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all estimation: although at the time of my being there, he was 
not given to joyfulness, but lived in grief of mind, as well for the 
wars which the Portugals made against him, as for a grievous sick- 
ness; nevertheless his ears, arms, hands, legs, and feet, were so 
beautifully and richly garnished with all sorts of jewels and pre- 
cious stones, that it cannot be spoken. His treasure is esteemed 
so unmeasurable, that it cannot be contained in two wonderful 
great rooms; it consisteth of precious stones, plates of gold, and 
also so much coined gold, as may suffice to lade a hundred mules; 
as their Bramini report, to whom it is best known: this treasure 
was gathered and reserved by twelve kings before him, and con- 
tains besides a coffer of three spans in length, and two in breadth, 
full of only precious stones, of price inestimable.” 
“ In the hall of the palace are seen ten or twelve candlesticks, 
very fair, and of cunning workmanship; much like unto goodly 
fountains, and of the height of a man. In each of them are divers 
vessels, and in every vessel three candles light, of two spans long; 
and great plenty of oil. 
“ 'The king of Calicut and his people are given Lo idolatry, and 
serving of the devil: he hath a chapel in his palace where he wor- 
ships him; the entrance is by a door of wood, garnished with 
carved work, containing divers monstrous forms and shapes of 
devils. In the midst of the chapel is a seat of majesty made of 
copper, with also a devil of copper sitting on it: this devil hath on 
his head a crown, after the manner of the Bishop of Rome; but 
this hath overplus four horns, his mouth gaping, with four notable 
teeth, a deformed nose, louring and grim eyes, a threatening look, 
