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having paft the Mill, and too often a yel- 

 lowifli Tinfture, to the diftppointment and 

 lofs of them that have cut them^ but what 

 they want in goodnefs, is in part fupplied 

 by the plenty they find, which, together with 

 their properties, make them the cheaper. 

 This being what I have gathered, both by 

 Experience of ftveral of the places I have 

 feen, and the beft Informations I could meet 

 with, of the Mines in this Kingdom ; I fhall 

 now proceed to thofe in Vifiafore. 



Fijiapore is known to contain Mines enclo- 

 Cng Stones as large and good as thofe of Gol^ 

 conda ; but the King, for Reafbns already 

 given, makes ufe but of the meaneft : Where- 

 by, as Golconda is famous for the largenefs 

 of thofe it affords, Vijiapore is noted for the 

 fmalleft; whofe Mines, though they feldoni 

 or never render an Adventurer a Fortune or 

 Eftate at once, as fometimes thofe of Go!^ 

 conda do, by a great Stone or feveral found 

 together i yet they are more Populous and 

 better employed , the fmall Stones lying 

 thicker in the Earth, fo that the generality 

 are gainers, and few but they get their Ex- 

 pence ; whereas thole of Golconda dig away 

 a confiderable Eftate and find nothing, others 

 not their Charges, and where one is a gainer, 

 divers lofe. 



There arc 1 5 Mines employed in the King- 

 dom of Vifiapore^ viz. Ramulconeta^ Bmugun^^ 

 nafelke^ Pendekjj/l^ Moodawarum^ Curnerwillee^ 

 JPaulkull^ Workull^ Lungeepoleur^ Pootloor^ Pun^ 

 chelinguU^ S^mngarramfent^ Tondarpaar^ Cund^'^ 

 pellee^ Donee and Gaz^erpellee. 



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