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able either on oxen nor by caharr [kahár, porter), though offer treble the freight accustomed betweene this and Mobulepoore, where the carts and rest of the goods have attended these 15 dayes, and the wayes soe untoward that in the best seayon of the yeare they are unpassable for carts, and camells are nott here to be procured at any rate, for whose burden these f[ardles) were intended. Yett Mr. Hughes before hee packt them agreed and gave earnest both for oxen and Cahars who then promised to accomplish and have laded hence the better halfe, but few of them able to goe thorowe, have discharged theire ladinge, some in one place, some in another, themselves run away and left me to gather the goods togeather, which I feare will nott bee till parte of them be repackt, which will cawse great delay. Therefore, tearinge the worst, I thought good not to detayne your messenger longer, butt to advize you of the liklyhood of my tardy Arryvall with you to th’end you should consid - der of detayneinge any parte of your provizions in expect of ours, which (to my greife) I begin to doubte will come too late for retourne on the this yeares fleet. The Censure I shall incurr there (by beeinge left here for there dispeed and Conduct) I must with patience undergoe, in soe much as cannott be avoyded. All I can doe is promise to slacke noe tyme nor oppertunity in theire dispeed hence, nor theire passage on the way, which will nott be without extraordinary charges, which I seeinge the necersity I shall the lesse respect, though will be noe more lavish then the occasion requyers. The expences I lye at is nott small, haveinge before Mr. Hughes departure entertayned almost 40 servants for the more safe Conduct of the goods, whome I could not discharge, haveinge paid them afforehand and beinge in dayly hopes of settinge forward.
Your letter of the 27th August I have received and should to prevent the worst) have bin glad to have received the desired firmaen [farman], but beeinge it was not to be had, I must hope the best, and that now the countrey is soe quyett that I shall have noe necessitye thereof.71
John Parker.
XXVIII William Biddulph, Robert Hughes, Robert Young and John Parker to the President and
Council at Surat. Agra, 23 November 1621. Mr Hughes came to this place the 10th of last month; Mr. Yonge and Mr. Willowby arrived here with there goods from Semana the 12th same month; and Mr. Parkar with theire Pattana goods arrived here the 14th present.72
THE HISTORY OF THE NAIK KINGDOM OF MADURA By V. RANGACHARI, M. A., L. T., MADRAS.
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CHAPTER I.
SECTION VII The Effects of Vijayanagar Conquest.
Political Effects. THE Vijayanagar conquest introduced a new epoch in the history of South India. It gave rise to a singular complexity in government, by causing an influx of Telugu generals and viceroys into the Tamil land. These Telugu generals came, it should be understood, as the supporters of Pandyan authority against Muhammadan usurpation. They therefore did not interfere with the royal dignities and privileges of the restored Pandyans. Nevertheless they 11 Factory Records, Patna, I., 38.
72 Foster, English Pastories in India, 1618-1621, pp. 335-336.
