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Page 54
Knipe seems to have been uncertain whether the new Surat maund ( 20 dám to
the seer ) should be taken at 36 or 37 lb . ... takes the new maund from Knipe ' s
papers and does not make his figures agree by calculation , or so it seems , e . g
...
Knipe seems to have been uncertain whether the new Surat maund ( 20 dám to
the seer ) should be taken at 36 or 37 lb . ... takes the new maund from Knipe ' s
papers and does not make his figures agree by calculation , or so it seems , e . g
...
Page 55
... Knipes accuratt examination ' seems open to question . I suspect Knipe wrote 2
tol . 1 g . 3 w . ( not i tolā ) . This would give a tolă of 213 = nearly 185 gr . , which
is reasonable . ” Compare the table given by Fryer , ed . Crooke , vol . 11 . p .
... Knipes accuratt examination ' seems open to question . I suspect Knipe wrote 2
tol . 1 g . 3 w . ( not i tolā ) . This would give a tolă of 213 = nearly 185 gr . , which
is reasonable . ” Compare the table given by Fryer , ed . Crooke , vol . 11 . p .
Page 186
He seems to have accepted as true that “ this island ( Johanna ) is lying 60
degrees east longitude from us in England . ” Here Mundy made a mistake , for
the Comoro Islands lie about 60° east ( not of the British Isles ) of the Fortunate
Islands .
He seems to have accepted as true that “ this island ( Johanna ) is lying 60
degrees east longitude from us in England . ” Here Mundy made a mistake , for
the Comoro Islands lie about 60° east ( not of the British Isles ) of the Fortunate
Islands .
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OCCURRENCES IN ENGLAND 16571667 93182 | 4 |
OCCURRENCES 16511654 1619 | 16 |
Mundy sails from the Downs to Falmouth 163165 | 163 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Works, Volume 78 |
| Author | Hakluyt Society |
| Publisher | Kraus Reprint, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 21 Aug 2009 |
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