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There are 15 Mines employed in the Kmgdo[r\ of fifiap^re^ 
viz Ramulccneta.Bamgunnapeilee, Pendekutl^ Moodawart^m, Cu^ 
mermlleeyFoLulkM, Wcrkull, Lungee,foleur, Fcotloor^PumhelinguUy 
Shingarrampent^tQndarfMrfimdepellee^Donee and Gazerpeilee. 
In Ramulconeta Mmts in red Earth.about 15 or 16 foot deep, 
they feldom find a Diamond of a m&tjgdken weight, but rii)ali to 
20 or 30 in a mmgdleen. They are generally of an excellent 
cryftalline water, have a bright clear skio, inclining frequently 
to a pale greenifli colour , are well fhaped, but few of therm 
pointed ones.Thereare alfo found amongft them feveral broken 
pieces of Diamonds, by the Country people called Shemboes. 
In Eamgunnapelk^^PendekulljdinA Moodarvarum^ they dig as at 
Ramulco^eta^ 2iT\d in the fame kind of Earth 5 they alfo afford 
Stones much alike,being neighbouring places, 
CummervpiUeeyPmlkulljdiVid Workull^ are not far diftanr, pro- 
duce Stones much alike out of the fame coloured Earth, but 
very fmall ones even to a 1 00 in a mangelken. 
Lungepoleur Mines are of a yellowifh Earth (likethofe of 
^mleuY^ its Diamonds are generally well fl]aped,globu]ar,few 
pointed, of a very good cryftalline water and bright skins y ma- 
ny of them have a thick dark grafs-green skin,fome fpotted alfo 
with black, that they Teem all foul , yet are not fo, but within 
purely white and clean. Their fizes are from 2 or 3 mangelUens 
downwards,bufc few very fmalU 
Footloor Vimt^ are of rcddiOi Earth , but afford Stones much 
like thofe of luunge^oUur^ only fmaller,under a mAngeUeen ; the 
general fizes are of £, \^ \^ -of ^mmgelleen, 
PmchdwgttllyShingArrAmp^nt ^diVid Jondarpaar, are alfo of red 
Earth , their Diamonds not unlike thofe of ^mUur^ only 
rarely or never any large ones are found there. 
Gundepellee hath the fame Earth with the former , and prc« 
duces Stones of equal magnitude ^ but frequently of apurecrj « 
ftalline water, wherein they exceed the former. 
Donee and G^^e'y/?«//f^dig both in red Earth likewife, and 
afford Scones alikejthegreateft part whereof are of good fhapes 
and waters. They have alfo many Shemboes ^ and fomeof bad 
waters, fome brown, which thefe people call foft or weak wa- 
tered, being efteemed of a fofter and weaker body than others, 
by reafon they have not fo much life, when cut, and are fubjeft 
toflawinfplitting, andontheMill; their general produft is in 
6 D 2 Stones 
