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THE INDIAN ANTIQUABY..
FOCTOBER, 1904.
Inteilge ice received from Porto Novo that the Dutch have leave to settle a Factory there." P. 44, 6th January 1681 : “ Accordingly it is resolved to supply to the Soobidar of Sevagee's Country of Chengy for a Cowlo to se: tle Factories at Cooraboor and Connemerro and also at Porto Novo, if desired, the Company's Merchants.ongaging to deliver cloth there at the same rates as here."]
PORTCGCESE. Fol. 82. A great Multitude of Portugals inhabit y: Kingdome of Bengala, Esperia ly in Hugly and Some Other Creeks or Rivolets of y: River thereof, many of them are filins de Lisbua (they. call thern selvs) riz! European's borne, but many more of them are filias de Indies ..... The Portugals are admitted to live in any part of the Kingdo ne [of Bengaa), with freedoine Enough, but not soe much as Some of their richest med, ffidalgas, as they call them viz! Gentlemen dve Expect
Ful 83. The Portugueses haveing collected a good saw of moneys to y! End they might baid a very large & decent Church.
Not in Yule. By Portugals and Portugaeeses were meant Portnggese half-breeds and also Roman Catholic converts, often pure Natives of the country. N. anl E. p. 33. for 1st November 1680, has a valuable quotation here : "It is resolved to Entertain about 100 Topasses or Black Portugez, the better to guard the washers"]
PROW. Ful. 181. Piratts . . . . have many cunninge places to hide themselves and theire men of Warre Prows in.
Fo!. 128. A grent prow of nbont 40 tanns in barthen had gott in privately and traded for tinne ... the Dutch ... by order of theire Chiele Merchant there Seized y? Prow .. . therefore that Prow and her goods were theire lawfull Prize ..... tooke y. Prow and her goods by Violenco oat of y! hands of y! Dutob.
PUL 139.anch of the 3 Sea Ports Shold baill and fitt out to Sea 3 men of warra Prows, cach to carry 10 gunns and Pattereros, & well manned and fitted with Small arms.
Fol. 14+. they Sent away y: Other Seamen in a Prow bound for Achin.
Fol. 144. but they (the Portagueeses] did not longe remaine in Slavery before they tooke a fi:t Opportunitie to make their Escape in a Prow.
Ful. 153. B or 6 great Prows yearly from Borneo, and about 30 or 40 Prows they have y belonge to Queda.
Fol. 157. with infinite Nambers of Prows from y: Malay Shore.
Fol. 161. there is Sent off from y: Castome-house a small flyinge Prov...! Prow Geeth on Shore again.
See Yule, 8. v. Prow, and ante, Vol. XXX. p. 160. (Yale's informatiou requires mash sapple. menting.)
PRYAMAN. Fol. 159. There are severall Radjas Vpon Samatra . . . . Especially those of ... Pryaman. Not ia Yu.c.
PULICAT, Fol. 81. Some twenty or twenty two miles to y Northward of ffort S Goorg's the Dat[o]b have a towce and Garrison called Pulliostt. : Seo Yule, s. u. Palicat, and ante, Vol. XXX. p. 855.
