The decades of the newe worlde or west India conteynyng the nauigations and conquestes of the Spanyardes, with the particular description of the moste ryche and large landes and ilandes lately founde in the west ocean perteynyng to the inheritaunce of the kinges of Spayne. ... Wrytten in the Latine tounge by Peter Martyr of Angleria, and translated into Englysshe by Rycharde Eden.

¶ Of the Diamundes of the owlde myne.

THese Diamundes are founde in the fyrste India in a kyngdome of the Moores named Decan, from whense they are brought to other regions. There are also founde other Diamundes whiche are not so good, but sume∣what whyte, and are cauled Diamundes of the newe myne which is in the kyngedome of Narsinga. They of the owlde myne, are not polyshed in India, but in other places. There are made lykewyse in India, other false Diamundes of Ru∣bies, Topases, and whyte Saphires, whiche appere to bee fine: and are also founde in the Ilande of Zeilam. These stones differ in none other, sauynge that they haue loste their naturall colour. Of these, summe are founde that haue halfe the coloure of Rubies, and other of Saphires: other also of the coloure of a Topase. Other haue all these coloures men∣geled togyther. They bore a fine hole in these throughe the myddest, wherby they appere lyke the eyes of a catte. Of the whytest, they make many smaule diamundes whiche can not bee knowen from the trewe, sauynge by touchinge of such as are skylfull in that practise. They are soulde by a poyse or weight which they caule Mangiar, which wayeth two Tar∣re, and two thyrdes, which amount to two thyrdes or thirde partes of one caratte. For foure Tarres, wey one fanan whi∣che is abowt two carattes.

Viii. Diamundes that wey one mangiar (which is two third partes of a caratte are in value. which are three crownes of golde.	Fanan xxx.

vi. Diamundes that wey one mangiar	Fanan xl.
Foure that wey one mangiar	Fanan lx.
Two that wey one mangiar	Fanan lxxx.
One that weith one mangiar	Fanan C.
One of one mangiar and a quarter	Fanan clxv.
One of one mangiar and a halfe	Fanan clxxx.
Of one mangiar and three quarters	Fanan ccxx.
Of two mangiars	Fanan cccxx.
Of two mangiars and a quarter	Fanan ccclx.
Of two mangiars and a halfe	Fanan ccclxxx
Of two mangiars and three quarters ful perfect	Fanan. 420
Of three mangiars of lyke perfection	Fanan ccccl.
Of three mangiars and a halfe	Fanan cccclxxx.
Of foure mangiars	Fanan Dl.
Of fyue mangiars	Fanan Dccl.
Of syxe mangiars	Fanan Dccc.
Of seuen mangiars.	Fanan Mcc.
Of eyght mangiars	Fanan Mcccc.

And thus they proceade, increasynge the price as they in∣crease in weight.