Barcellore, A Town And
Castle, Yields Pepper, Ginger, And Many Kinds Of Drugs.
Mangalore, a
town and castle.
Cananore, a city and castle, yielding similar
commodities with Barcellore. From Calicut they have been expelled by
the Zamorin, who endeavours to do the same at Crangator, [Cranganore,]
where they have a fort. Cochin is a strong city and castle, pleasantly
situated on the sea in a wholesome air, with a fine river for the
reception of ships. Coulan, a town with a small castle; near which is
a village named St Lawrence, chiefly inhabited by friars and jesuits.
Quiloan, a small city with a castle. Tuckatra, a town and castle,
the inhabitants being mostly Christians.
Manaar is on the island of Ceylon, between Cape Comorin and
Point-de-Gale, where they have a town inhabited by Portuguese. In this
island also they have Columbo, and many other small places, having
conquered most of the island, which yields cinnamon and various drugs.
Negopatnam is a city of great trade, on the coast of Coromandel, where
they have only a factory. St Thomas, or Meliapoor, is a walled town
inhabited by the Portuguese. In Bengal, up the river Ganges, they have a
town, besides some factories and many small habitations. They have a
factory in Pegu, another in Aracan, and one in the river of Martaban.
Also at Junkceylon they have a great factory, whence they fetch
considerable quantities of tin to the Malabar coast.
Malacca is a strong city and castle belonging to the Portuguese, and
the centre of a great trade in those parts of India.
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