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in the Sun 5 whereupon the red colour will appear fadedjif falfe. 
14» That at Petapouli^ near Majulipatan ^ on the fame Coaft, 
there grows another excellent E^j^, call'd Tambrevelie, yielding fo 
high and iotenfe acolourjthat it muft mixed with the EJjciye of 
Arricalot Ortacour^ to qualific its ia£enfnefi\ This is only in the 
power of the Governourof that place, 
15, That the great Trafick ill Diamonds and Rubies is at 
fulipatan 5 that Diamonds are digged in the Countries of Golcondet 
and Decan, behind Rengala , near the Town Byjthga j the Prince 
whereof keeps a continual guard there^referviog for himfelf all 
fuch Scones as way above 25 Mangelfs or Carats. The Old Roc^ is 
in the Country ©f Deyam, yielding thebeft Diamonds of ail* Bor" 
neo like wife is famous for thefe Stones , and efpeciaiiy the Town 
Bangar MaJJlng, 
Here the Author fpends a whole Chapter in difcourfing of all 
forts of and the variety of each kind, together with the 
places of their growth, and the feveral v^rays of examining their 
goodnefs, and themeafureof valuing them. See Chap^i^.p.iS^^ 
16. That the Plant , which yields the /w^^^go , beareth a flower 
like that of Thijiles^ and a Seed like that of Fmium Greecum : That 
being firft Sown , it holds out 3 years * the firjl year 'tis cut one 
foot high from the ground, and the leaves^ ftript from the ftalksj 
arc cxpofed to dry in the Sun for a day , and then for 4 or f days 
kept in round Tanks or Cifterns, filled with fair waterj but brack- 
ifti, v/ith ftones laid on them 5 and fotnetimes ftirring the water* 
This water is let out into another Ciftern, and there left a whole 
night; after which^ two meuj ftanding in the Tankjmuft labour 
with the arms, as if they were churning of Butter 3 til! the water 
thickens 5 the fabftanee of the Indigo being fallen to the bottom; 
which is then taken out, and being fearfed through a fine Cloth, is 
thinly fprcad and laid in the Sun to dry ; which maketh the fine 
Indigo, The fecondyezr^ it grows up and is cut again, being^at leaft, 
as good as the Gyngy or wild Indigo^^ Andjif you ^ill have the Seed 
oi Indigo^ the ftalks of it rauft be left to dry this time in the field, 
and then cur, and the Seed gathered. The third year , it is com- 
monly of little force, and is ufed by the fole NhHvss for colora- 
tion ; no Strangers caring for it 2 pAyO. 
17. That the principal marks of good Indigo are, drynefsjight- 
nefs, and fwimming on water, yielding a high Violet-colour, and 
when put upoa live coals^ givkig a Violet fmoak, and leaving but 
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