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and_o the_o trade_n thoreof_o and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o town_n and_o island_n of_o diu._n chap._n xlii_o a_o view_n of_o cambaia_n of_o the_o trade_n weight_n measure_n coin_n commodity_n and_o custom_n thereof_o cambaia_n give_v a_o kingdom_n its_o name_n be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o cambaia_n and_o be_v vast_a in_o circuit_n adjudge_v to_o contain_v no_o less_o than_o 800000._o inhabitant_n seat_v upon_o the_o river_n indus_n be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o great_a trade_n in_o those_o part_n and_o thither_o resort_v christian_n persian_n and_o arabian_n and_o there_o both_o the_o english_a and_o dutch_a have_v factory_n but_o the_o native_n who_o be_v call_v the_o gensurate_n and_o banian_o be_v the_o rich_a merchant_n and_o great_a trader_n as_o likewise_o of_o late_o grow_v so_o politic_a that_o they_o have_v a_o insight_n into-most_a commodity_n the_o commodity_n this_o city_n and_o country_n afford_v be_v callico_n of_o all_o sort_n corn_n rice_n butter_n oil_n rich_a carpet_n 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cloth_n and_o be_v 35_o english_a inch_n but_o in_o agra_n labour_n dilli_n and_o brampore_o the_o short_a cavado_n be_v find_v to_o be_v 32_o inch_n as_o for_o concave_a measure_n none_o be_v find_v in_o the_o mogul_n country_n their_o liquid_n as_o well_o as_o grain_n and_o other_o dry_a commodity_n be_v sell_v by_o weight_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o cambaia_n and_o the_o trade_n thereof_o chap._n xliii_o a_o view_n of_o goa_n the_o trade_n commodity_n weight_n measure_n coin_n and_o custom_n thereof_o and_o of_o the_o pearl_n fishery_n goa_n be_v a_o famous_a city_n at_o present_a the_o seat_n of_o the_o portiguize_n viceroy_n and_o archbishop_n and_o be_v seat_v in_o a_o island_n to_o which_o it_o give_v name_n and_o be_v the_o chief_a mart_n or_o scale_n of_o trade_n on_o that_o part_n of_o india_n for_o hither_o resort_v merchant_n who_o bring_v the_o commodity_n of_o persia_n arabia_n armenia_n cambaia_n pegu_n siam_n bengalia_n malacca_n java_n molucco_n and_o china_n a_o 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