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boat with a cul-de-sac. They catch small fish. They also have a line attached to a cul-de-sac, which is tied by two ropes to an anchor buried in the ground and enclosed in a large bamboo jetty that they throw wherever they want to set their nets. It buries itself in the mud and holds the net with banaste (basket) buoys. When there is little water, they attach two poles to the side of the net, which they push into the mud, spread the mouth of the net to the tide or the judge, and raise it at every tide to remove the fish. There are no other fisheries in Bengal than those mentioned above. The common people value fish because most of the gentiles eat only fish and vegetables and no meat. There are many gentiles who do not eat fish because their caste forbids them to eat anything that is alive. The rich Moors do not value fish. They eat meat every day. Poor Moors value fish because it costs them less than meat. Fish is also prepared by frying it in butter. Once cooked, it is left to cool. When cold, it is placed in vinegar with milk, pepper, ginger and other spices. When you want to eat it, you take a piece and eat it cold. It is appetising and can be kept for a month, up to 40 days. They have no other ways of preparing fish. Birds of prey are not used for fishing. Turtles can be seen in Balasore in December and January. They are easily caught by approaching them and removing them. The meat is worthless because it is very oily. They are not large. They are also caught in the Ganges. No whales are seen on the coast of Bengal. In the Ganges, porpoises are caught in nets and speared with small spears with a thin line attached. When wounded, they bleed to death in half a day and are pulled ashore with their line. They are also seen in Balasore, but not in large numbers. The flesh is eaten. The fat is used for pain relief. When melted, it becomes like a very foul-smelling oil. No extraordinary sea monsters are seen on the coasts of Bengal. There are no mermen or mermaids. The fishermen of the Ganges say that there is a fish that resembles an elephant with its trunk, but they are very rare. It is called a hanguer. It is depicted with the other fish. There is no ambergris in the Gulf of Bengal because the coasts are made up of land and sand, and ambergris comes from coasts where there are rocks. It is produced as described below.

boat with a cul-de-sac. They catch small fish. They also have a line attached to a cul-de-sac, which is tied by two ropes to an anchor buried in the ground and enclosed in a large bamboo jetty that they throw wherever they want to set their nets. It buries itself in the mud and holds the net with banaste (basket) buoys. When there is little water, they attach two poles to the side of the net, which they push into the mud, spread the mouth of the net to the tide or the judge, and raise it at every tide to remove the fish. There are no other fisheries in Bengal than those mentioned above. The common people value fish because most of the gentiles eat only fish and vegetables and no meat. There are many gentiles who do not eat fish because their caste forbids them to eat anything that is alive. The rich Moors do not value fish. They eat meat every day. Poor Moors value fish because it costs them less than meat. Fish is also prepared by frying it in butter. Once cooked, it is left to cool. When cold, it is placed in vinegar with milk, pepper, ginger and other spices. When you want to eat it, you take a piece and eat it cold. It is appetising and can be kept for a month, up to 40 days. They have no other ways of preparing fish. Birds of prey are not used for fishing. Turtles can be seen in Balasore in December and January. They are easily caught by approaching them and removing them. The meat is worthless because it is very oily. They are not large. They are also caught in the Ganges. No whales are seen on the coast of Bengal. In the Ganges, porpoises are caught in nets and speared with small spears with a thin line attached. When wounded, they bleed to death in half a day and are pulled ashore with their line. They are also seen in Balasore, but not in large numbers. The flesh is eaten. The fat is used for pain relief. When melted, it becomes like a very foul-smelling oil. No extraordinary sea monsters are seen on the coasts of Bengal. There are no mermen or mermaids. The fishermen of the Ganges say that there is a fish that resembles an elephant with its trunk, but they are very rare. It is called a hanguer. It is depicted with the other fish. There is no ambergris in the Gulf of Bengal because the coasts are made up of land and sand, and ambergris comes from coasts where there are rocks. It is produced as described below.

boat with a cul-de-sac. They catch small fish. They also have a line attached to a cul-de-sac, which is tied by two ropes to an anchor buried in the ground and enclosed in a large bamboo jetty that they throw wherever they want to set their nets. It buries itself in the mud and holds the net with banaste (basket) buoys. When there is little water, they attach two poles to the side of the net, which they push into the mud, spread the mouth of the net to the tide or the judge, and raise it at every tide to remove the fish. There are no other fisheries in Bengal than those mentioned above. The common people value fish because most of the gentiles eat only fish and vegetables and no meat. There are many gentiles who do not eat fish because their caste forbids them to eat anything that is alive. The rich Moors do not value fish. They eat meat every day. Poor Moors value fish because it costs them less than meat. Fish is also prepared by frying it in butter. Once cooked, it is left to cool. When cold, it is placed in vinegar with milk, pepper, ginger and other spices. When you want to eat it, you take a piece and eat it cold. It is appetising and can be kept for a month, up to 40 days. They have no other ways of preparing fish. Birds of prey are not used for fishing. Turtles can be seen in Balasore in December and January. They are easily caught by approaching them and removing them. The meat is worthless because it is very oily. They are not large. They are also caught in the Ganges. No whales are seen on the coast of Bengal. In the Ganges, porpoises are caught in nets and speared with small spears with a thin line attached. When wounded, they bleed to death in half a day and are pulled ashore with their line. They are also seen in Balasore, but not in large numbers. The flesh is eaten. The fat is used for pain relief. When melted, it becomes like a very foul-smelling oil. No extraordinary sea monsters are seen on the coasts of Bengal. There are no mermen or mermaids. The fishermen of the Ganges say that there is a fish that resembles an elephant with its trunk, but they are very rare. It is called a hanguer. It is depicted with the other fish. There is no ambergris in the Gulf of Bengal because the coasts are made up of land and sand, and ambergris comes from coasts where there are rocks. It is produced as described below.

