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Page 120
... according to the rank of the wearer , which swords are borne for them by their servants . They have very beautiful , white women , very well clad , and they may marry as many as they can maintain , in accordance with the law of Mafamede ...
... according to the rank of the wearer , which swords are borne for them by their servants . They have very beautiful , white women , very well clad , and they may marry as many as they can maintain , in accordance with the law of Mafamede ...
Page 143
... according to a tradition of the lapidaries of Cambay , an Abyssinian merchant named Bawaghor established a carnelian factory at Limodra ( or Nimodra ) . * At first the stones were prepared by Mahommedans , but the Hindus soon took to ...
... according to a tradition of the lapidaries of Cambay , an Abyssinian merchant named Bawaghor established a carnelian factory at Limodra ( or Nimodra ) . * At first the stones were prepared by Mahommedans , but the Hindus soon took to ...
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... according to occupations , in long streets with many open places . " 1 And the folk here are ever in such numbers that the streets and places cannot contain them . There is great traffic and an endless number of merchants and wealthy ...
... according to occupations , in long streets with many open places . " 1 And the folk here are ever in such numbers that the streets and places cannot contain them . There is great traffic and an endless number of merchants and wealthy ...
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BIBLIOGRAPHY XXVXxxii | xxv |
Works published by the Hakluyt Society | xxxi |
INTRODUCTION OF THE PORTUGUESE EDITORS TO | xxxiii |
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