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The Travels of Peter Mundy. Vol. II. Edited by Sir

R. C. Temple. (llakluyt Society.)—This continuation of Muudy'a MS. deals with his service under the East India Company from 1628 to 1634, and among other things describes a visit to Agra whilst the inimitable Taj Mahal was being built. The King, says Mundy, "intends it shall excell all other. . . . The buildinge goes on with excessive labour and cost, Gold and silver esteemed comon Metall, and Marble but as ordinary stones." Sir Richard Temple's notes and appendices are, as usual, most valuable.