fastned and tyed to three or four upright spars, are made in the fashion of a Door.  This is hung upon a Door-case some ten or twelve foot high, (so that they may, and do ride thro upon Elephants) made of three pieces of Timber like a Gallows, after this manner the Thorn door hanging upon the transverse piece like a Shop window; and so they lift it up, or clap it down, as there is occasion:  and tye it with a Rope to a cross Bar.

[None to pass from the Kings City without Pasports.] But especially in all Roads and Passages from the City where the King now Inhabits, are very strict Watches set:  which will suffer none to pass not having a Passport:  which is the print of a Seal in clay:  It is given at the Court to them that have Licence to go thro the Watches.  The Seals are different, according to the Profession of the Party:  as to a Soldier the print of a man with a Pike on his Shoulder:  to a Labourer, a Man with two Bags hanging on each end of a Pole upon his Shoulder, which is the manner they commonly carry their Loads.  And to a white man, the Passport is the print of a Man with a Sword by his side, and a Hat on his head.  And so many Men as there are in the Company, so many prints there must be in the Clay.  There is not half the examination for those that come into the City, as for those that go out, whom they usually search to see what they carry with them.

[Their Soldiery.] To speak now of their Soldiery, their Expeditions and manner of Fight.  Besides the Dissauvas, spoken of before, who are great Generals, there are other great Captains.  As those they call Mote-Ralls; as much as to say, Scribes.  Because they keep the Rolls or Registers of certain Companies of Soldiers, each containing 970 Men, who are under their Command.  Of these Mote-Ralls, there are four principal.  But besides these, there are smaller Commanders over Soldiers; who have their Places from the King, and are not under the Command of the former great ones.

[All Men of Arms wait at Court.] All these both Commanders and common Soldiers must wait at the Court.  But with this difference.  The great Men must do it continually:  each one having his particular Watch appointed by the King.  But the private Soldiers take their turns of Watching.  And when they go, they do carry all their Provisions for the time of their stay with them upon their Backs.  These Soldiers are not listed, (listing Soldiers being only upon extraordinary occasions) but are by Succession the Son after the Father. [The Soldiers have Lands allotted them instead of Pay.] For which Service they injoy certain Lands and Inheritances, which is instead of Wages or Pay.  This duty if they omit or neglect they loose or forfeit their Inheritance.  Or if they please to be released or discharged, they may, parting with their Land.  And then their Commander placeth another in their room; but so long as the Land lies void, he converts the Profits to his own proper use.  And he that after takes it, gives a Bribe to the Commander, who yet notwithstanding will not permit him to hold it above two or three years, unless he renew his Bribes.