beingofftibietfs,ebe^f^clbfeferutestnD is asnitlc^tirasliiigbf3fuffice,fo? A- 
lings, tubicb being among tbem fo eonclu* del in tbe P-erfian tongue to Suffice, s Ham 
OcD. SCbep fnooamrip t©Ue tbeir King p?ifo* lino;. Maluco is a fcingoome, ano N i fa a 
net tuitbiu tbe totune of Beder,tubicb is tttc ILance o? ^peare,fo that NifaMaluco is as 
p?iuctpall totune of Decam, inhere bee then rnncbto Tap, as tbe Stance o? %>peare of tbe 
feeptCourt,anD fo? tbeir moje fecuntics kept feingDome. 0 nD Cota in tbe Arabian tong, 
bint in pjifon, bnocr tbe cuffoDie of Melique is i!rengtb,tnberbp Cotamaluco is as much 
Yerido. 0 no tbe better to b?ing their pur* to fap, as tbe ffrengtb of tbe UingOom. Imad 
pofe to effect, fo? tbeir greater ff rengtb, tbep is a Collume o? filler, fo that Imad e Msw 
topneo tnitb tbem certain migbtie Deatbens luco, is as much to fap,as tbe pller o? Cob 
of tbe fame comttric, one nameo Mohadum lume of tbe kingoom. Vcri do fignifietb kee* 
Coia,an Other calleo Veriche,tnbOfo? tbeir ping 0?lobingbntO,fo {> Melice O? Maluco 
parts got Diners riches, countries * totnnes, V eri do, is as much to fap,as the beeping,o? 
as MohadumCoiabaotbetovones of Vifa* beeper of p kingoom. §>ome tbinbe this Mas 
por, Solapor, anO Paranda , tubicb are tbe luco (bOUlO be calico Mel iques, tubicb is as 
neereff totnnes to Goa, ano that baue the much to fap, as little ling, $otn there are 
greateff Dealing ano traffique tnitb them, other titles of Xa,as Nifamoxa , Adelxa, 
0 nO the cbiefe place of Hidalcam, o? I dab ano other fucb like names, tubicb come out 
ham is at this Dap in the totune Of Solapor, 
but tbe totune of Paranda \uas after taben 
from him bp Nifa Maluco,tnitb fome other 
places 3n this maner tuas that great king* 
Dome OeuiOeO into fomanp bingOomesano 
gouermnents, tubofefticceffo?s ano pofferi* 
ties Ooe pet till this Dap poffeffe tbe fame, ano 
idalham 0? Hidalcam , tbatOpeO in Anno 
31 i s 3 5;. bis Cranofatber tuas one of tbofe 
Captaines that beganne the netu Diuifion a* 
fo?efaio * Xi)is Hidalcam tnasberie migb¬ 
tie 1 much refpecteo of all § countries ronno 
about him. ifrom him the po?tinga!es baue 
ttoicetocDn tbe Cotone of Goa. Cbustn 
b?iefe 3i baue Oeclareo tbe caufe anOTftft be* 
ginning of the oeuiOon of tbefe countries* 
tubicb being fo OeuiOeO, Idalham bao tuarre 
agatnft the King of Narfmga, 0? of Bifua* 
gar, tubicblano bo?oeretb bpon tbe countrie 
Of H idalcam. ling of Narfmgabeing 
calico Rau, of fome Ham , tubicb in Perfia 
0? among the Mogoros , is as much to fap, 
as abfolute King,tubicb the po?ttngales call 
Cam. 'Cbis King of Bifnagar to reuenge 
bimfrifebppon Hidalcam ,'oiDfo much bp 
frtenofoip ano ff rengtb, that bee brought tbe 
faiO Hidalcam ano all tbe other Kings of 
Decam tnoer bftfubtectton,to tubometbep 
papeo tribute, ano fo at this Dap rcmainetri* 
butanes bnio tbe fatO King. 
0 s touching the Signification oftb? names 
of tbe afo?efaio Kings, pou muff bnoerff ano 
that tube tbe king OeuiOeO § countries among 
tbofe Captaines ano (tt 5 ouernours, be bono* 
reD them tnitb p?incelp titles, as tbeir man* 
sier is, tuben tbep toil! eralt, 0? rapfe a man. 
£>o that poumnft perfiuaOe pour felues,tbefe 
names,are no mans p?oper names, but one* 
Ip names of honour attributed bnto tbe per* 
fons that beare them, tubicb both tbep ano 
f beir fucceffours Ooe perpetually bolo ano et?* 
(ppe,fo? the name of Idalham,o? Adelham, 
lift a, Booke, 
of Perfia,fro tubence tbep tuere firff b?ougbt 
Into India, ano that bp this meanes, 3 fit is 
toell knotnne, that in the countrie of Cora* 
fone tubicb Ipetb in Perfia, a man of baft 
conoition ano birth nameo Xa Jfmael: fome 
men called Suffy, rofe bp in tbofe parts,anO 
making an other interpretation of tbe 0 lco* 
ran 0? spabomets latue broke, farre Differ¬ 
ent from that tubicb tbe ^cbollersano p?o« 
pbetsof Mahomet did then boloe, beeofo 
thereby p?ocure great refo?t bnto him ont of 
all Perfia ano Arabia, anO becamefo ffrong 
ano might ie,tbat bp fo?ce be comprileo al the 
countries there about to be at bis comman- 
Dement,anObnOer bis obeOience. 0 no becaufe 
tbe SCurhes did ffill bolo tbe oloe latu of Mas 
homer, $ matntainco the fame in all points, 
toitb all tbeir forces, there gretu a continual! 
ano blouote tuarre bettuftne tbofe ttuo nati* 
ons, each maintaining ano oefenDing theft 
otune §>etf, tubicb as pet coniinuetb among 
them- 2 £o concluOe this Xa^Tfmad inlbo?t 
time after became the migbtteff ano greateff 
prince in all Alia, as is tuell knotuneif bn- 
oer p?efenfce of being oefenocr of tbeir faith, 
Dio in all places take occafion tob?ingearii 
fentinto al place^^omntannotng euerft tftan 
p?efeiitlp to rccciue,accept, ano allotu of bis 
religion, tb?eatning fuel) as oenieo to 00 if, 
to ouerrun them tuitb fire anoftuo?o,tuber* 
bp manp tb?ougb feare , receiueo the fame 
lain ano netu infestation. 0 ftcr tuboib 
oeatb; bis £>onne XaThamas fuccftoeoin 
bio gouernment, ano fo? that be brio bis ifa* 
tbers opinion, bee caufeo the fame meffago 
to befenf bp bis 0 mbaffaOo?s bnto the kings 
Of Ballagate, 2 >ecam, anO Cuncam, tubicb 
through feare tbep did p?efcntlp accept of, 
(although after tbe 0 mbaffaOo?s Departure 
from tbence, tbep dtd againe reictftt) 0 no 
the faio Xa Thamas in regaro of tbeir obeoft 
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