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'''John Ovington''' (1653–1731) was an English priest known for his travel narrative ''A Voyage to Surat in the Year 1689'', which described his journey to Surat and his experiences there as an [[East India Company]] chaplain. Ovington travelled to [[India]] on the ''Benjamin'', disembarking for a few days in [[Bombay]] before settling in [[Surat]] where he was to live for two and a half years. His travel memories, translated into French by [[Niceron]] in 1725 under the title of "Voyages made to Surate & other places in Asia & Africa", depict Bombay as a city of debauchery populated by prostitutes and drunkards. From his stay in Surat, Ovington describes the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] influence, the religious and cultural particularities of the Hindus and the Parses, and finally speculates on the status of the [[fakir]], a Muslim hermit. Ovington describes the tea ceremony and praises the drink's consumption, a stance that earned him criticism from [[Alexander Hamilton (sailor)|Alexander Hamilton]]. But the most interesting aspect of Ovington's travels is still his description of the organization and procedures of the English [[Factory (trading post)|manufacture]] in Surat. Of all the travel accounts of this period, those of Ovington are, according to Riddick, the most interesting and the most witty.<br />
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== Writings ==<br />
*''A Voyage to Surat in the Year 1689,'' (1698), impr. Jacob Tonson, Londres. <ref>{{Cite book|last=Ovington|first=John|url=http://archive.org/details/AVoyageToSurattInTheYear1689|title=A Voyage to Surat in the Year 1689|date=1994|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=978-81-206-0945-7|language=en}}</ref><br />
*''An essay upon the nature and qualities of tea'' (1699), impr. R. Robert, Londres.<br />
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