Samara, Sumatra Proper. 2. The Tramontaine and the Mestre.
3. The Malay Toddy-Palm. 4. Dagroian. 5. Alleged custom of eating dead
relatives.
XI. - OF THE KINGDOMS OF LAMBRI AND FANSUR
NOTES. - 1. Lambri. 2. Hairy and Tailed Men. 3. Fansur and Camphor
Fansuri. Sumatran Camphor. 4. The Sago-Palm. 5. Remarks on Polo's
Sumatran Kingdoms.
XII. - CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF NECUVERAN
NOTE. - Gauenispola, and the Nicobar Islands.
XIII. - CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF ANGAMANAIN
NOTE. - The Andaman Islands.
XIV. - CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF SEILAN
NOTES. - 1. Chinese Chart. 2. Exaggeration of Dimensions. The Name.
3. Sovereigns then ruling Ceylon. 4. Brazil Wood and Cinnamon. 5. The
Great Ruby.
XV. - THE SAME CONTINUED. THE HISTORY OF SAGAMONI BORCAN AND THE BEGINNING
OF IDOLATRY
NOTES. - 1. Adam's Peak, and the Foot thereon. 2. The Story of Sakya-Muni
Buddha. The History of Saints Barlaam and Josaphat; a Christianised
version thereof. 3. High Estimate of Buddha's Character. 4. Curious
Parallel Passages. 5. Pilgrimages to the Peak. 6. The Patra of Buddha,
and the Tooth-Relic. 7. Miraculous endowments of the Patra; it is the
Holy Grail of Buddhism.
XVI. - CONCERNING THE GREAT PROVINCE OF MAABAR, WHICH IS CALLED INDIA THE
GREATER, AND IS ON THE MAINLAND
NOTES. - 1. Ma'bar, its definition, and notes on its Mediaeval History.
2. The Pearl Fishery.
XVII. - CONTINUES TO SPEAK OF THE PROVINCE OF MAABAR
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
NOTES. - 1. Tana, and the Konkan. 2. Incense of Western India.
XXVIII. - CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF CAMBAET
NOTE. - Cambay.
XXIX. - CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF SEMENAT
NOTE. - Somnath, and the so-called Gates of Somnath.
XXX. - CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF KESMACORAN
NOTES. - 1. Kij-Mekran. Limit of India. 2. Recapitulation of Polo's Indian
Kingdoms.
XXXI. - DISCOURSETH OF THE TWO ISLANDS CALLED MALE AND FEMALE, AND WHY THEY
ARE SO CALLED
NOTE. - The Legend and its diffusion.
XXXII. - CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF SCOTRA
NOTES. - 1. Whales of the Indian Seas. 2. Socotra and its former
Christianity. 3. Piracy at Socotra. 4. Sorcerers.
XXXIII. - CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF MADEIGASCAR
NOTES. - 1. Madagascar; some confusion here with Magadoxo. 2. Sandalwood.
3. Whale-killing. The _Capidoglio_ or Sperm-Whale. 4. The Currents
towards the South. 5. The Rukh (and see Appendix L. 11). 6. More on the
dimensions assigned thereto. 7. Hippopotamus Teeth.
XXXIV. - CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF ZANGHIBAR. A WORD ON INDIA IN GENERAL
NOTES. - 1. Zangibar; Negroes. 2. Ethiopian Sheep. 3. Giraffes. 4. Ivory
trade. 5. Error about Elephant-taming. 6. Number of Islands assigned to
the Indian Sea. 7. The Three Indies, and various distributions thereof.
Polo's Indian Geography.
XXXV. - TREATING OF THE GREAT PROVINCE OF ABASH, WHICH IS MIDDLE INDIA, AND
IS ON THE MAINLAND
NOTES. - 1. Habash or Abyssinia. Application of the name India to it.
2. Fire Baptism ascribed to the Abyssinian Christians. 3. Polo's idea of
the position of Aden. 4. Taming of the African Elephant for War.
5. Marco's Story of the Abyssinian Invasion of the Mahomedan Low-Country,
and Review of Abyssinian Chronology in connection therewith. 6. Textual.
XXXVI. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ADEN
NOTES. - 1. The Trade to Alexandria from India via Aden. 2. "_Roncins a
deux selles_." 3. The Sultan of Aden. The City and its Great Tanks.
4. The Loss of Acre.
XXXVII. - CONCERNING THE CITY OF ESHER
NOTES. - 1. Shihr. 2. Frankincense. 3. Four-horned Sheep. 4. Cattle fed on
Fish. 5. Parallel passage.
XXXVIII. - CONCERNING THE CITY OF DUFAR
NOTES. - 1. Dhofar. 2. Notes on Frankincense.
XXXIX. - CONCERNING THE GULF OF CALATU, AND THE CITY SO CALLED
NOTES. - 1. Kalhat. 2. "_En fra terre_." 3. Maskat.
XL. - RETURNS TO THE CITY OF HORMOS WHEREOF WE SPOKE FORMERLY
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