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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
See Yule, s. v. Tael: see ante, Vol. XXVII. p. 37 ff. The quotations are remarkable as to values. The tael was roughly an ounce and in silver was worth 58. to 6s. 8d. sterling. The writer must mean a tael in gold, and if the gold tael was worth £1 sterling, as he more than once states, then gold valued in the Malay States at £1 the oz. and the ratio of silver to gold there varied between 4 and 3 to 1. A remarkable but by no means impossible occurrence, vide ante, Vol. XXVI. p. 809 and footnotes.
[DECEMBER, 1904.
TAMARIND.
Fol. 17. One Old ffackeer I very well remember, that tooke up his habitation Vnder y? Shade of a great tamarin tree in Hugly (in Bengala).
Fol. 69. [Cattack] adorned with... delicate Groves of... tamarin.
Fol. 153. they carry hence [Queda]. . . . . Tamarin,
See Yule, 8. v. Tamarind.
TANK.
Fol. 4. the great Pond or tanke where they frequently wash themselves all over, before they assume to enter the Pagod.
Fol. 22. went wth all Expedition into a great tanke of water woh was very nigh.
Fol. 57. they have many delicate groves, tanks of water. See Yule, s. v. Tank.
TARRA.
Fol. 139. y Kinge of Syam. . . . Sent a Tarrah to y? Radja and all Officers whatsoever upon y Jsland of Ianselone : woh gane a most Severe and Strict charge unto them never to come to any composition wth the Dutch... Hee likewise in y? generall letter to y! Radja &c gaue positiue Orders. . . . I was discoursinge why? Radja when this Tarrah
arrived.
Fol. 148. untill a Tarra came from Syam wth letters and a Gold Cappe for a present to him [King of Queda], after a friendly but Monarchiall manner biddinge him liue poore Slave and Enjoy his Countrey in peace.
Not in Yule. [Frequently used in old books about Indo-China for letters-patent, the Indian firmán [firmaun, phyrmaund, &c.]
TARRA.
Fol. 152. Noe Other Coyned moneys in this Kingdome [Queda], Save Small Coppar moneys tinned over called Tarra: 96 of woh make one Copan.
Not in Yule. [The small tara, tare of Yale, is another coin altogether.]
TENASSERIM
Fol. 38. The Kinge of Golcondah hath Severall Ships y! trade yearely to.. Tanas.
saree.
Fol. 77. that annually trade to Sea, Some to Ceylone Some to Tanassaree, those fetch Elephants .. The Elephants of Ceylone are best Esteemed of here.... then those of Tanassaree.
Fol. 131. [Janselone] Is an Island that lyeth to y? Southward of all the Jsles of Tanassaree nearest middway btweene y! and Queda.
See Yule, s. v. Tenasserim.
TICAL.
Fol. 53. The Syam Ticull Values one rupee or 0016 03. 07d.
See Yule, s. v. Tical. [See ante, Vol. XXVI. p. 253 ff. for an exhaustive treatment of this word, weight and coin.]
