Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 32
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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________________ SEPTEMBER, 1903.) SOME ANGLO-INDIAN TERMS. 367 Fol. 51. This Kingdome (Golcondah] amongst y! many Merchandizes it affordeth as all sorts of Callicoes. Fol. 56. (On the Gingalee Coast] great Store of Calicos are made here Especially beteelis (wowee call Muzlin). Fol. 59. (Haraspoore] here are considerable quantities of Callicoes made and Sold to y! English and Datch, bat are first brought over land to them to their ffactories in Ballasore in y bay of Bengala. Pol. 61. This Kingdomo [Bengala] most plentifully doth abound with .... Callicoes of Sundry Sorts. Fol. 74. there are many [Bazata) where onely Cotton course Callicoes provisions &c: are to be sold. Tel. 77. in Exchange for... Callioos. Fol. 131. all y traffick wee have here (Janselone] is to tracke Callicoes blew and white.... for tinne. Fol. 134. Two of yGrandees of his Councill must also be Piscashed wth 6 pieces of fline Calliopes ....The most Proper and beneficiall Commodities woh are for this place [Janselone): be blew Callicoes Viz, Longecloth .... bat 20 bailes of Chint and Calli. opes is Enough for yeare for the whole countrey. Fol. 157. The Chiefe Commodities brought hither [Achin) from Suratt: are Some Sorts of Calliopes viz! Baftos. Fol. 162. And there wee pay for y! Chopp 2 pieces of very fine callicos or Mazlinge. Fol. 167. The present of fine Calliooes Cloth of Gold or what else is carried up in great State, Vpon Golden Vessels. See Yule, s. v. Calico. [The above quotations are valuable as showing that in "calico" were included maslin, longcloth and chintz : in fact, it was a generic term for cotton cloth. See anta, Vol. XXVIII. p. 196.] CAMPHOR. Pol 158. ffrom y! West Coast of this Jsland (Samatra) Store of very Excellent Benjamin, Camphir. See Yale, si v. Camphor. CANDAREEN. Fol51. a rough Diamond that weyeth above 70 or 72 Con derines y! Exact weight of one Royal of 8 it must be for y! King's owne Vs. See Yule, 8. v. Candareen. [This quotation is useful for the history of the word. Vide ante, Vol. XXVI. p. $15 f.; Vol. XXVII. pp. 33 ff., 91 f.] CANDY. Fol. 53. The Vsnall Weights of this Coast [Choromandel] are y! Candil... A Candil Cont: 500 pound w! Ayordupois Or twenty Maunde. See Yule, 4. o. Candy. [See ante, Vol. XXVI. p. 245.] CARERA, Pol. 24. in my journey Anno Dom: 1672 from ffort 8't Georg's toward Metchlipatam overland, I happened to stopp at a towne called Careero. Not in Yole. For this interesting name, see ante, Vol. xxx. p. 349. It represents Karlds on the Madras Coast.]

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