 | Richard Henry Major - Africa - 1877 - 412 pages
...letter to Da Gama for the King of Portugal, written in Dias's own hand, to the following effect: " Vasco da Gama, a nobleman of your household, has visited my kingdom, which lias given mo great pleasure. In my kingdom there is abundance of cinnamon, cloves, ginger, pepper,... | |
 | Richard Russell (Hon. Secretary of the Finsbury Club.) - 1885 - 190 pages
...letter from the Raja to the King of Portugal, from which the following notable words are quoted: " Vasco da Gama, a nobleman of your household, has visited...ginger, pepper, and precious stones. What I seek from thy country is gold, silver, coral, and scarlet." The return of Da Gama, bearing this letter, was celebrated... | |
 | William Wilson Hunter - India - 1886 - 796 pages
...Europe, bearing with him the following 1498.' letter from the Zamorin to the King of Portugal:—' Vasco da Gama, a nobleman of your household, has visited...ginger, pepper, and precious stones. What I seek from thy country is gold, silver, coral, and scarlet.' The safe arrival of Da Gama at Lisbon was celebrated... | |
 | William Wilson Hunter - India - 1886 - 798 pages
...the Zamorin to the King of Portugal:—' Vasco Gama, a nobleman of your household, has visited my ki: and has given me great pleasure. In my kingdom there...ginger, pepper, and precious stones. What I seek from thy country is gold, silver, coral, and scarlet.' The safe arrival of Da Gama at Lisbon was celebrated... | |
 | George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood - India - 1890 - 326 pages
...carrying a letter with him from the Zamorin to the King of Portugal, to the following effect:— " Vasco da Gama, a nobleman of your household, has "...cinnamon, " cloves, ginger, pepper, and precious stones in great " quantities. What I seek from thy country is gold, " silver, coral, and scarlet." On the... | |
 | William Wilson Hunter - India - 1897 - 268 pages
...returned to Europe, bearing with him the following letter from the Zamorin to the King of Portugal:—' Vasco da Gama, a nobleman of your household, has visited...ginger, pepper, and precious stones. What I seek from thy country is gold, silver, coral, and scarlet.' Early Portuguese Governors.—In 1502, the King of... | |
 | Caroline Atwater Mason - India - 1902 - 342 pages
...months, Da Gama bore from him the following letter to his king : " Vasco da Gama, a nobleman of thy household, has visited my kingdom and has given me...ginger, pepper, and precious stones. What I seek from thy country is gold, silver, coral, and scarlet." For exactly a century, from 1500 to 1600, the Portuguese... | |
 | Caroline Atwater Mason - India - 1902 - 298 pages
...six months, Da Gama bore from him the following letter to his king: "Vasco da Gama, a nobleman of thy household, has visited my kingdom and has given me...ginger, pepper, and precious stones. What I seek from thy country is gold, silver, coral, and scarlet." For exactly a century, from 1500 to 1600, the Portuguese... | |
 | Caroline Atwater Mason - India - 1902 - 310 pages
...months, Da Gama bore from him the following letter to his king : "Vasco da Gama, a nobleman of thy household, has visited my kingdom and has given me...kingdom there is abundance of cinnamon, cloves, ginger, -'S'^l pepper, and precious stones. What I seek from thy country is gold, silver, coral, and scarlet."... | |
 | Caroline Atwater Mason - India - 1903 - 304 pages
...months, Da Gama bore from him the following letter to his king : "Vasco da Gama, a nobleman of thy household, has visited my kingdom and has given me...ginger, pepper, and precious stones. What I seek from thy country is gold, silver, coral, and scarlet." For exactly a century, from 1500 to 1600, the Portuguese... | |
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Vasco da Gama, a nobleman of your household, has visited my kingdom, and has given me great pleasure. In my kingdom there is abundance of cinnamon, cloves, ginger, pepper and precious stones. What I seek from your country is gold, silver, coral and scarlet. 
