ABSTRACT
[212/1] After the coronation of the twelve Kings many days were passed in carrying out all the heathen ceremonies we have mentioned. The Court was full of men from various foreign countries whom the exemption [212/2] from all duties on merchandise, granted in such times of festivity, had induced to assemble there. They came in numerous vessels loaded with every sort of rich merchandise, and hailed, not merely from neighbouring countries, such as Bengala, Pegu, and Martaban, but also from the empire of Siam, known as Sornau, and the kingdoms of Champa and Camboja. 1 Ships [213/1] had also come from various parts of India, as from the kingdoms of Musalipatam, Negapatam, and the Maldive islands, attracted to this duty-free market. Nor had ships failed to come from the rich islands of Sumatra, such as Greater and Lesser Java, Achem, Macassar, and Bima. 2
