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 PETER MUNDY 161 The 19th November, 1630. Heere wee stayed all .-%Iirza provision for had heere, although supplied himselfe wih his Cornpanic, here a unreasonable noses were infested and our with day, where full be this day our almost infected a most noysome smell, great 80 or 40 persons, men, anti .some need- being rates. All bodyes whicb pitt, after search, wee found to Come from a wherein were hrowne men and children, old led in ogeher wihon order yonnge confusedly or covetinge, a weo- nmb- miser- able and most nndecent spectacle. Nee lesse lament- able was it to see the poere people scrapeiage on the dunghills for food, yea in the very excroments of beasts, as horses, oxen, efts. belongiuge to travellers, for graine that perchannce migh come nndisgesed from them, and that with great greedienesse and strife among themselves, generallie lookeinge like anna- tomies, with life, but scarse strength enough to remove themselves from nnder mens feete, many of expireinge, others newe (lead. This was their in every streete and corner; and from Suratt to place (in a manner) all the with dead people, our noses high way never free them, especially abont townes;' for they them estate this was strewed of the stinck. dragg ages there of them ont by the heeles starke naked, of all and sexes, till they are out of the gates, and they are lefte, see that the way is halle barred npp. Thus it was for the nost part hitherto. The Oth Norember, 1630. The-caphila consisted. of such a multitude of carts and people, which drewe to such a length, that herbette wee could never see bot;h ends from one place, and yett increasinge daylye. For you shall understand 'that, art our comeinge out of $uratt, Mirza and all liis people, our selves and all the' strangers that came with us from thence were not in all 150 persons and about 15 or '20 carts with some cammells..