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 164 E. A. MOLONY The loth December, 1630. (Charwa, I0 course). The conntrie now began to shew it selfe with a litle better countenance then betheric. The small townes and villages as wee passed were stored. with graine in the streets or bazares, and all the .way as wee wen wee mett with many thousands of oxen goeing for Branpore. The 2nd December, .1630. By the way, laiden with corne Sittinge on the topp of a litle hill, wee sawe a baniare many thousand of oxen laiden with provision. art least 1. miles in length, and as many and It was nlore retnrninge emptie to bee reladen, and all the face of the earth, as fart and distant as wee could descerne, covered with greene come. poere Gnzeratt was nerer most neede, it beinge all sent to Brainpore to the kings Laskarie [lashkarl Cot armie) lyelug But ot all this aboundance the neere, where there was suppile there against Decan as aforementioned. This place (Hegelca Sara [Hnghal Satnil, 6 course) is in the province of Malwa." his in his journal runs as follows :--- The 25tk May, 1630. About nine a clock wee came to Bereawe (Variao), being 16 course. Leaveing all the carts art the river side, I with some other English went over, and came to Sratt to the English howse, where I made an end of my tedious journey from Agra, from whence I departed the 25th February and arrived heere the 25th May as above said, hare gon and travelled 414 corse, vizt. Froin Agra to Seedpore (Sidhpnr) 284 great corse, art lt mile English per corse amounting to miles ... .. .... 426 From Seedpore to Snratt 130 small course, art 1{ mile English per corse amounting to miles ... 172 Corse 414 makes miles ... ... ... 698 After this Mnndy saw no more o! the famine till reurn to Snrat over two years later. The entry