to speech or fight of them.

[His Women, and the Priviledg of the Towns where they live.] Concubines
he keepeth not many. Some are within his Palace. And those whose Office
is about his Kitchin are reported to be so, which is not improbable,
seeing he admits none but them that are young and very handsom to the
imployment. Other of his women dwell in Towns near to the City. Into
which no Stranger is permitted to go, nay it is dangerous to approach
near. These Towns have this Priviledg, that if any Slave flee from his
Master and come hither, he is safe and free from his Masters service,
but still remains a Slave there to them.

[His State when he walks in his Palace; or goes abroad.] Sometimes he
walketh about his Palace, where there are certain Pedestalls of Stone,
whitened with Lime and laid in Oyl, so that they look purely white,
made and set up in divers places, here he stands when he comes forth,
that he might be above the rest of the People, and see about him. But
when he is minded to go abroad, though it be never so little a way,
and he seldom or never goes far, Order is given some time before,
for all Soldiers of his Guards which are a great many, it may be
Thousands, together with a Dutch and Portugal Captain with their Flags
and Soldiers, Drummers, Trumpeters, Fifers, Singers, and all belonging,
as Elephants, Horses, Falkeners with their Faulkons and many others,
to stand at the Gate in a readiness to attend his pleasure. And tho
he means not to come forth, yet they must wait in this manner, until
he give order, that they may depart to their houses. Commonly all
this assembly are gathered together at the Palace three or four times
before he comes out once. And oftentimes he comes out when none there
are aware of it, with only those that attend on his person within his
Palace. And then when it is heard, that his Majesty is come forth,
they all run ready to break their necks, and place themselves at a
distance to Guard his Person and wait his pleasure. Sometimes, but very
seldom, He comes forth riding upon an Horse or Elephant. But usually
he is brought out in a Pallenkine; which is nothing so well made as
in other parts of India. The ends of the Bambou it is carried by,
are largely tipped with Silver, and curiously wrought and engraven:
for he hath very good workmen of that profession.

The place where he goeth when he comes thus abroad, is to a
Bankqueting-house built by a Pond side, which he has made. It is