NOTES.—­1.  Costume. 2.  Hindu Royal Necklace. 3.  Hindu use of the Rosary. 4.  The Saggio. 5.  Companions in Death; the word Amok. 6.  Accumulated Wealth of Southern India at this time. 7.  Horse Importation from the Persian Gulf. 8.  Religious Suicides. 9.  Suttees. 10.  Worship of the Ox.  The Govis. 11.  Verbal. 12.  The Thomacides. 13.  Ill-success of Horse-breeding in S. India. 14.  Curious Mode of Arrest for Debt. 15.  The Rainy Seasons. 16.  Omens of the Hindus. 17.  Strange treatment of Horses. 18.  The Devadasis. 19.  Textual.

XVIII.—­DISCOURSING OF THE PLACE WHERE LIETH THE BODY OF ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE; AND OF THE MIRACLES THEREOF

NOTES.—­1.  Mailapur. 2.  The word Avarian. 3.  Miraculous Earth. 4.  The Traditions of St. Thomas in India.  The ancient Church at his Tomb; the ancient Cross preserved on St. Thomas’s Mount. 5.  White Devils. 6.  The Yak’s Tail.

XIX.—­CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF MUTFILI

  NOTES.—­1.  Motapalle.  The Widow Queen of Telingana. 2.  The Diamond Mines,
  and the Legend of the Diamond Gathering. 3.  Buckram.

XX.—­CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF LAR WHENCE THE BRAHMANS COME

NOTES.—­1.  Abraiaman.  The Country of Lar.  Hindu Character. 2.  The Kingdom of Soli or Chola. 3.  Lucky and Unlucky Days and Hours.  The Canonical Hours of the Church. 4.  Omens. 5.  Jogis.  The Ox-emblem. 6.  Verbal. 7.  Recurrence of Human Eccentricities.

XXI.—­CONCERNING THE CITY OF CAIL

  NOTES.—­1.  Kayal; its true position. Kolkhoi identified. 2.  The King
  Ashar or As-char. 3.  Correa, Note. 4.  Betel-chewing. 5.  Duels.

XXII.—­OF THE KINGDOM OF COILUM

  NOTES.—­1.  Coilum, Coilon, Kaulam, Columbum, Quilon.  Ancient Christian
  Churches. 2.  Brazil Wood:  notes on the name. 3.  Columbine Ginger and
  other kinds. 4.  Indigo. 5.  Black Lions. 6.  Marriage Customs.

XXIII.—­OF THE COUNTRY CALLED COMARI

  NOTES.—­1.  Cape Comorin. 2.  The word Gat-paul.

XXIV.—­CONCERNING THE KINGDOM ELI

  NOTES.—­1.  Mount D’Ely, and the City of Hili-Marawi. 2.  Textual.
  3.  Produce. 4.  Piratical custom. 5.  Wooden Anchors.

XXV.—­CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF MELIBAR

  NOTES.—­1.  Dislocation of Polo’s Indian Geography.  The name of Malabar.
  2.  Verbal. 3.  Pirates. 4.  Cassia:  Turbit:  Cubebs. 5.  Cessation of direct
  Chinese trade with Malabar.

XXVI.—­CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF GOZURAT

  NOTES.—­1.  Topographical Confusion. 2.  Tamarina. 3.  Tall Cotton Trees.
  4.  Embroidered Leather-work.

XXVII.—­CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF TANA