[136] It is easily seen that this note does not belong to the _Roteiro_, and that it was added by the copyist: we have already noticed the difference which there is between it and another similar note of the Paris MS. It seems that the person who wrote it made some mistake, owing to there having been many gentlemen of the name of Menezes at that time in India.... D. Henrique de Menezes succeeded Vasco da Gama, in 1524, as Governor of India, and therefore could not be the D. Amrique de Menezes who came to the kingdom in 1524, as the note says. This deserving Governor died at Cananor on the day of the Purification of 1526. _Lisbon Ac. note._ [137] Son Seigneur osservatissime. [138] Charles V was elected Emperor the 28th June, 1519. [139] Chiericato. Milan edition. [140] Clement VII (Medici) was elected Pontiff in 1523, and died in 1534. [141] Monterosi. Milan edition. [142] The Milan edition attributes this desire to the Pope. [143] Fortunes. [144] Jonq. [145] Estrenque, made of esparta. [146] Bonnette = stun sail, formerly added below the square sail. [147] Groupade. [148] Milan edition adds here, _formerly_. [149] 1519. [150] Garbin and Libeccio. [151] South-east. [152] Donnassent à travers. [153] La grande gabbe. [154] N’avoyent point de fondement. [155] In reality this bird swallows the fish which it forces the fishing bird to disgorge. [156] The Milan edition has “flesh of the Anta, like that of a cow”; and a note says the anta is the tapir. [157] Haim. [158] Aigueillette, same as esquillette. [159] Coffin. [160] Naveau, for navette. [161] Le jour de Saincte Lucie aux auantz de Noël. [162] Par zenit. [163] Or of Lespere. [164] Rabotent. [165] Papegaulx. [166] Fabre’s French printed edition, and the Italian edition of 1536, both _include_ the women and children:— “Quasi tous tant homes que femmes que enfants ont trois pertuis en la levre dembas,” etc. “Tutti gli huomini donne et fanciulli hanno tre buchi.” etc. [167] Tané. [168] De petites chattes maymounes. [169] Leur lombric sur leschine. [170] Milan edition calls it wood of Brasile. [171] Musser. *–*: This passage is from MS. No. 68, the Regent Louisa’s copy, for whom it appears to have been adapted; that in No. 5650, and in Amoretti and Fabre’s editions, is less fit for publication: the words from * to [171] are omitted in No. 68. [172] The 1536 edition omits the story of the girl, and instead says:— “Nella prima costa di terra che ariuammo, ad alcune femine schiave che haueuamo leuate ne le naui d’altri paesi, & erano grauide vennero le doglie del parto, per il che loro sole si uscirono di naue, & smontorono in terra, & partorito che hebbero con li figluoli in braccio se ne ritornarono subito in nave.” Fabre says:—