South America - A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels - Volume 7 - By Robert Kerr
 -  The king with all his nobility and
gentry dwell in the new town, which is a great and populous city - Page 794
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The King With All His Nobility And Gentry Dwell In The New Town, Which Is A Great And Populous City, Entirely Square With Fair Walls, And A Great Ditch All Round About Full Of Water, In Which Are Many Crocodiles.

It has twenty gates, five on each side of the square, all built of stone.

There are also many turrets for centinels, made of wood and splendidly gilded. The streets are the handsomest I ever saw, all as straight as a line from one gate to the other, and so broad that ten or twelve men may ride abreast through them. On both sides, at every door, there are palmer trees planted, which bear coco-nuts, and which make a fine shew as well as a commodious shade, so that the people may walk all day in the shade. The houses are of wood, covered with tiles.

The palace of the king stands in the middle of this city, and is walled and ditched all round, all the houses within being of wood very sumptuously gilded, and the fore-front is of very rich workmanship, all gilded in a very costly manner. The pagoda, or house in which his idols stand, is covered with tiles of silver, and all the walls are gilt over with gold. Within the first gate of the palace is a very large court, on both sides of which are the houses for the king's elephants, which are wonderfully large and handsome, and are trained for war and for the king's service.

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