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In the list of kingdoms on the Malabar coast LeG. has Tola 

 for Lata (the L in B. looking very like a T), Ghangatte for 

 Mangatte (the latter is the reading in both L.A. and B.), and 

 Achinota for Ghinota (B. having misled him). He also makes 

 Ribeiro say " the Samorin, which I ought to put first," whereas 

 Ribeiro gives the Samorin fourth in the list. (B. reads o 

 Damorim.) In the list of the divisions of Ceylon, LeG. has 

 Asgrevaias for as Grevayas of L.A. (B. reading asgrevayas). 

 LeG. has also omitted, by an oversight, Gucurucorla from 

 the list. 



Chapter III. — Ribeiro says of the king of Cotta : — 

 " Almost the whole of his lands are forests of Cinnamon, and 

 extend from Chilao to within two leagues of the pagoda of 

 Tanavare." This LeG. transforms as follows : — " It is 

 specially in his territory that the cinnamon grows ; there is 

 a forest of it of twelve leagues between Chilaon and the 

 Pagoda of Tenevare." Regarding the cinnamon tree, Ribeiro 

 says: — "Its leaf is in appearance like that of plantain 

 [plantago], in so far as relates to the three stalks that it has ; 

 the shape of it, however, is like that of the Laurel ; crushed 

 between the fingers, the odour is like that possessed by the best 

 cloves of Rochelle." This LeG. translates :— " The leaf of the 

 cinnamon greatly resembles that of the laurel ; .... if it is 

 crushed between the fingers it emits a very agreeable and at the 

 same time very powerful odour." Ribeiro also says : — " .... 

 as it rains every day it [the cinnamon tree] does not lose its 

 leaves," which LeG. makes :— " .... it [the leaf] never falls, 

 although it often rains in that country." LeG. also omits 

 Ribeiro's statement that the precious stones were found in a 

 region "sixty-seven leagues in circumference." Among the 

 precious stones Ribeiro mentions " robdzes, verlis, taripos": 

 the first of these LeG. omits, and the other two he transfers 

 without translating. Lee makes them " beryls " and " tourma - 

 line," i which is probably correct. I cannot find the word 

 rohaz in any Portuguese dictionary ; but Stevens's Spanish 

 dictionary has "Robdso, the precious stone called a corne- 

 lian," and "Rubdca, a red stone, of less value than a ruby, 

 called a garnet." LeG. says that Brazil wood is called in 



