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Book ÏL Travels in India. 



Cochin. But the Hollanders have deftroy d all thofe places, fo that the Cinna- 

 mon is now in their hands. When the Portugais had that Coaft, the Englijh 

 bought their Cirraamon-of then^and uiùally paid for it by theMein fifty Mamoudi's, 



Drugs that are brought to Surat, and brought from other CoHntries t with 

 the price of every one by the Aiein. 



Salt Armoniack , according to the ufual price, cofts by the Mein twenty 

 Mamoudi's. 



Borax, comes unrefin'd from Amadabat i as does Salt Armoniack, and cofts 

 by the Mein thirty-five Mamoudi's. 

 Gum-Lack, feven Mamoudi's and a half. 

 Gum-Lack wafiYd, ten Mamoudi's. 

 Gum-Lack in fticks of Wax, forty Mamoudi's. 



There are (bme of thele Sticks that colt fifty or fixty Mamoudi's the Mein^ 

 and more when they mix Musk in the Gum. 



Saffron of S^r.if, which is good for nothing but for colouring, four Mamoudi's 

 a"d a ha[f, 4 



Cumin White, eight Mamoudi's. 



Cumin Black, three Mamoudi's. 



Arlet final I, three Mamoudi's. 



Frankincenfè, that comes from the Coaft of Arabia, three Mamoudi's. 



Myrrh, that which is good, cal I'd Mitra, Gilet, thirty Mamoudi's. 



Myrrh Bolti, which comes from Arabia, fifteen Mamoudi's. 



Caffia, two Mamoudi's. > 



Sugar Candy, eighteen Mamoudi's. 



Afiitinar, a fort of Grain, very hot, one Mamoudi. 



Annile-Seed Grofs, three Mamoudi's and a half. 



Ahnile-Seed fmall and hot, one Mamoudi and a half, 



Oupelote, a Root, fourteen Mamoudi's. 



Cointre, five Mamoudi's. 



Auzerout, from Pcrfia, a hundred and twenty Mamoudi's. 

 Aloes Succotrine, from Arabia^ twenty eight Mamoudi's, 

 Licorice, four Mamoudi's. 



Lignum Aloes, in great pieces, two hundred Mamoucli's. 

 Lignum Aloes, in fmall pieces, four hundred Mamoudi's. 

 Vez^-Caboidi, a certain Root, twelve Mamoudi's. 



There is a fort of Lignum Aloes very Gummy, which comes to, by the 

 Mein, four thoufand Mamoudi's. 



Gum-Lake for the raoft part comes from Pegu ; yet there is fome alio brought 

 from Bengala, where it is very dear, by reafon the Natives fetch that lively Scar- 

 let colour out of it, with which they paint their Calicuts. Neverthelefs, 

 the Hollanders buy it, and carry it into TerÇa for the fame ufe of painting. 

 That which remains after the colour is drawn off, is only fit to make iealing 

 Wax. That which comes from Pegu is not fo dear, though as good for other 

 Countries. The difference is only this, that it is not fo clean in Pegu, where 

 the Pifmires foul it, as in Bengala, where it grows in a heathy place, full of 

 Shrubs, Where thofe Animals cannot fo well come at it. The Inhabitants of 

 Psgu never make any ufe of it in painting, being a dull fort of people, that are 

 in nothing at all induftriouS. 



The Women of Surat get their livings by cleanfir.g the Lake after the Scar- 

 let colour is drawn from it. After that they give it what colour they pleafe, 

 and make it up into Sticks for iealing Wax. The Englijh and Holland Company 

 carry away every year a hundred and fifty Chefts. The price is about ten Sous 

 the pound. 



Powder'd Sugar is brought in great quantities out of the Kingdom of Ben-* 

 gala ; it cauies alfo a very great Trade at Qugeli, Patna, Daca, and other places, 

 1 have been told it for a very great certainty, by feveral ancient people in 

 Bengala, that Sugar being kept thirty years becomes abfolute poifôn, and that 

 there is no Venome Inore dangerous, or that fooner works its eftecL Loaf-Sugar 



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