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of_o the_o great_a mogul_n dominion_n or_o in_o any_o of_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o indian_a king_n only_o it_o pass_v among_o the_o english_a in_o their_o fort_n and_o some_o two_o or_o three_o league_n up_o in_o the_o country_n and_o in_o the_o village_n along_o the_o coast_n the_o country_n people_n that_o bring_v they_o their_o ware_n be_v glad_a to_o take_v that_o money_n otherwise_o they_o will_v see_v but_o very_o little_a stir_v in_o regard_n the_o country_n be_v very_o poor_a and_o the_o people_n have_v nothing_o to_o sell_v but_o aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la make_v of_o coco-wine_n and_o rice_n fig._n 3._o and_o 4._o be_v the_o gold_n money_n which_o the_o hollander_n coin_n at_o palicate_a which_o be_v a_o fort_n that_o they_o possess_v upon_o the_o coast_n of_o coromandel_n those_o piece_n be_v also_o call_v pagod_n and_o be_v of_o the_o same_o weight_n with_o the_o other_o but_o for_o the_o goodness_n i_o think_v they_o be_v better_o by_o two_o or_o three_o in_o the_o hundred_o than_o those_o of_o the_o king_n and_o raja_n of_o the_o country_n or_o which_o the_o english_a make_v i_o make_v this_o observation_n be_v at_o the_o diamond-mine_n and_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o indies_n where_o there_o be_v any_o great_a trade_n for_o the_o first_o thing_n they_o ask_v you_o be_v whether_o you_o have_v any_o pagod_n of_o pelicate_a and_o if_o you_o have_v you_o speed_v much_o better_a in_o your_o business_n fig._n 5._o and_o 6._o be_v a_o rupee_n of_o silver_n which_o the_o hollander_n coin_n at_o pelicate_a be_v of_o the_o same_o weight_n with_o those_o which_o the_o great_a mogul_n or_o the_o king_n of_o golconda_n and_o visapour_n make_v it_o have_v in_o the_o middle_n upon_o one_o side_n the_o mark_n of_o the_o holland_n company_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o other_o the_o hollander_n roupy_v of_o silver_n be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o their_o pagod_n of_o gold_n which_o be_v more_o esteem_v by_o the_o indian_n than_o those_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o country_n for_o they_o make_v far_o less_o account_n of_o these_o roupy_v of_o silver_n and_o if_o you_o pay_v any_o great_a sum_n in_o these_o piece_n though_o the_o silver_n be_v as_o good_a as_o the_o other_o you_o must_v lose_v one_o half_a per_fw-la cent._n fig._n 7._o and_o 8._o be_v the_o hollander_n small_a copper-money_n wherewith_o they_o ordinary_o pay_v their_o soldier_n it_o have_v upon_o one_o side_n the_o mark_n of_o the_o company_n and_o indeed_o the_o hollander_n who_o mind_v nothing_o but_o their_o profit_n have_v great_a reason_n to_o obtain_v leave_n to_o coin_v money_n for_o bring_v only_a gold_n from_o japan_n from_o macassar_n only_a gold_n in_o powder_n and_o from_o china_n gold_n in_o ingot_n and_o sell_v all_o these_o to_o the_o banker_n they_o find_v that_o they_o lose_v five_o or_o six_o per_fw-la cent._n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o mistrust_n of_o the_o changer_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o factory_n belong_v to_o the_o company_n now_o they_o shun_v that_o loss_n and_o make_v the_o same_o profit_n which_o the_o banker_n do_v coin_v all_o these_o metal_n into_o money_n though_o in_o every_o voyage_n which_o they_o make_v to_o japan_n they_o general_o lose_v one_o vessel_n by_o storm_n yet_o some_o year_n they_o make_v five_o or_o six_o million_o of_o liures_fw-fr profit_n all_o freight_n discharge_v and_o hazard_n escape_v but_o that_o profit_n be_v quite_o lose_v since_o their_o loss_n of_o the_o island_n of_o formosa_fw-la the_o money_n of_o the_o king_n of_o cheda_n and_o pera._n this_o money_n be_v of_o tin_n and_o be_v coin_v by_o the_o king_n of_o cheda_n and_o pera._n he_o coin_v no_o other_o money_n than_o tin_n some_o year_n he_o find_v out_o several_a mine_n which_o be_v a_o great_a prejudice_n to_o the_o english_a for_o the_o hollander_n and_o other_o merchant_n buy_v it_o and_o vend_v it_o over_o all_o asia_n former_o the_o english_a bring_v it_o out_o of_o england_n and_o furnish_v great_a part_n of_o 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