Baptized Lisbon 17.5. 1622 — ?.11.1693. Portuguese Officer in South Asia. Son of a cap-maker. Left to India as private soldier

Historie de l'isle de Ceylan ... presentée au roi de Portugal en 1685 / Traduite du portugais par Monsr. l'abbé Le Grand.

History of Ceylon: presented ... to the king of Portugal, in 1685 / translated from the Portuguese, by the Abbé Le Grand. Re-translated from the French ed., with an appendix ... by George Lee.

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Historie de l'isle de Ceylan ... presentée au roi de Portugal en 1685 / Traduite du portugais par Monsr. l'abbé Le Grand.

History of Ceylon: presented ... to the king of Portugal, in 1685 / translated from the Portuguese, by the Abbé Le Grand. Re-translated from the French ed., with an appendix ... by George Lee.