boat with a cul-de-sac. They catch small fish. They also have a line attached to a cul-de-sac, which is tied by two ropes to an anchor buried in the ground and enclosed in a large bamboo jetty that they throw wherever they want to set their nets. It buries itself in the mud and holds the net with banaste (basket) buoys. When there is little water, they attach two poles to the side of the net, which they push into the mud, spread the mouth of the net to the tide or the judge, and raise it at every tide to remove the fish. There are no other fisheries in Bengal than those mentioned above. The common people value fish because most of the gentiles eat only fish and vegetables and no meat. There are many gentiles who do not eat fish because their caste forbids them to eat anything that is alive. The rich Moors do not value fish. They eat meat every day. Poor Moors value fish because it costs them less than meat. Fish is also prepared by frying it in butter. Once cooked, it is left to cool. When cold, it is placed in vinegar with milk, pepper, ginger and other spices. When you want to eat it, you take a piece and eat it cold. It is appetising and can be kept for a month, up to 40 days. They have no other ways of preparing fish. Birds of prey are not used for fishing. Turtles can be seen in Balasore in December and January. They are easily caught by approaching them and removing them. The meat is worthless because it is very oily. They are not large. They are also caught in the Ganges. No whales are seen on the coast of Bengal. In the Ganges, porpoises are caught in nets and speared with small spears with a thin line attached. When wounded, they bleed to death in half a day and are pulled ashore with their line. They are also seen in Balasore, but not in large numbers. The flesh is eaten. The fat is used for pain relief. When melted, it becomes like a very foul-smelling oil. No extraordinary sea monsters are seen on the coasts of Bengal. There are no mermen or mermaids. The fishermen of the Ganges say that there is a fish that resembles an elephant with its trunk, but they are very rare. It is called a hanguer. It is depicted with the other fish. There is no ambergris in the Gulf of Bengal because the coasts are made up of land and sand, and ambergris comes from coasts where there are rocks. It is produced as described below.

boat with a cul-de-sac. They catch small fish. They also have a line attached to a cul-de-sac, which is tied by two ropes to an anchor buried in the ground and enclosed in a large bamboo jetty that they throw wherever they want to set their nets. It buries itself in the mud and holds the net with banaste (basket) buoys. When there is little water, they attach two poles to the side of the net, which they push into the mud, spread the mouth of the net to the tide or the judge, and raise it at every tide to remove the fish. There are no other fisheries in Bengal than those mentioned above. The common people value fish because most of the gentiles eat only fish and vegetables and no meat. There are many gentiles who do not eat fish because their caste forbids them to eat anything that is alive. The rich Moors do not value fish. They eat meat every day. Poor Moors value fish because it costs them less than meat. Fish is also prepared by frying it in butter. Once cooked, it is left to cool. When cold, it is placed in vinegar with milk, pepper, ginger and other spices. When you want to eat it, you take a piece and eat it cold. It is appetising and can be kept for a month, up to 40 days. They have no other ways of preparing fish. Birds of prey are not used for fishing. Turtles can be seen in Balasore in December and January. They are easily caught by approaching them and removing them. The meat is worthless because it is very oily. They are not large. They are also caught in the Ganges. No whales are seen on the coast of Bengal. In the Ganges, porpoises are caught in nets and speared with small spears with a thin line attached. When wounded, they bleed to death in half a day and are pulled ashore with their line. They are also seen in Balasore, but not in large numbers. The flesh is eaten. The fat is used for pain relief. When melted, it becomes like a very foul-smelling oil. No extraordinary sea monsters are seen on the coasts of Bengal. There are no mermen or mermaids. The fishermen of the Ganges say that there is a fish that resembles an elephant with its trunk, but they are very rare. It is called a hanguer. It is depicted with the other fish. There is no ambergris in the Gulf of Bengal because the coasts are made up of land and sand, and ambergris comes from coasts where there are rocks. It is produced as described below.

