;tW'.-bpatedietpploypdyin^he 'fafatifi ^jNli*.bajj}^,»^7fher^ _ jt!;-Sja'
'ee#jpjed fen,j 'e-sdend sgj^ergi miles. along jthe, epast frjpm .Mannar
southward, Off -^rippfei,} Cpndaljpby, ^nd>.Jh,qiparipa.- Thpipfur-
eipjjl gfeank ift OPpQ&ite to apt} li,esj out a t s^a,( abput
{twenty mile&t The first ^tepjfcprevious to. the. cornmencement
of th e , fishery, j§ Ijo feav$t tl\e,.jdifferept -oyster JjanJ^s ,^ur,v.eyed,
the '-state o&r&hq. ^oysters agcprtained, and a. . report r .naade. ©n the
suifej,4eh >to;i,gi||verinnept. I f ;it pas. thef'^nantiity'
is istrfficieol, ■afjd - that .t$ey>kare a f ^ ^ d ;.q,£ g>, Bruges 4?&rp?-
maturity*,’! th e particular hanks- dp he .fished'that .yqar, pr,g put
up/fe*i;sale i toy t&e dughesf .hftddgr, and pre^uspgjly purchased,1
by a ,hlaclv»ta^neteaint'.- Thj$* jfepw^yej^ qs. PPfr
pursued. ? ><(wPA^rupient sorbet jmgs -jfldggss it more advantageous!
to dish tire hapks offdits own account, and to dispose of the
pearlS^mterwaEd^my the merchants. Mhentfeis plan .i^gdopted»
boats, afe hired: for ■ the season hn,^ltiwnt :$f gpvefnipept from
dafeent; quarters;1 th e , price.iYppjes; cq^idgrably .^ppoij’dibg-.fifrj
cirrimmstances bltt iSfr;USUaJly; frogfl , fiye r pig|^shiup#qft T^',1
.goddst f&vleaAtdaop^kfyt&hre: ;nr§;-j^sieyiroPP! ;ip rio ^ j
and. the best bargain possible is made..for. ea,cl]; bo^h ^ep|^a|qLyiji
The Dutch generally followed thiSfJa|jt.jyst^®t%;cNtB ^ y«Cgi
fithed on goxmBtiuenfc isocount, and. db§ peqicliV(jJi^> ^ d }p f . jq
dip»etit parte. ©I India, .or.sent to.ihirqpq, ^
was pursued!, rthe governor and eoHneil;;©/ . .Qeylqp;. elqirqed su
certain pencentage on.theyalue/fef: thevpeqrls ;or , if- t|iq firin g
Of! tire hanks was. disposed, o f fey public . sale,, tfeey: bargjrijifid. for,
a stipulated! {sum itoj themselves-feiver nnd. nfeyWiwh^t ^ a s rpqidj
OH' account o f government, The pretence; qb which ?tbey^j^ i
ed tfeeirrHaisms for this perquisite: wqs their teoqfeletip sqpveyipg
and v&luing. the! banks.,ty