Farther towards the north, on the sea-coast, lies _Coyttòta_, together with the church of _Madre de Deos_; and towards the east, _Krishnapuram_, _Puttencarà_, _Tumhanur_, _Carimbanàda_, and _Tevelacare_. All these, which are of considerable size, and inhabited by Pagans and Christians, contain a great deal of riches, and carry on an extensive trade with pepper, cardamoms, and _pacca_, or areca nuts. The _areca_ is an Indian fruit, which the natives wrap up in an aromatic leaf (_betel_) and chew in their mouths, after they have sprinkled over it fine chalk, which they call _Ciunamba_. Excellent sugar-canes grow also in this district, and in such abundance that a sugar manufactory might easily be established, were not the king afraid of entrusting the management of it to Europeans. There are found here, likewise in great plenty, all kinds of wood, pepper, cassia root, tamarinds, tyger and buffalo skins, officinal herbs, apes, papajays, virgin wax cotton, and other productions of the like kind. All these articles are conveyed to the two populous cities of _Mabalicarè_ and _Cayamcollam_, where they are weighed, and preserved till they are transported to _Porrocàda_ or _Pòrca_, and shipped on board Indian as well as foreign vessels. At _Mabalicarè_, or _Mavelicarè_, the king always keeps a civil officer, to settle such disputes as arise between the inhabitants, and to take care of the royal revenue. Still following the sea-coast we find also _Porrocàda_ or _Pòrca_, a very populous city, inhabited by a great number of Mahometan, Pagan, and Christian merchants. The Dutch East India Company has a factory here, for the purpose of receiving the pepper, and putting it on board the Dutch ships. Then follows _Callurcàda_, a district abounding in water, which produces large quantities of rice. It may be called the granary of Malabar. Farther on, towards the east, lies _Callupare_, an ancient town of considerable note, inhabited by Schismatics, who were formerly Nestorians, but at present are Jacobites: also _Vaypur_, where there is a Catholic congregation; and _Cagnarapalli_, a town celebrated on account of its trade with the kingdom of Madura, and which transports its merchandise thither over the Gauts. In these mountains there are found diamonds, sapphires, opals, and rock crystal. We are informed by Ptolemy, that in his time beryls also were found near _Pugnatil_: but they must now be exceedingly scarce; for I was acquainted at _Barcale_ with several Brahman families who had expended their whole fortunes in searching for such precious stones, and by these means had reduced themselves to poverty.