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…pearls；　and　cloths；　and　every　other　sort　of　thing　there　is　on　earth　and　that　you　may　wish　to　buy。　Then　you　have　there　every　evening　a　fair　where　they　sell　many　common　horses　and　nags　（ROCIS　E　SEMDEIROS）；　and　also　many　citrons；　and　limes；　and　oranges；　and　grapes；　and　every　other　kind　of　garden　stuff；　and　wood；　you　have　all　in　this　street。　At　the　end　of　it　you　have　another　gate　with　its　wall；　which　wall　goes　to　meet　the　wall　of　the　second　gate　of　which　I　have　spoken　in　such　sort　that　this　city　has　three　fortresses；　with　another　which　is　the　king's　palace。　Then　when　this　gate　is　passed　you　have　another　street　where　there　are　many　craftsmen；　and　they　sell　many　things；　and　in　this　street　there　are　two　small　temples。　There　are　temples　in　every　street；　for　these　appertain　to　institutions　like　the　confraternities　you　know　of　in　our　parts；＇415＇　of　all　the　craftsmen　and　merchants；　but　the　principal　and　greatest　pagodas　are　outside　the　city。　In　this　street　lodged　Christovao　de　Figueiredo。　On　every　Friday　you　have　a　fair　there；　with　many　pigs　and　fowls　and　dried　fish　from　the　sea；　and　other　things　the　produce　of　the　country；　of　which　I　do　not　know　the　name；　and　in　like　manner　a　fair　is　held　every　day　in　different　parts　of　the　city。　At　the　end　of　this　street　is　the　Moorish　quarter；　which　is　at　the　very　end　of　the　city；　and　of　these　Moors　there　are　many　who　are　natives　of　the　country＇416＇　and　who　are　paid　by　the　king　and　belong　to　his　guard。　In　this　city　you　will　find　men　belonging　to　every　nation　and　people；　because　of　the　great　trade　which　it　has；　and　the　many　precious　stones　there；　principally　diamonds。

The　size　of　this　city　I　do　not　write　here；　because　it　cannot　all　be　seen　from　any　one　spot；　but　I　climbed　a　hill　whence　I　could　see　a　great　part　of　it；　I　could　not　see　it　all　because　it　lies　between　several　ranges　of　hills。　What　I　saw　from　thence　seemed　to　me　as　large　as　Rome；　and　very　beautiful　to　the　sight；　there　are　many　groves　of　trees　within　it；　in　the　gardens　of　the　houses；　and　many　conduits　of　water　which　flow　into　the　midst　of　it；　and　in　places　there　are　lakes　（TAMQUES）；　and　the　king　has　close　to　his　palace　a　palm…grove　and　other　rich…bearing　fruit…trees。　Below　the　Moorish　quarter　is　a　little　river；　and　on　this　side　are　many　orchards　and　gardens　with　many　fruit…trees；　for　the　most　part　mangoes　and　areca…palms　and　jack…trees；　and　also　many　lime　and　orange　trees；　growing　so　closely　one　to　another　that　it　appears　like　a　thick　forest；　and　there　are　also　white　grapes。　All　the　water　which　is　in　the　city　comes　from　the　two　tanks　of　which　I　have　spoken；　outside　the　first　enclosing　wall。

The　people　in　this　city　are　countless　in　number；　so　much　so　that　I　do　not　wish　to　write　it　down　for　fear　it　should　be　thought　fabulous；　but　I　declare　that　no　troops；　horse　or　foot；　could　break　their　way　through　any　street　or　lane；　so　great　are　the　numbers　of　the　people　and　elephants。

This　is　the　best　provided　city　in　the　world；　and　is　stocked　with　provisions　such　as　rice；　wheat；　grains；　Indian…corn；　and　a　certain　amount　of　barley　and　beans；　MOONG；＇417＇　pulses；　horse…gram；＇418＇　and　many　other　seeds　which　grow　in　this　country　which　are　the　food　of　the　people；　and　there　is　large　store　of　these　and　very　cheap；　but　wheat　is　not　so　common　as　the　other　grains；　since　no　one　eats　it　except　the　Moors。　But　you　will　find　what　I　have　mentioned。　The　streets　and　markets　are　full　of　laden　oxen　without　count；　so　that　you　cannot　get　along　for　them；　and　in　many　streets　you　come　upon　so　many　of　them　that　you　have　to　wait　for　them　to　pass；　or　else　have　to　go　by　another　way。　There　is　much　poultry；　they　give　three　fowls　in　the　city　for　a　coin　worth　a　VINTEM；＇419＇　which　coins　are　called　FAVAOS；＇420＇　outside　the　city　they　give　four　fowls　for　a　VINTEM。

In　this　country　there　are　many　partridges；　but　they　are　not　of　the　same　sort　or　quality　as　ours：　they　are　like　the　ESTARNAS＇421＇　of　Italy。

