We Agreed
With A Kinsman Of The Rajah, Or Governor, For Twenty Laries, Or
Shillings, To Conduct Us On The Remainder Of Our Journey.
We accordingly
departed on the 8th, and travelled ten c. to Gaundajaw, where we had
been robbed but for our guard.
The 9th we were twice set upon, and
obliged to give each time five laries to get free. We came to
Sarruna, a great town of the rajputs with a castle, fourteen coss
from Tatta. We visited the governor, Ragee Bouma, eldest son to sultan
Bulbul, who was lately captured by the Moguls and had his eyes pulled
out, yet had escaped about two months ago, and was now living in the
mountains inviting all his kindred to revenge. The Ragee treated me
kindly as a stranger, asking me many questions about my country. He
even made me sup with him, and gave me much wine, in which he so
heartily partook, that he stared again. A banian at this place told me
that Sir Robert Sherly had been much abused by the Portuguese and the
governor of Larry Bunder, having his house set on fire, and his men
much hurt in the night; and that on his arrival at Tatta, thirteen days
journey from thence, he had been unkindly used by the governor of that
city. He likewise told me of the great trade carried on at Tatta, and
that ships of 300 tons might be brought up to Larry Bunder; and advised
me to prevail upon Ragee Bouma to escort us to Tatta.
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