The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation: Made by Sea Or Over-land to the Remote and Farthest Distant Quarters of the Earth at Any Time Within the Compasse of These 1600 Yeeres, Issue 6J. MacLehose and sons, 1904 |
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... sort , that , according to an olde prophesie among them , this banke is like to swallow up & overwhelme the towne : for every yere it increaseth and eateth up many gardens , although they use all policy to diminish the same , and to ...
... sort , that , according to an olde prophesie among them , this banke is like to swallow up & overwhelme the towne : for every yere it increaseth and eateth up many gardens , although they use all policy to diminish the same , and to ...
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... sort are worth 33 medines . The roials of plate are sold by the 100 drams at prise , according as they be in request : but amongst the marchants they bargaine by the 100 metrals , which are 150 drams of Aleppo , which 150 drams are 135 ...
... sort are worth 33 medines . The roials of plate are sold by the 100 drams at prise , according as they be in request : but amongst the marchants they bargaine by the 100 metrals , which are 150 drams of Aleppo , which 150 drams are 135 ...
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... sort of spice is , and the order taken therefore in that place . The measure of Balsara is called a pike , which is just as the measure of Babylon , to say , 100 pikes of Balsara make of Aleppo 121 pikes , ut supra in the rate of ...
... sort of spice is , and the order taken therefore in that place . The measure of Balsara is called a pike , which is just as the measure of Babylon , to say , 100 pikes of Balsara make of Aleppo 121 pikes , ut supra in the rate of ...
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... sort of goods the weight is different . To say , of some drugs 3 quintals , and 3 erubi or roues , and other some 4 quintals 25 rotiloes , and yet both is called a barre , which barre , as well great as litle , is 20 frasoli , and every ...
... sort of goods the weight is different . To say , of some drugs 3 quintals , and 3 erubi or roues , and other some 4 quintals 25 rotiloes , and yet both is called a barre , which barre , as well great as litle , is 20 frasoli , and every ...
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... sort of weight called Man- giallino , which is 5 graines of Venice weight and therewith they weigh diamants and other jewels . Note that in Goa they use not to abate any tare of any goods , except of sacks or wraps , & therfore it ...
... sort of weight called Man- giallino , which is 5 graines of Venice weight and therewith they weigh diamants and other jewels . Note that in Goa they use not to abate any tare of any goods , except of sacks or wraps , & therfore it ...
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aboord Admirall aforesaid againe Aleppo alwayes anker aspers Babylon Balsara Bassa Beglerbegs Benin betwixt boate brought called Cape Cape Verde Captaine Caravels caried castle Chaul China clocke coast comming companie of marchants countrey custome dayes degrees divers dominions East England English fadome farre foorth foure Gallies Generall gold Governour and companie Grand Signior graunt Guinea hath hundred Iland John king kingdome knowen laden land larines leagues letters patents Levant lieth Lisbon litle Majestie Malacca maner marchandise Master moneth monson neere Negros night ordinance Ormus Ormuz ounces Palmas pinnesse Pinteado Portugall Portugals pounds quintall Ralph Fitch ranne river sayd Governour sent Sestos set saile shewed shippe ships depart shoare shore shot side sight sort souldiers standeth Sunne tangas Tenerif thence thereof things thither thousand tooke towne traffike traffique trees tunnes Turkes unto victuals voyage warres wherein winde yeere yere