boat with a cul-de-sac. They catch small fish. They also have a line attached to a cul-de-sac, which is tied by two ropes to an anchor buried in the ground and enclosed in a large bamboo jetty that they throw wherever they want to set their nets. It buries itself in the mud and holds the net with banaste (basket) buoys. When there is little water, they attach two poles to the side of the net, which they push into the mud, spread the mouth of the net to the tide or the judge, and raise it at every tide to remove the fish. There are no other fisheries in Bengal than those mentioned above. The common people value fish because most of the gentiles eat only fish and vegetables and no meat. There are many gentiles who do not eat fish because their caste forbids them to eat anything that is alive. The rich Moors do not value fish. They eat meat every day. Poor Moors value fish because it costs them less than meat. Fish is also prepared by frying it in butter. Once cooked, it is left to cool. When cold, it is placed in vinegar with milk, pepper, ginger and other spices. When you want to eat it, you take a piece and eat it cold. It is appetising and can be kept for a month, up to 40 days. They have no other ways of preparing fish. Birds of prey are not used for fishing. Turtles can be seen in Balasore in December and January. They are easily caught by approaching them and removing them. The meat is worthless because it is very oily. They are not large. They are also caught in the Ganges. No whales are seen on the coast of Bengal. In the Ganges, porpoises are caught in nets and speared with small spears with a thin line attached. When wounded, they bleed to death in half a day and are pulled ashore with their line. They are also seen in Balasore, but not in large numbers. The flesh is eaten. The fat is used for pain relief. When melted, it becomes like a very foul-smelling oil. No extraordinary sea monsters are seen on the coasts of Bengal. There are no mermen or mermaids. The fishermen of the Ganges say that there is a fish that resembles an elephant with its trunk, but they are very rare. It is called a hanguer. It is depicted with the other fish. There is no ambergris in the Gulf of Bengal because the coasts are made up of land and sand, and ambergris comes from coasts where there are rocks. It is produced as described below.

boat with a cul-de-sac. They catch small fish. They also have a line attached to a cul-de-sac, which is tied by two ropes to an anchor buried in the ground and enclosed in a large bamboo jetty that they throw wherever they want to set their nets. It buries itself in the mud and holds the net with banaste (basket) buoys. When there is little water, they attach two poles to the side of the net, which they push into the mud, spread the mouth of the net to the tide or the judge, and raise it at every tide to remove the fish. There are no other fisheries in Bengal than those mentioned above. The common people value fish because most of the gentiles eat only fish and vegetables and no meat. There are many gentiles who do not eat fish because their caste forbids them to eat anything that is alive. The rich Moors do not value fish. They eat meat every day. Poor Moors value fish because it costs them less than meat. Fish is also prepared by frying it in butter. Once cooked, it is left to cool. When cold, it is placed in vinegar with milk, pepper, ginger and other spices. When you want to eat it, you take a piece and eat it cold. It is appetising and can be kept for a month, up to 40 days. They have no other ways of preparing fish. Birds of prey are not used for fishing. Turtles can be seen in Balasore in December and January. They are easily caught by approaching them and removing them. The meat is worthless because it is very oily. They are not large. They are also caught in the Ganges. No whales are seen on the coast of Bengal. In the Ganges, porpoises are caught in nets and speared with small spears with a thin line attached. When wounded, they bleed to death in half a day and are pulled ashore with their line. They are also seen in Balasore, but not in large numbers. The flesh is eaten. The fat is used for pain relief. When melted, it becomes like a very foul-smelling oil. No extraordinary sea monsters are seen on the coasts of Bengal. There are no mermen or mermaids. The fishermen of the Ganges say that there is a fish that resembles an elephant with its trunk, but they are very rare. It is called a hanguer. It is depicted with the other fish. There is no ambergris in the Gulf of Bengal because the coasts are made up of land and sand, and ambergris comes from coasts where there are rocks. It is produced as described below.

boat with a cul-de-sac. They catch small fish. They also have a line attached to a cul-de-sac, which is tied by two ropes to an anchor buried in the ground and enclosed in a large bamboo jetty that they throw wherever they want to set their nets. It buries itself in the mud and holds the net with banaste (basket) buoys. When there is little water, they attach two poles to the side of the net, which they push into the mud, spread the mouth of the net to the tide or the judge, and raise it at every tide to remove the fish. There are no other fisheries in Bengal than those mentioned above. The common people value fish because most of the gentiles eat only fish and vegetables and no meat. There are many gentiles who do not eat fish because their caste forbids them to eat anything that is alive. The rich Moors do not value fish. They eat meat every day. Poor Moors value fish because it costs them less than meat. Fish is also prepared by frying it in butter. Once cooked, it is left to cool. When cold, it is placed in vinegar with milk, pepper, ginger and other spices. When you want to eat it, you take a piece and eat it cold. It is appetising and can be kept for a month, up to 40 days. They have no other ways of preparing fish. Birds of prey are not used for fishing. Turtles can be seen in Balasore in December and January. They are easily caught by approaching them and removing them. The meat is worthless because it is very oily. They are not large. They are also caught in the Ganges. No whales are seen on the coast of Bengal. In the Ganges, porpoises are caught in nets and speared with small spears with a thin line attached. When wounded, they bleed to death in half a day and are pulled ashore with their line. They are also seen in Balasore, but not in large numbers. The flesh is eaten. The fat is used for pain relief. When melted, it becomes like a very foul-smelling oil. No extraordinary sea monsters are seen on the coasts of Bengal. There are no mermen or mermaids. The fishermen of the Ganges say that there is a fish that resembles an elephant with its trunk, but they are very rare. It is called a hanguer. It is depicted with the other fish. There is no ambergris in the Gulf of Bengal because the coasts are made up of land and sand, and ambergris comes from coasts where there are rocks. It is produced as described below.

