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Page 76
... Arabs call Mexat Sandadiah.1 After five leagues we found ourselves in the ravine of a dry watercourse , with some wells like the last . Here we watered our beasts , and made some provision of water for our march . The Arabs call this ...
... Arabs call Mexat Sandadiah.1 After five leagues we found ourselves in the ravine of a dry watercourse , with some wells like the last . Here we watered our beasts , and made some provision of water for our march . The Arabs call this ...
Page 77
... Arabs called Seylat . About half a league in rear of it was a well of bad enough water , but tolerable in comparison with what we had drunk of late . Here , early in the night , came to us six Arabs , who , taking us at unawares , threw ...
... Arabs called Seylat . About half a league in rear of it was a well of bad enough water , but tolerable in comparison with what we had drunk of late . Here , early in the night , came to us six Arabs , who , taking us at unawares , threw ...
Page 228
... Arabs and Persians make the proper distinction ; the Arabs call Momia mumyah , and the Persians momnahy.3 [ Although a great part of Arabia is sterile , the remainder is fertile and well supplied . ] Throughout Arabia is found that ...
... Arabs and Persians make the proper distinction ; the Arabs call Momia mumyah , and the Persians momnahy.3 [ Although a great part of Arabia is sterile , the remainder is fertile and well supplied . ] Throughout Arabia is found that ...
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Aleppo Amir anchor Arabia Arabs Arabs call Archivo Portuguez-Oriental arrived Bagdad Bahrein Barhen Barros Basra boats cafila camels captain captain-major caravan Ceylon chap CHAPTER China coast Columbo Coutinho Curzon's Persia Dalb Diego de Melo digression Dutch East English Euphrates fasc fleet fortress four galleys Garcia de Orta Governor halted Hobson-Jobson Hollanders Hormuz hundred India infra island isle João journey kingdom kings of Harmuz Kings of Persia Kodbadin land leagues letter Linschoten Malaca maps marched means mentioned merchants Moors Pasha pearls Pedro Teixeira Persian Gulf Persian Gulf Pilot port Portugal Portuguese probably province Purchas Ralph Fitch referred reign river royal Santos sent ships stone Strait supra Teixeira says thence took town translation Travels Turks Venetian Venice vessels Viceroy Viceroy of India voyage whence whereof Xabadin