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(See App. L. 9.) 2. Species of Torture. 3. Devices to procure Invulnerability. IV.--CONCERNING THE FASHION OF THE IDOLS NOTES.--1. Many-limbed Idols. 2. The Philippines and Moluccas. 3. The name _Chin_ or _China_. 4. The Gulf of Cheinan. V.--OF THE GREAT COUNTRY CALLED CHAMBA NOTES.--1. Champa, and Kublai's dealings with it. (See App. L. 10). 2. Chronology. 3. Eagle-wood and Ebony. Polo's use of Persian words. VI.--CONCERNING THE GREAT ISLAND OF JAVA NOTE.--Java; its supposed vast extent. Kublai's expedition against it and failure. VII.--WHEREIN THE ISLES OF SONDUR AND CONDUR ARE SPOKEN OF; AND THE KINGDOM OF LOCAC NOTES.--1. Textual. 2. Pulo Condore. 3. The Kingdom of Locac, Southern Siam. VIII.--OF THE ISLAND CALLED PENTAM, AND THE CITY MALAIUR NOTES.--1. Bintang. 2. The Straits of Singapore. 3. Remarks on the Malay Chronology. Malaiur probably Palembang. IX.--CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF JAVA THE LESS. THE KINGDOMS OF FERLEC AND BASMA NOTES.--1. The Island of Sumatra: application of the term _Java_. 2. Products of Sumatra. The six kingdoms. 3. Ferlec or Parlak. The Battas. 4. Basma, Pacem, or Pasei. 5. The Elephant and the Rhinoceros. The Legend of Monoceros and the Virgin. 6. Black Falcon. X.--THE KINGDOMS OF SAMARA AND DAGROIAN NOTES.--1. Samara, Sumatra Proper. 2. The Tramontaine and the Mestre. 3. The Malay Toddy-Palm. 4. Dagroian. 5. Alleged custom of eating dead relatives. XI.--OF THE KINGDOMS OF LAMBRI AND FANSUR NOTES.--1. Lambri. 2. Hairy and Tailed Men. 3. Fansur and Camphor Fansuri. Sumatran Camphor. 4. The Sago-Palm. 5. Remarks on Polo's Sumatran Kingdoms. XII.--CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF NECUVERAN NOTE.--Gauenispola, and the Nicobar Islands. XIII.--CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF ANGAMANAIN NOTE.--The Andaman Islands. XIV.--CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF SEILAN NOTES.--1. Chinese Chart. 2. Exaggeration of Dimensions. The Name. 3. Sovereigns then ruling Ceylon. 4. Brazil Wood and Cinnamon. 5. The Great Ruby. XV.--THE SAME CONTINUED. THE HISTORY OF SAGAMONI BORCAN AND THE BEGINNING OF IDOLATRY NOTES.--1. Adam's Peak, and the Foot thereon. 2. The Story of Sakya-Muni Buddha. The History of Saints Barlaam and Josaphat; a Christianised version thereof. 3. High Estimate of Buddha's Character. 4. Curious Parallel Passages. 5. Pilgrimages to the Peak. 6. The Patra of Buddha, and the Tooth-Relic. 7. Miraculous endow
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