Chapter XIX: Part 19

[211] Maundy, from the words of Christ, “_Hic est mandatum meum_”.

[212] _De molde._

[213] _In albis._

[214] _Pascoela._

[215] _Cernache dos alhos_, two leagues from Coimbra.

[216] _I.e._, the termination of the wooden ladder.

[217] _Paredinhas._

[218] _Seto._

[219] _Macho murzelo_; _mulo morzillo_.--Selves.

[220] _Hopa_, a cloak without sleeves.

[221] _Humiziados_, Selves translates _enfermos_, sick people. Humiziados are persons hiding on account of some crime they have committed.

[222] Obscure; perhaps the words, “to stay longer”, have been omitted.

[223] See chapter cix.

[224] _Mahfuz._

[225] This figure, xix, is probably a misprint.

[226] Neither Barros nor G. Correa give this date.

[227] Or Seville belonging to Spain, etc., etc.; Selves translates: “I told him to write Spain under Seville, Galicia under Corunna, and Portugal under Lisbon.”

[228] All this passage is omitted by Selves.

[229] _Menuta._

[230] _Ouquia_, a gold coin worth twelve _cruzados_.

[231] Sultan, apparently the title of a magistrate of Arquigo.

[232] A king’s messenger.

[233] _Gulto._

[234] Tribute.

[235] _Gaveta._

[236] Or such as is still generally worn by the Aragonese peasants.

[237] 12,000 men in all.

[238] _Gaveta._

[239] See chapter xlviii, p. 110.

[240] _Esperavel_, should be _esparavel_.

[241] _Corregido_; Selves has, _la corte ... estaba aderezado_.

[242] January 6, Twelfth Day.

[243] The Prester’s ambassador.

[244] _Escodilhinas_, for _escudellinhas_.

[245] _Mouchas_ for _mochas_, without horns, or points, or, in the case of chairs, may be arms.

[246] _Desembargadores._

[247] See chapter cvi, p. 278, where the Abdenago acted in this way.

[248] _Sem tresposta._

[249] _Comierias_ for _cumieiras_, summit, point of a building. See pp. 244, 260.

[250] _I.e._, of the open space going to the market.

[251] _Cerolho._ This passage is omitted in Selves’ translation. _Cerolho_ might be a misprint for _serodio_, late, tardy.

[252] _Palmos._

[253] _Atabales._

[254] Of Egypt.

[255] _Meijoadas._

[256] Or, alternately, _revezadas_.

[257] _Na falha._

[258] _Aduares._

[259] _Dankali._

[260] The palace.

[261] _Entrudo_, Shrove Tuesday.

[262] Or, inhabitants.

[263] _Era lhe dado por conto ou camara para hum pequeno mosteiro_; or, “in payment for”, as Selves translates.

[264] _Sysones_, omitted by Selves.

[265] This man appears to be one of the Prester’s officials. See before, p. 316.

[266] _Golfam._

[267] _De mao em mao._

[268] _Pardao_, Indian coin worth 3 _testoons_ and 3 _vintems_.

[269] _Fortuna._

[270] Gulf of Ormuz.

[271] Selves translates: _no hace de noche sino arañar la tierra y buscar_.

[272] The kingdom of Fartaque was on the Arabian coast, east of Aden. It contained the town of Dhafar.

[273] The 25th of November is St. Catherine’s day, so that there must be an error as to Saturday or Sunday. Selves avoids this difficulty.

[274] This superstition still exists among sailors.

[275] _Almadia._

[276] _Agraço._

[277] _Impidosa._

[278] _Almotacem-mor._

[279] This would be the gate of the oldest part of the town. Selves omits all reference to the topography of Coimbra.

[280] On the coast of India, to the north of Goa.

[281] _Milhōes._

[282] Should be seven years.

[283] _Akegue_, an Emperor.

[284] _Pampilhos_, also called _olho de boy_.

[285] _Anta_ is a South American animal.

[286] Probably hyænas.

[287] _Adens_, _marrecas_.

[288] _Tahu._ This is the Tau-cross or T-shaped crutch emblem of St. Anthony, so called from the name of the letter in the Greek alphabet.

[289] _Tigia._

[290] The Malabar Christians had the same custom. See Duarte Barbosa.

[291] _As mais acavalanas logo._

Transcriber’s Notes:

1. Obvious printers’, punctuation and spelling errors have been corrected silently.

2. Where hyphenation is in doubt, it has been retained as in the original.

3. Some hyphenated and non-hyphenated versions of the same words have been retained as in the original.

4. Errata and notes have been silently corrected.

5. Italics are shown as _xxx_.