The kingdom of Guzerat, commonly called Cambaya from the name of its metropolis, extends from Cape Jaquet or Jigat in the west, to the river Nagotana near Chaul, within which limits there is a large and deep bay or gulf having the same name with the capital, in which bay the sea ebbs and flows with wonderful rapidity, insomuch that any ship that is caught in this tremendous bore certainly perishes.  To avoid this danger, there is always a man stationed on an eminence, who gives notice with a horn when he sees the approach of this torrent.  The distance between Cape Jigat and the river of Nagotana is above 200 leagues.  On the west Guzerat borders on the Resbuti or Rajputs, a people dwelling in a mountainous country.[189] On the north it joins with the kingdom of Chitor[190]:  On the east with that of Pale.[191] The coast is covered by numerous towns and cities.  It is watered by two famous rivers, the Taptii and Tapei[192] by many creeks that form several islands.  Guzerat is all plain, so that they generally travel in waggons, as in Flanders, but lighter made, which are easily drawn by oxen, smaller than those of Spain.  The country breeds cattle in great abundance, and plenty of provisions of all sorts.  The natives are of four different kinds.  The first called Baneanes Baganzariis, feed after our manner:  The second called simply Baneanes[193], who eat of nothing that hath life.  Their priests are called Vertias, who are clothed in white, and never change their apparel till it falls in pieces.  These live altogether on charity; and, like the children of Israel in the desert, they never keep any thing for the next day.  They place their greatest hope of salvation in abstaining from killing any creature whatever, and even use no light at night, lest any moth should fly into the flame; and always carry a broom to sweep the ground they tread on, that they may not trample any worm or insect to death.  The third race consists of the Resbuti or Rajputs, who are good soldiers, and to whom formerly the kingdom belonged.  These people acknowledge one God in three persons, and worship the blessed Virgin, a doctrine which they have preserved ever since the time of the apostles[194].  The fourth and last class of inhabitants are the Mahometans called Lauteas, consisting both of strangers who have conquered the country, and natives who have embraced that religion.  The inhabitants of Guzerat are very ingenious mechanics in works of silk, gold, ivory, mother-of-pearl, tortoise-shell, crystal, ebony, and other articles.  They follow the rules of Pythagoras, killing no creature; but rather buy all, though even venomous, from those who take them, on purpose to set them free.  They have even a set of men whose only employment is to go about the towns and fields looking out for sick beasts, which are tended with great care in hospitals built on purpose.  Yet in spite of all this charity to the brute creation, they are devoid of human kindness, and will not reach out their hand to help a fellow creature in the utmost need.