[337] Borneo.
[338] That is to say, “To move against the stream on account of the contrary currents.” Note to Amoretti’s edition.
[339] Ramusio has five leagues, but the Milan MS. has fifty, which is the real distance.
[340] This number seems exaggerated. Now it has only two or three thousand houses. Hist. Générale des Voyages, tom. xv, p. 138. Note, Milan edition.
[341] They do likewise now at high tide. Note, Milan edition.
[342] “Cherita-tulis,” writers of narratives.
[343] The Portuguese introduced Christianity into this country, which lasted till 1590. Now the Gentiles have been obliged to abandon the sea-coast, and have retired to the mountains. Sonnerat, Note of Milan edition.
[344] Here some details are omitted, which, with the whole of this paragraph, have been written by Pigafetta, because he was an Italian, and not a Spaniard or Portuguese, in which case he would have been better informed.
[345] An error natural enough in an Italian.
[346] Brass or bronze. Note, Milan edition.