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The entire coaft, ports, and forts, of the ifland of Ceylon, in full and 

 abfolute property, and the abfolute engroflment of the befl cmnamon in 

 the world. 



In the ifland of Manaar, they have Teutecorln and Manapaar. 



On the coaft of Coromandel, they have Negapatan, Porto-Novo, Sad- 

 rafpatan, Cabelon, Palicat, famous for cotton cloths, (their chief fort 

 and fadlory of that coall, and of Pegu; it was retaken by the Dutch 

 company in 1719 from the Portuguefe, who had held it ever fince the 

 year 1613, when they drove out the Dutch with great flaughter) Cale- 

 tour, Malulipatan, Binlipatan, &c. 



In Bengal, Huguely, (the chief fadory) Balafore, Cofimbazar, Mal- 

 da, Barnagal, Chinchura. Patana, Dacca. &c. 



In the peninfula of Malacca, the ilrong fort and territory of that 

 name. 



In the ifland of Sumatra, the Dutch company have fadories at 

 Acheen, Padang, Palimbam, Priaman, Bancalis, Siaque, &c. 



In Java, they have the great and flirong city of Baravia, the ca- 

 pital and dernier refort of all their Eaft-India forts, fettlements, and 

 fadlories J with a far-extended territory adjoining: alfo, in the fame 

 ifl^md they have fadories at Bantam, Cheraban, Tagal, Japara, Rombang, 

 Sorobay, &c. 



In the kingdom of Siam, factories at Siam, its capital, and at Ligore. 



And at Aracan, in the kingdom of that name. 



In the ifland of Celebes, they have Macaflar, its capital. 



In the iflands of Borneo, Solor, Buro, Poleroon, Noro, Ceram, Am- 

 bay, &c. the Dutch company have forts or factories ; and in the fpice- 

 iflands of Amboyna, Ternate, Banda, Timor, &c. they are abfolute fo- 

 vereigns, puflxelTing folely and exclufively all the cloves, nutmegs, and 

 mace ; fpices nowhere eUe to be found upon earth, that is as yet cer- 

 tainly known. 



In Perfia, Gomroon, and under it Tfpalian and Balibra. 



Thofe of ihe French Eaft-India company in India, were, 



A factory at Surat. 



On the coaft of Coromandel, the ftrong fort and very populous town 

 of Pondicherry, with Ibme fubordinate ones. Piece-goods, diamonds, 

 and rice, being the (hiple merchandize, not only here, but on all this 

 coaft. It has. however, no harbour, being only an opt-n road like Fort 

 St. George, w!iere they load and unload their merchandize by boats. 



In bengal, they have Balafore and Charnagar, &c. 



The French ifland of Bourbon (^formerly called M;ifcareen) to the 

 eaftward of the great ifland of Madagalcar, fervcs principally for a 

 rcfrelhing place for rheir Kaft-India fliips ; they have alfo, n. ire lately, 

 railed cpiantities of coffee therein, and made i'undry other good im- 

 provements. 



