_Ormus_ in the gulf of Persia, whence the Portuguese trade to Persia, Diul-sinde, Arabia, &c. They fetch much pearl from Bassora;[178] and they load a ship or two with Persian commodities for Diul-sinde, where they arrive between the end of August and middle of September, taking likewise with them great store of dollars. Ormus is their best place in the Indies except Goa. At _Muskat_ they have a fort and some small trade, keeping the natives in such awe by land and sea, that they dare not trade without their licence, and this practice they follow in all parts of India where they are strong. _Diul-sinde_ on the Indus in the dominions of the Great Mogul. _Diu_, where they have a strong castle. Damaun, where they have a castle, and are said to have an hundred villages under their authority. _Basseen_, or _Serra de Bazein_, a little south from _Damaun_, and bordering on the Deccan; between which and _Chaul_ they have three ports, _Gazein, Banda_, and _Maia_. _Chaul_ is a great city with a castle. At _Dabul_ they have a factory, but no fort. [Footnote 178: This is a mistake for the isle of Bahrein.--E.] _Goa_ is their metropolitan city in India, which stands in a small island, being the seat of their viceroy, and the anchoring place of their caracks. _Onore_ has a small fort. _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.