£>f iDtamofiBS. 
132. 
bp the I3£?tmgales,buf mott part arc content 
to doc it, bccaufeoftbcgainetbepget there* 
bp after all the banger is paff. £Tbep findc 
fomcftmes manp, andfometimes butafeto 
JBearlcs tn one opffer, fomefimcs ttoo bun? 
b?ed gratnes and mo?e. Cbe opff crs tbat 
baue tbe bcff pcarics in them are tbinitc anb 
tobite, tobicb tbc Sindians call Cheripo, 
toberof tbep make fpoones anb cups to d?tnU 
in. % be pearles are folb bp fiues tobicbarc 
made of mcttcll D?iucn into fbtn plate 
fo? tbat purpofe,tobercof tbe boles are round, 
SEbere are manp fo?fs oftbefe fiues, tbe fitff 
batb fmall boles, anb tbe pearles tbat paffe 
tb?ougb them arc at one p?ice: tbenert Cue ‘ 
batb greater boles, anb tbe pcarlcs tbat fall 
tb?ough it are at bigbcr p?ice,and fo foo?tb at 
the leatt featicn 0 ? eigbt Hues. %\)t fmall 
ff uffe tbat ferae fo? no pearles, tbep call A- 
iioftar,anb are folb bp tbe ounce, attdbfcd bp 
$0otlicartes anb pjtftttons, anb to tbat cno 
manp of them are carted into Portingall, $ 
Vemce 5 anbarcberp goodcbeape. STogiue 
tbe pearles a fatre colour, in India tbep bfe 
rice beaten a little toitb fait, tobcretoitb tbep 
rub them, anb then tbep become as fatrt anb 
cleare as cbyffall,anbfo continue- SDbere is 
petan other fo?t of opffers bp tbe Nubians 
called Chancha,| bptbc ^OJtingalCS Ma- 
dre Perola,o? in otfjcr of dearie,;* are of tbe 
ffjeUfilbes that toee call inbebojnes , tobicb 
tbep hnoto boto to prepare anb make clcane, 
%\}tv b?tngmanpof them into Portingale 
to fetuc fo? fodjinfcein, anbto beepe fo? an 
o?naraent, $ fo? pleafurc fpcciallp tbofe tbat 
come cut of China anb Bengalen, fome guilt 
anbpaintcb toitb colours berp fatre, feme 
to?ougbt toitb b?ancbcs anb other figures, 
as tue baplp fee them b;ougbt tbetber'. Bin 
India tbep make diners tbinges of them, as 
tsefacs, tables, cubbarbs, tables toplapcn, 
bores, fraues fo? tocmen fo beare in tbeir 
banbs,anb a tboufanbfucb fine deuifes,tobfeb 
are all inlaib anb couereb toitb this Chanco 
0 ? gpotber of pearle, berp fatre to bebolbe,f 
berp too?hmanlifce mabe^and are in India Co 
commo, that there is airnoff no place in tbofe 
countries but tbe|> baue of them, 31t is 
Imfcmucb carieb ab?oab, both info Porting 
gale,and els tobere,but tbep are molt bfeb in 
lndia 3 fo? there the toomen, fpectallie tbofe of 
Bengal a bfe to toearcmantllias, c? b?acclets 
of them about tbeir armes, that is to rap, 
tbofe of mott account,attb tbep mutt nottabc 
a maidens maibenbcab from her that is of a- 
np ettate 0 ? degrfe, but fi>e muff baue fome of 
tbefe mother of pearle b?acelefs about her 
armes, tobicb at this bap is pet much bfeb, 
anb obferucb , toberebp it is berie much 
too?ne. 
The i.Booke* 
Torteanxes there arc lihebjtfpjfrt great 
numbers tb?ougbout all India ; of tbeir 
ttjellcs tbep make manp curious bcuifes, as 
Combes, Cuppes,and Boles to d?tnke in, 
toitb tablemen and diners fucb like tbinges, 
fenototng botue to giue if a faire anb fbining 
colour mott pleafant to bebolo,and is mo?e e= 
fffemed of in India,tbe tbe mother of pearly 
bp reafon of the beautifull colour tbep fet bp- 
pon it. 
The 8 y. Chaprcc. 
Of Diamonds, 
Blamonds bp tbe Arabians anb 
Mores called Almas, ant) bp 
the Indians tobere tbep groto 
Iraa, and bp tbe Malagans 
tobere tbep are liketoife fond* 
Itam. Cbcpgrob? in tbe Countrieof De* 
cambebutde Ballagate, bp tbe Cotone of 
Bifnagar, toberem arc ttoo 0 ? thw billes 
from bobence tbep are’digged, tobereof tbe 
tetng of bifnagar both rcape greatpjofitte- 
fo?bee caufetb tbe to be ftraightlp toatebed, 
anb batb farmed them out toitb this conditi¬ 
on, that all diamonds that are aboue ttoenfp 
fiue Mangeleyns in tonight are fo? the king 
bimfelfc: (euerp Mangelyn is foure graincs 
in toatgbt) and if ante man bee found tbat bt- 
detb ante fucb, bee loofetb both life anb 
goods. 
Cbere is pet another bill in the Countrte 
of Decam, tobtd) is called Velha, that is 
tbe old ftocfce t from thence come tbe belt 
2Dmmonds,and are fold fo? tbe greafett p?tce, 
tobicb the JDiamanb gnnbers,Betoellers,anb 
Bnbians can berp todl difeerne from the 
reff. 
SDbefe diamonds are much b?ougbf f 0 felt 
in a J^aire that is bolden in a SDotone called 
Lifpor,iping in the fame counfric of Dccam 
bettoeene Goa,anb Cambaia, tobetberfbb 
Banianes and Gufurates of Cambaia boe 
goe anb bup them bp,b?tnging tbemfo Goa, 
anb other places. SDbep are berp Mull in 
tbefe matters, fo that no Bctoeller can goe 
beponb tbem,but oftentimes tbep Decctuc tbe 
bettBletoeUerstnall Cb?iffenbomc. Jn this 
Roca Vel ha, there are SDiamonbcs founbe 
tbat[arc calleb »Nay fes reabp cut, tobicb are 
naturall,anb are mo?e ettfemcb then the reff. 
fpcciallp bptbe Blnbians fbemfelucs. 
Bln tbe ttratgbt calleb Tania pura,a conn* 
trie on tbe one fide of Malacca there is lifte* 
toife an old roche s tobtcb alfo is called Roca- 
Yclha, 
