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The history of jewels, and of the principal riches of the East and West taken from the relation of divers of the most famous travellers of our age : attended with fair discoveries conducing to the knowledge of the universe and trade.; Histoire des joyaux et des principales richesses de l'Orient & de l'Occident. English
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Chappuzeau, Samuel, 1625-1701.
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the_o east_n saltpetre_n come_v in_o great_a quantity_n from_o agra_n and_o patena_fw-la from_o whence_o it_o be_v bring_v twenty_o day_n journey_n down_o the_o ganges_n to_o a_o place_n where_o the_o english_a and_o holland_n merchant_n come_v to_o lade_v great_a quantity_n of_o silk_n come_v from_o bengala_n and_o thereabouts_o which_o be_v the_o best_a country_n of_o india_n there_o come_v also_o great_a abundance_n from_o the_o province_n of_o gillon_n or_o ancient_a hyrcania_n in_o persia_n and_o from_o sicily_n gum_n lacca_n be_v bring_v from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bengala_n but_o the_o best_a come_v out_o of_o pegu._n a_o sort_n of_o ant_n carry_v this_o gum_n and_o fasten_v it_o about_o wild_a shrub_n from_o whence_o be_v make_v great_a quantity_n of_o wax_n sal_fw-la ammoniac_a come_v from_o amadabat_n one_o of_o the_o great_a place_n of_o traffic_n in_o the_o indies_n for_o stuff_n of_o gold_n and_o silk_n as_o also_o tapestry_n and_o other_o work_v as_o beautiful_a as_o in_o persia_n but_o their_o colour_n hold_v not_o so_o long_o there_o come_v also_o from_o thence_o great_a quantity_n of_o linen_n of_o paint_a cotton_n which_o be_v carry_v into_o persia_n arabia_n to_o the_o abyssine_n to_o the_o red_a sea_n to_o the_o isle_n â—â—_o madagascar_n sumatra_n java_n â—â—â—â—assar_n to_o the_o molucka_n and_o into_o europe_n and_o it_o will_v be_v the_o great_a â—â—ading_v town_n of_o all_o the_o indies_n if_o â—â—at_a surate_n do_v not_o equal_v it_o as_o for_o spice_n viz._n pepper_n cloves_n nutmeg_n and_o ginger_n the_o great_a quantity_n of_o they_o be_v bring_v from_o the_o molucka_n island_n about_o the_o aeqâ—atâ—r_n cinnamon_n come_v from_o the_o island_n of_o ceylon_n not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o isle_n of_o antilles_n which_o do_v also_o furnish_v we_o with_o ginger_n this_o be_v all_o i_o have_v at_o present_a collect_v of_o what_o be_v remarkable_a in_o the_o modern_a and_o faithful_a relation_n of_o our_o traveller_n upon_o the_o subject_a of_o jewâ—â—â—_n and_o other_o rich_a production_n of_o which_o i_o have_v give_v a_o short_a account_n â—â—_o a_o platform_n for_o a_o great_a work_n finis_fw-la