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and_o be_v more_o esteem_v than_o the_o rest_n special_o by_o the_o indian_n themselves_o in_o the_o straight_o call_v tania_n pura_fw-la a_o country_n on_o the_o one_o side_n of_o malacca_n there_o be_v likewise_o a_o old_a rock_n which_o also_o be_v call_v roca-vellia_a where_o many_o diamond_n be_v find_v that_o be_v excellent_a they_o be_v small_a but_o very_o good_a and_o heavy_a which_o be_v good_a for_o the_o seller_n but_o not_o for_o the_o buyer_n diamond_n be_v dig_v like_o gold_n out_o of_o mine_n and_o where_o they_o dig_v one_o year_n the_o length_n of_o a_o man_n into_o the_o ground_n within_z three_z or_o four_o year_n after_o there_o be_v diamond_n find_v again_o in_o the_o same_o place_n which_o grow_v there_o sometime_o they_o find_v diamond_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o two_o hundred_o mangelyns_n and_o more_o but_o very_o few_o there_o be_v another_o stone_n call_v a_o topas_n for_o colour_n which_o be_v almost_o like_o the_o diamond_n but_o dark_a &_o of_o less_o 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