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come, and was foon after married to that_King’s fitter, whom Merriweys dethroned,and beheaded at Ifpahan.

When the Englifh had a factory at Rajahpore, that country produced the fineftbeteellas and muflins in India ; but now all arts and fciences are difcouraged, andthe port not frequented. There are fine artificial citterns for water there, and anatural hot bath, within three yards of a very cold one; and both are reckoned verymedicinal.

Ghiria is another harbour, about two leagues to the fouthward of Rajapore.That is the common place of refidence for Connajee Angarie, which is well fortifiedby a ftrong large cattle, wafhed by the fea. Whether Ghiria is alfo calledVizendruck, or whether it lies about feven leagues more foutherly, I am notcertain ; but that place, to the fouthward, determines the limits of his governmentthat way.

About twelve leagues to the fouthward of Ghiria, is an ifland about two miles incircumference, and fortified with a ftone wall round it, called Malwan. It lies abouta mile from the main land, and is governed by an independent Rajah, who is alfo afreebooter, and keeps three or four grabs at fea to rob all whom they can matter.And that is all I know of him.

Vingula lies about four leagues to the fouthward of Malwan, and was formerly aplace of trade; and the Dutch Company had a factory there for cloth, both fine andcoarfe. But, in anno 1696, a Rajah, called Kempafon, overrun that country, andfubdued it, and, under pretence of vifiting the Dutch chief factor, took an oppor-tunity of the Dutch being in fecurity, feized their factory, and plundered it, butkilled nobqdy. The trading, people in the country, in and about the town, having nofecurity for their perfons and eftates, fled to the Portugueze dominions of Goa , thatlie within fix leagues of Vingula. The Rajah finding the country deferted by thenatives, wrote to the viceroy of Goa to fend them back, but, on his non-compliance,entered the Portugueze territories, and plundered and burnt all he could lay handson, not fparing the churches and images, for which facrilege the Portuguezegave him the name of Kema Sandfo, or, Saint Burner; and they raifed a forcefufficient to drive him and his freebooters out of their dominions, but, for many years,continued in his robberies, when opportunity prefented, which kept the poorcountry peafants continually alarmed ; and, for all the Portugueze haughtinefs andpride, they were at laft forced to buy a peace, and allow him a yearly penfion to keephim quiet.

He is a foldier of fortune, and will ferve thofe Rajahs who hire him beft, fo that ifhe aflifts one at one time, if another gives him better hire, he tacks about, and ferveson the other fide. His army confifts of 7 or 8000 men, and he had two grabs apirating at fea, but, in a difpute about a prize which Connajee Angarie laM claim to,they went to war, and Connajee being much fuperior to him in power, firft took his grabsand burnt them, and then landed at Vingurla, and burnt and deftroyed the villagesLear the town. And I know not if ever they made peace fince.

Two leagues to the northward of Vingurla river there is a parcel of rocks thatftretches about two leagues into the fea. The outermoft lies in 17 fathoms of depth.They feem to have been volcanoes.

The religion of all the countries, from Dande Rajapore, to the dominions of Goa ,ls f'aganifm; but they are not tied up to divine or moral rules. And fo 1 leave themto take a view of Goa .

Chap.