the king of Patan which was their neighbour, but he did not enioy it long,
but was taken by Zelabdim Echebar, which is king of Agra, Delli, and
Cambaia. Orixi standeth 6. daies iourney from Satagan, south westwards.
[Sidenote: The like cloth may be made of the long grasse in Virginia.] In
this place is very much Rice, and cloth made of cotton, and great store of
cloth which is made of grasse, which they call Yerua, it is like a silke.
They make good cloth out of it which they send for India and diuers other
places. To this hauen of Angeli come, euery yeere many ships out of India,
Negapatan, Sumatra, Malacca, and diuers other places; and lade from thence
great store of Rice, and much cloth of cotton wooll, much sugar, and long
pepper, great store of butter, and other victuals for India. Satagam is a
faire citie for a citie of the Moores, and very plentifull of all things.
Here in Bengala they haue euery day in one place or other a great market
which they call Chandeau, and they haue many great boats which they cal
pericose, wherewithall they go from place to place and buy Rice and many
other things: these boates haue 24. or 26. oares to rowe them, they be
great of burthen, but haue no couerture. Here the Gentiles haue the water
of Ganges in great estimation, for hauing good water neere them, yet they
will fetch the water of Ganges a great way off, and if they haue not
sufficient to drinke, they will sprinkle a litle on them, and then they
thinke themselues well. From Satagam I trauelled by the countrey of the
king of Tippara or porto Grande, with whom the Mogores or Mogen haue almost
continuall warres. The Mogen which be of the kingdom of Recon and Rame, be
stronger then the king of Tippara, so that Chatigan or porto Grande is
oftentimes vnder the king of Recon.

There is a country 4. daies iourney from Couche or Quicheu before
mentioned, which is called Bottanter and the citie Bottia, the king is
called Dermain; the people whereof are very tall and strong, and there are
marchants which come out of China, and they say out of Muscouia or