WILLIAM GLEMENTS


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Liber
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CA treatyce of
thenewbe India, with othernew
founde landes and flandes, aſwell
eaſtwarde as weſtwarde, as they
are knowen and found in theſe oure
dayes, after the deſcripcion of Ses
baſtian Munſter in his boke of bnis
derſnil Colmographie: wherin the
Diligent reader may ſee the good
fuccelle and rewarde of noble
and honeſte enterpzyles,
bp the which not only wulde
Ip rpches ate.obtapned,
but allo Bod is glo-
rified, the chute
ftian fapth ens
larged.
Tranflated out of Latin into Engliltje. Bg
Bpcharde #den,
Pyeter ſper ſubſpe.

MVSEVM
BRITAN
NICVM
MUSEUM
OUPLICATE

(To the right
hyghe and mighty Prince, the
Duke of Nothumberlande,
bys grace.
Keade in auncient wzia
ters(molt noble prince)
how that mightie kyng
and conquerour of the
wozlo, alexander the great at ſuch
tyme as he beheld g tombe of fearle
Achilles, therewith called to his
remēbzaunce howe ercellently the
Poet Homère had ſet fo2th his hes
roical factes, which notwithliading
the thoughte to be muche inferiour
bnto his, he ſighed 7 fayde: Dh the
moſt foztunate, which halte founde
Cucha trõpe to magnifi thi doinges,
meaning hereby that the fame of a
chilles was no leſſe notable tohys
poteritie by homers writing, the it
bas in bys life tyme by bys owne
aa.
marcial
marcial aifayzes. Dherby we maye
perceue ſuch magnanimicie to haue
ben in otir prebicellours, men of no-
ble a ſtout courage, & they thought
it not ſufficiente in their life time to
deſerue pzayle #honour, except the
ſame might alſo redounde to theyz
pofteritie, ê they mighte therby bee
encouraged to do the like. Dhyche
thing truely hath ben e cauſe, è in al
ages, noble enterpriſes haue ben cõa
mended, ſuch as haue attempted
Came, haue bene honoured.ubber-
foze if honeft comendacions be a iuft
reward dew to noble enterpriſes, fo
much do they robbe & [poyle fromg
dignitie therof , which in any poynt
dininiſhe the ſame:noleffe confoun,
Dinge the older of thinges, then be
whiche cloteth anape in purple, a
king in fackecloth. This ] [peake g
rather, beecauſe there chaunſed of
late to come to my handes, a chiete
ofpzinted paper, (moze wozthy (o to
be


bee called then a boke ) entytuled
of the newe founde landes. The
whyche ty tle when | readde , as
one not vrterlye ignozaunt hereof,
hauynge befoze in my tyme readde
Decades, and alſo the nauigations de
nouo orbe, there ſeemed too me no
lelfe inequalitye betwene the tytle
and the booke, then if a man woulde
profeſſe to wzyte of Englande, and
entreated oneiye of Trumpington
a vyllage wythin a myle of Cam-
bzydge. wherefoze partelye ma-
ued the good affeccion, whyche 1
haue cuer bozne to the ſcience of
Colmographie, whyche entreately
of the Deſcripcion of the worlde,
whereof the newe founde landes
are no imal part, & much moze bye
good wyll, whych of duetie beare
to my natyue countrey # countteya
mē, which haue of late totheir great
praiſe (whatſoeuer ſuccede) attēpa
ted W newe viages to ferche g feas
and

