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Spaine, and this realme is now governed like unto the rest which 

 obeyes th^s prince. They eoyne money both of gold and silver 

 there, whereof the inhabitants before had not any use, for that 

 they did use certaine money of Tinne, which did weigh much, and 

 was worth little. 



The Religion. 



The Portugals which remaine at Malaca doe all hold the 

 Romish religion, and they that are borne in the country, whom 

 they call Mallayes, are for the most part Christians : but there 

 are many merchants whose aboade is sometimes long, which are of 

 d,ivers religions, and live at libertie. There is (as I have said) 

 in the towne of Malaca a Bishop as at Cochin, but he is under the 

 Archbishop of Goa. 



Of tpie Estate oe the King oe Beama ob oe Pegu, pp. 754. 755. 



The realme of Siam which they also call of Sorneo is very 

 great, and extends as well upon the East part as West, unto the 

 sea. It lies between the Country of Couchin 'China and the realme 

 of Jerme, in regard of that which lies "within the land ; and as for 

 the coast, it extends from the towne of Campae unto that of 

 Tauay, and this makes about five hundred leagues. It is true, that 

 the Moores and Arabians have usurped almost two hundred, and 

 hold the townes of Patane, Paam, Jor, and Pere ; and the Portugals 

 have seised upon the townes of Malaca. 



This realme comprehends certaine particular kingdomes, that 

 is to teay, that of Siam, first called Chaumua, then that of Muan- 

 tay (in which is the towne of Odie) and those of Brame, Caiprimo, 

 Chaneram, Camboye, andCampae; and moreover langome, Cuctay„ 

 and Lancaam, which three realmes are inhabited by the Layes. 

 The chief townes of all this realme are Siam, Odie, Cambaye, 

 Campae, Sincapure, Malaca and Quedoe. 



The towne of Sincapure lies in the remotest Southerne part 

 of this countrie upon a cape, which some take for the great Pro- 

 montorie whereas Ptolemee sets the toAvne of Zabe : but Magni 

 thinkes it is rather Ptolemees Palure, from whence they go that 

 will pass by sea into Chryse or Japon. As for the towne of 

 Malaca, I have described it in the discourse of the king of Spaine — 

 Quedoe is a famous towne by reason of the pepper that grows in 

 that territorie. 



THE THEATEE of the Empire of 

 Great Britain and 



a prospect of the most famous 



Parts of the World 



By John Speed. 



R. A. Soc, No. 82, 1920. 



