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Page 35
... denoted originally cotton cloth reaching Europe by way of Calicut , on the Malabar Coast , which in the fifteenth century was the chief seat of the trade from India through the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf . By Methwold's time , however ...
... denoted originally cotton cloth reaching Europe by way of Calicut , on the Malabar Coast , which in the fifteenth century was the chief seat of the trade from India through the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf . By Methwold's time , however ...
Page 56
... denoting 100,000 pagodas . He bestows large sums in religious benevo- lence , especially on Persians , who come from ... denote that number of coins of a different denomination . ADMINISTRATION I 57 better , as are also his subjects 56 ...
... denoting 100,000 pagodas . He bestows large sums in religious benevo- lence , especially on Persians , who come from ... denote that number of coins of a different denomination . ADMINISTRATION I 57 better , as are also his subjects 56 ...
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... denotes about 1 lb. , and is current in that sense in some other parts of India . CURRENCY The Relations mention only ... denote the coins other than gold ; but in India at this time copper was expensive , and it is possible that the ...
... denotes about 1 lb. , and is current in that sense in some other parts of India . CURRENCY The Relations mention only ... denote the coins other than gold ; but in India at this time copper was expensive , and it is possible that the ...
Contents
Introduction page | xiii |
METHWOLDS RELATION I | 2 |
SCHORERS RELATION | 51 |
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Ahmadnagar Akbar amongst anonymous Relation Arakan Arrecan bahār Bantam Bay of Bengal Bengal Bowrey Bramene Broeke's calico called caste Ceylon chay-root chief coins colour commercial Coromandel Coast denote District Manual Dutch Dutch Company Dutch Relations English Factories export fanam Gentus given Godavari Golconda gold Governor Gujarāt hath Hindu Hobson-Jobson Holland pounds Impl India indigo inhabitants Java King Kistna Kistna District letter Madras Masulipatam maund mentioned merchants Methwold miles misprint Mogul Mogul Empire Moslems Narasapur Negapatam Nellore District nevel Nizāmpatam original Orissa pagodas patam Pegu period Persian Pilgrimes Portuguese Pulicat Purchas Ravesteyn records reference religion rice river sail Schorer seaport severall ships sixteenth century sometimes Sumatra Surat Tegnapatam Telugu Terpstra thence Thomé town trade tribe unto usually various Vijayanagar volume voyage Wemmer Wesick whence whereof WILLIAM METHWOLD word writer yeeres