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Page xvi
Hakluyt Society. alive on February 5th , 15261 ; and from a provision of King John of June 22nd , 1534 , in which he awards an annual pension of 20 milreis to João Fernando Pacheco , Duarte Pacheco's son , we may not unreasonably assume ...
Hakluyt Society. alive on February 5th , 15261 ; and from a provision of King John of June 22nd , 1534 , in which he awards an annual pension of 20 milreis to João Fernando Pacheco , Duarte Pacheco's son , we may not unreasonably assume ...
Page 139
... King John II of Portugal ; and since the end of blessedness consists in virtues , his noble virtues of which he had his full share secured a glorious immortality for his excellent fame . Since our second book concerning King Afonso V is ...
... King John II of Portugal ; and since the end of blessedness consists in virtues , his noble virtues of which he had his full share secured a glorious immortality for his excellent fame . Since our second book concerning King Afonso V is ...
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... King John conceived the idea of using stone pillars , surmounted by a cross and bearing , in addition to the royal arms , an inscription recording in Portuguese and sometimes in Latin , the date , the name of the king by whose order the ...
... King John conceived the idea of using stone pillars , surmounted by a cross and bearing , in addition to the royal arms , an inscription recording in Portuguese and sometimes in Latin , the date , the name of the king by whose order the ...
Contents
The Second Book describing the discoveries | 103 |
The Third Book concerning the discoveries of King | 139 |
The Fourth Book containing the discoveries | 163 |
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