63 die. Thus, they start eating it in such small quantities that it does them no harm, and since they are brought up with it, they grow accustomed to it, this opium is cold in the fourth degree and the cold part kills. The Mouros eat it as an aphrodisiac, and Indian women take it to kill themselves with it should they make any mistake, or should they lose their honour, or out of desperation and they drink it diluted in a small amount of oil so that they die in their sleep without feeling anything. The city of Champaner This King of Gujarat has large andfine cities which I shall henceforth describe, in particular the city of Champaner, where he always stays with his entire court. It lies inland, in an area withfinefields which provide an abundance of provisions, namely, wheat; barley; millet; rice; grains; chickpeas; lentils and other vegetables. They raise a lot of cows; sheep, and goats there, providing locals with good livestock. There are also many fruits here, supplying the city with an abundance of everything. The land is surrounded by mountains where deer and other animals live; and there is a great deal of hunting with birds, and they have many falcons; sparrowhawks; greyhounds; bloodhounds and harriers, and for the mountains, they have some tame leopards that hunt all the prey. The king is very curious about animals, he has a wide variety of them which he orders from all over the world so he can raise them and entertain himself with them. He sent a rhinocerous to Our Lord and King, because he was told it would amuse him. The City of Ahmadabad Heading inland from the city of Champaner, one comes to a much bigger one called Ahmadabad, where the kings of this realm used to hold their court, because it is very fertile. They are both surrounded by sturdy walls, and have fine stone and mortar houses, with rooves like
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