Indian Antiquary Vol 32

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

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JANUARY, 1903.]
Fol. 158. The Borneo and Macassar Prows for y? most part bringe .some Diamonds and Saphir, 7 Diamonds of Landook (upon Borneo) are accompted y? best in y? World.
See Yule, s. v. Borneo. [The quotations are valuable for the form of the word.]
BRACES, THE.
Fol. 74. This Riuer is soe named from y great towne of Hugly Scituated Vpon y banks of it neare 150 miles up from y? Braces or Shoals that lye at y! Entrance thereof.
Not in Yale, though it should have been. [Vide ante, Vol. XXX. p. 552.]
SOME ANGLO-INDIAN TERMS.
BRAHMIN.
Fol. 7. It is soe Severely forbidden by theire Brachmans.
Fol. 9. the Brachmans are theire Priests, but I am Sure and without all controversie very Diabolicall Ones.
Fol. 88. I saw another Gentue woman burnt about 6 miles above Hugly woh was y pleasantest I ever Saw, y Woman wold not at all deny to burne whereupon the Brachmans gave Order for y? fire to burne very furiously.. but when she was accordinge to theire Expection to have leaped into the fire she refused it, whereupon y Brachmans were very yeare to take hold of her, but y! first y laid hands on her She laid as Sure hands upon him, and threw herselfe headlonge into y? fire and y? Brachman with her, where they both perished in a moment.
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Fol. 89. The Brachmans of this Kingdome [Bengala] are great Students in y? Magick art They are a people very much dreaded by y? Moors as well as y? Idolaters. They are Reputed to be very wise Philosophers and doe really and wth great Zeale Study y Pithagorean Philosophy . . . they are said to be great Astronomers and are called (very properly) Gimnosophists. . . . theire ready and admirable discourse and Civilities to all Europeans and Christians in generall.... Many of these Gymnosophists are dispersed into most Villages in y Kingdome.
Fol. 93. Not farre above y? towne of Cossumbazar doe inhabit many of y? Earnest and devout Jdolatrous Priests (called Brachmans) who are much reverenced all Asia over.
See Yule, s. v. Brahmin. [The writer has followed the usual spelling of the time. E. for 1679-80 has Braminy on pp. 27, 38, 35.]
BUCKETT.
Fol. 131. There are 3 Sea Ports Vpon this Island [Janselone] viz!
Not in Yule. [Buckett stands for Bukit in Junk Ceylon.]
N. and
Buckett.
BUDGEROW.
Fol. 81. their new Commadore Cap Wilkins came Vp to Hugly in y Sloope, thence tooke Budgaroe for Dacca.
Fol. 99. A Budgaroo: Or Pleasure boat whereon y? English and Dutch Chiefe & Councill goe in State Vpon y water.
See Yule, s. v. Budgerow. [The quotations are useful.]
BUFFALO.
Fol. 32. All Sorts of Provisions are here [Pettipolee] to be had in very great Plenty, and at very Reasonable rates, viz! Cows, Buffaloes.
Fol. 151. All Sorts of Provisions are here [Queda] in Plenty Enough viz! Cows, buffoloes y maine is very plenty of Wild beasts, viz! Buffolos The Buffolo is here both wild and tame. .. they have Seen Wild buffolo to Encounter wh a Very large Tiger and worst him; The Buffolo is not much Valike to a Cow or Bull.