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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARI.
SEPTEMBER, 1908.
"Mr Ambrose Salusbury, Sir, Late last night wee received yours of the 8 presant, which advises that the Governor of Beattapande would not permitt those boates to pass yon intended with roapes and twine for us untill you have presented him with a peece of fine Red Cloth 3 yards, of which, as you desire, wee now send you, which you may present him, rather then that our business should be impeded, since our Masters goods are now most in the Factory and ready to embale, had wee those materialls, which wee desire you to hasten, since our want presses us to it. To your Governor of Pettipolee, wee send you two of this Governors letters, which he hath sent us word are to require and Command him that he peaceably permitt you to send ns the Companys goods as you shall think most requisite, and that in his assistance he doth further you by boates or what elce necessary for your accommodation, and likewise about the Garden, that you continue it undisturbed. Pray hasten the Ginghams, for wee now every boare expect ship on ships from the Bay. Not baveing further to enlarge, wee remaine, Sir, Your loveing freinds, RICHARD Monun &ca.80
Metchlepatam, the 6th December 1671."
The Masalipatam Council evidently realized that Salisbury's position at this period was anomalous, and if we can judge from a paragraph in a letter to Fort St. George, were anxious for his re-instatement.
Extract from "Metchlepatam Generall to the Fort," 18th December 1671. "As touching Pettepolee, if a setiled Factory there by appointment of the Company, wee should then concurr with you in point of provision of packing materialls for your supply, but since they have not, and that we are forced to request Mr Salusbury to doe us that kindeness, who heither to hath done it for God amercy, although out of there Service, wee judge you may better doe it then us being a power above to gratifie him.91
(To be continued.)
BOOK-NOTICE. L. D. BAENETT. A SUPPLEYENDABY CATALOGOR OT1 The number of books with Burmese titles
SANSKRIT, PALI, AND PRAXBIT BooX8 IN THX occurring in this catalogue has made it necessary LIBRARY OF THE BRITIBU MUSEUX, ACQUIRED to give rules for the transliteration of the Burmese DUBING TRX TRASB 1892-1908. London 1968.
alphabet. These have been drawn up in accordvii PP. 1,096 col.
ance with the actual pronunciation, and, as
closely as possible, follow the official transliteraTHE present catalogue is a continuation of the tion, I have always thought this very volume published by the late Professor Bendall, unsatisfactory method. The use of ar to denote and Dr. Barnett in the preface informe us that the an O- Nound is not in accordance with the transliprinciples observed are mainly the same in both teration of other connected alphabets, and the works. The various works of the PAli Canon same holds good for the denotation of aspirates. have, however, been arranged under the heads of On the whole, the transliteration of Burmese is, Abbidhamma, Satta and Vinaya, and the various from the point of view of philology and bibliorecensions of Panini and Kachchayana under the graphy, a very difficult question, and also a very headings Paņini and Kachchêyana, respectively. important one. I bope that the system adopted This is, of course, a deviation from the strictly by the British Museum will not become generally alphabetical arrangement, but I think it is used. This is, however, here a minor consider a welcome one. The numerous cro88-referepoes ation. The whole catalogue is an admirable work. make it easy to find every book, even to those who which will be extremely useful to the student, and do not know that it may belong to one of the the author is to be heartily congratulated on its above wider groupe, and those who know will like completion. to see such books brought together in one place.
STEN Konow,
* Factory Records, Masuliralam, Vol. 6.
1 Factory Records, Marulipatam, Yol. %.
