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The first booke of the historie of the discouerie and conquest of the East Indias, enterprised by the Portingales, in their daungerous nauigations, in the time of King Don Iohn, the second of that name. : VVhich historie conteineth much varietie of matter, very profitable for all Nauigators, and not vnpleasaunt to the Readers. (1582)

Castanheda, Fernão Lopes de, -1559 · Imprinted at London, : By Thomas East. · leaf 164

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g with the other furniture € the Shippes , with the great force of the winde, made ſuch a terrible noyſe, and was fo fearefull to heare, that the lame is incredible to be beleued, but by thole onelpe that endured and patted the fame , with the force of this, the Hieete was leparated into lundzy… … rfull great mercie, he came within light of the lande the ſixternth day of July, towarde the which he come maunded fo beare, howbeit the Pilots did nat knowe the fame, notboithſtanding they found that it ſtode in the alti⸗ fude of xxvii. degrees, they were fo neere vnto lande, that the Shippes lape…

Portuguese -- India · Portugal -- History -- Period of discoveries, 1385-1580 · India -- History -- 1526-1765 · Brazil -- History -- 1500-1548 · Brazil -- History -- 1548-1580 · Imprint 1682

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