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SOME ANGLO-INDIAN TERMS.
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further question from any person." P. 28, 3rd June, 1680 : " Measure or cause to be measured with such lawfull measures as shall have the Company's chop upon them all."
CHOULTRY. Fol. 74. one of yo finest Chowlterios or free lodgeinge houses for all travellers that is contained in this Kingdome [Bengala).
See Yule, s. v. Chonltry. [N. and E. has frequent references to the word in its sense of Court-house ; see pp. 10, 21, 28 and 39, all for 1680. Carrying this essentially Madrasi word to Bengal in the text is curious.]
CHUNAM.
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. Fol. 163, then [out) one betelee leafe or two...... and Spread a little qualified lime thereon woh by them is called Chenem. See Yule, s. v. Chunam.
COBANG. Fol. 152. y! Coyne [of Queda) is good gold and in Small pieces & are called Copans, 3 of which Value one Royall of 8 or 48: 6d : English. 4 Copans is one mace .... Small Coppar moneys tinned over called Tarra : 96 of woh make one Copan. Not in Yule. [See ante, Vol. XXVII. p. 223; Vol. XXXI. p. 51 ff.]
COCHIN-CHINA. Fol. 101. Great quantities of Muske brought from Cochin-China and China it selfe. See Yule, 8. v. Cochin-China. The spelling in the text is remarkable for the period.
COCKS IBLAND. Fol. 91. The Riuer of Ganges is of large & wonderfull Extent: Once I went through & Small rivolet of it called Dobra : win y: Jale of Cocks.
Fol. 95. neare y! mouth of y! Ganges, vpon my returne of a Vogadge to y! Maldiva I lost 3 men by theire Salvagenesse. I sent them on Shore upon Cocks Island to cut wood well armed . .. 3 were torne in pieces by y! Tygers viz! two Moors and one Portuguees.
Not in Yule. An island at the entrance of the Hagli River which has now absorbed into Saugor Island. See Yule, Hedges' Diary, Vol. III. p. 207.]
COCONUT. Fol. 29. y. Groves consistinge of ...Cooo nut trees.
Fol. 69. [Cattack] adorned with.... delicate Groves of... Coconutt trees all very nich adorDeinge.
Fol. 134 f. doth ofton Send us henna ducks coconuts. .. all the fruite this countrey (Junselone) affordeth is Cooonutt. See Yule, 8. o. Coco.
COFFEE Fol. 45. drinke much Coffee. See Yale, 8. v. Coffee,
COIR. Fol. 27, the boats they doe lade and Vnlade Ships or Vessels with .. .. Sowed togeather we Cayre.
Fol. 48. y. falls of 15 or 16 inch Coyre Cable.
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