f£$nstoport iivDes^ee^oftDeCciumortiaiit it 
toboHte accuKomeD tberunto as if tfep lucre 
Ifefes, Copies, o? 3 ffe 6 . 31 baue fpoken 
toitb men that came fromtbence, anDbaue 
fen tbem,atiD affirme it fe a trutlj* 
30 ut refurningto our matter of tfe go? 
uernmcmentanD Ufagcof the pojttngales 
anD tbeir Captained fap that tfe Captaine 
mahetbtbecommoDitie of fits place tottbrn 
tfe® peaces fpace that fee remainetf) there, 
tobicb amountetb to tfe Ualue of 300. thou? 
fano Cachets, that is nine tunnes of goloc: 
as tofele toe remaineD there, tfe captaine 
nameD Nuno Velio Pcrcna femfelfelfeto? 
eD Us, anD it is moil in go!D that commetf) 
from Sofala 1 Monomotapa as 3 ! faiDbe? 
fee, from Mozambique tfep carrie into 
gttbia €>olD,8mbergris,€ben tornD, anD 3 - 
tiojie, anD manp Oaues botb men anD too? 
men tobteb are carrteD tbetfer, becaufe tfep 
arc tfe CrottgcC flpages in all tbe Calf cou? 
tries,foDoetfeirfiltbiett anD barbel! labo?, 
tofereintfep onelp Ufe tfem: 2 Dfep faple 
from tfence into India but once euerp pear, 
in tbe month of Sugull till balf September, 
becaufe that throughout tbe tofelc countries 
oflndiatbepmui! faple tottb Monffoyns, 
fbat is tottb tbe fiDes of tbe pear, tobicb tbep 
name bp tfe toinDes, tobicb bloto certame 
montbes in tbe peace, toferebptfepmafte 
tbeir account to goe anD come from tbe one 
place to tbe other, * tfe time tbatmenmap 
commonlp faple bettoame Mozambique 
anD India, is 3 o. Dapes little more 0? lefle, 
anD then tbep Cap in India till tbe montb of 
%uU, toben tbe toinDe 02 MonZoyn com? 
metbagainetoferue them fo? Mozambi¬ 
que, fo tbat euerp peare once, tbere goetb 
anheommefbone feppe fetbc Captaine 
fbatcarrietb anDfeingetb bis marcbanDife, 
auDnoman map traffique from tfence into 
India,but onlp tbofe tbat Dtoel anD are mar? 
rieD m Mozambique, fetbat fuebasare 
bnmarrteD map not Zap tbere bp fpectall p?i? 
utleDge from tbe fting of Portingall graun? 
fcD Unto tbofe tbat inbabite tbere, to tbe eno 
tbe 3 flanDfljoulDbe peopleD,anDtferbp kept 
anD maintaineD. 
^BebinD Mozambique Ipetbtbe conn? 
trep of PreZcr Iohn,tobicb is calleD bp them 
tbecountrep of Abexines, tobereUpon tbe 
coaft of Mozambique unto tbe reDfca is 
commonlp calleD tbe coat! of Abex, anD DP 
ucrsmenofPreZer iohnslanDDo fenD men 
of tbat counfrp,fome being flaues,ano others 
free into India, tobicb ferue fo? s>aplo?s in 
the ^ojtingalles ifeppes, tbat traffique in 
tbofe countries fro place to place, tobofe pic? 
tures f counterfets, as alfo tbeir religio,ma? 
sierof liuing, anD cuZomcsDoetb hereafter 
folloto in tbe pictures of India. coa® 
The i.Booke* 
of Abex is al£o bp the portmgaHes calleD 
the coal! ofMelinde, becaufe tbat Upon tbe 
fame coat! Ipetb a totone anD a toingDorfie of 
that name, tobicb toas tfe firff totone anD 
litingDome tbat in tbepj?ttngals fitft Difco? 
uerie of tbofe countries, did recciue them 
peaceablptoitbouttreafon 0? Deceit* anD fo 
to this Dap Doth pet continue, 
SKlieelfapeD at Mozambique fe the 
fpaceof is* Dapes, fo pjouiDe frety toatec 
anD Uittuails fe tbe fupplping of our toants, 
in tbe tobicb time Dtuers of our men fel fiefee 
anD DieD, bp reafon of tbe UnaccuftomcD ap;e 
of tbe place, tobteb of it felfe is an Unbolfome 
IanD,anD an eutll atre bp meanes of the great 
anD unmeafurable beat, 
Cbe 2 0, cf^ugufttoee fetfaile tottb all 
our companie, that is, our foure fijtppcs of 
one ffete that cantefrom Portingall, anD a 
feppeoftbc Capfatnes of Mozambique, 
tobofe tfe® peaces toercthen ftntifeD, bis 
name toas Don Pedro de Callro,in tobofe 
place tbeafeefaiDe Nuno Velio Pereira, 
toas then come. 2 £bc faiD Captain Don Pe* 
dro returneD to bis toife $ famtlp again into 
India, fetbat the litnges commandment 
ans ojDinance ts, that after the erptration of 
tbeir tbfe peaces office, tfep muft pet Zap 
tfe® pears more in India attbecommanoe? 
ment oftbe Vice Roy of India, in the tongs 
ferutce, at tbeir otone charges, befee tbep 
muftreturne into Portingall, UnleOeffep 
bring a fpectall patent from the Bing, that 
after tbep baue conftnueo tfe® peaces in 
tbeir officc,tfepmap returne info Portugal 
agatne, tobicb is Ucrp feioome fene, Unlefie 
if be bp fpeciall fauour ? anD lihetotfe no matt 
map trauell out of India unldfe bee baue 
the Vice Royes pafpart, anD toitbout it 
tbep are not fuffrcD to pafle, fe it is Uerp 
narrotolplfflbeDinto, 
2Lfe 2 4 . of ^ugutt in tbe morning to® 
DefcrpeD ftooBlflanDes, tobicb are calleD In- 
fiila de Comora, anD Infula de Don Ian 
deCaftro. SEb& JflanDe Comora Ipetb DP 
Zanf from (Mozambique 60, miles, 
$o?fbtoarDes UnDcr n. Degr®s on tbe 
^>outb CDe is a Uerp btgb lanD, fo high that it# 
a toboleDapesfatle toitb agoD toinDe toee 
coulD notlofe fbeitgbf tberof, tfe fame Dap 
tbe ifeppes feperafeD tbemfelues agatne, ac? 
coding to the ancient manner, fo? the occa* 
0 onsafo?efaiD, 
%\)t tbt'rD of September toe once agafne 
paffeD tbe Cqutnoctiall line, tobicb runneth 
betto®necMelindeanDBraua,totoncs Ip? 
inguppon tbe coaffoif Abex, anD tfe line is 
fro Mozambique jjio?tbtoarDs 2 3 o.miles, 
anD from the line to tbe Cape de Quarda« 
fum are 19 '©♦ miles,anDIpetpUnDer 12 ,w 
