Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.709

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1727.—“The next town to the Southward of *Batacola* [*Batcul*] is *Barceloar*, standing on the Banks of a broad River about 4 Miles from the Sea . . . The Dutch have a Factory here, only to bring up Rice for their Garrisons . . . *Baccanoar* and *Molkey* lie between *Barceloar* and *Mangalore*, both having the benefit of Rivers to export the large quantities of Rice that the Fields produce.”—*A. Hamilton*, i. 284-5. [*Molkey* is Mulki, see Stuart, *op. cit.* ii. 259.]