A History of Agriculture in India v2.c83.s2.4

v2.c83.s2.4

‘The supply of meat, such as we have in Holland, is ample, but it is cheaper than with us. There are sheep, goats, fowls, geese, ducks, deer and other game; and the supply is so large that it is little valued, and prices are low. Oxen and cows are not slaughtered, as they have to work while they are young, doing everything that is done by horses in Holland, and, besides, their slaughter is strictly forbidden by the King on pain of death, though buffaloes may be freely killed.’