Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 33
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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________________ 160 THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY. (June, 1904. Fol. 35. Metohlipatam Soe called from y! Hindostan ore Moors Languadge word Metchli signifieinge fish and patam or Patanam a towne, first giuen to it by reason of y* Abundance of fish caught here for y: Supply of many countrey Cities and inland towns, for y! Woh it still doth retaine y Said name, but of late years much increased by Merchandize, soe that y fishinge trade is very inconsiderable and not at all followed, more then by yo poore Mallabars or Gentues, whoe doe as yet in great plenty Supply this place and all y! Ships that frequent y: Roade. Fol. 38. Oor ffactory here [Metchlipatam] is but a Subordinate One to ffort 8' Georg's: As that of y. Dutch is to Pullicat. Vol. 49. Metohlipatam.... beinge a great market place and indeed . Great Bazar of these parts, for above 100 miles in Circuit. See Yule, «. v. Masulipatam. [The quotations are curious as exhibiting the false etymology of the name from "fish." See ante, Vol. XXX. pp. 354, 397 f., for some of the many forms this place-name has assumed.] XATT. Fol. 94. They alsoe Coyne Rupees here... called Gold Moors.... beinge gold of y! highest Matte See Yule, .. . Matt. Matt meant the "touch of gold." N. and E. has (p. 17) a good quotation for 6th May 1680 :- The payment or receipt of Batta or Vatam upon the exchange of Pollicat for Madras Pagodas prohibited, both coines being of one and the same Matt and weight, upon pain of forfeiture of 24 Pagodas for every offence together with loss of the Batta." For Batta, see ante, Vol. XXIX. p. 340.] MAUND. Fol. 53. The Vsuall Weights on this Coast [Choromandel] are ... the Maund .... A Meund Cont: 8 Veece 1/3 : or 025 Idem (pounds]. Fol. 82.6: 7: and sometimes 8 meund of rice for one Rupee (at Hugly). Fol. 94. They weigh pły! Maund.... but theire weight in most places of accompt differ, although not in name yet in quantitie. The Ballasore Maund con75 pound weight. The Hagly Maund con! but 70 pound w. Cosbumbasar maand cont but 68 pound w. Graine, butter, Oyle, or any liquid thinge all the Riuer of Hugly over allows but 68 p to y! maund. The Maand bigs or little is Equally diuided into 40 Equall parts. Fol. 98. Patellas, each of them will bringe downe 4: 5: 6000: Bengala maunds. See Yule, s. v. Maund. [The quotations above are valuable for descriptions and weights of some of the old varieties of the maund.] MECCA. Fol. 51. y last queen Mother that deceased, whose Bones after 7 years interred, were taken Vp and Sent to Mecha, there againe interred in y: Land of their Vngodlie Patron. Not in Yule. MEER BAJA. Fol. 161. The Men in Office y! (Vnder their Qaeene) governe this Kingdome (Aehin) are Entitled as followeth: The Meer Raja : y? Lord Treasurer. Not in Yalo. Compare Meer Moonshee, also not in Yule. XEROALL, Fol. 53. Measures: . ... The Para cont [?] Markalls The Wartall cont(1) [on the Choromandel Coast]. Bee Yule, ., v. Mercall. [It is a great pity that the text is incomplete here. The Mercall wa Madras measure of capacity varied a good deal.] (To be continued.)

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