Chapter RADAREE to RAJPOOT of R by The Hobson Jobson Dictionary

in the fight; and Saladim ordered them to be set fire to, whilst he was in it. Thus the house suddenly blew up with great explosion and loud cries from the unhappy women; whereupon all the people from within and without rushed to the spot, but the Resbutos fought in such a way that they drove the Guzarat troops out of the gates, and others in their hasty flight cast themselves from the walls and perished.”—Correa, iii. 527.

” “And with the stipulation that the 200 pardaos, which are paid as allowance to the lascarins of the two small forts which stand between the lands of Baçaim and the Reys buutos, shall be paid out of the revenues of Baçaim as they have been paid hitherto.”—Treaty of Nuno da Cunha with the K. of Cambaya, in Subsidios, 137.

c. 1554.—“But if the caravan is attacked, and the Bats (see BHAT) kill themselves, the Rashbuts, according to the law of the Bats, are adjudged to have committed a crime worthy of death.”—Sidi ’Ali Kapudan, in J. As., Ser. I., tom. ix. 95.

[1602.—“Rachebidas.”—Couto, Dec. viii. ch. 15.]

c. 1614.—“The next day they embarked, leaving in the city, what of those killed in fight and those killed by fire, more than 800 persons, the most of them being Regibutos, Moors of great valour; and of ours fell eighteen….”—Bocarro, Decada, 210.

[1614.—“…in great danger of thieves called Rashbouts….”—Foster, Letters, ii. 260.]

1616.—“…it were fitter he were in the Company of his brother…and his safetie more regarded, then in the hands of a Rashboote Gentile….”—Sir T. Roe, i. 553–4; [Hak. Soc. ii. 282].

” “The Rashbootes eate Swines-flesh most hateful to the Mahometans.”—Terry, in Purchas, ii. 1479.

1638.—“These Rasboutes are a sort of Highway men, or Tories.”—Mandelslo, Eng, by Davies, 1669, p. 19.

1648.—“These Resbouts (Resbouten) are held for the best soldiers of Gusuratta.”—Van Twist, 39.

[c. 1660.—“The word Ragipous signifies Sons of Rajas.”—Bernier, ed. Constable, 39.]

1673.—“Next in esteem were the Rashwaws, Rashpoots, or Souldiers.”—Fryer, 27.

1689.—“The place where they went ashore was at a Town of the Moors, which name our Seamen give to all the Subjects of the Great Mogul, but especially his Mahometan Subjects; calling the Idolaters Gentous or Rashbouts.”—Dampier, i. 507.

1791.—“…Quatre cipayes ou reispoutes montés sur des chevaux persans, pour l’escorter.”—B. de St. Pierre, Chaumière Indienne.