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was called Salice, ftill in fome meafure retained in its Indian 

 appellative Selen-Dive. The principal places named by the 

 geographer, are Anurogrammum^ of which the Cingalefe fay- Anurogram- 

 there are great remains in the veftiges of the antient city Ana- ""*** 

 rodgurro. 



Maragrammon, the capital town, which anfwers to the 

 modern Candy ; Talacoris emporium, and Nagadiba, Prafodis 

 Jinus, and nvimbers of other places*, which fliew how well 

 known this ifland was to the Romans, either by their fleet from 

 the Red fea, or their coafting traders from the weftern fide of 

 India. I will only mention Malea Mons, or the modern Tale, 

 famous for the Pafcua Elepbantum\ Bumajani, the great haunt Pascia Ele- 

 of elephants, and which were driven, and probably fliipped, at ^"'^^''■""' 

 a port ftill called by the Dutch, Geyeweys of Elephants van plaetSy 

 and tranfported in vaft fliips to Ca/inga I, probably the fame 

 with the modern Calingapatam, a city and port on the coail: of 

 the northern Circars, 



El. Edrifi, p. 31, fpeaks of this ifland under the name of El. Ebrht. 

 Serandib, and Marco Polo under that of Scilam. It is celebrated 

 by each for its rich gems. By miftake the Nubian Geographer 

 places the diamond among them ; but all the reft it produces in 

 high perfection, and feveral kinds of aromatics or fpices. Silk 

 was alfo exported from hence in his days. Me fpeaks highly of 

 the ruling monarch, who had fixteen privy counfellors, four 

 of his own people, four Cbrijiians, four Mahometans, and four 



* Ptolem, Geograph. f Ptolem. Geograph. ^llan, Nat. Anim. lib. xvi, c. i8. 



X The lame. 



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