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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' [‎380] (406/560)

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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The Tortugues Afia.- Part IV.
Drum, Beads, a Staff; a Wheel, a Snake ■
on his Forehead, a horned Moon; his Ap!
parel slcins of Beads, laid down with Snakes ■
he has two wifes, the Goddefs of the Wa
ter, and Chati, who has already dyed One
and twenty times; and becaufe every time (he
dies, he puts one of her Bones upon his Neck
he now wears One and twenty Bones there,'
Having (hared his Body with his Wife, and
file hers with him, heishalfe Man halfe Wo
man ; fais care is to finilh ail things, Irmx
to Create, and Vijintt's to govern them.
9. The God Ixor* lives in Calaya 1 a moll
delicious Mountain for Woods, Gardens,
Fountains, Birds and Nymphs, among them
there is nothing but Harmony. The defert
parts of it are inhabited by Kixis, Hemiu,
much efteemed for fandity, in ^ private and
molt pretious Tabernacle, is the Silver Rofe
with two Muflcal white Nymphs, andamong
them the Lings, or Eternal God, placedoa
a Lion of ineftimable value, and invifible.
\o.Bram* and envying/anna'sgreat-
nefs, let themfelves againft him j he faid if
they could find his beginning or end, they
(hould be his Superiors. VifinH looked for
his Feet and Bram* and for his Head •, the
firft was deterred by a Snake, the fecond dif.
fwaded by Rofes^ he brib'd them to teftiiie
he had feen his Head, which they did. F/|f-
«« fenfible of the fraud, turn'd them into
Beads, and cut off one of his Heads, of
his Blood fprang a Man with Five hundred
Heads, and One thoufand Bauds. Ixora djd
peaance for this crimt ^ and travdLfl&came

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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.

Physical Description: Octavo.

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1 volume (526 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter.

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Dimensions: 185mm x 105mm

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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' [‎380] (406/560), British Library: Printed Collections, T 11324 vol. 2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023860283.0x000008> [accessed 30 April 2024]

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