132 MALAY PENINSULA IN THE 17th & 18th CENTURIES. 



Printed for Thomas Basset at the 

 George in Fleet Street, and Eichard 

 Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in 

 St. Paul's Churchyard, MDCLXXVL 

 p. 52. 



India extra Gangem contains several Territories which are 

 either large kingdoms of themselves or are divided into divers lesser 

 kingdoms: the first are six. namely 1. Brama or Banna, 2. Cou- 

 chinchma, 3. Camboia, 4. Jangoma, 5. Siam. 6. Pegu, 5. Siam, 

 a peninsula, the same which of olde was termed Aurea Chersonesus, 

 or the Golden Chersonese; and supposed by some to be Solomon's 

 land of Ophir; as the other tract of this part of India was called 

 the Silver Region. This Peninsula contains within it the King- 

 dom of Malaca, Patau e, Jor, Muantay, and Siam peculiarly so 

 called. Malaca, denominated from its emporium, or city of 

 greatest trade, belongs to the Portugueses who have also Sincapura 

 and Pulo Zambilan. Patane, or as some say. Pathane, to dis- 

 tinguish it from that Patane already mentioned, (i.e. Patanau and 

 Patane in Indostan), taking name also from its greatest city; 

 where, by the Queen's leave (for it hath of late been governed by 

 Queens) 'the (English and Hollanders save their several factories. 



' Quedoe, a towne of great trade for pepper, of which the best 

 sort is there to be had. Lugor, near the Isthumus of the Cher- 

 sonnese. Calantan, peculiar to a petty kingdom subordinate to 

 the Crown of Siam. 



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