boat with a cul-de-sac. They catch small fish. They also have a line attached to a cul-de-sac, which is tied by two ropes to an anchor buried in the ground and enclosed in a large bamboo jetty that they throw wherever they want to set their nets. It buries itself in the mud and holds the net with banaste (basket) buoys. When there is little water, they attach two poles to the side of the net, which they push into the mud, spread the mouth of the net to the tide or the judge, and raise it at every tide to remove the fish. There are no other fisheries in Bengal than those mentioned above. The common people value fish because most of the gentiles eat only fish and vegetables and no meat. There are many gentiles who do not eat fish because their caste forbids them to eat anything that is alive. The rich Moors do not value fish. They eat meat every day. Poor Moors value fish because it costs them less than meat. Fish is also prepared by frying it in butter. Once cooked, it is left to cool. When cold, it is placed in vinegar with milk, pepper, ginger and other spices. When you want to eat it, you take a piece and eat it cold. It is appetising and can be kept for a month, up to 40 days. They have no other ways of preparing fish. Birds of prey are not used for fishing. Turtles can be seen in Balasore in December and January. They are easily caught by approaching them and removing them. The meat is worthless because it is very oily. They are not large. They are also caught in the Ganges. No whales are seen on the coast of Bengal. In the Ganges, porpoises are caught in nets and speared with small spears with a thin line attached. When wounded, they bleed to death in half a day and are pulled ashore with their line. They are also seen in Balasore, but not in large numbers. The flesh is eaten. The fat is used for pain relief. When melted, it becomes like a very foul-smelling oil. No extraordinary sea monsters are seen on the coasts of Bengal. There are no mermen or mermaids. The fishermen of the Ganges say that there is a fish that resembles an elephant with its trunk, but they are very rare. It is called a hanguer. It is depicted with the other fish. There is no ambergris in the Gulf of Bengal because the coasts are made up of land and sand, and ambergris comes from coasts where there are rocks. It is produced as described below.

boat with a cul-de-sac. They catch small fish. They also have a line attached to a cul-de-sac, which is tied by two ropes to an anchor buried in the ground and enclosed in a large bamboo jetty that they throw wherever they want to set their nets. It buries itself in the mud and holds the net with banaste (basket) buoys. When there is little water, they attach two poles to the side of the net, which they push into the mud, spread the mouth of the net to the tide or the judge, and raise it at every tide to remove the fish. There are no other fisheries in Bengal than those mentioned above. The common people value fish because most of the gentiles eat only fish and vegetables and no meat. There are many gentiles who do not eat fish because their caste forbids them to eat anything that is alive. The rich Moors do not value fish. They eat meat every day. Poor Moors value fish because it costs them less than meat. Fish is also prepared by frying it in butter. Once cooked, it is left to cool. When cold, it is placed in vinegar with milk, pepper, ginger and other spices. When you want to eat it, you take a piece and eat it cold. It is appetising and can be kept for a month, up to 40 days. They have no other ways of preparing fish. Birds of prey are not used for fishing. Turtles can be seen in Balasore in December and January. They are easily caught by approaching them and removing them. The meat is worthless because it is very oily. They are not large. They are also caught in the Ganges. No whales are seen on the coast of Bengal. In the Ganges, porpoises are caught in nets and speared with small spears with a thin line attached. When wounded, they bleed to death in half a day and are pulled ashore with their line. They are also seen in Balasore, but not in large numbers. The flesh is eaten. The fat is used for pain relief. When melted, it becomes like a very foul-smelling oil. No extraordinary sea monsters are seen on the coasts of Bengal. There are no mermen or mermaids. The fishermen of the Ganges say that there is a fish that resembles an elephant with its trunk, but they are very rare. It is called a hanguer. It is depicted with the other fish. There is no ambergris in the Gulf of Bengal because the coasts are made up of land and sand, and ambergris comes from coasts where there are rocks. It is produced as described below.

