[191] This “Moor of Tunis”, according to Castanheda (I, c. 24, p. 8), was Bontaibe (Monçaide), concerning whom see Appendix E.
[192] As a matter of fact, it was only a portion of what had been landed, and Cabral was instructed to demand payment from the Samorin for what had not been returned (Alguns documentos, p. 98).
[193] Five of these men of Calecut were actually taken to Lisbon. They were restored to their country by Cabral (see Alguns documentos, p. 97).
[194] Castanheda calls these “barcas”, tones. The “tone” is a rowing boat, the planks of which are “sewn” together.
[195] A note by the copyist says:—“The author has omitted to tell us how these weapons were made.”
[196] The country of Prester John (Abyssinia) was known as “Lower India.”
[197] Ceylon cinnamon still enjoys this pre-eminence, its cultivation in other parts of the world not having hitherto been attended with success. The “cinnamon”, or cassia, found in Malabar is of very inferior quality.
[198] The Moluccas, and more especially Amboīna, are the true home of the clove, the cultivation of which is now carried on widely in different parts of the world.
[199] Should be Arabia.
[200] The “Grand Sultan” is, of course, the Circassian Mamluk Sultan of Egypt.