Chap.XXI. Malabar and Coromandel. 643 
order to have the New Teftament and the lame being very different from the r\J^ 
our Catechiffn tranflated into the Tongue anticnt Greek Language. Baldaus. 
ufcd among the Modem Greek Chriftians, ^->^^r^-> 
CHAP. XXL 
A Defcriptton of the Kjngdom of Percatti, Calecoulang. Coulang tveue 
taken by the Hollanders. The nature cind. manner of LivDig of the Nairos. 
The Paruas mxde Chrt[lians. Extraordinary Z^a/ of Don Joiin I\jng of Por- 
tugal. 
Tk Kiii^- 'TP H E Kingdom of Percatti (called by 
dom nf X fome Purca) begins about four or 
Porca. five Leagues to the South of Cochin^ and 
extends to Coz//^?«^7, its whole length be- 
ing about 1 2 Leagues. 
r/;f Dutch In the Year 1642. the Dutch appeared 
tr^at with jj^g ^^^^ [[^-^-^^ \^ Placc, and treated 
with the then King of Siam^ Bixatchery 
rauhaar ( who was not above 23 Years of 
Age) concerning a free Trade with Pep- 
per. Which the King was very glad to 
accept of, being three Years paft en- 
gaged in a War with the Portuguejes^ 
who had feizcd upon part of his Domi- 
nions, and would have ere<ffed fome For- 
tifications there. He delivered to our 
Deputys a fealed Letter, diredted to the 
General and Great Council of the Indies^ 
in which he requcfled, that we would at 
leafi: once a Year fend thither a Ship 
freighted with fuch Comraoditie?, as be- 
fore that time ufed to be carried to Ca- 
namr and Cakct'.t •■, v/hereupon an Inter- 
preter was fent aboard the next day, to 
defire a PafTport from his Majeily for 
fuch of our Ships as pafs'd that way ^ 
which was granted. 
The King who reign'd here 1554. of 
whom Mr. Jacob Huf: art and I had Au- 
dience at that time, was about 24 Years 
oldj a very adive and well-limb'd Per- 
fbn i his Hands, Feet, and Ears, adorn'd 
with jewels of a great value. Formerly 
they ufed to tranfport their Pepper from 
EiHor) ■)/" hence to Afocha , but (Ince that time the 
the Eng- Englifh have traffick'd there in that Com- 
JiHi. modity, who had their Faftory jufl: upon 
the Sea-fiiore. The greateft Strength of 
this King confifts in about 500 fmall 
Galleys, wherewith in the rainy Seafon, 
when the Rice-fields lie under Water, he 
ufed to make his Excurfions from the ut- 
moft Point of the Cape of Comoryn as 
far as Panane, and efpecially to annoy 
the King of Cochin. He proved a trou- 
blefome Neighbour to the Dutch Compa- 
ny, till by the Terror of their Arms they 
brought him to fubmiflion, having in the 
Vol. III. 
Siege of Cochin fided v/ith th'e Porti'gucf^ 
againfi: us. 
Deeper into the Country live abun- 
dance of Chrillians converted by the 
Portugucfcs : They get their I..ivclyhood 
by managing and gathering the Pepper, 
which they are obliged to fell to the 
King's Factor, a Brahman. 
The Air of this Country beln;^ a c- 
counted extremelv unwiioleroiii ; hence 
it is, tliar moft of the Inhabitants are "* 
troubled with fwell'd Legs, tlic Caufe 
whereof they attribute to the Nitrons 
Water, which they ufe for their coin- 
mon Drink ^ Blindnefs is alfo an ordi- 
nary Difnemper here. For the refl, the 
Ground is exceeding fertile, and very fit 
for Tillage, fo that moft of the Uhabitants 
live upon Husbandry, efpecially of Rice. 
The next adjoining Kingdom is rha,. 
of Calccoulang.^ of no great extent ^ here Cj.'ecb'ii- 
the Dutch Company has had their Fafto- ^•'"S* 
ry many yenrs ago, which ufed to bu/ 
up a gieat quantity of Pepper in thefe 
parts. 
The leaft among the A^al.ih.ir King- 
doms is that of Conlang, extending to the Couiang, 
utmoll Point of the Cape Comoryn., 
about 15 or 1 5 Leagues in length. The 
City of Coulang was firll built by the 
PortuguefeSy being much of the fame big- 
nefs as Puntcgale in the Ifle of Ceylon \ 
having no lefs than feven Churches, fome 
very good Houfes, and many thoufands 
of Trees, efpecially towards the Sea- 
fide. This City is reckonM one of the -j-kc 4',r 
Wholefomeft on the whole Coaft of Ma- vny 
labar by reafon of its pure Air, and moft n-b-jlcj-jm,- 
excellent Springs. The Portuguefcs at 
their firft coming ercded only a ftrong 
Houfc, defend to themfelves in cafe 
of neceifity againft the Inhabitants j nor- 
withllanding which, they were at a 
certain time furpriz'd by them, and cut 
all to pieces ^ which Barbarity was after- 
wards reveng'd by Laurence y^lm-jyda Son 
to Francifcus yllmeyda^ who burlTt 20 of 
their Ships richly load en. 
O o 0 0 3. in 
