352 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVII, 
dellos, aunq’ sea en ‘cosas im- 
siempre se le da aquello, ora 
las rte rendan mucho ora 
Gancares.! El rey tiene el 
comun senorio y su_ renta 
cierta.* Tiené en cada aldea 
todos los officios con sus orden- 
arios . p" lauar ropa, garbear, 
ferrero, &c. 
Es esta isla muy fresca 
saludable v fertil de ‘manteni- 
! Here oe Qancares ; else- 
where: Ganca 
2 Later addition. 
testifies to what is settled, 
one of th affixi i 
ed in such a way that that 
amount is always given him, 
whether the lands yield much 
or little. And if an aldea was 
lost and had no harvest, the 
others pay for it ; and, if any- 
thing remains over, it is divid- 
ed am the same. The 
doiminton and administration 
of this island is in the hands 
they have all the occupations, 
and their menials, to wash 
clothes. to remove refuse,” a 
blacksmith, ete 
This island is very fresh, 
healthy, and rich in foodstuffs, 
game, fountains, tanks, etc. 
There is much variety of 
there are very fresh palm and 
arequa gar ardens, and pepper, 
and vetre (betre, betel) which 
they use and eat the whole 
day. There were in this island 
at the time when it Ea se 
r an interesting account of 
the Island of Salsete, its first Chris- 
tians and the ‘Gancar Chamber,’ see 
Father Francisco de So 
Oriente Conquistado, 2° ed., Parte I, 
gti ae 1881, Cong. 1, Div. 2, 
§§ 55-61 
2 We should expect our scaven- 
gers to be mentioned touts with 
our washermen. Hence, thought 
Spanish dictionaries nae slate co 
bear by ‘to bind sheaves’, I trans- 
late as above. See the origin of 
the English words Ts garble in. 
The Oxjord Dictionary 
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