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1632] A JOURNEY FROM AGRA TO PUTTANA 119
there were 200 of Zeffe Ckauns people slayne and 2
Mogollannees \_mnghaldiu~\ or Moore [Muhammadan]
weomen taken, whome they restored, desireing also to have
back their Banians \banya, trader], which being denyed
them, they have beseidged the Castle, wherein they say
are 2000 horsemen of Zeffe Ckauns people, and hee him-
selfe (as before mentioned) is makeinge forces, aswell to raise
the Seidge as to revendge the wronge and affrount done to
him and his Sonne.
This part is under a Raja, whoe holds it of the Kinge1,
the people Rashpootes [rdjfiftts] and Bramanes [brdhmans],
their Townes consistinge of poore lowe howses, which on
a small ocasion they fire, runninge to the woods and
deserts, where they are hard to be found out-. Their
Armes: swords and Bucklers, with extraordinary longe
bowes of above 6 foote, and broad headed Cuttinge Arrowes,
a people tall and stronge to see to, apparralled, as is before
mentioned. They neither regard the kinge nor his lawes
verie much, soe that wee travelled in some feare, for they
would not beare a badd word or looke from you. Untill
night wee mett with noe more, and then came some in
a milder manner, whome a small matter contented.
In this place (as badd as it was) I found the best Racke
['ara&], although it were not very good, That I have mett
withal] hitherto, for it did not taste of Mowa \mahwa\.
Today woods and waters.
The 2d September 1632. Within 1 Course of Baboo ca
Sarae [Sara! BabQ], wee mett more of our last nights un-
welcome ghuests:', whoe peremptorilie demaunded Jagatt
\jagdt, custom], beate back our Oxen, scarce sufferinge a
man to expostulate. Yett soe farr wee asked them whether
1 See ante, note on p. 118.
- Here is a marginal note—"The Inhabitants, Townes and Armes,
their Rebellions and manner of liveinge.1'
' Here is a marginal note—" More Rebells."
there were 200 of Zeffe Ckauns people slayne and 2
Mogollannees \_mnghaldiu~\ or Moore [Muhammadan]
weomen taken, whome they restored, desireing also to have
back their Banians \banya, trader], which being denyed
them, they have beseidged the Castle, wherein they say
are 2000 horsemen of Zeffe Ckauns people, and hee him-
selfe (as before mentioned) is makeinge forces, aswell to raise
the Seidge as to revendge the wronge and affrount done to
him and his Sonne.
This part is under a Raja, whoe holds it of the Kinge1,
the people Rashpootes [rdjfiftts] and Bramanes [brdhmans],
their Townes consistinge of poore lowe howses, which on
a small ocasion they fire, runninge to the woods and
deserts, where they are hard to be found out-. Their
Armes: swords and Bucklers, with extraordinary longe
bowes of above 6 foote, and broad headed Cuttinge Arrowes,
a people tall and stronge to see to, apparralled, as is before
mentioned. They neither regard the kinge nor his lawes
verie much, soe that wee travelled in some feare, for they
would not beare a badd word or looke from you. Untill
night wee mett with noe more, and then came some in
a milder manner, whome a small matter contented.
In this place (as badd as it was) I found the best Racke
['ara&], although it were not very good, That I have mett
withal] hitherto, for it did not taste of Mowa \mahwa\.
Today woods and waters.
The 2d September 1632. Within 1 Course of Baboo ca
Sarae [Sara! BabQ], wee mett more of our last nights un-
welcome ghuests:', whoe peremptorilie demaunded Jagatt
\jagdt, custom], beate back our Oxen, scarce sufferinge a
man to expostulate. Yett soe farr wee asked them whether
1 See ante, note on p. 118.
- Here is a marginal note—"The Inhabitants, Townes and Armes,
their Rebellions and manner of liveinge.1'
' Here is a marginal note—" More Rebells."