Indian Antiquary Vol 32

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 35

JANUARY, 1903.)
BOMB ANGLO-INDIAN TERMS.
BALABORE Fol. 59. brought over land to them to their factories in Ballasore in yo bay of Bengala.
Fol. 69. [Oattack) fine days Journey from Ballasore ............ I remember in ye yeare 1674: when I lived in the towne of Ballasorg, Gyonely Sea Port in y: Bay of Bengala).
Fol. 73. when they knew the Ships in y: Roade of Ballasore stayed only to lade those goods.
Fol. 78. The Danish Nation were formerly well Setled in this Kingdome, theire Chiefe fractory in Ballasoro.
Fol. 79. This Commadore, as they called him, at his arrivall in y: Roade of Ballasore.
Pol. 81. y! Danish] Commadore and 4 or 5 ffactors shold resido in Balasore, untilla better Vnderstandinge was made betweone y! Kinge of Denmarke & theire Nabob. Soo Yale, s. u. Balasore.
BAMBOO. Pol. 49. with a large Bamboo of about 16 or 16 foot longo, crooked in y! middle for y! conveniencie of sittinge V pright.
Fol. 82. [The Portugals make) Soverall sorts of Achar, a Mangoe Bamboo, Lemon &c: Fol. 133. in many places where y! Woods and Bamboos grow very thicke.
Fol. 186. V pon this Island [Janselone] (in many places) grow abundance of Bamboos ... there be 2 Sorts of them called y! hee bamboos and she bamboo : y first hath little or noe hollownesse in him, is very Ponderons, & of an Exceedinge Strength. The sho bamboo of which there are more plenty are very hollow and light.
Fol. 147. good Store of victuals, es plantrees, younge bamboos and y! like.
Fol. 150. Theire buildings in this Generall are but of a very meane Sort built of bamboos.
Fol. 171. There be many of them [oripples] in this Oitty [Achin] . soe ingenuous that they can goe very well with Crutohes, haveinge joynt of a large banaboo fitted for each legge. See Yule, ... Bamboo. [The quotation for male and female bamboos is valuablo. 1
BAMBOO (A MEABURB). Fol. 152. Theire Weights and measures (in Qaeda] are y: Same w them of Aohin : Onely there they measure by y! bamboo and here by y! Gantange: One Gantange oont Exactly 2 Achin Bamboos.
Not in Yule. [The joint of a bamboo was one of the units of Malay and Javanese measures.]
BANDEL. Fol. 82. they (the Portugals] have very large towne, about one English milo abor. [to South of] yo English ffactory, it is called the Bandell. See Yule, e. v. Bandel. It is near Hoogly.
BANG. Fol. 39. but they find means to besott themselves Enough w Bangha and Gangah.
Fol. 40. Bangha : theire Soe admirable herbe, groweth in many places of this Conat aus alsoe in Bengala .... woe wold needs drinke Every man his pint of Bangha ? wee purchased in y: Bacar for y! value of 64 English.
See Yale, .. o. Bang.