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PortingalJes. Here also by the Hand of Manar hath been 

 the famous fishing of Pearl.es which within theke 8 or 9 years 

 is whollie decayed, so that for this presente there is nothing to 

 bee done. The Dutch haue their men lying att Can die but 

 do nothing, neither doth this Hand vent any forraine com- 

 modities, saue onlie some Course Lawnes, which in great 

 abundance are brought to them from Negapatam by * the 

 Calenders and Chulias whoe for their returne bring from 

 thence fine Matts and Cinamon Arecas, ffor the Cinamon 



cometh most parte 



The Discription of, 



of Coromandell 



This Coast of Coromandell according to the Common 

 Computation of the Chulias and Portingalles beginneth at 

 Negapatam and stretcheth to Casincotta in Ozira ; In this 

 Coast of Coromandell or Chulia mandell bee two principall 

 Kinges, the one of Narzinga or att this presente of Velour, 

 which beginneth at Negapatam and endeth at Cariek, or 

 Montepoli : The King of this Countrie is called Wencapeti 

 Raija, the other kingdome beginneth from Montepoli vnto 

 Cassimcotta and is called teligana or Hadaga whose Kmg 

 is called Cotobaxa, the one beeing a Gentile the other a 

 Moore each of them haueing their sundrie Lawes, manners 

 and goverment which breiflie to recite, wee will first begin with 

 ye King of Velour. 



The Discription of the kingdome of Norsinga 

 alongst the Coast of Coromandell. 



The King Wencapati Ra'ia beeing a Gentile deceas- 

 ed in October 1604. aboute the age of 86. yeares, hee was 



R. A. Soc, No. 54, 1909.! 



