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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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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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I- Chap. V. the Pqrtugues Alia*
! [( ter, dip their Heads, and after call up fome
^ towards eight parts of the World, offering
i t Water to the eight Guardians thereof. They
'lit, ' call upon Stri Fagod, and wafli their Faces
fi; three times ^ they alfo catt Water up to-
k: wards Heaven, offering it to the Sun, then
wafli their Hands and Feet: On the Palm of
4;, their left Hand they put AOies of Cows-
dung and fprinkle it, and believe the Jefc
wtij Hand is the Earth, the right Heaven, and
Uik and the Palm the place of Generation;
it» laying one Hand upon the other and ihuttiog
th em clofe, they fay, Let the end of the
e(j r Woild comc.
is 8. This they do in imitation of Ixoras'*
QK: an ^ think the upper Hand when opsn-
I toi: cd, reprefents Heaven^ the lower the Earth 5
fl() i with the right Thumb they write upon the
kr Aflies ' J ara i « the Fight that was m
^ the Egg between Fire and Water. Thes
|j f{ l ; that all their limbs may be fanftified, they
touch with their Hand the principal parts of
the Body, from the privy parts to the crown
of the Head, and the Ears, Elbows, Knees^
mc and great Toes: They hold their hands as
j; if they gave fomething to two Spirits (who
i" they fay attend on us writing our go6d works
r on the right Hand, and the bad on the left,)
r ; the fame they do to the eight Guards of ths
;;; World, turning about. The iaf£ cereffiony
: . is to rub the Forehead, Shoulders and Breaft
: with Afhes taken with two Fingers and the
^ Thumb of the right Hand, ia feonour of tte

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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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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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T 11324 vol. 2
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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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