'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' [426] (452/560)
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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16 The For tuques Afia. ^ Part iV. fii:
none of Olives, and have little Fifh 3 which isi
mufl: be fuch as has Scales, for in moft things ;
they retain fomewhat of the Jcwilh Cu I
ftoms. '
13. The Weddings are celebrated with fte
Trumpets, Tabors and Dancing. Some live ioE
together upon promife of Marriage, if they i
have any Children. The Women are com- w
mon to the Husbands Brothers and Rela- uod
tions, and the nearer of kin the more free ti
to this beaftlinefs. If the Wife knows the h ,
Husband has to do with another Woman,
Jfhe recovers of her forty of every Creature w
fhe has upon the ground, as Forty Cows, : X n
Sheep, Goats, or any other thing j and if 720
ftie will, the Husband is fined for her ufe ^
many Cloaths which are delivered to her, for |o|
the Wives have their Goods apart, Adul- ^
tery is not punifhed with death. M ^
14.. In their Funerals they ufe the fame ile
Mufick and Dancing as in the Weddings, to y
lignifie it is the fame thing to die as to be ^
born. All the difference is the People that f[o ff
follow the Corps wear white Ribbands tied ^
about their Foreheads, and go w.thout Prieft ,
or Crofs. Inftead thereof they carry the r j n
dead jMan's richefl Goods before him. it is a fen
greac token of Grief to (have their Heads (at jom
rhe Death of their Kings all men are obliged Cen
to it) but yet a greater to accompany the .{ion
Corps naked from the Waft upwards.
15. Their Mourning is a black Cloath
died in a certain fort of mud, for they have
no other dying. If a Man be fo^nd dead
and the Murderer not kaown, the Country
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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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