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INTRODUCTION
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them out by the heeles starke naked, of all ages and sexes,
till they are out of the gates, and there they are lefte, soe
that the way is halfe barred up. Thus it was for the most
part hitherto " (pp. 43—44).
Within less than ten days the kaftla with which Mundy
travelled from Surat increased from 150 to more than 1700
persons, with carts and beasts of burden in proportion.
" For the Countrie [people], hearinge of our Comeinge
this waye, resolved, for their better securitie to take hold
of this oppertunitie to save their lives by avoydinge the
famine and repaireinge to places of better releife. Soe that
as wee passed their Townes, they dayly joyned to us by
multitudes, and likely so to continue untill our arrivall at
Brampoore." At Nimgul " wee also stood on our Guard,
fearinge to bee sett upon either by Theeves or famished
people " (pp. 45—46).
Between Tekwara and Thalner the caravan passed
through a town " about which all the high waies were soe
full of dead bodyes that wee could hardly passe from them
without treadinge on orgoeinge over some, and from thence
to Talnear all that way strewed with them " (p. 47). At
Chopda the market was " prettie well furnished with pro-
vision both for horse and man, which was a great ease to
our mindes. Neverthelesse the people lay dead upp and
downe the streets" (p. 48). At Adavad, about fifteen
miles from Chopda, " the people were neere all dead and
fledd, soe that there was litle to bee hadd " (p. 48). At
Navl, " in the midle of the Bazaree lay people new dead
and others breathing their last with the food almost att
their mouthes, yett dyed for want of it, they not haveinge
wherewith to buy nor the others so much pittie to spare
them any without money (there being no course taken in
this Country to remedie this great evill, the rich and
strong engrossinge and takeinge perforce all to them-
selves) " (p. 49).
However, after leaving Burhanpur "wee began to bee
freed from the sadd Spectacle of dead men, but their
places were supplyed by innumerable Carkases of dead
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them out by the heeles starke naked, of all ages and sexes,
till they are out of the gates, and there they are lefte, soe
that the way is halfe barred up. Thus it was for the most
part hitherto " (pp. 43—44).
Within less than ten days the kaftla with which Mundy
travelled from Surat increased from 150 to more than 1700
persons, with carts and beasts of burden in proportion.
" For the Countrie [people], hearinge of our Comeinge
this waye, resolved, for their better securitie to take hold
of this oppertunitie to save their lives by avoydinge the
famine and repaireinge to places of better releife. Soe that
as wee passed their Townes, they dayly joyned to us by
multitudes, and likely so to continue untill our arrivall at
Brampoore." At Nimgul " wee also stood on our Guard,
fearinge to bee sett upon either by Theeves or famished
people " (pp. 45—46).
Between Tekwara and Thalner the caravan passed
through a town " about which all the high waies were soe
full of dead bodyes that wee could hardly passe from them
without treadinge on orgoeinge over some, and from thence
to Talnear all that way strewed with them " (p. 47). At
Chopda the market was " prettie well furnished with pro-
vision both for horse and man, which was a great ease to
our mindes. Neverthelesse the people lay dead upp and
downe the streets" (p. 48). At Adavad, about fifteen
miles from Chopda, " the people were neere all dead and
fledd, soe that there was litle to bee hadd " (p. 48). At
Navl, " in the midle of the Bazaree lay people new dead
and others breathing their last with the food almost att
their mouthes, yett dyed for want of it, they not haveinge
wherewith to buy nor the others so much pittie to spare
them any without money (there being no course taken in
this Country to remedie this great evill, the rich and
strong engrossinge and takeinge perforce all to them-
selves) " (p. 49).
However, after leaving Burhanpur "wee began to bee
freed from the sadd Spectacle of dead men, but their
places were supplyed by innumerable Carkases of dead
m. n. ,