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Brought over

Richard Cobbe,
Sept. 9, -1719. I am content for
fifty rupees per ann. during my
stay in India, from the time it takes
effect; witness my hand,

John Cockfedge,

I William Cockell, in hopes it will
take effect, am content for,
I Edmund - Edlyn am content for
twenty rupees per ann. from the
time that advice is received here
that the matter hath fucceeded, dur-
ing my life in India,

I James Crafford am content to give,
William Henry Draper,

Alan Chambre, for the account of
Meff. -John, -James- and Mrs Dinah
Hope of Surat, -

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De Literis ufitatis in Indiis Orientalibus.

TRES funt præcipuæ apud Indos Orientales Linguæ, Brachmanica, Mogollana et Gen

tilitia.

Lingua Brachmanica, quæ et Sanscurta nomen habet, eadem eft apud Indos quæ Latina apud nos; in quâ omnes Legis fuæ Libri, Fabulæ, Hiftoriæ, Preces, Orationes & Sacrificia defcri buntur; eam Pueri Brachmanum Filii methodicè in modum Grammaticæ edocentur, diverfam habent ab aliis Linguis fcriptam et fibi peculiarem, folis Brachmanum Filiis edocendam.

Lingua Mogollana eft Lingua vulgaris & ufitatiffima in vafto Magni Mogolli imperio; inde Mogollana, Mauritana, interdum & Hindoftana

vocatur.

Lingua Gentilitia eft unicuique Provinciæ propria & peculiaris, multiplicem habet variationem fibi invicem variantibus haud facilè intellectam ; ideoque à Provinciâ in quâ ufitatur fuam fumit denominationem. Ex his intra Gangem duæ funt præcipuæ Linguæ Gentilitiæ, Hindoftana & Malabarica.

Hindoftani infra lineam defcribunt literas, more Brachmanico.

Malabarici

Malabarici in foliis Palmarum ftylo ferreo characteres fuos fculptos habent; Brachmanica eft Lingua verborum copiofiffima, Malabarica pronunciatione velociffima.

Mauri feu Gens Mogollana nullos habent de fuis characteres; ideoque literæ Perficæ ufurpantur, & inter Magnates ipfa etiam Lingua Perfica pro fuâ; à dextrâ ad finiftram folent scribere more Hebræo; fcriptura autem Brachmanica & Gentilitia è contra legitur à finiftrâ ad dextram ut apud nos; in fefe contrahunt characteres fuos, formafque literarum contrahendo invertunt,

FINI S.

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