was ever bitten.”—F. de Souza, Oriente Conquistado, Conq. i. Div. i. cap. 73.
1711.—Bluteau, in his
great Port. Dict., explains Cobra de Capello as a “reptile (bicho) of Brazil.” But it is only a slip; what is
further said shows that he meant to say India.
c. 1713.—“En secouant la peau de cerf sur laquelle nous
avons coutume de nous asseoir, il en sortit un gros serpent de ceux qu’on appelle en Portugais Cobra-
Capel.”— Lettres Edif., ed. 1781, xi. 83.
1883.—“In my walks abroad I generally carry a strong, supple
walking cane. … Armed with it, you may rout and slaughter the hottest-tempered cobra in Hindustan.
Let it rear itself up and spread its spectacled head-gear and bluster as it will, but one rap on the side of
its head will bring it to reason.”—Tribes on my Frontier, 198–9. 1 
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