Indian Antiquary Vol 33

SR No.: 032525
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 514
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 17 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[OCTOBER, 1904.
SOME ANGLO-INDIAN TERMS FROM A XVIITH CENTURY MS.
BY SIR RICHARD C. TEMPLE, BART. (Continued from p. 206.)
PAGODA. Fol. 4. theire Chiefe God of all is in forme of a man Somethinge deformed, & is set up in theire great Pagods, or templos, ..... w many Others Set ap in theire Pagod Courts.
Fol. 9. In this theire Cathedral Pagod.
Fol. 57, they have .... large ffabricks of Stone called Pagods..... theire most holy and Esteemable Pagod Jn? Gernset.
Fol. 84. The Bengala's (viz! y. Jdolatrous people of y! countrey) have very Strange ways of worshippinge their Gods (or rather Devils) they Set up in their Pagods, as alsoe in theire owne houses.
Fol. 87. Dureinge yo time of Sicknesse y: Brachmans, some of them are very diligent to sitt by them and pray, Seldom leavinge off Vntill y! Party be quite dead, Especially to put y party in mind of y: Pagod, to leave to it according to his abilitie. See Yule, s. v. Pagoda : also ante, Vol. XXII. p. 27.
PAGODA. Fol. 20. Noe man is admitted to marry Volesse he can purchase moneys to y! Value of 20 or 25 pagods & coine very Current here (Choromandel].
Fol. 31. much moneys 10 or 20: thousand Pagodes, (each Value 9!).
Fol. 82. this very commoditie Salt draweth into y: King's Exchequer two Millions of Old Pagodos yearly.
Fol. 51. y: Merchant gineinge 8:10: 20 thousand Pagodos for & Small Spot of land [containing diamonds].
Pol. 63. Currant Coynes in this Kingdome (Goloondab]. ffort S'! Goorg's, viz! New Pagods here ooyned passe all y Kingdome orer att y! Rate of 0016 085 000. Pallicatt The Pagod Valueth 00 08 06. Goloondab. The Old Pagod Valueth 00 12 00. Porto Novo & Trincombar. The Pagod there Coyned Valueth but 00 06 00. Seo Yule, 8. v. Pagoda. [The quotations in the text are valuable.]
PAINTINGB. Fol. 31. Very Considerable quantities of these followinge Commodities are here (Pettipolee) wrought and Sold to fforaiga Merchants viz! ...... Painted Callioos of divers Sorts.
Fol. 49, This part of y! Countrey [Narsapore) affordeth plenty of .... Paintings. Fol. 51. This Kingdome [Golcondah] ... affordeth .... paintings.
Fol. 157. Th. Chiefe Commodities brought hither from Saratt: are ..... conrse Paintings.
[This brofal word is not, though it should have been, in Yule. He quotes Fryer for 1678, 8. v. palempore, tbas: "Caliouts white & painted." See also s. r. Pintado. It meant what are now known as "prints" and "printed calicoes." N. and E. p. 85, for 5th Oct. 1680 : "Advice received from Conjeveram that Lingapa had given leave for Paintings and Bantam goods to be bronght into Town." P. 87, 27th Oct.: "Upon the discovery being made that