166 E. A. MOLONY sttcceedinge d?d as much more amongs? rich and poore. Weomen were scene ?o ros? ?he?r children; men ?ravell?ng in ?he way were laid hold of to bee eaten, and have?ng cn? away much of Ms flesh, bee was glad ?f hee could get? away and save h?s l?fe, others killed on?Hght and devoured. A man or woman noe sooner dead b?tt they were c?ttt in peeces ?o be eaten. Thus much by common report (beca?tse I was not present). B?tt art my returne I found the coun?r?e ?n a manner made desolate, scarce 1 left of 10, as .by ?nstance of- the wea?ers, for whereas [ormerly they had brought them (the factors) 30, 40 or 50 corge [score (of p?eces of clo?h)] a day, ?hey conld now scarce ge?t 20 or 30 peeces; ?h?s ?n Baroach (Broach).. A? Sttra? none a? all, and i? Brodra (Baro?la) uoe factoHe at? present.. In my opinion i? w?11 hal?!ly recover ?(s) former es?a?e ?n 15, nay, ?n 20 years; I meane Guzara?." Tha? M?ndy's acconn? ?s no? exaggerated may be shown by a ?ranslation from ?he Badshahnama. Fa?ngne ?,? the Dakhan a,d Gujara! Daring the past year (1629-1630) no rain had fallen
in the territories of the Balaghatb and the dro,ght had
been especially severe about Danlatabad. In the present year also there had countries, and a fotal Gajarat The inhabitants been a deficiency in the bordering want ?n the Dakhan and of ?hese ?wo countries were reduced to the dires? extremity. Life was offered for a loaf, bu? none would lmy; rank was to be sold for a cake, bu? none cared for i?; ?he everbounteous hand was now s?re?ched ou? to beg for food; and ?he feet which had always trodden ?he way of, conten?men? walked abou? only in search of sustenance. For a 'HI long ? e dog's flesh was sold for goals flesh, and ?e pounded bones of ?he dead were mtxed wi?h flour and
