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is in the kingdome of the queene of Battacella, which 

 is tributary to the king of Bezeneger : there is no trade 

 there, but onely a charge with the Captaine and com- 

 pany he keepeth there. And passing this place, you 

 shall come to another small castle of the Portugals 

 called Mangalor, and there is very small trade but onely 

 for a little Rice : and from thence you goe to a 

 little fort called Barzelor, there they have good store of 

 Rice which is carried to Goa : and from thence you 

 shall goe to a city called Cananor, which is a harquebush 

 shot distant from the chiefest city that ye king of Cananor 

 hath in his kingdome being a king of the Gentiles : and 

 he & his are very naughty & malicious people, alwayes 

 having delight to be in warres with the Portugales, and [II. i. 223.] 

 when they are in peace, it is for their interest to let their 

 merchandize passe : there goeth out of this kingdom 

 of Cananor, all the Cardamomum, great store of Pepper, 

 Ginger, Honie, ships laden with great Nuts, great quan- 

 titie of Archa, which is a fruit of the bignesse of Nutmegs, 

 which fruite they eate in all those partes of the Indies 

 and beyond the Indies, with the leafe of an Herbe which 

 they call Bettell, the which is like unto our Ivie leafe, ^ea^H ^^J^ 

 but a litle lesser and thinner : they eate it made in ^^J!^/^-;f^X/ 

 plaisters with the lime made of Oistershels, and thorow countrey. 

 the Indies they spend great quantitie of money in this 

 composition, and it is used daily, which thing I would 

 not have beleeved, if I had not scene it. The customers 

 get great profite by these Herbes, for that they have cus- 

 tome for them. When this people eate and chawe this 

 in their mouthes, it maketh their spittle to bee red like 

 unto blood, and they say, that it maketh a man to have 

 a very good stomacke and a sweete breath, but sure in 

 my judgement they eate it rather to fulfill their filthie 

 lustes, and of a knaverie, for this Herbe is moyst and 

 hote, & maketh a very strong expulsion. From Cananor 

 you go to Cranganor, which is another smal Fort of the 

 Portugales in the land of the king of Cranganor, which is 

 another king of the Gentiles, and a countrey of small 



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