DOI Page / Citation link:
https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.9696#0145
56
A JOURNEY FROM SURATT TO AGRA [REL. VI
The 20th December 1630. This Cittie (Serunge [Sironj],
10 course) is encompassed with many faire villages and
much fruitfull ground. By it was a goodly Tanck stored
with fowle, although att present almost drie. In this place
are made greate quantities of Excellent Pintadoes or
Chints. much nominated and esteemed throughout India,
and next in goodnes to those of Muselipatan1. Heere wee
had also very good redd roses and white2, but the latter
excelled in smell. Wee made a Moccam3 or dayes staye
to refresh our selves and Cammells.
The 22th December 1630. By the way, sittinge on the
Topp of a litle Hill, wee sawe a Baniare4 and many thousand
of Oxen laiden with provision. It was att least \\ miles
in length, and as many more returninge emptie to bee
reladen, and all the face of the earth, as farr and distant as
wee could descerne, covered with greene Corne. But of all
this aboundance poore Guzeratt was never the neere, where
there was most neede, it beinge all sent to Brampore to
supplie the kings Laskarrie [/asMar] (or Armie) lyeing
there against Decan as aforementioned. This place
(Mogolca Sara [Mughal Saral], 6 course) is in the Province
of Malwa.
The 25th December 1630. Wee came to Sendhore
[Shahdaura], (9 course), the Countrey continueinge fruite-
full and pleasant, with many faire great trees of Manges
[mangoes] and Tamarinde. Wee past by Puttatalaw", a
1 "White muslin of the kind called mahmudi is here [Sironj]
manufactured." Ain Akbarl, tr. Jarrett, II. 202. See also Jourdain,
ed. Foster, p. 151; and Hobson-Jobson, s.v. Pintado. Mundy has a
marginal note, "Serunge noted for the best Pintadoes or painted
linen."
- De Laiit (tr. Lethbridge, p. 38) says that "Syrange" was "sur-
rounded by delightful gardens."
3 Makam, a halt.
4 Here again Mundy uses "Baniare" (ian/SrS) in the general sense
of caravan, including drivers, beasts of burden and baggage.
6 Patthar-talao, the stone tank, now apparently represented by
Patarl. On the same spot Malcolm (in 1S24) marks Kachhar Saraf
A JOURNEY FROM SURATT TO AGRA [REL. VI
The 20th December 1630. This Cittie (Serunge [Sironj],
10 course) is encompassed with many faire villages and
much fruitfull ground. By it was a goodly Tanck stored
with fowle, although att present almost drie. In this place
are made greate quantities of Excellent Pintadoes or
Chints. much nominated and esteemed throughout India,
and next in goodnes to those of Muselipatan1. Heere wee
had also very good redd roses and white2, but the latter
excelled in smell. Wee made a Moccam3 or dayes staye
to refresh our selves and Cammells.
The 22th December 1630. By the way, sittinge on the
Topp of a litle Hill, wee sawe a Baniare4 and many thousand
of Oxen laiden with provision. It was att least \\ miles
in length, and as many more returninge emptie to bee
reladen, and all the face of the earth, as farr and distant as
wee could descerne, covered with greene Corne. But of all
this aboundance poore Guzeratt was never the neere, where
there was most neede, it beinge all sent to Brampore to
supplie the kings Laskarrie [/asMar] (or Armie) lyeing
there against Decan as aforementioned. This place
(Mogolca Sara [Mughal Saral], 6 course) is in the Province
of Malwa.
The 25th December 1630. Wee came to Sendhore
[Shahdaura], (9 course), the Countrey continueinge fruite-
full and pleasant, with many faire great trees of Manges
[mangoes] and Tamarinde. Wee past by Puttatalaw", a
1 "White muslin of the kind called mahmudi is here [Sironj]
manufactured." Ain Akbarl, tr. Jarrett, II. 202. See also Jourdain,
ed. Foster, p. 151; and Hobson-Jobson, s.v. Pintado. Mundy has a
marginal note, "Serunge noted for the best Pintadoes or painted
linen."
- De Laiit (tr. Lethbridge, p. 38) says that "Syrange" was "sur-
rounded by delightful gardens."
3 Makam, a halt.
4 Here again Mundy uses "Baniare" (ian/SrS) in the general sense
of caravan, including drivers, beasts of burden and baggage.
6 Patthar-talao, the stone tank, now apparently represented by
Patarl. On the same spot Malcolm (in 1S24) marks Kachhar Saraf