2142 Mifcellanea Curiofa. Vol. IIL 



It has been under Subjedion of the King bf 

 Golconda ; but about 25 Years, taken, with 

 the Country of Rarnaticum^ from the HenAue^ 

 Rajaes^ about that time, by the Nabob ^ Meer^ 

 Jumla. In it have been found Diamonds of 

 a jJie weight, which is about 9 Ounces Troy 

 or 81 i Pago*s weight. It is only employed 

 by the King for his own private ufe : The 

 Diamonds that are found in it, are very well 

 fpread, large Stones (it yields few or nbne 

 fmall,) they have generally a bright Skin, 

 which inclines to a pale Greenilh colour, but 

 within are purely white. The Soil is Red- 

 difh as many of the others. 



About fixty or feventy years ago, when it 

 was under the Government of the Hmduesy 

 and feveral Perfons permitted to adventure- 

 in digging, a Pont^g;€ez. Gentleman went thi-- 

 therfroni Goay and having fpent in Mining 

 a great fum of Mony to the amounts of looooo 

 T^^^c?V/ as 'tis reported, and converted every 

 thing he brought with him, that would fetch 

 any mony, even to what wearing Cloaths he 

 could fpare, while the Miners were at Work 

 for the laft Days expence, he had prepared a 

 cup of Poyfon, refolving, if that Night he 

 found nothing, to drink his laft with the con- 

 clufion of his Mony>, but in the Evening the 

 Workmen brought him a very fair fpread 

 Stone of 20 P/?^^?y weigh t, in cottimemoratioa 

 whereof he caufed a great Stone to be ereft- 

 ed in the place, with an Infcription ingraven 

 on it, in the HmUues ov TelUnga Tongue^ to 

 the following efFedjWhich remains to be leeix 



to this day; 



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