Europeaa,hdor:c he is accuslomed,
will not be reconciled to that Term: Others of inferior Rank kneel,
S 2, sitting
Chap. V.
CHAP. V. '-^vj
Introduces me into the Nabobs prefmc'e; my <Bufinefs with him j
a (pro/peB os the Gur (Seva Gw Birthplace); the Army and
Country of Duccan : Of the <Paf$ of Tanavv, and benesit
thereofj were it in the hands of the E-ngHfli.
IT was the firit of May therefore before I waited on him ; when,
he ordered a Guard of Horse to attend me to the Castle, which
was large, but rude, and the Wall of raw Brick ; serving as well to
secure Cattle as Men from the Enemy.
His own Apartments in the middle encompassed a verder.t Qua-
drangle of Trees and Plants; in whose chief Choultry were asscmbled Thec^«K.
all his Great Men on his Right hand, he being enclosed in a Seat of <*»£« ™
State, boulstered up with Embroidered Cushions, smoaldng out of a publld;,y-
Silver Hubble bubble; asore whom lay a rich Sword and Buckler,with
a Crescent Moon instead of Bosies, his Page bearing his Bow and Ar-
rows, much after the Turkish manner, as Busbequhis reports of the
Grand Segrior, Sedebat hi Solio humili hisirato; juxta anient areas'&
sagitta. AH the Floor was spread with a soft Bed, over all a fine
white Calicut; the Pedcstals were Massy Silver, where I put off my
Shooes, and after Respect paid, delivered the President's Letter, and
was received immediatly next to him on his Left hand, all that side
being kept void for my entertainment: The result of this Visit wasj
after he had acquainted me who were to be my Patients, to tell me
I must be patient till a good day prcsented, and then I mould be
called again ; it remaining a Custom slill in.the East to defer im-
portant Affairs till a Lucky Day, totis hazrentia sasth. I only intrcated
he would be mindful the Rains were at hand, falling earlier here
than in the Low Countries.
Our Discourse being ended, a Couple of Singing-men began their Sycophants
Songs os Praise, which they pride themselves in, not being content "icouwged.
with moderate Flattery 5 a tiling odious to a generous Spirit, ac-
counting those that do it, servile; and those that admit it, impru-
dent to be deluded by Fawning Knaves: But here are not only those
that profess it for Lucre, but it is the general strife who may impofe
mod obsequioussy. Adulayidi certamen est, G? mum amicorum omnium
essicium^ auis blaadissimc sattat; as Seneca observes in the corruption
of his Age, Ae Benes. Cap. XXX.
Such as appear before him make a Salam or Bow before they ascend Several man-
thcChoultry, when if he allows them Conference, leaving their Slip- ^^ejAd"
pers below, they mount the Buchanna, where they bow, by first
putting their Hands to their Heads, then to their Feet, which Sa-
lute they call Pervexatt, used to Caum or Dukes. Above their Head,
crofe their Breast to'the Foot is Pbarmau, only for Kings; the most
familiar is a Bow with the Head: If they are permitted to sit in his
Presence, those only of Consular Dignity have liberty to sit (as they
call it at ease) cross Legged; but an Europeaa,hdor:c he is accuslomed,
will not be reconciled to that Term: Others of inferior Rank kneel,
S 2, sitting