CAESAR FREDERICK ad. 



1563-81. 



king of the race of the Persians, who is created and 



made king by the Captaine of the castle, in the name of 



the king of Portugal!. At the creation of this king I The election of 



was there, and saw the ceremonies that they use in it, ^^ ^^^ ^ 



which are as followeth. The olde King being dead, the 



Captaine of the Portugals chuseth another of the blood 



royall, and maketh this election in the castle with great 



ceremonies, and when hee is elected, the Captaine 



sweareth him to be true and faithfull to the King of 



Portugal!, as his Lord and Governour, and then he 



giveth him the Scepter regall. After this with great 



feasting & pompe, and with great company, he is brought 



into the royall palace in the city. This King keepeth 



a good traine, and hath sufficient revenues to maintaine 



himselfe without troubling of any, because the Captaine 



of the castle doeth mainteine and defend his right, and 



when that the Captaine and he ride together, he is 



honoured as a king, yet he cannot ride abroad with 



his traine, without the consent of the Captaine first had : 



it behooveth them to doe this, and it is necessary, 



because of the great trade that is in the city : their 



proper language is the Persian tongue. There I shipped 



my selfe to goe for Goa, a city in the Indies, in a 



shippe that had fourescore horses in her. This is to 



advertise those Marchants that go from Ormus to Goa 



to shippe themselves in those shippes that carry horses, 



because every shippe that carrieth twenty horses or 



upwards is privileged, that all the marchandise whatso- A privilege 



ever they carry shall pay no custome, whereas the shippes fi^' ^'^^- 



that carry no horses are bound to pay eight per cento ^ ^^^^' 



of all the goods they bring. 



Goa, Diu, and Cambaia. 



GOa is the principal! city that the Portugals have 

 in the Indies, where is resident the Viceroy with 

 his Court and ministers of the King of Portugall. From 

 Ormus to Goa is nine hundred foure score and ten miles 

 distance, in which passage the first city that you come to 



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