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of the Red Sea arrived. Being by him in- w
formed there were Chriftians there who, ^
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ther, and endeavour to pollefs themfelvcs or
of the Fort, to the intent our Fleets might ^
afterwards winter there, and fo the Navi- ^
gation of that Gulf might be fccured. They ^
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up there, in cafe that which was there were ^
not found ferviceable. On the 6tb of Anarch | ai
they failed from Lisbon with 15 Velfels, and ot
1500 Fighting-men, whereof lome ( being ^
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the City ) died by the way. When they i n
came under the Line the Sicknefs left them, r
They had a fight of Cape St. Augujtin in ^
Brafil, and in croffing the vaft Ocean be- ot
tween that place and the Cape of Good Hofi, ^
Tnfian de Cuma run fo far to the Southward, th
that (bme of his men periflied with Cold,
and difcovered the Iflands ftill called by hii ^
Name; where being aflaulted by a Storm, th
all the Ships were parted, each running 1 ar
different courfe, till they met again at Mr dj
zambiejue, QXCspt{dlv*ro Tellez, who at Cape a [
Guardufu took 6 Ships fo laden with allforB ^
of Goods, that from them to his own Vei' q
lei he made a Bridge of Bails thrown into a j
the Sea, over which the men pafled as oft hj
dry land. Ruy Fereyra^ who fell into Mr to
tatannay a Port in the Ifland Madaga[car\ p {
being informed it abounded in Spice, efpe* pi
cially Ginger, invited thither Trijtan m th
Cunna. He came and anchored in a Bay \ h,
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The Portugues Asia: or, The history of the discovery and conquest of India by the Portugues; containing all their discoveries from the coast of Africk, to the farthest parts of China and Japan; all their battels by sea and land, sieges and other memorable actions; a description of those countries, and many particulars of the religion, government and customs of the natives, &c. In three tomes. Written in Spanish by Manuel de Faria y Sousa, of the Order of Christ. Translated into English by Cap. John Stevens. Tome the First.

Publication Details: London, Printed for C. Brome, at the Sign the Gun, at the West-End of St. Pauls, 1694.

Physical Description: Octavo.

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'The Portugues Asia: or, The history of the discovery and conquest of India by the Portugues; containing all their discoveries from the coast of Africk, to the farthest parts of China and Japan; all their battels by sea and land, sieges and other memorable actions; a description of those countries, and many particulars of the religion, government and customs of the natives, &c. In three tomes. Written in Spanish by Manuel de Faria y Sousa, of the Order of Christ. Translated into English by Cap. John Stevens. Tome the First'
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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:32, 1:448, iii-r:v-v, back-i
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Sousa, Manuel de Faria e
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