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 19

An illustration from 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, leaf 19 — How the Ring Don Joan the ſecond ° @e 1 of chat name, did fernt to ſeelce out by ſea and by land the Eaſt India, and of the newes that was ee brought him of the ſame. Cap. 1. — — . … hautie ſkomacke and baltaunt minde, ſo was he delirous to inlarge his Bingdome, and increale the Chꝛiſtian kaith, and kherekoꝛe he determined to diſconer by Sea, the Country, front whence fo great plentie of riches came, that thereby his Subiects might be inriched, and his Ringdome of Por- tingale…

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