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Chap. VII. Tke Portugues Afia,
the Enemies Power. Ferdinarulo Rodriguez.
Baria obrajned a fignal Vid:ory over them.
Five thoufand Foot and four hundred H^rfe
ot them were after defeated tor ferdmando
and Antz, Sotomayor ) with few Foot and
only thirty Horle. Neverthelefs by de
grees the Country return'd to the Obedience
o[ Hidalcan, and was confirmed to him by
the late Treaty 7 of Peace.
lo. D. Duarte de Menefes began to in
quire Collection of papers folded in half and stitched together to form a gathering of folios. into fuch things as related to S Tho
mas the Apoftle, a particular Care of our
Kings. This was what could now and
fane time after be difcovered. In the year
Mi?; certain Po^j^/ej/lailed with an^fy-
mtman^ and landing at Pale acute of the
Province of Corowavdel in the Kingdom of
&[najrar J he invited them to go vifit the
place where were the Ruins of many Build-
oingSj the Scones of (everal Colours, ftill
retaining the Footfteps of Grandeur and
Art. In the middle was a Chappe] entire,
0 r indifferent $tru6i:nre, on the infide and
outfide whereof were carved many CrofTes,
I ® t0 the indent ones of the military Or-
^ of Alcantara, which is Fleury Pitched.
A Moor relided there, who coming thither
bund, miraculoufly recovered his fight. He
ihat his Forefathers lighted that holy
jtoty: that there was a Tradition that
ynUrch ( whereof only (his part was ftand-
a lrU in ^'. Was bmlt by the fame Saint when he
L ! !t eaC i t ^ e Chriftian Faith there, and
- 0V a ^ f" er e were buried with him two of his
'iciples, and a King converted by his
Mkacles.

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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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