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for Pope Martin V., and a nourishes of gold with stones weighing precious
five and a mean it checks the weight for Pope Eugenio IV.
Diamonds were originally cut two to a duration, one that ransom the other,
from where you/he/she has jumped I abandon him, "diamond cut diamond." Cutting in
facets were so the natural treatment of this gem. The practises
originated in India. Two diamonds that rub against each other
systematically desire in form of time a facet on each. In 1475 it was
discovered by Luigi de Berghem from which diamonds could be cut them
just dust.
It is an interesting fact in connection with the Kohinoor that
in India you/he/she had been a legend that his/her owner should be always
the rule of India. Probably the ancient Hindoos among who this
developed legend would be surprised for knowing that, even if the
now the great stone is the ownership of the English, the tradition is
anchor not broken!
Pole of Mark alludes to the treasures brought by the
Island of Ormus, as "spice pearls, precious stones, gold cloth
and it silvers, the teeth of elephant and all the other precious things from
India." In Balaxiam that he says "ballasses is found and other jewel
stones of great value. Any men, on the pain of death they challenge both excavation
such stones or it performs them some country, for all those stones
it is the King. Other mountains also in these stones of product of province
lazuli of the called pencil, whereof that the better lapis lazzuli you/he/she is done. The likes it is
not founded in the world. These mines also produce silver, dresses again of brass, and
lead." He speaks of the natives as bringing gold and silver earrings,
"with pearls the and-other stones artificially beaten in them." In
a certain river is also, found jasper and chalcedons.
The account of Pole of Mark of as diamonds they are gotten it is naïve
in his/her unwise challenge of fact. He tells that the mountains
"there are the some great deep valleys to the fund of what there
you/he/she is not entered. Because the men that go to the search of the diamonds