2 54 MiJcelUma, Curiofa. Vol. III. 



chant and Miner go generally naked, on- 

 ly a poor Glout about their middle, and 

 their Shafli on their Heads ^ they dare not 

 wear a Coat , left the Governor flioald 

 fay they have thriven much , are Rich, 

 and fo inlarge his Demands on them. 

 The Wifeft, when they find a great Stone, 

 conceal it ^till they have an opportunity, 

 and then with Wife and Children run all 

 away into the njtapre Country, where they 

 arefecure. 



The Government in the Kifiapore Coun- 

 try is better , their Agreement obfeiVd, 

 Taxes eafier , and no fuch Impoutions on 

 Provilions-, the Merchants go handfomly 

 Clad , among whom are feveral Perfons 

 of confiderable Eftates , which they are 

 permitted to enjoy peaceably , by reafon 

 whereof their Mines are much more Po- 

 - pulous and better employed than thofe of 



Golconda. 



It is obfervable , that notwithftanding 

 the Agreement with the Adventurers of 

 the Mines, that all Stones above a certain 

 Weight fhall be for the King's Ufe; yet 

 in the Metropolis of either Kingdoms, as 

 the Cities of Golconda and Fiftafore are, 

 there is no feizure, all Stones are free, and 

 , the late deceafed King, jibdull Ctitopjhaw 

 of the former, and Edeljljam of the lat- 

 t^, would not only give very great Pii- 

 ces for large Stones, but richly Veil, 

 and prefent the Merchant that Sold theni 

 with Horfes or fomething elle of Value, 

 thereby encouraging others . to bring the 

 like. Bat<: the prefeat King of Ftfmfm . 



