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A49883 The world surveyed, or The famous voyages & travailes of Vincent le Blanc, or White, of Marseilles ... containing a more exact description of several parts of the world, then hath hitherto been done by any other authour : the whole work enriched with many authentick histories / originally written in French ; and faithfully rendred into English by F.B., Gent.; Voyages fameux. English Leblanc, Vincent, 1554-ca. 1640.; Brooke, Francis. 1660 (1660) Wing L801; ESTC R5816 408,459 466

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xvii_o of_o baticola_n decan_n amadiva_n and_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cananor_n barcelor_n from_o goa_n unto_o comorin_n which_o be_v proper_o the_o coast_n of_o malabar_n be_v many_o fort_n belong_v to_o the_o portugais_n as_o at_o onor_n which_o be_v distant_a 14._o degree_n at_o barcelor_n 13._o degree_n call_v by_o the_o indian_n barcelan_n at_o mangalor_n 12._o at_o mosiri_n or_o cananor_n 2._o at_o cranganor_n 10._o the_o native_n call_v it_o cagnanora_n then_o at_o cochin_n 8._o degree_n distant_a and_o at_o coulan_n which_o be_v call_v cosmans_n and_o at_o other_o place_n baticola_n from_o goa_n we_o come_v to_o baticola_n which_o be_v a_o kingdom_n the_o town_n be_v large_a rich_a and_o plenteous_a in_o all_o commodity_n situate_a upon_o a_o pleasant_a and_o deep_a river_n which_o yield_v her_o access_n easy_a the_o haven_n be_v a_o quarter_n
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