Indian Antiquary Vol 59

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 313

MAY, 1930 ]
THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
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27th February). About 5 sett out for Diacoo, 9 farsangs; the 1[st] farsang bad way, the other 2 good till you come to a Radeler house ; 3 farsangs more very bad way. Went over a great many mountains, goeing up hill and clown till come to Beris about 1 in the morning. Beris is a very good caravensaroy and a good village ; lay there till morning and went to Diacoo, 3 farsange more; good way, very good cara vensaroy and good village.
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[Expenses]: 44 mds. barley at 12 goz. per md. .. .. .. 6 mds. straw at 5 goz. per md. .. 3 do. at 4 goz. wood 6 goz.; Oile 4 goz. ; bread 4 goz.; Gerah 5 shas.
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16. 0. 16. 0. 28th [February]. About 4 afternoon sett out for Larr, 5 farsangs, the first two very good way till come to Picataw, a good caravensaroy lyeing at the foot of a great mountain which must clime over to goe the other three fareange to Laar. Stoney way.
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Meat 3 mds. 8 shas. ; wood 4 shas. 41 mds. barley at 1 shas. per md. 10 mds, straw at 5 goz. per md. Radder 12 shas.; Gerah 5 shas. bread 4 goz. .. .. ..
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38. 9. 38. 9. March the 1st. At 4 afternoon sett out for Warsalle, 5 farsangs; the first two good way, the other 3 bad stoney way. Warsale is a small caravensaroy kept by an old woman.
My Expences here: 41 mds. barley at 15 goz. per md. ..
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.. .. .. 5. 0. wood 2 gom. ; bread 4 goz., Gerah ..
.. .. .. 4. 0. Gerah for a shotter sent to Bunder ..
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March the 2d. At 4 afternoon sett out for Cormoot, 7 farsangs; the 1st farsang a little stoney, 4 more good way till come to a Radeler house at the foot of a mountain which we must pass, being one farsang bad way; the last farsang good way. Cormoot is a large village with abundance of Date trees; may have your horse shod and anything else fitt for Travellers.
My expences : 41 mds. barley at 15 goz. per md. .. .. 10 mds.straw at 5 gos. per md. .. wood 4 goa.; bread 5 gox.; Gerah 4 shas.
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