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Page 143
... stone , which is made much redder in the fire . They extract it in large pieces , and there are cunning craftsmen ... stones were prepared by Mahommedans , but the Hindus soon took to the craft . The merchant died at Limodra , and a ...
... stone , which is made much redder in the fire . They extract it in large pieces , and there are cunning craftsmen ... stones were prepared by Mahommedans , but the Hindus soon took to the craft . The merchant died at Limodra , and a ...
Page 144
... stone would be like the Chinese soap - stone which is soft and easily carved when first extracted . Ensartan would apply , meaning to string beads , but the writing does not admit of it . ] Nevertheless it seems probable that this was ...
... stone would be like the Chinese soap - stone which is soft and easily carved when first extracted . Ensartan would apply , meaning to string beads , but the writing does not admit of it . ] Nevertheless it seems probable that this was ...
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... stone is another stone as high as a stooping man , in the middle of which is a hole in which is inserted a sharp - pointed stick . The maid's mother then goes inside the grating with her daughter and some of the other women of her kin ...
... stone is another stone as high as a stooping man , in the middle of which is a hole in which is inserted a sharp - pointed stick . The maid's mother then goes inside the grating with her daughter and some of the other women of her kin ...
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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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