boat with a cul-de-sac. They catch small fish. They also have a line attached to a cul-de-sac, which is tied by two ropes to an anchor buried in the ground and enclosed in a large bamboo jetty that they throw wherever they want to set their nets. It buries itself in the mud and holds the net with banaste (basket) buoys. When there is little water, they attach two poles to the side of the net, which they push into the mud, spread the mouth of the net to the tide or the judge, and raise it at every tide to remove the fish. There are no other fisheries in Bengal than those mentioned above. The common people value fish because most of the gentiles eat only fish and vegetables and no meat. There are many gentiles who do not eat fish because their caste forbids them to eat anything that is alive. The rich Moors do not value fish. They eat meat every day. Poor Moors value fish because it costs them less than meat. Fish is also prepared by frying it in butter. Once cooked, it is left to cool. When cold, it is placed in vinegar with milk, pepper, ginger and other spices. When you want to eat it, you take a piece and eat it cold. It is appetising and can be kept for a month, up to 40 days. They have no other ways of preparing fish. Birds of prey are not used for fishing. Turtles can be seen in Balasore in December and January. They are easily caught by approaching them and removing them. The meat is worthless because it is very oily. They are not large. They are also caught in the Ganges. No whales are seen on the coast of Bengal. In the Ganges, porpoises are caught in nets and speared with small spears with a thin line attached. When wounded, they bleed to death in half a day and are pulled ashore with their line. They are also seen in Balasore, but not in large numbers. The flesh is eaten. The fat is used for pain relief. When melted, it becomes like a very foul-smelling oil. No extraordinary sea monsters are seen on the coasts of Bengal. There are no mermen or mermaids. The fishermen of the Ganges say that there is a fish that resembles an elephant with its trunk, but they are very rare. It is called a hanguer. It is depicted with the other fish. There is no ambergris in the Gulf of Bengal because the coasts are made up of land and sand, and ambergris comes from coasts where there are rocks. It is produced as described below.

There are no herrings. There is a species of sardine in the Ganges, but not in large quantities. A few tuna are caught in Balasore. There are no cod, mackerel or salmon as there are in Japan, and there are no trout or sturgeon. No fish is brought to Bengal to be sold. The only fish caught in Bengal are pearls and clams (chanques), which I will discuss below. In Bengal, there is no trade in these commodities. There would be no demand for them if they were brought there. There is no significant trade in pearls in Bengal. All the pearls come from Bardus, which is in the Persian Gulf. Most of them are taken to Surat, and the merchants who trade in them bring them from Surat. Coral does not sell well in Bengal, at least not in large quantities, and those who buy it take it to Goa, Kashmir and Bhutan. Amber sells poorly and is transported to Bhutan and Kashmir. Large clear pieces and jasper are sold by weight in pataques (currency). Ambergris is not widely used except in medicine. The wealthy use it to make remedies. Most of it is transported to the Mughal court and other provinces. The Dutch bring to Bengal a large shell called Clams, which I will discuss below. The Bengalis make bracelets from it for offerings. Most of what is brought to Bengal by sea is transported inland to various provinces. All Indians use coral pearls, ambergris and yellow amber for medicine. Large pearls, large coral and yellow amber are used for their ornaments and for their women. The best catch in Bengal is salt, which is a good source of profit for the people and merchants and a large source of income for the Mughal customs. This salt, which is produced at the mouth of the Ganges in various rivers, is transported by boats to various places after ox caravans transport it throughout the kingdom. No coarse salt is produced. Salt water is boiled to make salt. There is no trade in Bengal in foreign fisheries, except for clams from Toutoucouvindu in the Mannar Strait. Large chanque or shells are brought by the Dutch, who sell them in Bengal for 16 rupees per hundred. Every year, they bring in a hundred thousand, sometimes more, sometimes less. They buy these shells from fishermen and get them very cheaply. They are the masters of this fishery. Small clams are fished between the colony and the lands of a raja named Rani Ramer and Taniavoir, about whom I will speak later in the manner in which these clams are fished.

There are no herrings. There is a species of sardine in the Ganges, but not in large quantities. A few tuna are caught in Balasore. There are no cod, mackerel or salmon as there are in Japan, and there are no trout or sturgeon. No fish is brought to Bengal to be sold. The only fish caught in Bengal are pearls and clams (chanques), which I will discuss below. In Bengal, there is no trade in these commodities. There would be no demand for them if they were brought there. There is no significant trade in pearls in Bengal. All the pearls come from Bardus, which is in the Persian Gulf. Most of them are taken to Surat, and the merchants who trade in them bring them from Surat. Coral does not sell well in Bengal, at least not in large quantities, and those who buy it take it to Goa, Kashmir and Bhutan. Amber sells poorly and is transported to Bhutan and Kashmir. Large clear pieces and jasper are sold by weight in pataques (currency). Ambergris is not widely used except in medicine. The wealthy use it to make remedies. Most of it is transported to the Mughal court and other provinces. The Dutch bring to Bengal a large shell called Clams, which I will discuss below. The Bengalis make bracelets from it for offerings. Most of what is brought to Bengal by sea is transported inland to various provinces. All Indians use coral pearls, ambergris and yellow amber for medicine. Large pearls, large coral and yellow amber are used for their ornaments and for their women. The best catch in Bengal is salt, which is a good source of profit for the people and merchants and a large source of income for the Mughal customs. This salt, which is produced at the mouth of the Ganges in various rivers, is transported by boats to various places after ox caravans transport it throughout the kingdom. No coarse salt is produced. Salt water is boiled to make salt. There is no trade in Bengal in foreign fisheries, except for clams from Toutoucouvindu in the Mannar Strait. Large chanque or shells are brought by the Dutch, who sell them in Bengal for 16 rupees per hundred. Every year, they bring in a hundred thousand, sometimes more, sometimes less. They buy these shells from fishermen and get them very cheaply. They are the masters of this fishery. Small clams are fished between the colony and the lands of a raja named Rani Ramer and Taniavoir, about whom I will speak later in the manner in which these clams are fished.

