ABSTRACT

THE CHAPTER CONCERNING ZA ILA N I, W H E RE JEW ELS ARE PRODUCED.

In this island of Zailon there are four kings,4 all Fagans.

1 A very insignificant miracle compared with many others attributed to the sepulchre o f St. Thomas. Barbosa piously records a tradition that the right arm o f the Apostle protruded from his tomb at Maliapur, and for a long time resisted every attempt to cover it.