The old _Mogul_ died infinitely rich, for he left eight _Tancks_ of coyned Money, each _Tanck_ esteemed to hold ten millions of Rupees; and indeed it is no great marvel, for he hath some of his Subjects, especially the _Banian_ Merchants, that are very rich, all whose treasure he will command at his own will; there is one _Banian_ whose name is _Vergore_, who was the chiefest Merchant of his Tribe, and hath most of the Stocks of his fellows in his hand; to him the _Great Mogul_ sent for money, to which message he sent this answer, That he would presently furnish his Highness with a hundred Carts loaden with ready money. The _Mogul_ hearing this, ordered him to keep it till he sent again, or had further occasion. The _English_ have great priviledges, for they pay less Duties and Customes than the Natives, for the _Banian_ Merchants will sometimes hire an _English_ man to go to Sea with them in their Juncks, which are great Barks, not to do any service in the voyage, but only to own the Goods, that they may save several Taxes and Duties that else must be paid, as Anchorage and Moorage. I one time was asked by a _Banian_ of my acquaintance, whether I would go to Sea with him, and he would give me a considerable recompence: he told me that I should only wear my hat, eat my victuals, and when we came to our Port own the Goods; being desirous of seeing fashions I consented, and our Junck being loaden, we set sail and departed: but never was I accompanied with such Sailers, for the Junck (which is much like a close Lighter) was deeply loaded with Callicoes, it carried above 1000 Tun: the wind being fair, all the tackling was nailed down and fastned, so that when we had been four dayes at Sea, the wind contrary to custome changed: but though it began to be tempestuous, yet all our men being then at dinner, there was none would leave their eating to handle the sails, or alter the tackling; dinner being ended, I perswaded them with much adoe to go to work, but it was some hours ere they had loosned their tackling, so as to lower their sails, and by that time we were driven out of knowledge; the winds there are usually so constant, that they never make provision to handle their sails, and alter them, but commonly as they fix them at their setting out, so they continue till they come to their Port, where instead of an Anchor they carry a very great stone, fastned by an iron ring to their Cable, which they let down while they stay, but take up when they go away; and then they alter their sails, sitting them to the wind to bring them back; they continue in that manner to the end of the Voyage.