Indian Antiquary Vol 35

SR No.: 032527
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 434
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
Bengall
From Hewgley to Nocunn, web is ye Chiefe Citty in Bengall, And Many strainge things I haue seen theire; ye Raines continew 6 mo. night & day. Tygers wch are Charmed, And Allegaters
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From Nocunn [? Nowgong, Nawagaon] to Hallow [Halabas, Allahabad], not by land but by water, ye woods hinder, besides Tygers & Allegators in yo Marshes; 2 Men I see in this place accused for theft: ye way they put them for those crimes to death is by throweing them into yo river wch is 2 Miles Over fresh water. These 2 Men weere throwne in, The Gilty quickly devowred, the Innocent an Allegator tooke vppon his back & carried him to thother side & Landed him wthout harme. This way they trie ye Innocent from ye Guilty, for the Allegators will devour ye crimenall whether from charme or wth other cause I know not, but many passing in small boats are overturnd in y river and eate by the Allegators, I once hardly escapeinge, two in the same boate Devowred by them; I did but iust gett a shore71
An Account of My Travells into Prester Johns73 Contrey begunn in ann 1667 from John a Badd.
[JUNE, 1906.
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Leagues... 682
From John a Badd I tooke my Jurney to Tenatt, cald otherwise Ginsecote
[Gandikot], Thence to Serapelle wth a Man in my Company we had an Ox ladeinge of Bonnets or vinbrellors, One of weh I & each of my saryts had to keepe vs from the heate of ye Sunn. Att noone We Chose ye shade of a Wood to refresh of selfs vnder, & haueing fed, We set or selfs to take a nap, as vsuall in hott Contreys. The Monkeys, seinge vs wth or vmbrelloes, whilst a sleep they caime downe and ript open the pack And each toke a bonnet, soe yt of 400 theire was not one remained in yo pack; ye Man awakeinge, & seinge what hapned, fell of bewaileing his mishap. Att woh tyme caime by an Old man & askt him why he was soe trobled. His answer was, poynting to the tree in woh most Monkeys weere, doe you not see. Says the Old man, wtt wilt thou give me And I will get the all thy bonnets againe. They agreed for 3 Ropees, vizt. 68 9d Engl; I gave 2 the bonnet man one. The Old man tooke my Sarvts bonnet and began to tosse it. The Monkeys, seing how the Old man did, did the same. At last he Topke his bommett & threw it on the Ground; y Monkeys did all ye like. Soe ye Man had his bonnetts, but they weere all torne and full of holes; ye Old man så, I punist to get ya yor bonnets, but I did not pinisse wthout dammage. This was five Leagues from Sarapelle in y° Magulls contrey.
71 M Irvine tells me that Manucci has this 'alligator story' very much better related. 12 For Prester John, see Yule's Marco Polo, L. 205, f. n.