1554.—"And moreover there are given to these Kings (Malabar Rajas) when they come to receive these allowances, to each of them a cabaya of silk, or of scarlet, of 4 cubits, and a cap or two, and two sheath-knives."—S. Botelho, Tombo, 26.
1572.—
"Luzem da fina purpura as cabayas,
Lustram os pannos da tecida seda."
Camões, ii. 93.
"Cabaya de damasco rico e dino
Da Tyria cor, entre elles estimada."
Ibid. 95.
In these two passages Burton translates caftan.
1585.—"The King is apparelled with a Cabie made like a shirt tied with strings on one side."—R. Fitch, in Hakl., ii. 386.