[72] More information respecting Cochin may be found in Philip Baldæus’s _Description of the Coasts of Malabar and Coromandel_, Amsterdam 1672, fol. p. 111-136; Francis Valentin’s _Beschryving van’t Nederlandsch Comptoir op de Kust van Malabar_, Amst. 1726. fol. in the fifth part of his _Oude en Niewe Oost-Indien_; and in Hamilton’s _New Account of the East Indies, from 1688 to 1723_. Lond. vol. I. and II, 1739. 8vo. p. 321, &c. _F._ [73] The reproaches thrown out by the Protestants against the celibacy of the Catholic clergy is so far right, as that state gives rise to immoral conduct and dissipation, of which too many instances may be found, both among the higher and lower clergy of the Romish church. The immorality, however, of the English and Dutch is no less worthy of censure. _F._ [74] See _Istoria della Vita e Fatti illustri del Ven. Monsign. Giuseppe di S. Maria de’ Sebastiani_. Roma 1719. l. xi. p. 254. where these excesses are particularly described. _A._ [75] In the map published by Faden, in 1788, entitled _The Southern Countries of India from Madras to Cape Comorin_, by Capt. Wersebe, this place is called _Tripunctare_. [76] It is no wonder that the native princes should endeavour to lay the trade open to foreign nations, when the merchants of the neighbouring factories raise the price of their own goods, and pay as little as they can for those of India. These monopolies must, in the end, induce the petty princes of India to adopt wiser regulations, more conducive to the prosperity of their dominions. The English even, though so powerful at present in that country, must excite the hatred of the natives and princes if they do not alter their conduct. _F._ [77] Respecting the ancient state of _Cranganor_, the reader may consult the before-mentioned works of _Baldæus_, _Valentin_, and _Hamilton_. In regard to its present condition, I know as little as the author. _F._ [78] On the before-mentioned map of Capt. Wersebe this place is called _Gnareca_. _F._ [79] On Wersebe’s map _Palipuram_ is called _Paliporto_; _Aycotta_, _Aicotta_, or _Chuvocat_; and _Paravur_ is named _Parour_. _F._