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i. i; Chap.VlI. The Tortugues Afia. 141
i. Cahral revolved a thouland Thoughts
with himfelf, not knowing whether to ad;
]} mit or refufe the Government, and thefe
Cares fo difturbed hinijthat he could not Reft
at Night. His Wife finding him fo dubious,
utn!, and fearing to be difapppinted of the Pride
^ h\ of fitting, though never fo fliort a time in
J OH} the Throne of India, took him one Night
to task , and ufing all Arts of an ambitious ,
Womans Tongue , and the Allurements of
that place, prevailed with him to lay afide
cceffioj all Doubt 3 and accept of the Honour offered,
Mdini which he had feemed averfe to, and which
. byBirf fiie fo ardently defired.
lof'l 3. He admired her efficacy in Perfuading,
t |' no leis powerful in the beauty of her Lan-
Irnhf guage, than that of herPedon. Though
ice( j[ c he always thought her a Woman ot Senlej
u ! (for Beauty and Folly are not always infe-
11 parable) yet he could not but conclude, the
■ ji ! defire of Greatnefs is a great matter of EIo-
quence. Who could refdt a refolute Beauty?
/'Ti Had it been to draw on Mankind another
, 't Univerfal fin, he muft have been an Mam
to that Eve ; much more to accept of a
ff. Command for which he was Efficiently qua-
ifj lified. In fine, The New Governour failed
ladiioL., to j n t | 1 j s on jy (3 overne j by his Wife;
for India might vie with her in the defire of
^ feeing him poifefs that Throne many years :
r oi f For Cahral deferved to have been long con -
'^7 tinued in that Poft, and India was obliged to
wsoP wife for the fliort time he held it. Wo-
f wen are not always hurtful: But in thofe
w days

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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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