Travels in India. 



Part D. 



Beazil. It weighs fourteen Mangel ins, or feventeen Carats and a half ; a Fifa- 

 pour Mangelin being but five Grains, It coft the King 14200 new Pagods, or 

 74 j jo Livres. 



Numb. J. 



Is the Figure of a Ruby that a Banian fhew'd me at Banarous ; it weighs 

 j8 Rati's, or jo Carats and 3 quarters; being of the fécond rank in beauty. In 

 lhape it fe like a Plump Almond, bor'd through at the end. I offer'd 40000 

 Roupies, or 60000 Livres for it; but the Merchant demanded 5 y 000 Roupies. 



Numb. 6. 



Is the Figure of a great Topaz belonging to the Great Mogul ; nor did I 

 fee him wear any other but that, all the while I was in India. This Topaz 

 weighs 181 Rati's and half a quarter^ or 15-7 Carats and three quarters. It 

 was bought at Goa for the Great Mogul, and coft iSioqo Roupies, or27icoo 

 Livres of our Money. 



Numb. 7, 8, 9. 



Are the Figure's of three lèverai Rubies belonging to the King of Franck 



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Is the Figure of a Pearl which the King of Perfia bought at theFifhery of 

 Cat if a m Arabia. It colt him 32000 Tomans, or 1400000 Livres of our Money, 

 at forty-fix Livres and fix Deneers to a Toman. It is the faireft and molt per- 

 fect Pearl that ever was yet found to this hour, having no defect. 



Numb. 2. 



Is the Figure of the biggeft Pearl that ever I faw in the Court of the Great 

 Mogul. It hangs about the artificial Peacocks neck that adorns his great Throne. 



Numb. 3. 



Is the Figure of a Pearl that I fold to Cba-Eft-Kan ; the Water is fome- 

 what faint, but it is the biggeft Pearl that was ever carried out of Europe into 

 Afia. • 



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Numb. 4. 



Is a great perfect Pearl, as well for -its Water as for yrs form, which is like 

 an Olive. It is in the midft of a Chain of Emraulds and Rubies, which the Great 

 Mogul wears ; which being put on , the Pearl dangles at the lower part of 

 his Breaft. 



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Is a Pearl perfectly round., the biggeft lever faw, and belongs to the. Great 

 Mcgui. The like could never be found ; for which reafon.the Great Mogul Uys 

 it up very charily, and never ules it. For if it could be match'd, both wowV* 

 ma' e a Pair of Pendsr is for the Ears, fet between Rubies or Emraulds, accor- 

 ding, to rhe cuftom of the Country ; there being no perfon of any quality fffcgt 

 does not wear a Pearl between two colour'd Stones in his Ear. 



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