There　are　three　sorts　of　these：　one　class　has　only　a　small　spur　such　as　those　of　Portugal　have；　another　class　has　on　each　foot　two　very　sharp　spurs；　almost　as　long　and　thick　as　one's　finger；　the　other　class　is　painted；　and　of　these　you　will　find　the　markets　full；　as　also　of　quails；　and　hares；　and　all　kinds　of　wild　fowl；　and　other　birds　which　live　in　the　lakes　and　which　look　like　geese。　All　these　birds　and　game　animals　they　sell　alive；　and　they　are　very　cheap；　for　they　give　six　or　eight　partridges　for　a　VINTEM；　and　of　hares　they　give　two　and　sometimes　one。　Of　other　birds　they　give　more　than　you　can　count；　for　even　of　the　large　ones　they　give　so　many　that　you　would　hardly　pay　any　attention　to　the　little　ones　they　give　you；　such　as　doves　and　pigeons　and　the　common　birds　of　the　country。　The　doves　are　of　two　kinds；　some　are　like　those　in　Portugal；　others　are　as　large　as　thrushes；　of　the　doves　they　give　twelve　or　fourteen　for　a　FAVAO；　the　pigeons　are　the　same　price　as　the　other　birds。　Then　the　sheep　that　they　kill　every　day　are　countless；　one　could　not　number　them；　for　in　every　street　there　are　men　who　will　sell　you　mutton；　so　clean　and　so　fat　that　it　looks　like　pork；　and　you　also　have　pigs　in　some　streets　of　butchers'　houses　so　white　and　clean　that　you　could　never　see　better　in　any　country；　a　pig　is　worth　four　or　five　FANAMS。＇422＇　Then　to　see　the　many　loads　of　limes　that　come　each　day；　such　that　those　of　Povos　are　of　no　account；＇423＇　and　also　loads　of　sweet　and　sour　oranges；　and　wild　BRINJALS；　and　other　garden　stuff　in　such　abundance　as　to　stupefy　one。　For　the　state　of　this　city　is　not　like　that　of　other　cities；　which　often　fail　of　supplies　and　provisions；　for　in　this　one　everything　abounds；　and　also　the　quantity　of　butter　and　oil　and　milk　sold　every　day；　that　is　a　thing　I　cannot　refrain　from　mentioning；　and　as　for　the　rearing　of　cows　and　buffaloes　which　goes　on　in　the　city；　there　is　so　much　that　you　will　go　very　far　before　you　find　another　like　it。　There　are　many　pomegranates　also；　grapes　are　sold　at　three　bunches　a　FANAM；　and　pomegranates　ten　for　a　FANAM。

On　the　north　side　of　the　city　is　a　very　great　river　with　much　water；　in　which　are　many　fish；　which　fish　are　very　unwholesome；　and　in　this　river　there　is　that　which　passes　for　。。。　（SIC。　IN　ORIG。）；　other　streams　flow　into　it；　which　make　it　very　large。

Now　as　to　the　places　on　the　bank　of　this　river。　There　is　a　city　built　there　which　they　call　SENAGUMDYM；＇424＇　and　they　say　that　of　old　it　was　the　capital　of　the　kingdom；　but　there　now　live　in　it　few　people；　it　still　has　good　walls　and　is　very　strong；　and　it　lies　between　two　hill…ranges　which　have　only　two　entrances。　A　captain　lives　in　this　city　for　the　king。　People　cross　to　this　place　by　boats　which　are　round　like　baskets；＇425＇　inside　they　are　made　of　cane；　and　outside　are　covered　with　leather；　they　are　able　to　carry　fifteen　or　twenty　persons；　and　even　horses　and　oxen　can　cross　in　them　if　necessary；　but　for　the　most　part　these　animals　swim　across。　Men　row　them　with　a　sort　of　paddle；　and　the　boats　are　always　turning　round；　as　they　cannot　go　straight　like　others；　in　all　the　kingdom　where　there　are　streams　there　are　no　other　boats　but　these。＇426＇

There　are　also　in　this　city　places　where　they　sell　live　sheep；　you　will　see　the　fields　round　the　city　full　of　them；　and　also　of　cows　and　buffaloes　　it　is　a　very　pretty　sight　to　see；　　and　also　the　many　she…goats　and　kids；　and　the　he…goats　so　large　that　they　are　bridled　and　saddled。　Many　sheep　are　like　that　also；　and　boys　ride　them。

Outside　the　city　walls　on　the　north　there　are　three　very　beautiful　pagodas；　one　of　which　is　called　VITELLA；＇427＇　and　it　stands　over　against　this　city　of　Nagumdym；　the　other　is　called　AOPERADIANAR；＇428＇　and　this　is　the　one　which　they　hold　in　most　veneration；　and　to　which　they　make　great　pilgrimages。

In　this　pagoda；　opposite　to　its　principal　gate　which　is　to　the　east；　there　is　a　very　beautiful　street　of　very　beautiful　houses　with　balconies　and　arcades；　in　which　are　sheltered　the　pilgrims　that　come　to　it；　and　there　are　also　houses　for　the　lodging　of　the　upper　classes；　the　king　has　a　palace　in　the　same　street；　in　which　he　resides　when　he　visits　this　pagoda。　There　is　a　pomegranate　tree　＇429＇　above　this　first　gate；　the　gate　has　a　very　lofty　tower　all　covered　with　rows　of　men　and　women　and　hunting　scenes　and　many　other　representations；　and　as　the　tower　goes　narrowing　towards　the　top　so　the　images　diminish　in　size。　Passing　this　first　gate；　you　come　at　once　into　a　large　courtyard　with　another　gate　of　the　same　sort　as　the　first；　except　that　it　is　rather　smaller　throughout；　and　passing　this　second　gate；　there　is　a　large　court　with　verandahs　all　round　on　pillars　of　stone；　and　in　the　middle　of　this　court　is　the　house　of　the　idol。

Opposite　the　principal　gate　stand　four　columns；　two　gilded　and　the　other　two　copper；　from　which；　owing　to　their　great　age　as　it　seems　to　me；　the　gold　has　worn　off；　and　the　other　two　are　also　of　copper；　for　all　are　of　copper。　That　which　stands　nearest　the　gate　of　the　temple　was　given　by　this　King　Crisnarao　who　now　reigns　here；　and　the　others　by　his　predecessors。　All　the　outer　side　of　the　gate　of　the　temple　up　to　the　roof　is　covered　with　copper　and　gilded；　and　on　each　side　of　the　roof　on　the　top　are　certain　great　animals　that　look　like　tigers；　all　gilt。　As　soon　as　you　enter　this　idol…shrine；　you　perceive　fr