A BRIEF RELATION OF PEGU a.d. 



1589. 

 part, goe naked, saving an apron of a span long, and 

 as much in bredth before them, and a lace two fingers 

 broad before them, girded about with a string and no 

 more : and thus they thinke them as well as we with all 

 our trimming. Of the fruits and trees that be here I 

 cannot now speake, for I should make another letter as 

 long as this. For hitherto I have not seene a tree here, 

 whose like I have seene in Europe, the vine excepted, 

 which neverthelesse here is to no purpose, so that all the 

 wines are brought out of Portugall. The drinke of 

 this countrey is good water, or wine of the Palme tree, 

 or of a fruit called Cocos. And this shall suffice for this 

 time. If God send me my health, I shall have oppor- 

 tunity to write to you once againe. Now the length of 

 my letter compelleth me to take my leave : and thus I 

 wish your most prosperous health. From Goa the tenth 



of November, 1 C79. v 1 • t-i_ 



5 J/7 Your loving sonne lhomas 



Stevens. 



A briefe relation of the great magnificence and [II. ii. 102.] 

 rich traffike of the kingdome of Pegu beyond 

 the East India, written by Frey Peter of 

 Lisbon, to his cousin Frey Diego of Lisbon, 

 from Cochin. 



Received your letters in the harbour of 

 Damaon by a caravell of advise that 

 came from Malacca, which brought 

 shot, powder, and other provision for 

 the furnishing of foure gallies and a 

 great gallion, which are now in building, 

 to keepe our coast for feare of great 

 store of men of warre, being Moores, which trouble us The coast of 

 very sore. At that instant when I received your letters India greatly 

 t 1 r ^.ui-j TT3 u troubled with 



1 was newly come from the kingdome or Pegu, where j^ oores 



I had remained one yeere and an halfe, and from thence 

 I departed to the city of Cochin in October 1587. The 

 newes which I can certifie you of concerning these 



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