Travels of Fray Sebastien Manrique 1629-1643 by H. Hosten Sir C. Eckford Luard

Author:H. Hosten, Sir C. Eckford Luard [H. Hosten, Sir C. Eckford Luard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Nonfiction, History, Modern, 17th Century
ISBN: 9780429581113
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2010-07-28T04:00:00+00:00

The Route

Manrique's route is not very clear, and he seems to have done it in an extraordinarily short time. We may compare Steel and Crowther's journey, which is given in far greater detail, showing how long they took: dates thus. Cf. Purchas, i. 521 ff. Multān (May 22, 1614): Petto-alle (28th) after crossing the river: cross Lacca river (29th): halt till June 2: inarches 3rd to 9th: Chatsa, a mud fort (10th), attacked by "Agwans": marches 12th to 18th: Duckee (19th), a Mogol outpost in a square mud fort a mile from the town: march 23rd: passing by "Secotas or three castles" (24th): marches 25th, 26th: pass the Durues or Gates of the Mountaines and Coasta village (27th): march 28th: Abdun (29th): march 30th: Pesinga, a fort like Duckee (July 1st): halt 2nd: march 3rd: high pass [Khojak] and descent (4th): marches 5th, 6th: Candahar (7th).

This gives us forty-seven days of marching, and though all distances are not given, it is clear Manrique must have taken far more than eighteen days, He must have forgotten.

1 This man must have been of high rank, yet we are never told his name. Mīrzā is a contraction of Amīrzāda, " a noble's son As a prefix it simply designated a gentleman of some position, but placed after a name meant "Prince". The dangers of travelling are we" exemplified in this strong escort.

2 See Chap. LXXIII, n. 10.

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