162 E. A. MOLONY
And now I thinck there were noe lesse then 17 or 1800 peole and 250 or 300 carts, besides oxen and buffaloes of burthen. For the countrie (people), hearinge of our comeinge this waye, resolved, for their better securitie to take hold of this oppertunitie to save their lives by avoydinge the famine and repaireinge to places of better releife. Soe that aswee passed their townes, they dayly joyned to us by multitudes, and likely soe to continue untill our arrivall att Brampoore (Burhanpur). Heere wee also stood on our guard, fearinge to bee sett upon either by theeves or famished people.
The 23rd November, 1630. Wee passed through a towne called Firpoor (? Sherpur) about which all the high waies were soe full of dead bodyes, that wee could hardly passe from them without treadinge on or goeinge over some, and from thence to Talnear all the way strewed with them. Hard by this towne was a litle
