The next Mine in our way is _Currure_, the most famous of them all and most Ancient. It has been under Subjection of the King of _Golconda_; but about 25 Years, taken, with the Country of _Rarnaticum_, from the _Hendue-Rajaes_, about that time, by the _Nabob_, _Meer Jumla_. In it have been found Diamonds of a _size_ weight, which is about 9 Ounces _Troy_ or 81½ _Pago's_ weight. It is only employed by the King for his own private use: The Diamonds that are found in it, are very well spread, large Stones (it yields few or none small,) they have generally a bright Skin, which inclines to a pale Greenish colour, but within are purely white. The Soil is Reddish as many of the others. About sixty or seventy years ago, when it was under the Government of the _Hundues_, and several Persons permitted to adventure in digging, a _Portugeez_ Gentleman went thither from _Goa_, and having spent in Mining a great sum of Mony to the amounts of 100000 _Pago's_, as 'tis reported, and converted every thing he brought with him, that would fetch any mony, even to what wearing Cloaths he could spare, while the Miners were at Work for the last Days expence, he had prepared a cup of Poison, resolving, if that Night he found nothing, to drink his last with the conclusion of his Mony; but in the Evening the Workmen brought him a very fair spread Stone of 20 _Pago's_ weight, in commemoration whereof he caused a great Stone to be erected in the place, with an Inscription ingraven on it, in the _Hundues_ or _Tellinga_ Tongue, to the following effect, which remains to be seen to this day; _Your Wife and Children sell, sell what you have, Spare not your Cloaths, nay, make your self a Slave; But money get, then to _CURRURE_ make hast; There search the Mines, a Prize you'll find at last._ After which he immediately returned with his Stone to _Goa_. * * * * * Not far from _Currure_ are the Mines of _Lattawaar_ and _Ganjeconta_, which are in the same Soil as _Currure_, and afford Stones not unlike: But _Lattawaar_ hath many representing the great end of a Razor-blade, thin on one side and thick on the other, very white and of an excellent Water; but the best of the Mine is worn out, and _Ganjeconta_ employed only to the Kings private use.