- E. [9] De Faria Says The Bodies Of These Unfortunate Malabars Were Thrown Into The Sea, To Be Carried On Shore By The Tide.

- Astl.

I. 52. a.

[10] By the straits of Mecca are here meant the straits of Bab-el-mandeb, or the entrance from the Indian Ocean into the Red Sea; and by the coast of Cambaya, what is now called Guzerat. - E.

[11] The rajah or king of Cochin has already been named Triumpara, or Trimumpara, on the authority of De Barros, De Faria, and other ancient authors; yet De Faria, in other instances, calls him Uniramacoul - Astl. I. 52. b.

[12] It is difficult to say what may have been meant by this last article. In old French writings _Rouge comme Sendal_ means very high red, or scarlet; from which circumstance, this may have been a piece of scarlet satin or velvet. - E.

[13] Of the animal called bulgoldolf in the text we have no knowledge, nor of this stone of wonderful virtue; but it may possibly refer to the long famed bezoar, anciently much prized, but now deservedly neglected. - E.

[14] According to De Faria, this messenger was a bramin, who left his son and nephew at Cochin as hostages, and accompanied De Gama to Calicut, where he carried various messages between the zamorin and the admiral. - Astl. I. 53. b.

[15] De Faria says he was accompanied by a caravel. - Astl. 1.53. b.

[16] The son and nephew of the messenger, according to De Faria.

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