X. CHAPTER.

Report on the City of Cambaya.

The City of Cambaya lies on the river Guzurath. It is very well built, large, and full of people, so that it is considered the most excellent among all Indian cities; and therefore it has obtained the name of the "Indian Cairo." Inside, it is decorated with very beautiful houses; on the outside, it is surrounded by a good wall.

King.

Religions.

In former times, the lord was a heathen, serving idols; but now he is of the sect of Mahomet referring to Islam, just as the regents of the city have adopted this religion, whose example the most of the inhabitants have followed. However, there are still heathens.

Great Trade.

One finds more lac a resinous substance used for varnish here than anywhere else. There are renowned merchants who have many ships, sailing for their trade on the Ethiopian, the Red, the Persian, and the Indian Seas.
Cape Diongaal.

This city lies about three hundred miles from the Head of Diongaal. On the river lie many cities, the telling of which would take too long here.
Cape Ely.

On the island called Maia, and behind the Head of Diongaal, toward the East, one has another head or cape, called Ely, at a distance of one hundred and fifty miles. From there to the city of Calicuth, one calculates six hundred miles.

Closer and more specific report,

"The city of Cambaya first received that name from the Portuguese, a corruption of the proper word Cambewath, or Cambebath; in our language, as much as to say the city of Cambe. It lies on a very pleasant plain, in the innermost corner of a large inlet, named after this city, the Gulf of Cambaya, on the bank of the river Meli, or May, otherwise Guandari; at the place where it pours its water into the mentioned sea-bay. The city of Cambaya is even twice as large as the city of Guzuratte, or Souratte; of