There are no herrings. There is a species of sardine in the Ganges, but not in large quantities. A few tuna are caught in Balasore. There are no cod, mackerel or salmon as there are in Japan, and there are no trout or sturgeon. No fish is brought to Bengal to be sold. The only fish caught in Bengal are pearls and clams (chanques), which I will discuss below. In Bengal, there is no trade in these commodities. There would be no demand for them if they were brought there. There is no significant trade in pearls in Bengal. All the pearls come from Bardus, which is in the Persian Gulf. Most of them are taken to Surat, and the merchants who trade in them bring them from Surat. Coral does not sell well in Bengal, at least not in large quantities, and those who buy it take it to Goa, Kashmir and Bhutan. Amber sells poorly and is transported to Bhutan and Kashmir. Large clear pieces and jasper are sold by weight in pataques (currency). Ambergris is not widely used except in medicine. The wealthy use it to make remedies. Most of it is transported to the Mughal court and other provinces. The Dutch bring to Bengal a large shell called Clams, which I will discuss below. The Bengalis make bracelets from it for offerings. Most of what is brought to Bengal by sea is transported inland to various provinces. All Indians use coral pearls, ambergris and yellow amber for medicine. Large pearls, large coral and yellow amber are used for their ornaments and for their women. The best catch in Bengal is salt, which is a good source of profit for the people and merchants and a large source of income for the Mughal customs. This salt, which is produced at the mouth of the Ganges in various rivers, is transported by boats to various places after ox caravans transport it throughout the kingdom. No coarse salt is produced. Salt water is boiled to make salt. There is no trade in Bengal in foreign fisheries, except for clams from Toutoucouvindu in the Mannar Strait. Large chanque or shells are brought by the Dutch, who sell them in Bengal for 16 rupees per hundred. Every year, they bring in a hundred thousand, sometimes more, sometimes less. They buy these shells from fishermen and get them very cheaply. They are the masters of this fishery. Small clams are fished between the colony and the lands of a raja named Rani Ramer and Taniavoir, about whom I will speak later in the manner in which these clams are fished.

There are no herrings. There is a species of sardine in the Ganges, but not in large quantities. A few tuna are caught in Balasore. There are no cod, mackerel or salmon as there are in Japan, and there are no trout or sturgeon. No fish is brought to Bengal to be sold. The only fish caught in Bengal are pearls and clams (chanques), which I will discuss below. In Bengal, there is no trade in these commodities. There would be no demand for them if they were brought there. There is no significant trade in pearls in Bengal. All the pearls come from Bardus, which is in the Persian Gulf. Most of them are taken to Surat, and the merchants who trade in them bring them from Surat. Coral does not sell well in Bengal, at least not in large quantities, and those who buy it take it to Goa, Kashmir and Bhutan. Amber sells poorly and is transported to Bhutan and Kashmir. Large clear pieces and jasper are sold by weight in pataques (currency). Ambergris is not widely used except in medicine. The wealthy use it to make remedies. Most of it is transported to the Mughal court and other provinces. The Dutch bring to Bengal a large shell called Clams, which I will discuss below. The Bengalis make bracelets from it for offerings. Most of what is brought to Bengal by sea is transported inland to various provinces. All Indians use coral pearls, ambergris and yellow amber for medicine. Large pearls, large coral and yellow amber are used for their ornaments and for their women. The best catch in Bengal is salt, which is a good source of profit for the people and merchants and a large source of income for the Mughal customs. This salt, which is produced at the mouth of the Ganges in various rivers, is transported by boats to various places after ox caravans transport it throughout the kingdom. No coarse salt is produced. Salt water is boiled to make salt. There is no trade in Bengal in foreign fisheries, except for clams from Toutoucouvindu in the Mannar Strait. Large chanque or shells are brought by the Dutch, who sell them in Bengal for 16 rupees per hundred. Every year, they bring in a hundred thousand, sometimes more, sometimes less. They buy these shells from fishermen and get them very cheaply. They are the masters of this fishery. Small clams are fished between the colony and the lands of a raja named Rani Ramer and Taniavoir, about whom I will speak later in the manner in which these clams are fished.

