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td, and of a good lively white Water; but 

 it alfb produces fome Teilowonts^ fomt Br own^ 

 and of other colours. They are, gf ordinary 

 li'zes/rom about fix in a Mangelin ^ " ; 

 (of which they find but few) to * ^ Mange- 

 five or fix Man^elim, each 5 fome ^ ^ ^"^^^ 

 of 10, I 5, 20. they find but rare- fahhUnkho' 

 iy. They have frequently a bright ten, 

 and tranfparent skin, inclining to 

 a greenifli Colour^ though the heart of the 

 Stone be purely white ; but the Veins of thefe 

 Mines are almoft worn out» 



The Mines 'CodawiUkul^ Malabar^ and 

 Buttepallam confift of a reddifh Earth, inclin- 

 ing to an Orange-colour (with which it Itains 

 the Cloaths of the Labourers that work ia 

 it) they dig about four Fathom deep. They 

 afford Stoires generally of an excellent Wa- 

 t^r and cfyftalinc Skin; fmaller fizes thaa 

 Xhoih of Qtioloure^ Ramiah^ Gurem^ and Afut-- 

 tinmpelko • have a Yellowifli Earth, like Quo^ 

 iure ) their Stones like thofe of the two for- 

 mer Mines, but mixt with rnany of a blue 

 Water. Thefe five Mines being under the. 

 fame Government with Melrvilke^ where the 

 Governour refides ; He to draw the Adven-« 

 turers and Merchants near him, that he may 

 be better informed of the Adions and Ad- 

 vantages, and know the better how to Fleece 

 them, the general practice of Governours in 

 thefe parts, has very lately forbid their ufe j 

 and commanded all to repair to his Refidence, 

 vyhich they mult obey, or fly into another 

 Government* 



The next Mine in our way i? C^m/rf, . the 

 jsiolt famous of them all and molt Ancient, 



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