But before I enter upon Discourse of any of these, I shall detain my Readers a little with another Nation inhabiting in this Land, I mean, the Malabars; both because they are Strangers and derive themselves from another Countrey, and also because I have had occasion to mention them sometimes in this Book.
[Concerning Malabars that inhabit this Island.

Their Territories.] These Malabars then are voluntary Inhabitants in this Island, and have a Countrey here; tho the Limits of it are but small: it lyes to the Northward of the King's Coasts betwixt him and the Hollander.

Corunda Wy River parts it from the King's Territories.

Thro this Countrey we passed, when we made our Escape.

The Language they speak is peculiar to themselves, so that a Chingulays cannot understand them, nor they a Chingulays.
[Their Prince.] They have a Prince over them, called Coilat wannea, that is independent either upon the King of Cande on one hand, or the Dutch on the other, only that he pays an acknowledgment to the Hollanders.