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A Description os Su'rat
Letter-III. of a Bank; where they live in little low Huts, the Governor's not
i.yv\j exceeding in height, (though a pretty neat Dwelling, fenced with
Trees, nowhereelsetobefound) who had expected me Two whole
Hours ;but being impatient of delay ,and the Sun growing too hot, he
betook himself to his Haram, having ordered his Kinsman ( whole
Civil Deportment met with his Commands) to Entertain me; he is
but Poor ( so that he threatens the Nabob to turn Fakter ) yet Ge-
nerous, of a free open Temper, neither Jealous nor Lazy, as the
Asoorjmost are; but applying himself to severalHandicrafts,which he
lias learned of the Europeans; he is learned too in the Persiati and Ara-
hkk Languages, though not to Vain- glory; being so Humble, Face-
tious, and Merry, that nothing but Spight and Envy can disagree
with him: His Name is WJhambeak; such another I have not met
with, lb general a lover of Franks; which he specisied in an espe-
eial manner to me, receiving me in an Airy Banquetting:house9
Embelliihed and Adorned on purpose; and notwithstanding the Go-
vernor's Son was to pay his Compliments, would not susfer me to
give him Place, but diverted me with several Interludes of Morisco
Dancing. That which took most with them I perceived,was a Jesteiv
orMimick, the Ancient Salt at publick Banquets, as we may gathe?
srom Statins .-
Feasted by tha
Governor's
Order.
None appear
befoic Great
Men without
a Present.
How ssnnge
and Apparel
stem to them.
tfoa ego Mercatits Thanh de puppe Loauaces
Delicias, doBumquesm conviciaNili
Insantem, Lznguaaue sund [alllusaue prctervum.
And from Lucan to Pisi .-
SedMiserum £'cliextm~) parvasslpemmera't
—------at piulibundas
Exercere sales inter convivia pojsit.
Having feasted the Fancy, he contends to cloy the Stomach, with
loads of Viands slowed in Plate, serving me with his own Hinds,
his Friends and he being content to feed on the desire they had to
satisfy me, not being to be courted to fall to till I had done; they
served me with variety of Stews and Baked Meats, but offered me
Sherbet only for Drink; Iliad provided against this chance by fil-
ling my Metarrah with Beveridge, which palled for Water5 being
drunk out of a Leather Bottle Tipped with Silver, for Travel.
After Dinner they made their loud Musick proclaim my going
to the Governor (whereat flocked all the Gtir") and after formal
Salutes , present him with a Glass of Chymical Spirits. As the
Parthians were wont not to receive Vistts without a Gift; Et exem-
pla in Orients plurasunt, interea & Magorum in sacris aui Chrifium ad<y
raturi, mttntra attulerunt. So here thelike Custom prevails.
I was placed close by him, he like an Hermit, having the Court
brought to him, admired the Splendour as well as the Novelty of
our Europe Dress; asking my Servant if I lay in them, because it is
their falhion not to undress to go to Bed, but lye in the same Clothes
they wear in the day; he made me declare the lise of my Rapier, at
' . • first .
A Description os Su'rat
Letter-III. of a Bank; where they live in little low Huts, the Governor's not
i.yv\j exceeding in height, (though a pretty neat Dwelling, fenced with
Trees, nowhereelsetobefound) who had expected me Two whole
Hours ;but being impatient of delay ,and the Sun growing too hot, he
betook himself to his Haram, having ordered his Kinsman ( whole
Civil Deportment met with his Commands) to Entertain me; he is
but Poor ( so that he threatens the Nabob to turn Fakter ) yet Ge-
nerous, of a free open Temper, neither Jealous nor Lazy, as the
Asoorjmost are; but applying himself to severalHandicrafts,which he
lias learned of the Europeans; he is learned too in the Persiati and Ara-
hkk Languages, though not to Vain- glory; being so Humble, Face-
tious, and Merry, that nothing but Spight and Envy can disagree
with him: His Name is WJhambeak; such another I have not met
with, lb general a lover of Franks; which he specisied in an espe-
eial manner to me, receiving me in an Airy Banquetting:house9
Embelliihed and Adorned on purpose; and notwithstanding the Go-
vernor's Son was to pay his Compliments, would not susfer me to
give him Place, but diverted me with several Interludes of Morisco
Dancing. That which took most with them I perceived,was a Jesteiv
orMimick, the Ancient Salt at publick Banquets, as we may gathe?
srom Statins .-
Feasted by tha
Governor's
Order.
None appear
befoic Great
Men without
a Present.
How ssnnge
and Apparel
stem to them.
tfoa ego Mercatits Thanh de puppe Loauaces
Delicias, doBumquesm conviciaNili
Insantem, Lznguaaue sund [alllusaue prctervum.
And from Lucan to Pisi .-
SedMiserum £'cliextm~) parvasslpemmera't
—------at piulibundas
Exercere sales inter convivia pojsit.
Having feasted the Fancy, he contends to cloy the Stomach, with
loads of Viands slowed in Plate, serving me with his own Hinds,
his Friends and he being content to feed on the desire they had to
satisfy me, not being to be courted to fall to till I had done; they
served me with variety of Stews and Baked Meats, but offered me
Sherbet only for Drink; Iliad provided against this chance by fil-
ling my Metarrah with Beveridge, which palled for Water5 being
drunk out of a Leather Bottle Tipped with Silver, for Travel.
After Dinner they made their loud Musick proclaim my going
to the Governor (whereat flocked all the Gtir") and after formal
Salutes , present him with a Glass of Chymical Spirits. As the
Parthians were wont not to receive Vistts without a Gift; Et exem-
pla in Orients plurasunt, interea & Magorum in sacris aui Chrifium ad<y
raturi, mttntra attulerunt. So here thelike Custom prevails.
I was placed close by him, he like an Hermit, having the Court
brought to him, admired the Splendour as well as the Novelty of
our Europe Dress; asking my Servant if I lay in them, because it is
their falhion not to undress to go to Bed, but lye in the same Clothes
they wear in the day; he made me declare the lise of my Rapier, at
' . • first .