Note 86 — THE THIRD BOOKE AND HISTORIE OF THE GREAT AND MIGHTIE KINGDOME OF CHINA, IN THE WHICH IS CONTAYNED MANY NOTABLE THINGS WOORTHIE TO BE CONSIDERED OF, TOUCHING MORALL AND POLLITIKE MATTERS.
Robert Parke translation
This word is spelt the same in the original. Query blankets, from Portuguese Chim-Chinese, and mantas-blankets.