The Book of Duarte Barbosa: An Account of the Countries Bordering on the Indian Ocean and Their Inhabitants, Edição 49Hakluyt Society, 1921 |
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The Book of Duarte Barbosa: An Account of the Countries Bordering on the ... Duarte Barbosa Visualização integral - 1921 |
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Página 173 - is the richest seaport with the greatest number of wholesale merchants and abundance of shipping and trade that can be found in the whole world. Gold comes thither in such abundance that the leading merchants dealing in it do not value their estates nor keep their accounts except in bahares of gold, which bahares* are four quintals each,
Página 139 - which is the place where the Portugals keep in the country of Bengala which standeth in 23 degrees of northerly latitude, and standeth a league from Satagan : they call it Porto Piqueno " " Not far from Porto Piqueno, south-westward, standeth an haven which is called
Página 44 - one woman has five, six and seven husbands, and even eight. And one sleeps with her one night, and another another night. And when the woman has children she says it is the child of this husband, or of that husband, and thus the children go according to the word of the woman.
Página 139 - Sinnergan is a towne sixe leagues from Serrepore where there is the best and finest cloth made of cotton that is in all India Great store of Cotton cloth goeth from
Página 139 - I went from Serrepore the 28th of November, 1586, for Pegu in a small ship or foist of one Albert Caravallos, and so passing down Ganges, and passing by the Island of Sundiva, Porto Grande, or the countrie of
Página 153 - The King in his title is called the King of the white elephants. If any other King have one and will not send it to him, he will make warre with him for it.
Página 72 - and they deal in precious stones, seed pearls and corals, and other valuable goods, such as gold and silver, either coined or to be coined. This is their principal trade, and they follow it because they can raise or lower the prices of such things many times ; they are rich and respected ; they lead a clean life,
Página 183 - a masse of earth which is golde : it groweth in the middle of a river ; and when the King doth lacke golde, they cut part of the earth and melt it, whereof cometh golde.
Página 139 - of Tippara, the Kingdom of Recon and Mogen, leaving them on our left side with a faire wind at northwest, our course was south and by east, which brought us to the barre of Negrais in Pegu.
Página 139 - They be all hereabouts rebels against their King Zebaldim Echebar : for here are so many rivers and Islands that they flee from one to another whereby his horsemen cannot prevaile against