Case, with different titles, in Java.
And yet it is curious that John Marignolli, Ibn Batuta's contemporary in
the middle of the 14th century, and Barbosa in the 16th century, are alike
at pains to describe the umbrella as some strange object. And in our own
country it is commonly stated that the umbrella was first used in the last
century, and that Jonas Hanway (died 1786) was one of the first persons
who made a practice of carrying one. The word umbrello is, however, in
Minsheu's dictionary. [See Hobson-Jobson, s.v. Umbrella. - H. C.]
(Murat. Dissert. II. 229; Archiv. Storic. Ital. VIII. 274, 560;
Klapr. Mem. III.; Carp. 759; N. and Q., C. and J. II. 180; Arrian,
Indica, XVI.; Smith's Dict., G. and R. Ant., s. v. umbraculum; J. R.
A. S. v. 351; Ras Mala, I. 221; I. B. II. 440; Cathay, 381;
Ramus. I. f. 301.)
Alexander, according to Athenaeus, feasted his captains to the number of
6000, and made them all sit upon silver chairs. The same author relates
that the King of Persia, among other rich presents, bestowed upon Entimus
the Gortynian, who went up to the king in imitation of Themistocles,
a silver chair and a gilt umbrella. (Bk.
