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NOTES AND QUERIES
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NOTES AND QUERIES
SOME HOBSON-JOBSONS IN EARLY
Selwy. TRAVELLERS 1545-1645
1511.-The peoplo of this country of Sian (Sism) Doling-Delingo-Delingeges.
. . .have a delight to carrie round bals
within the skin of their privio members : wlicli 1567.-There (in Macceo [Macao in Pegu)) is forbidden to the King and the religious people. the merchants are carried in a Closet which they
Antonio Galvano in Purchas His Pilgrimen, ed. call Deling, in the which a man shall be very |
Maclehose, X. 28. well accommodated, with Cushions unde: his head,
1583-1591.-In Pegu... the men wear and covered for the defence of the Sunne and
bunches or little round bells in their privie members Raine, and there he may sleepe if he have will
... There are some made of Load, which they thereunto: and his four Falchines carrie him run
call Selwy, because they ring but little : and these ning away, changing two at one time, and two at
be of lesser price for the poorer sort. Ralph Fitch another. Caesar Frederick in Purchas His Pilg
in Purchas His Pilgrimes, ed. Maclehose X. 196. rimes, ed. Maclehose, X. 130.
Mr. C. Otto Blagden remarks of selwy " Pro1579.1588.-And this Delingo is a cloth of thick bably not the name of the bells, but of the material doublo cotton, varied, to beautify it, with many of which they were made, viz., (aluy or sělky), or thuy colours, and as long and wide as a carpet, with a
(=hšluy). Haswell (Stevens' ed.) calls it copper,'
chaluwl. Hoewell (tavanal a nalle in piece of iron through the head of it so that it but I rather think it was an alloy, such as is used (the cloth) can be attached to each side, which in bell making commonly." makes it into a sort of pocket or purse in the The word is probably identical with sél, a small middle. Those irons are fastened to a very stout round coin made of bell-metal, in use in Manipur pole which is carried by four men, and it has a 88 small change; 400 3els go to a rupe. See covering like our umbrellas to provide a defence ante, XXVI. 290; XXVII 171 ff. from the rain and the sun. When journeys are
Serrion. made, a cushion is put at the head; the traveller
1583-1591.-When the King of Pegu) rideth enters the Dolingo, lies down and puts his head on
abroad, he rideth... sometimes upon a great the cushion. Then the four men, two at a time,
frame like an Hors-liter, which hath a little house take up the Dolingo and carry the burden. Gas.
upon it covered over head, but open on the sides, paro, Balbi, Viaggio, p. 996 (translation).
which is all gilded with gold, and set with many 1583-1691.-Macao. Coaches carried on mens
Rubies and Saphires.... and is carried upon shoulders. From Cirion [Siriam) we went to sixteene or eighteene mens shoulders. This Coach Macao, which is a pre tie Town, where we left
in their Language is called Serrion. . . . In our Boats and in the morning taking Dolingegos, few days after taking his vows as a 'tallipoio'). which are a kind of Coaches made of cords and he (the Tallipoie) is carried upon a thing liko an cloth quilted, and carried upon a stang (pole) Horslitter, which they call a Serion, upon ten between three or foure men. Ralph Pitor in Pur- or twelve mens shoulders in the apparrell of a chas His Pilgrimes, ed. Maclehost, X. 186.
Tallipoie. Ralph Fitch in Purchas His Pi grimes Yule (Hobson-Jobson, 8. v. Deling) says the word
ed. Maciehose, X. 189-190, 193-194. is not known to Burmege scholars and is perhaps
1583-1591.-And when he [the King of China)
rideth abroad he is carried upon a great chaire Persian. This seems unlikely.
or serron gilded very faire, wherein there is made Mr. C. Otto Blagden derives deling, delingo,
a little house with a latise to looke out at. Ralph dollagoges, from dalin " to carry upon a pole
Fitch in Hakluyt's Voyages, ed. 1810, II, 396. between two persons," with variant jai khalin,
Mr C. Otto Blagden derives serrion from saren, a hammock-litter. Mr. Blagden also notes a lese
pronounced sarban or sarian, a swinging cradle ; apt, but rather similar word glen (with variant, homonym, and perhaps the origin, of Syriam, as he remembers it, dalen), "to carry a burden which is also written Sarou, and properly Soriang. swung upon a pole across the shoulder."
Siriang, etc.
1 "Doling is a small litter carried with mon" (marginal note). 2 A Marginal noto add-This manner of carriage on mens shoulders is used in Peru and in Florida
