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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[SEPTEMBER, 1903.
Pol. 49. The Cables, Strapps &c: are made of Cayre, viz! y Rhine of Coco nuts very fine Spun, yg best sort of woh is brought from the Maldiva Isles.... y: Cayre of y: Maldiva grows Vpon very brackish Soyle.
Fol. 77. y rest 6 or 7 yearly goe to y 12000 Islands called Maldiva to fetch cowries and Cayre.
See Yule, 8. v. Coir. (It is used in the text in the sense of rope made from coconut husk. See ante, Vol. XXX. p. 899.]
COLOMBO. Fol. 77. They are bought [in Ceylone] from y! Dutch... in Gala or Colomba. See Yule, s. ». Colombo. [The transition spelling in the text is valuable.]
COMBOY. Fol. 134. Cambayas of 8 Covets longe Checkered blew and white w red Striped heads and borders.
Fol. 158. Efrom Bengala ..... Cambayas.
See Yule, 6. o. Comboy. [The qaotations are valuable. N. and E. p. 16, 8th April 1880, has " about 20 peeces of Cambayas."']
COMORIN, CAPE. Fol. 91. Tutacree (Dutch ffactorie neare y: Cape Comorin). See Yole, s. o. Comorin.
CONGEE. Fol. 20. Congye wo is noe more then fresh Water boyled with a little rice in it. Fol. 54. Congy well is water boyled very well with some rice in it.
See Yule, 5. v. Congee : [Water in which rice has been boiled ; invalid diet; slops: also a substitute for starch in stiffening cloth.] [N. and E. p. 18, 18th April, 1680: "The washers engage to wash, whiten, donjoe, beat and well cure according to custom all callicoes and cloth at the rates following.")
CONICOPOLT. Fol. 18. theire Secretaries are called Conecopola's.
See Yule, 8. o. Conicopoly. In Madras, a clerk. [N. and B. pp. 21 and 27, has Cancoplys, and on p. 34 for 21st Sept. 1680 a very valuable quotation : "The Governour accompanyed with the Councell.... attended by six files of Soldyers....the Canooplys of the Towne and of the grounds, went the circuit of Madrass ground, which was described by the Cancoply of the grounds and lyes soe intermixed with others (as is customary in these Coantrys) that 'tis impossible to be knowne to any others, therefore every village has a Cancoply and a Parryar who are imployed in this office which goes from Father to Son for ever."]
CONJAGUAREE, POINT, Fol. 59. & very wild Open bay that Extendeth it selfe from Point Conjaguares to Palmeris.
Not in Yule. [An undefined point near Point Palmyras, probably representing a form Kanhayyagarhi or Kaniâgaphi.]
CORINGA. Pol. 2. It [the Choromandel Coast] Extendeth it Selfe to point Goodaware on y! South Side of y! bay Corango.
