Agned

Agra. See Agatha. See Edinburgh. P. L. 11. 391. A city in northwestern India, formerly one of the capitals of Great Mogul. The following descriptions are found in Purchas: “Agra, a principall and great King do me, the Citie so called, the heart of the Mogolls Territorie, in North latitude about twentie eight degrees and an halfe. It lyeth most on the Southwest side of Jemvi, the Citie upon the River, where one of the Emperours Treasureries are kept. From Agra to Lahor, the which is not le e than seven hundred miles, it is all a plaine, and the highway planted on both sides with trees like a delicate walke. It is one of the great workes and wonders of the World.” “Agra is spacious, large, populous beyond (Pilgrimes 1. 579.) Upon measure, that you can hardly pa e in the streets. the banke of the River stands the Castle, one of the fairest and... admirablest buildings of the East, some three or foure miles in compa e, inclosed with a faire and strong wall of squared stone. King Acabars Sepulchre is 3 C. distant from Agra in the... way to Lahor, nothing neere finished as yet, after tenne yeares worke. midst of a faire and large Garden, is to have foure Gates (but one of which is yet in hand) each, if answerable to this foundation, able to receive a great Prince with a reasonable traine. … In the Center of this Garden stands the Tombe foure square, about three quarters of a mile in compa e. The first inclosure is with a curious rayle, to which you ascend some six steps into a small square Garden quartered in curious Tankes, planted with variety of sweets, adjoyning to which is the Tombe, rounded with this gardenet, being also foure square, all of hewne stone, with faire spacious Galleries on each side, having at each corner a small beaut i full Turret, arched over head, and covered with various Marble. Betwixt corner and corner are four other Turrets at like distance. Here within a faire round coffin of Gold lieth the body of this Monarch, who sometimes thought the World too little for him. … At my last sight thereof, there was only over head a rich Tent, with a Semaine over the Tombe. But it is to be inarched over with the most curious white and speckled Marble, and to be seeled all within with pure sheet Gold richly inwrought. These foure last Turrets also inclosing the Sepulchre are of most rich curious Marble, and the ground underfoot paved with the like.” {Ih. 1. 440.) It is placed in the inclosed with brick walls, neere two miles in circuit; 27