54 TALENTYN^S DESCRIPTION OF MALACCA. 



mind than other women of India, and they excel also in loveliness 

 and wit far above others. ( x ) 



(!) The following- passage is given in Logan's Journal, p- 700, Vol. IV, but 

 does not occur in my edition of Valentyn, which is dated 1726. 



D. F. A. H. 



" The other inhabitants are Portuguese, who are well known, or other 

 " Indians, who have been already described as Chinese, Guzerattes, Benga- 

 " lis, Coast-Moors, Achinese and others. 



" The commodities produced here are these : — 



" Keleinbak,* Agila-wood and Camphor in the Kingdom of Pahang, Tin, 

 " Gold, Pepper, Pedra de Porco (Query, Bezoar stones?), Elephant (tusks). 



" The imported goods consist of: — 



" All sorts of cloths, more especially Petas Malayu, or Malay cloths. 



Surat cloths 

 Bengal cloths. 

 Guinea cloths (coarse 



u blue calico.) 

 Salampories.f 

 Bafta Brotsja.J, 

 Bethilis.§ 



Coast Chintz. 



Opium. 



Bed Woollens. 



Copper. 



Rupees. 



Beals of eight [Spanish dol- 

 lars ?]. 



" The charges of the garrison and other expenses run very high, some- 

 " times as much as 200,000 guilders (2 tonnen gouds), the reason of which 

 1 1 is, that the clear income during the year is often much less than the out- 



" lay- 



" In the year 1664 and during several years, the expenses were much 

 " higher and it was thought proper to reduce the strength of the garrison 

 " and bring the expenses within the sum mentioned, 200,000 guilders. 

 " Subsequently it wa* deemed proper further to reduce the expenditure by 

 " 40,000 guilders. Orders were given by their Excellencies in 1669 to 

 " reduce the extent of the fortifications and a certain Ensign (Va a -ndria) 

 " was established there from the 17th of January of the year and entrusted 

 " with the duties of enquirer." 



* Mabsden quotes Loukeiko against Valentyn in support of the con- 

 tention that " keembak" and " gaharu" (i.e. agila wood or lignunialnes) come 

 from the same tree, and are merely different qualities arising from difference 

 in age, &c , and he quotes also, " Grahru chumpaka agullochum sparium, R." 

 But "kelembak" is the heart <f the "kamloja" tree, known also as "poko' 

 bunga kubbur. " The heart of the " chempaka" tree, furnishes the "kas- 

 turi, " while the heart of the "karas" tree produces all the varieties of 

 "gaharu," which are as follows :— 1st qunlitv, very black, "— lampam ;" the 

 2nd "— tandck'' or "— stsik ;" the 3rd "— wangkrmg" or "— buayaj" 4 tb, which 

 is not marketable, but is used privately, is the refuse of the 3rd and is caUed 

 " gaharu mgdang." 



f Hnlf wool, half cotton. 



J Indian cotton cloth. Brotsja,— place where it was made ? 



§ A fine Indian linen. 



