[407] Pigafetta has confounded rhubarb with the decayed wood of a tree found in Siam, which, when burnt, gives a very sweet perfume, and which sells at a high price.
[408] Cochin.
[409] Kwantung or Canton.
[410] “Satu orang,” one man.
[411] “Anjing,” a dog.
[412] “Pokoh bisi,” club of iron.
[413] “Panah,” a bow.
[414] “Tombak,” a lance.
[415] “Harimau,” a tiger; not a lion. All these words are Malay, the language in which the whole of this information must have been conveyed to Pigafetta.
[416] “Laut Kidol,” Javanese, the Southern Ocean.