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Page 85
... they had a means whereby they killed them and their horses and remained lords again of the city . The same Portugals who afterwards were set at liberty , affirmed that all the prisoners rejoiced exceedingly and made a great stir in ...
... they had a means whereby they killed them and their horses and remained lords again of the city . The same Portugals who afterwards were set at liberty , affirmed that all the prisoners rejoiced exceedingly and made a great stir in ...
Page 175
And if by this means they do not comprehend the truth , they give them many stripes and tortures , that by one means or another they may know the truth of the matter which they enquire or examine . They use no oath , for they esteem ...
And if by this means they do not comprehend the truth , they give them many stripes and tortures , that by one means or another they may know the truth of the matter which they enquire or examine . They use no oath , for they esteem ...
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Paquiaa means ' Northern Court ' and Lamquiaa means ' Southern Court ' ; for the principal cities of both the provinces ( which are Su [ n ] thien and Ynthien " ) lie due north and south of each other and are 340 leagues apart .
Paquiaa means ' Northern Court ' and Lamquiaa means ' Southern Court ' ; for the principal cities of both the provinces ( which are Su [ n ] thien and Ynthien " ) lie due north and south of each other and are 340 leagues apart .
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INTRODUCTION | xvii |
i The Report of Galeote Pereira | 3 |
ii The Treatise of Fr Gaspar da Cruz O P | 45 |
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