CAESAR FREDERICK ad. 



1563-81. 



that lade in Cambaietta go for Diu to ade the ships that 



go from thence for the streights of Mecca and Ormus, 



and some go to Chaul and Goa : and these ships be very 



wel appointed, or els are guarded by the Armada of the 



PortugalSj for that there are many Corsaries or Pyrats Great store of 



which Pfoe coursing: along^st that coast, robbing: and spoil- ^'^^ ofzvarre 

 ^ ■, r r r ^1 ^i. ^-L • r ^^^ rovers on 



mg : and for feare or these theeves there is no safe ^/^^ ^^^^^ ^ 



sailing in those seas, but with ships very well appointed Cambala. 

 and armed, or els with the fleet of the Portugals, as is 

 aforesayd. In fine, the kingdome of Cambaia is a place 

 of great trade, and hath much doings and traffique with 

 all men, although hitherto it hath bene in the hands of 

 tyrants, because that at 75 yeeres of age the true king 

 being at the assault of Diu, was there slaine ; whose name 

 Sultan Badu. At that time foure or five captaines of 

 the army divided the kingdome amongst themselves, and 

 every one of them shewed in his countrey what tyranny 

 he could : but twelve yeeres ago the great Mogol a 

 Moore king of Agra and Delly, forty dayes journy 

 within the land of Amadavar, became the governour of 

 all the kingdome of Cambaia without any resistance, 

 because he being of great power and force, devising which 

 way to enter the land with his people, there was not any 

 man that would make him any resistance, although they 

 were tyrants and a beastly people, they were soone 

 brought under obedience. During the time I dwelt in A marvellous 

 Cambaietta I saw very marvellous things : there were fi^^ delight 

 an infinite number of artificers that made bracelets called 

 Mannii, or bracelets of elephants teeth, of divers colours, 

 for the women of the Gentiles, which have their armes 

 full decked with them. And in this occupation there 

 are spent every yeere many thousands of crownes : the 

 reason whereof is this, that when there dieth any whatso- 

 ever of their kindred, then in signe and token of mourn- 

 ing and sorrow, they breake all their bracelets from their 

 armes, and presently they go and buy new againe, 

 because that they had rather be without their meat then 

 without their bracelets. 



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