There are no herrings. There is a species of sardine in the Ganges, but not in large quantities. A few tuna are caught in Balasore. There are no cod, mackerel or salmon as there are in Japan, and there are no trout or sturgeon. No fish is brought to Bengal to be sold. The only fish caught in Bengal are pearls and clams (chanques), which I will discuss below. In Bengal, there is no trade in these commodities. There would be no demand for them if they were brought there. There is no significant trade in pearls in Bengal. All the pearls come from Bardus, which is in the Persian Gulf. Most of them are taken to Surat, and the merchants who trade in them bring them from Surat. Coral does not sell well in Bengal, at least not in large quantities, and those who buy it take it to Goa, Kashmir and Bhutan. Amber sells poorly and is transported to Bhutan and Kashmir. Large clear pieces and jasper are sold by weight in pataques (currency). Ambergris is not widely used except in medicine. The wealthy use it to make remedies. Most of it is transported to the Mughal court and other provinces. The Dutch bring to Bengal a large shell called Clams, which I will discuss below. The Bengalis make bracelets from it for offerings. Most of what is brought to Bengal by sea is transported inland to various provinces. All Indians use coral pearls, ambergris and yellow amber for medicine. Large pearls, large coral and yellow amber are used for their ornaments and for their women. The best catch in Bengal is salt, which is a good source of profit for the people and merchants and a large source of income for the Mughal customs. This salt, which is produced at the mouth of the Ganges in various rivers, is transported by boats to various places after ox caravans transport it throughout the kingdom. No coarse salt is produced. Salt water is boiled to make salt. There is no trade in Bengal in foreign fisheries, except for clams from Toutoucouvindu in the Mannar Strait. Large chanque or shells are brought by the Dutch, who sell them in Bengal for 16 rupees per hundred. Every year, they bring in a hundred thousand, sometimes more, sometimes less. They buy these shells from fishermen and get them very cheaply. They are the masters of this fishery. Small clams are fished between the colony and the lands of a raja named Rani Ramer and Taniavoir, about whom I will speak later in the manner in which these clams are fished.

There are no herrings. There is a species of sardine in the Ganges, but not in large quantities. A few tuna are caught in Balasore. There are no cod, mackerel or salmon as there are in Japan, and there are no trout or sturgeon. No fish is brought to Bengal to be sold. The only fish caught in Bengal are pearls and clams (chanques), which I will discuss below. In Bengal, there is no trade in these commodities. There would be no demand for them if they were brought there. There is no significant trade in pearls in Bengal. All the pearls come from Bardus, which is in the Persian Gulf. Most of them are taken to Surat, and the merchants who trade in them bring them from Surat. Coral does not sell well in Bengal, at least not in large quantities, and those who buy it take it to Goa, Kashmir and Bhutan. Amber sells poorly and is transported to Bhutan and Kashmir. Large clear pieces and jasper are sold by weight in pataques (currency). Ambergris is not widely used except in medicine. The wealthy use it to make remedies. Most of it is transported to the Mughal court and other provinces. The Dutch bring to Bengal a large shell called Clams, which I will discuss below. The Bengalis make bracelets from it for offerings. Most of what is brought to Bengal by sea is transported inland to various provinces. All Indians use coral pearls, ambergris and yellow amber for medicine. Large pearls, large coral and yellow amber are used for their ornaments and for their women. The best catch in Bengal is salt, which is a good source of profit for the people and merchants and a large source of income for the Mughal customs. This salt, which is produced at the mouth of the Ganges in various rivers, is transported by boats to various places after ox caravans transport it throughout the kingdom. No coarse salt is produced. Salt water is boiled to make salt. There is no trade in Bengal in foreign fisheries, except for clams from Toutoucouvindu in the Mannar Strait. Large chanque or shells are brought by the Dutch, who sell them in Bengal for 16 rupees per hundred. Every year, they bring in a hundred thousand, sometimes more, sometimes less. They buy these shells from fishermen and get them very cheaply. They are the masters of this fishery. Small clams are fished between the colony and the lands of a raja named Rani Ramer and Taniavoir, about whom I will speak later in the manner in which these clams are fished.

There are no herrings. There is a species of sardine in the Ganges, but not in large quantities. A few tuna are caught in Balasore. There are no cod, mackerel or salmon as there are in Japan, and there are no trout or sturgeon. No fish is brought to Bengal to be sold. The only fish caught in Bengal are pearls and clams (chanques), which I will discuss below. In Bengal, there is no trade in these commodities. There would be no demand for them if they were brought there. There is no significant trade in pearls in Bengal. All the pearls come from Bardus, which is in the Persian Gulf. Most of them are taken to Surat, and the merchants who trade in them bring them from Surat. Coral does not sell well in Bengal, at least not in large quantities, and those who buy it take it to Goa, Kashmir and Bhutan. Amber sells poorly and is transported to Bhutan and Kashmir. Large clear pieces and jasper are sold by weight in pataques (currency). Ambergris is not widely used except in medicine. The wealthy use it to make remedies. Most of it is transported to the Mughal court and other provinces. The Dutch bring to Bengal a large shell called Clams, which I will discuss below. The Bengalis make bracelets from it for offerings. Most of what is brought to Bengal by sea is transported inland to various provinces. All Indians use coral pearls, ambergris and yellow amber for medicine. Large pearls, large coral and yellow amber are used for their ornaments and for their women. The best catch in Bengal is salt, which is a good source of profit for the people and merchants and a large source of income for the Mughal customs. This salt, which is produced at the mouth of the Ganges in various rivers, is transported by boats to various places after ox caravans transport it throughout the kingdom. No coarse salt is produced. Salt water is boiled to make salt. There is no trade in Bengal in foreign fisheries, except for clams from Toutoucouvindu in the Mannar Strait. Large chanque or shells are brought by the Dutch, who sell them in Bengal for 16 rupees per hundred. Every year, they bring in a hundred thousand, sometimes more, sometimes less. They buy these shells from fishermen and get them very cheaply. They are the masters of this fishery. Small clams are fished between the colony and the lands of a raja named Rani Ramer and Taniavoir, about whom I will speak later in the manner in which these clams are fished.

