Barretto de Resende’s Account of Malacca. 
By W. GEORGE MAXWELL. 
Manuscript No. 197 of the Sloane collection of manuscripts in 
the British Museum is Barretto de Resende’s © Livro do Estado da 
India Oriental.’ The manuscript, which has not yet been published 
or translated, is divided into three parts. The first contains port- 
raits of all the Portuguese Viceroys from Franciso de Almeyda, the 
first Viceroy, to Dom Miguel de Noronha, the 44th, in A.D. 1634, 
with an account of the Government of each Viceroy. 
The second part contains © the plans of the fortresses from the 
“Cape of Good Hope to the fort Chaul, with a detailed 
“description of all that is to be found in the said fortresses, 
‘the receipts and expenses of each and everything that concerns 
“them.” In this part are a plan and description of the fortress 
of Sofala, a map and description of the rivers of Cuama, a 
description of the Islands of Angoxa; plans and descriptions of 
the fortresses of Mozambique, Mombassa, Curiate,“ Mascate, 
Matara, Sibo,$ Borca,$ Soar, Quelba,$ Corfacam, Libidia, MadaS, 
Dubo-doba and Mocomlim; a plan of the fortress of Ormus,“ a 
‘description of the Congo; plans and descriptions of Bassora*, and 
the Island of Baren ; descriptions of Sinde* and the “ Kingdom of 
Cacha and Magana;” plans and descriptions of the fortress of Dio, 
Suratte, Damas, Samgens, Danu, Trapor, Maim, Agassym, Manora, 
Mount Aserim and Bassaym; descriptions of the Fort of Saybana, 
the Fort of Corangangens, Tana and its bastions, Mombayon and 
Caranya, and plans and descriptions of the mole of Chaul and of 
Chaul.* 
The third part of the book contains “the plans of all the 
“ fortresses from Goa to China with a similar description and 
“contains also plans of other fortresses not belonging to the 
“ State, they being included as being situated on these coasts and 
“being of interest.” In this part are plans and descriptions 
of “the lands and forts of Bardes’’,-Goa, Rachol, Salsete, Onor, 
Cambolim, Barselor, Mangallor, Cananor, Cunhalle and Cranganor; 
a description of Balliporto; plans and descriptions of Cochim, 
Conlam, Negapatam, San Thome, © the Dutch town of Palleacate”’, 
Pulikat and the Island and Fortress of Manar; a plan of the island 
of Ceylon; plans and descriptions of the fortress of Jafnapatam, 
Colombo, Calleture, Negumbo, Gualle, Batecalou and. Triquilimale ; 
* The accounts of these places will be found (in Portuguese) in the 
appendix to the fourth volume of the Hakluyt Society’s Commentaries of Afonso 
Dalboquerque. 
§ Notes on the plans of these fortresses state that they were demolished 
and abandoned as being of no use after the book was written. 
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