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SOME ANGLO-INDIAN TERMS.
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Fol. 102. The Staple Commodities brought into these 3 Kingdomes (namely Orixa : Bengala: & Pattana) are Scarlet.
Fol. 158. Some Commodities from England; viz: Scarlet.
See Yulo, 8. vv. Scarlet and Suclat. ["Scarlet" in old English was "broadcloth" of any colour.] N. and E. for 5th April 1680, p. 15: "It being necessary to appoint one as the Company's Chief merchant (Verona being deceased), resolved Bera Pedda Vincatadry do succeed and that Tasheriffs be given to him and the rest of the principal Merchants, viz., 3 yards scarlett to Pedda Vincatadry and 2 yards each to four others, the ceremony being for the better grace performed before the rest of the merchants in the Council Chamber."]
SCREETORE. Fol. 37. Metehlipatam. Affordeth many very good and fine Commodities, viz! ... Soroetoros finely wrought inlaid with turtle Shell or jvory. Fol. 158. ffrom Syam..... Screetores both plaine and lackared, &c: Not in Yale. [A writing case : see ante, Vol. XXIX. pp. 116, 307; XXX. p. 163.]
SEEDY. Ful. 171. he was by y! Siddy or Bishop of Achin freed from y, death his consorts [comrades) diod.
See Yule, .. r. Soody: a corruption of Saiyyid. [The quotation is valuable for the history of the Anglo-Indian term: now in common parlance an East African negro.]
SEER. Fol. 94. They weigh p! y! Maand, Seere, Seere, and Seere.... The Maund bigg or little is equally diaided into 40 Equall parts and are called Seors, woh alsoe are halfed and quartered.
Fol. 99. Notwthstandinge Pattana be soe fertile to afford graine to Such a plentifull coantrey as Bengala: yett in yo yeare of our Lord 1670 they had as great a Scarcitie in 80 much y! ove Pattana Seere weight of rice (y! plentifullest graine in y! countrey) was sold for one rupee, y! Seere cont onely 27 Ounces [i. e., 6 oz. short weight].
See Yule, 8. v. Seer, the well-known Indian weight, standardised nowadays at roughly 2 lbs. 'In the text the big maund (Bengal] was 82 lbs. and the little maund (Madras] 25 lbs. : so the seer should have varied between 10 and 33 oz.]
SHABUNDER. Fol. 132. as Soone as wee come Vp wee are invited into a house where Speedily come to waite Vpon us y! Shabandar.
Pol. 183The Shabandars and what others of y! Chiefe of y! King's Officers we invite doe very Sociably sit downe and eat and drinke w us.
Fol. 184. Two of yGrandees of his Councill must alsoe be Piscashed wų 6 pieces of fino Callicoes or Chint each of them and y. Shahbandar of Banquals w 8 pieces Jdem.
Fol. 140. Anno Doi : 1677: I Voyadged once more to lanselone, and was kindly Entertained. .. Especially by Some of y! Old Shabandars and merchants.
Fol. 189. All woh Orders if not most Strictly and Speedily put in Execution y: Radja and 2 of his chiefest councellours w y! 3 Shabandars Shold loose theire heads. ... Woh Startled him and his Counoell soo much that they immediately Sent y! 3 Shabandars.
Fol. 141. ho jmmediately turned out of Office most of y! Syamers both Councellours Secretaries Shabandares.
Fol. 143. next to whom (the Sultan) are y: Leximana : Orongkaye: and Shabanders,
