'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 Second' [33] (67/560)
The record is made up of 1 volume (526 pages). It was created in 1694. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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^ Chap. V. The Per fugues Atia.
^ commerce with that Captains in real Friendjhip^
e iij through the Law of the Supream 6o4, whofc
Clemency is houndlefs , fince by his death h%
' • gA've life to all Mankind 7 and remains an
% everlafting Faith in the Houfe of the Good:
Sliij We confidently hold this will be when half the
hen Times are pafr. He alfo brought a rich Ci-
Oal miter in a Cafe of beaten Gold, the Hilc
and Scabbord of the lame let with fome
M Pearls of value. Th<5 Captain would have
s, made lome Return, but the Veflel could not
r. I be overtaken.
P4« 5-. Thence he Coafted to the River Pulo
e li Cambier , which divides the Kingdoms o£
iotl Cambodia and Tfiompa. At the Town Ca-
^10: timparuj he was informed that great River
i,as had its beginning in the Lake Pinator (260
U Leagues Weftward in the Kingdom of
Quitirvam) encompafled with high Moun-
ls t tains, about which were 5 8 Towns, 13 of
5 tl them confiderable, one whereof was Xin-
'or, caleu , where was a Gold Mine which
5,4 yielded yearly 22 Millions of Crowns
It belonged to four Lords, who had con-
M tinual Wars about it. At Bauquerim y ano-
het! therMineof the beft Diamonds. Treafures
k ( according to the difpofitiOn of that
)[ c Country ) might be ealily conquered by
:f US.
■M 6- Coafting along ftill, he Anchored in
(ail the Mouth of the River Toobafoy , fearing
ti to go up it. Suddenly they fpied a greac
k ti Velfel, to which making figns of Peace,
;3i they received a rude Anlwer. Night com-
k ing on} it was thought fit to expe& the Day 7
m ^ bus
/
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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 Second.
Publication Details: London, Printed for C. Brome, at the Sign the Gun, at the West-End of St. Pauls, 1694.
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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 Second'
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- front, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1a:1b, 2a:2b, 3a:3b, 4a:4b, 5a:5b, 1:14, 1:232, 241:526, iii-r:v-v, back-i, back
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- Sousa, Manuel de Faria e
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