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Numb, j. 



Is the figure of the fore-mention'd Diamond, after it was cut on both fides j 

 there remaining 94 Carats and a half -, the water being perfect. The flat-fide 

 where there were two flaws below, was as thin as a fheet of brown-paper : When 

 the Stone was cut, I caus'd all that thin fide to be taken off, with one part of the 

 end above, where there remains one little fpeck of a flaw, 



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Numb. 6. 



Is another Diamond which I bought at the Mine of Coulour. It is fair and 

 dean, and weighs 36 Mangelins, or 63 and 3 Stbs of our Carats. 



Numb. 7 and 8. 



Are- two. pieces of a Stone that was cut in two, which be : ng entire., weigh'd rji 

 Mangelins and a half, or 104 Carats. Though it were of a good water., it lecm'd 

 fo foul in the middle, that, in regard it was large, and held at a high price, there 

 was ne're a Banian would venture upon it. At length an Hollander bought it, 

 and cutting it in two, found in the middle of it eight Carats of filth like a rotten- 

 weed. The final! piece happen'd to be clean, excepting a little flaw hardly to be 

 perceiv'd, but for the other, wherein there are fo many other crois flaws, there 

 was no way but to make feven o=r eight pieces of it. The Hollander ran a great 

 rijeo in cutting it a-funder ; for it was very great luck that it had not broke into 

 a hunder'd pieces. Yet for all that it did not turn to account j fo that it is in vain 

 for another to buy that which a Banian refufes. 

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CKAP. XX. 



Ithe Fcrms of twmty Rubies which the Author [old to the King 

 upon his lafl return from the Indies. The firfl part of the Tlate 

 Jbews the weight, extent, and thickness of every Stone. 



.. Numb, r, 



TS the Figure of a Ruby that belongs to the King of Perjia. It is in fhapë 

 * and bignefs like an Egg, boar'd through in the middle, deep colour'd, fair 

 and clean, except one flaw in the fide. They will not tell you what it coft, 

 nor let : yûu know, what it weighs j only it appears by the Regifter that it 

 has been lèverai years in the Kings Treafury. , 



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Numb, 2, 



, Is the Figure of a Ballets Ruby 3 (bid for fuch to Giafer-Kan, the Great Mo- 

 guls Uncle, who paid 950000 Roupies, or 1425000 Livres for it. But an old In- 

 dian Jeweller affirming afterwards, that it was no Ballets Ruby, that it was not 

 worth above y 00 Roupies, and that Giafer-kan was' cheated j and his opinion being 

 confirm'd by Sha-jehan, the moft skilful in Jewels of any perfon in the Empire, 

 Aureng-z.é compell'd the Merchant ; to take it again, and to reftore the Money 

 back. 



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 Numb, 3, and 4. 



Is is the Figure of Ruby belonging to the King of Vifapour. Numb. 4, is 

 the height of the Stone above the Gold. And Numb. 5, is the roundnefs of thç 



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