_He discourses of the manner of Government, of the Inhabitants of the_ East-Indies; _a small Voyage by Sea, where he is in danger by a Tempest, and a_ Malabar _Man of War, but escapes both; he makes some rambles into the Country, and returning home has some reflections on his fore passed life._ I was now arrived at the Meridian of my age, and enjoyed such a plenty of every thing, that I soon forgot the many miseries I had lately suffered, since my banishment from _England_. I governed my Family with a most absolute command, and received a willing obedience as well from my Wife, as all our Servants, and during the stay of our _English_ Ships, I gained very much by entertaining my Country-men with necessaries. I kept so punctual a correspondence with the _Banian_ Merchants, that I could command any thing; and by their means found the way of Trading, by which I considerably enriched my self; so that at the departure of the _English_ Fleet, I having cast up an account of my Estate, found that I had gained above 2000 Rupees, (which being the Country money, and worth about 2 _s._ a piece, amounted to 200 _l._) also I had a good parcel of Diamonds, besides those I had cheated the _Banian_ of at my first arrival; several other Commodities I had by me, which (with my Houshold-stuff which was considerable) did in all amount to a great value. The Fleet being departed, the chief of our Trading ceased, and now it was vacation time, and I (hating idleness, and somewhat weary of my Wives company) being desirous of Novelty, set out to view the Country: to which end taking money with me, and all other necessaries, I hired an _Indian_ Coach, which is a kind of a Chariot with two wheels, and will hold about four persons; this Coach was drawn with two Oxen, who will travel about thirty miles a day: my charge was not much, for about eighteen-pence a day paid my Coach-man, and kept his Cattel. Thus did I ramble about the Country, visiting other of my acquaintance, where I had a full enjoyment of every thing the Country afforded: for we had not only the Country drink called _Toddee_, which is made of the juyce of several Trees, and _Punch_ which is made of Rack-lime, or lime-water, Sugar, Spices, and sometimes the addition of _Amber-greese_, but we likewise drank great quantities of _Persian_ Wine, which is much like Claret, and brought from that Country in Bottles. These were our drinks whereof we drank plentifully, and oftentimes to excess; our meat was chiefly Rice, with Beans, and Turkeys, Beef and Mutton, and sometimes Veal and Lamb; this was my ordinary diet, but the _Banians_ eat no flesh, accounting it criminal, it being contrary to their Religion to kill any thing; the chiefest exercise we had was playing at Nine-pins, a game I was well acquainted with in _England_, and therefore could well enough deal with the Natives, though they were expert therein. Though I pleased my self in these things, yet there was still wanting the only thing which had