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'Personal Narrative of a pilgrimmage to Al-Madinah and Meccah. Vol. II' [336] (371/568)
The record is made up of 1 volume (414 pages). It was created in 1898. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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336 Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah.
would spend the whole day in beholding Bartema, who
wandered about simulating madness, 1 and " in the meane
season, divers tymes, sent him secretly muche good meate
by her maydens." He seems to have played his part to
some purpose, under the colour of madness, converting a
«great fatt shepe" to Mohammedanism, killing an ass
because he refused to be a proselyte, and, finally, he
« handeled a Jewe so euyll that he had almost killed
hym." After sundry adventures and a trip to Sanaa, he
started for Persia with the Indian fleet, in which, by
means of fair promises, he had made friendship with 3
certain captain. He visited Zayla and Berberah in the
Somali country, and at last reached Hormuz. The srd
book "entreateth of Persia," the 4th of " India, ^and of
the cities and other notable thynges seene there." The
8th book contains the " voyage of India," in which he
includes Pegu, Sumatra, Borneo, and Java, where,
" abhorryng the beastly maners " of a cannibal popula
tion, he made but a short stay. Returning to Calicut,
he used " great subtiltie," escaped to the " Portugales,"
and was well received by the viceroy. After describing
in his 7th book the " viage or navigation of Ethiopia,
Melinda, Mombaza, Mozambrich (Mozambique), and
Zaphala (Sofala)," he passed the Cape called "Caput
Bonse Spei, and repaired to the goodly citie of Luxburne
(Lisbon)," where he had the honour of kissing hands,
The king confirmed with his great seal the "letters
patentes," whereby his lieutenant the viceroy of India
had given the pilgrim the order of knighthood. "And
thus," says Bartema by way of conclusion, " departing
from thence with the kyngs pasporte and safe conducte,
at the length after these my lon g and great trauayles and
1 For a full account of the mania fit I must refer the curious
reader to the original (Book ii. chap, v.) The only mistake t e
traveller seems to have committed, was that, by his ignorance 0
rules of ablution, he made men agree that he was " no sainct, u
madman."
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Personal Narrative of a pilgrimmage to Al-Madinah and Meccah. Vol. II by Captain Sir Richard F Burton, edited by his wife, Isabel Burton, with an introduction bu Stanley Lane-Poole.
Publication Details: London, George Bell and Sons.
Edition: The third edition with preface.
Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xii).
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- 1 volume (414 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. There is also a list of illustrations and an alphabetical index at the back of the volume, beginning on page 415.
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Dimensions: 185mm x 110mm
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- 'Personal Narrative of a pilgrimmage to Al-Madinah and Meccah. Vol. II'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:vii-v, 1:80, 80a:80b, 81:116, 116a:116b, 117:124, 124a:124b, 125:186, 186a:186b, 187:204, 204a:204b, 205:268, 268a:268b, 269:294, 294a:294b, 295:480, 1:48, viii-r:ix-v, back-i
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- Burton, Sir Richard Francis
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