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SOME ANGLO-INDIAN TERMS.
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Fol. 188. Vnder y! Radja of Janselone's protection.
Fol. 139. yet not Sooner then y! Radja and councel of Ianselone.... to y! Badja and all Officers whatsoever upon y: Jsland of Ianselono.
Fol. 140. the Kinge of Syam.... Sent New Radja (a Mogol bred and borne) by name Mahomed Beake: and bis Brother Jshmael : Beake to be his Secound to Janselono).
Fol. 159. There are severall Radjas Vpon Sumatra, that doe take Vpon them yo absolute Title and assume the absolute Goverment of Kings.
Fol. 161. The Men in Office y! (Vnder theire Queene) governe this Kingdome [Achin) are Entitled as followeth: The Meer Baja : vise y! Lord Treasurer.
See Yule, 8. v. Raja, whose quotations, however, are poor, [The above are valuable as showing that in the 17th Century the true position of a Raja was understood by the merchants and traders of the time: a point that is missed by Ynle.]
RAJMAHAL. Fol. 65. Hee makes Dacca y! Metropolitan beinge a fairer and Stronger Oitty then Radja Mehal the antient Metropolis.
Fol. 68. Many of the Grandees of these 3 Kingdomes mett their Prince at Pattana and the rest at Radje Mehall ......... he left Dacca before y: Prince came from Badja Mohal.
Fol. 73. y! English Nation, whose Chiefe here by name M: Matt: Vincent went up to Radja Mohal before he (the Nabob] arrived at Dacca. Nut in Yule. [Once a place of great importance in Bengal.]
ВАЈРОот. Fol. 18. his retince were as followeth. ... 500 Bash boot Soldiers.
Fol. 41. his Retinae of Attendants and Menial Servants are in great number ...... .. Beobutes.
Fol. 41. Besbutes are of another Cast, they are accompted a most Valiant people that live by y: Sword ..... but these are but Scarecrows to y: poore jgnorant natiues, for I hare Seen them take themselves to their heels, and make Runninge fight, when a small number of ffrenchmon not Exceedinge ono dozen, drove above 200 of them before them.
Fol. 54. Severalf Resbutes and Others danceinge Round him with great drawne Swords after y: manner of fenceinge.
See Yule, «. v. Rajpoot. [The above quotations are valuable as showing that by “ Rajput " the old British trader meant the squalid military " retinue of the petty chiefs and dignitarios he came across in his work.]
RAMBOTANG. Fol. 175. This Country (Achin) affordeth Beverall Excellent good fruites Namely .. .Ramastines. See Yule, 3. v. Rambotang.
RAMDAM Fol. 45. it beginneth on y: New Moone in yg Month of October and continaeth y whole Moone, they doe call it y! Bamazan.
See Yule, s. v. Ramdam. [Anglo-Indians, however, usually call it Ramzan, as the author did no doubt. N. and E. for 27th September 1680, p. 85, has : -"Intimation is also given of the King's intention to take his progress into these parts after their Ramasan moone is over."]
RATTAN. Fol. 38. Onely his leggs Seized foot asunder Battana.
Fol. 187. Most of theire houses both here (Janselone) and all this Coust over all (are) wholy built wp them [bamboos) and Battans to Seizo yi picon together.
