Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.13011

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1516.—"Item — our Captain Major, or Captain of Cochim shall give passes to secure the navigation of the ships and zanbuqos of their ports . . . provided they do not carry spices or drugs that we require for our cargoes, but if such be found, for the first occasion they shall lose all the spice and drugs so loaded, and on the second they shall lose both ship and cargo, and all may be taken as prize of war."—*Treaty of Lopo Soares with Coulão (Quilon), in Botelho, Tombo, Subsidios*, p. 32.