The history of trauayle in the VVest and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes As Moscouia, Persia, Arabia, Syria, Ægypte, Ethiopia, Guinea, China in Cathayo, and Giapan: vvith a discourse of the Northwest passage. Gathered in parte, and done into Englyshe by Richarde Eden. Newly set in order, augmented, and finished by Richarde VVilles.
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The history of trauayle in the VVest and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes As Moscouia, Persia, Arabia, Syria, Ægypte, Ethiopia, Guinea, China in Cathayo, and Giapan: vvith a discourse of the Northwest passage. Gathered in parte, and done into Englyshe by Richarde Eden. Newly set in order, augmented, and finished by Richarde VVilles.
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Anghiera, Pietro Martire d', 1457-1526.
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Imprinted at London :: By Richarde Iugge,
1577.
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"The history of trauayle in the VVest and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes As Moscouia, Persia, Arabia, Syria, Ægypte, Ethiopia, Guinea, China in Cathayo, and Giapan: vvith a discourse of the Northwest passage. Gathered in parte, and done into Englyshe by Richarde Eden. Newly set in order, augmented, and finished by Richarde VVilles." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20049.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 6, 2024.
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Of Goga, an Ilande of India. Cap. 4.
DEpartyng from hence, I came to the Iland of Goga, not past a myle destant from the continent. This payeth yeerely trybute to the kyng of Dechan a thousand peeces of golde, of the value of the Saraphes of Babylon, hauyng on the one syde the Image of the dyuell, and on the other syde, certayne vnknowen caractes. Uppon the sea coaste of one syde of this Ilande, is a towne buylded after the ma∣ners of ours. The gouernour is a certayne Captayne of soldi∣ers named Sauain: he hath in his regiment foure hundred Ma∣malukes, and is also a Mamaluke hym selfe: and therefore when he fyndeth any whyte men, he entertayneth them frendly, and geueth them stypende of twentie Saraphes of golde euery moneth. But he fyrst maketh profe of their strength and valiant∣nesse by wrestlyng: and if they be not founde meete for the warres, he putteth them to handy craftes. This Captayne with onely his foure hundred Mamalukes, greatly vexeth the kyng of Narsinga. Departyng from hence, in eyght dayes ior∣ney by lande, I came to the citie of Dechan.