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His Companions and contemporaries, with his remarkable narrative told in his own words. The narrative of the First English merchant to India. He arrived in India as a prisoner of the Portuguese and there upon he crossed the peninsula and made his way to Burma and further to Malacca. He travelled from 1583 to 1591 Along with the lively narrative of his experiences, there is a chapter on the state of India under Akbar. He carried letter from Queen Elizabeth to Akbar and to the king of China. The book is rich in commercial detail and the commence, produce and trade is duly noticed. The final chapter discusses the decline of the Portuguese and Spaniards and the rise of the Dutch. The book has 19 illustrations. This book is a reprint of the 1899 edition.