BRIEF CONTENTS

of the

CHAPTERS.

I. The fatherland of Joseph the Indian. Report of the City of Caranganor. Trade therein. Page 4

II. Continuation of the Description of the City of Caranganor. Inhabitants, Temples, Religion, and curiosities found thereabouts. 5

III. Manners and Customs of the King of Caranganor, and the other Inhabitants. Clothing. Ablutions, Writing. Christians in this City. 7

IV. Broader report on the Christians at Caranganor. High-Priests, Archbishops, Cardinals, Patriarchs, Jacobites, &c. Discourse regarding this Pope. 8

V. Priests of these Christians. Baptism, Confession, Holy water, Communion, without Wine, due to lack, What they use in place of Wine. Burial of the dead, Gospels. Fasting, Holy days, Monasteries, The Chastity of Priests, Scholars, Division of the year. 10

VI. Location of Caranganor. Winter, Navigation, and Ships, pulled from the Sea by Elephants, Various Coins. Soil and Fruits, Great old age of the Inhabitants, without having lost a Tooth, Animals, Cheap Chickens, Rice, 12

VII. Report of the Indian Palm tree, from which one makes Wine, Vinegar, Oil and Sugar, besides many other things. Pepper, Ginger, Spices. 15

VIII. Description of the City of Calicuth. Their King an Idolater, Merchants, who come to this City, for their Trade, among them the Malasines. Royal Court, Bodyguards, The Heathen Inhabitants never dare to eat on the Sea, Medals. 17

IX. Report of the Kingdoms of Cambaya, Ormus and Guzuratte in general, The Head, or Cape Mogolistan, Moorish Cities, Sobobeck, Semath, Chefimy, The City of Cambaya. River Guzurat, Idolatry and other Customs of these Heathens. 19

X. Situation of the City of Cambaya; the most excellent among all the Indian Cities, Their King, Trade, Religions, Other Matters, 21

XI. Report of the King of Narfinga. The City of Bisnagar, Cochin, Comara, Oriza, Maliapur, Church of S. Thomas, Cathay, 22