There are no herrings. There is a species of sardine in the Ganges, but not in large quantities. A few tuna are caught in Balasore. There are no cod, mackerel or salmon as there are in Japan, and there are no trout or sturgeon. No fish is brought to Bengal to be sold. The only fish caught in Bengal are pearls and clams (chanques), which I will discuss below. In Bengal, there is no trade in these commodities. There would be no demand for them if they were brought there. There is no significant trade in pearls in Bengal. All the pearls come from Bardus, which is in the Persian Gulf. Most of them are taken to Surat, and the merchants who trade in them bring them from Surat. Coral does not sell well in Bengal, at least not in large quantities, and those who buy it take it to Goa, Kashmir and Bhutan. Amber sells poorly and is transported to Bhutan and Kashmir. Large clear pieces and jasper are sold by weight in pataques (currency). Ambergris is not widely used except in medicine. The wealthy use it to make remedies. Most of it is transported to the Mughal court and other provinces. The Dutch bring to Bengal a large shell called Clams, which I will discuss below. The Bengalis make bracelets from it for offerings. Most of what is brought to Bengal by sea is transported inland to various provinces. All Indians use coral pearls, ambergris and yellow amber for medicine. Large pearls, large coral and yellow amber are used for their ornaments and for their women. The best catch in Bengal is salt, which is a good source of profit for the people and merchants and a large source of income for the Mughal customs. This salt, which is produced at the mouth of the Ganges in various rivers, is transported by boats to various places after ox caravans transport it throughout the kingdom. No coarse salt is produced. Salt water is boiled to make salt. There is no trade in Bengal in foreign fisheries, except for clams from Toutoucouvindu in the Mannar Strait. Large chanque or shells are brought by the Dutch, who sell them in Bengal for 16 rupees per hundred. Every year, they bring in a hundred thousand, sometimes more, sometimes less. They buy these shells from fishermen and get them very cheaply. They are the masters of this fishery. Small clams are fished between the colony and the lands of a raja named Rani Ramer and Taniavoir, about whom I will speak later in the manner in which these clams are fished.

There are no herrings. There is a species of sardine in the Ganges, but not in large quantities. A few tuna are caught in Balasore. There are no cod, mackerel or salmon as there are in Japan, and there are no trout or sturgeon. No fish is brought to Bengal to be sold. The only fish caught in Bengal are pearls and clams (chanques), which I will discuss below. In Bengal, there is no trade in these commodities. There would be no demand for them if they were brought there. There is no significant trade in pearls in Bengal. All the pearls come from Bardus, which is in the Persian Gulf. Most of them are taken to Surat, and the merchants who trade in them bring them from Surat. Coral does not sell well in Bengal, at least not in large quantities, and those who buy it take it to Goa, Kashmir and Bhutan. Amber sells poorly and is transported to Bhutan and Kashmir. Large clear pieces and jasper are sold by weight in pataques (currency). Ambergris is not widely used except in medicine. The wealthy use it to make remedies. Most of it is transported to the Mughal court and other provinces. The Dutch bring to Bengal a large shell called Clams, which I will discuss below. The Bengalis make bracelets from it for offerings. Most of what is brought to Bengal by sea is transported inland to various provinces. All Indians use coral pearls, ambergris and yellow amber for medicine. Large pearls, large coral and yellow amber are used for their ornaments and for their women. The best catch in Bengal is salt, which is a good source of profit for the people and merchants and a large source of income for the Mughal customs. This salt, which is produced at the mouth of the Ganges in various rivers, is transported by boats to various places after ox caravans transport it throughout the kingdom. No coarse salt is produced. Salt water is boiled to make salt. There is no trade in Bengal in foreign fisheries, except for clams from Toutoucouvindu in the Mannar Strait. Large chanque or shells are brought by the Dutch, who sell them in Bengal for 16 rupees per hundred. Every year, they bring in a hundred thousand, sometimes more, sometimes less. They buy these shells from fishermen and get them very cheaply. They are the masters of this fishery. Small clams are fished between the colony and the lands of a raja named Rani Ramer and Taniavoir, about whom I will speak later in the manner in which these clams are fished.