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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[OCTOBER, 1904.
Fol. 25. throwinge on much more combustible things, to wit ....... dried palmero leaves or the like.
Fol. 29. y. Groves consistinge of ... Palmero. ... the Palmero tree affordeth that rare liquor formerly termed Palme-Wine, now vulgarly called Toddy.
Fol. 69. [Cattack] adorned with ... delicate Groves of ... Palmero. See Yule, s. v. Palmyra. [The quotations above are nearly all valuable.]
PALMYRA, POINT. Fol. 59. Point Palmeris y Entrance into yo Bay of Bengala . ... . a very wild Open " bay that Extendeth it selfe from Point Conjaguaree to Palmeris.
Fol. 61. the Sea or Gulph of Bengala : vizbetween Point Palmeris (the Entrance thereof). See Yule, 8. v. Palmyra, Point. [The quotations above are valuable.]
PARA, Pol. 58. Measures Con Choromandel Coast]... The Para cont: (?) Markalls.
Not in Yule. (N. and E., p. 23, for 3rd June, 1680, has a very valuable quotation here : " Eight small measures make one Tomb [= Mercall], Five Tombs make one Parra, eighty Parras make one Garoo." It is a pity that the text has a blank just here.]
PARIAH. Fol. 27. there are another Sort of inhabitants about this (Choromandel] Coast that are ! Offscum of all y rest they are called Parjers, they are of noe Cast whatever.
See Yulo, 3. v. Pariah. [N. and E., p. 34, for 21st Sept., 1680, has every village has a Cancoply selerk) and Paryar (servant] who are imployed in this office which goes from Father to Son."]
PATAM. Fol. 35. Metchlipatam : Soe called from y! Hindostan oro Moors Languadge word Metchli signifieinge fish and patam or Patanam a towne. Not in Yule.
PATANI. Fol. 145. He hath always been a great peace maker amonge y! Neighbouringe [to Queda] Kings Viz! Pattany & Johore.
Fol. 152. Pattanie, Kingdome that is near neighbour to this (Queda] lyinge on y: East Side of this great Neck of Land called y: Malay Coast. Not in Yale.
PATNA. Fol. 64. y: Goverment of the 8 kingdoms (namely) Oriza : Bengala : & Pattana: Was Established Vpon Emir Jemla.
Fol. 67. In yo yeare 1678: the Emperour's Son..... he sends him into y: Kingdome of Pattana.
Fol. 68. Many of the Grandees of these 8 Kingdomes mett their Prince at Pattana and the rest at Radja Mehal.
Fol. 97. Pattans : A Very large and potent Kingdome. ... this is a Conntrey of very great Trafficke & Commerce & is really yo great Gate y! Openeth into Bengala and Orixa
,, The Chief Citty called Pattans : a very large and Spacious one indeed and is Scitate neare to the River of Ganges : many miles up.
