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Pedda Yenkatadry's relatives, the Pedda Naigue, the Chief Painter with other painters
.. had left the Town privately." P. 42, 23rd Dec.: "The Malabar painters Tasherift."]
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PALANKEEN. Fol. 13. his retinue were as followeth.... Six Palanchinos, Fol. 20. the Bridegroom and bride are carried in a Palanchino.
Fol. 41. bis Retinue of Attendants and Menial Servants are in great number, he keeps Severall Palanchinoes.
Fol. 43. A Palanchino is of y. forme above described [drawing), beinge a longe Square fframe about 6 foot in length and 8 or 3} foot broad, very neatly inlaid wth Ivory and Turtle Shell of Excellent Workman ship plated with Silver ..... with a large Ramboo of about 15 or 16 foot longe, crooked in y! middle for yo conveniencie of sittinge Vpright, or may ly downe and Sleep in it.
Fol. 68. his lumber of travailinge Necessaries viz! Tents, Palanchinoes, Servants Souldiery &c.
Fol. 80. and thus with many faire wheedles, and comeinge downe (in person) to y barre with Store of Elephants, Palanchinoes &c pretendinge to waite for yo kissinge of y! Commadore's band.
Fol. 88. & Gentue in Hugly died and was brought downe to ye River Side, his Widdow was brought downe in & Palanchino with very great attendance after their manner.
See Yule, s. v. Palankeen. [The quotations are good for the form of the word. N. and E. p. 25, for 28th Jane 1680, affords a valuable quotation here : "In consequence of a duty of Dustoory or Baratta having been exacted without authority by the Governour's Pallenkoon Booys from all the coolies that carry Pallonkeens, it is resolved to let this right to receive the said Dastoor for one year for the sum of 20 Pagodas." See ante, Vol. XXX. p. 398 f.]
PALEMPORES. Fol. 37. Metchlipatam. Affordeth many very good and fine Commodities, vizt all sorts of fire Callicoes plaine and coloured, more Especially fine Pallampores for Quilts.
Fol. 49. This part of y: Countrey [Narsapore) affordeth plenty of_ Pallamporos. See Yule, s. v. Palempore. [A chintz bed-spread.]
PALMITO. Fol. 29. y Groves consistinge of... Palmito ..yPalmito is noe more then # rongh Sort of Wood . ... they beare Some bunches of fruite very lucious, but noe way pleasant beinge noe better then wild dater, they afford liquor alsoe y drop from y? top of it vizt from y! younge branches and is called date Toddy.
Fol. 69. [Cuttack] adorned with ... delicate Groves of ..... Palmito.
Not in Yule, though he quotes 3. v. Toddy: "1611. Palmiti Wine, which they call Toddy." [In the text the palmito is the date-palm in contradistinction to the palmyra or toddy-palm.]
PALMYRA. Fol. 18. they write Vpon y leaves of Palmero trees & wepa Sharpe pointed jron (for the penne) an antient (yea I suppose of y! greatest antiquitie) custome, whence I doe Suppose wee had that Vsual word a leafe of paper,
Fol. 28. when they are younge (yea in theire infancie) they have Small Ones (rings] made of palmoro leafe thrust in [their ears).
