2 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XIV, 
consigne the treasure (which is usually sent hence to Raja- 
maull) to that Factory to be minted and sould under their 
charge and care.’’? 
On December 6th, 1676, Edwards writes :-— 
joyne a little above the Towne, which is of great resort, 
being the staple of cloth etc., for that part of the Countrey, 
and comes in from all parts within thirty or forty myles. 
The chiefe trade driven there is by Factors of Agra, Guz- 
ou ) 
merchants of Rajamaull and Muxadevad and other places 
belo © weavers very willingly ingage in any new sort 
of worke, either of white cloth or silk of different Lengths, 
breadths, fineness, colour, or stripe, is bespoake. Elce for 
the usual vend of the place they seldom exceed 36: Covids 
long and two Ditto broad, and 5: rupees price for Cossaes 
to 4: rupees price: Ditto of nine Covids long and one and 
halfe broad to 2: 
merchants, but indeed cheifly by the Dutch, who first 
brought them to 40 Covids Long and 2} Ditto broad and 
! Réjmahél. M€nsingh in 1595-6 had established his capital at this 
place and named it Akbar-nagar. About 1612 Istam Khan removed the 
capital to Dacea. Prince Shah Shuja moved the capital back to R&j- 
mahal, but in 1659 Mir Jumla returned to Dacca. 
2 Temple: fT. 398-9. 