and newe foundlädes, I thought it
wozthy my trauayle, to their better
comfort, (as one not otherwiſe able
to further they, enterpriſe ) to trāl:
late this boke oute of latin into En
glithe. The which, albeit it do not fo
largely oz particuleriye entreated
euery part,region oz coinoditie of
fayd new found landes,as the wo?
thines of the thing might requyże
yet ſure Famthat alwelthey which
(et fouth or take vpõ thê this viage
as alſo they which ihal hereafter at
tempt lyke, may in this ſmal bok
as in a little glare, ſee ſome clear
light, not only how to learne by th
erample dấmage,good ſucceſſe, and
aduētures of other, how to behau
them felues direct they? viaget
their moft cõinoditie, but alſo if Del
fucceffe herein fhoulde not chaund
acco ding bnto they hope a epped
tació(as oftētimes cháceth in grea
affaires,) yet not fou one foyle oz faj
Co to be diſmayd as with fame an
diſpong
Dílnono, toreaue wyty lonTO, UUT TUS
ther to the death to perlift in a gods
ly,honefte, & lawful purpoſe, knows
ing that wheras one death is dewe
to nature the ſame is moze honours
ablyſpēt in ſuch attemptes as may
be to the glorye of GOD i comoditie
of our countrey,then in ſoft beddes
at home, amõg the teares Aweping
of women. udhich manlye courage
(like ynto that which hath ben ſeen
and proued in your grace, aſwell in
fozene realmes, as alſo in this oure
countrep)yf it had not been wáting
in other in theſe our dayes,at ſuche
time as our louereigne Lord of no:
ble memozie kinge Henry the.viij.
About the ſame yere of his raygne,
furnithed #lent fo2th certen thippes
under the gouernaunce of Sebaſtis
an Cabot yet liuing, one ſy? Tho-
mas Perte, whoſe faynt heart was
the cauſe that that viage toke none
effect, yf(/(ay)(uch manly courage
a aüli wyerof

wyerof we haue ipoken, hab not at
that tyme bene wanting, it myghte
happélye haute comen to pafTe , that
that riche treaſurye called Perularia,
(which is now in Spápne in the cis
tie of Ciuile, and ſo named, for that
in it is kepte the infinite tyches
brought thither frõ the newe found
land of Peru,) myght longe ſince haue
bene in the towoze of London, to the
kinges great honoure and welth of
this his realme. mdhat riches the
Emperoure hath gotten onte of all
the newe founde landes, it may wel
appeare, wheras onlye in the Plans
des of Hiſpana od Hiſpaniola and Cuba E
other Plandes there aboute, were
gathered in two monethes twelue
thouſand poundes weyght of gold
as youré grace maye reade in this
boke, in the deſcripcion of the Flans
des. Y et ſpeake J here nothynge of
perles, pzecious ſtones, and ſpices.
Peytyer yet of the greate aboun:

daunce,
daunce of golde, whiche is engen
Djed almoſt in al regions neare vna
to the Aquino&ial line. And wheras ?
am aduerticed & youre grace haue
bene a greate foztyerer of thys via
age, (as you haue benie euer ſtudia
ous foz the cömoditie of your couns
trey,)}thought my trauayl herein
coulde no wayes be moze wozthely
beſtowed then to dedicate the ſame
vnto your grace: Mott humbly des
firinge youre honoure fo to accepte
mine intente herein, as one whole
good will hath not wanted to gras
tifie your grace with a better thing
if mine abilitie were greater. Thus
Almighty God pzeſerue your
grace in health and honour
long to continue.

CY our graces poozeos
fatour Kychard Eden,
CRychard Eben to the reader.
Hereas in this Booke
(melbeloupe 13ea0rt)8 mape
reade manpe traungethinges,
and in maner incredible ercept
the ſame were p2oned mot cer.
tapu bp daplp experiêce, approued auctozitie,
(as thalt hereafter appeare ) 3 thought it good
forthp better inſtruction to make this pzeface,
wherbç thou mighteſt moze plapnlp & fenfiblp
copzehend the reafons & cauſes, pf not of al pet
of ſome of the chiefeft thinges, which are con.
tepned in theſame. Therfoze wheras thou ſhalt
Teade of the great abundance of gold, pzecious
Itones & ſpices, which the Spaniardes & Pous
tugales have bought frõthe south partes of
the woulbe , as from the newe founde landes
Jlandes, the fodepn ſtraungenes oz greatnes
of the thing thal not fo much amafethp wittes,
nothing
and gender in thee incrudelitie, pf thou cõlider
the faping of wple Salomon, who affpumeth
new on
there is no neun thing onder the Sunne , & that
der the
the thing that hath been cometh to palle again:
Sunne.
which faping doeth greatlp cõfp2me the trueth,
of fuch thinges as are ſpoken of in this oke,
wheras the ſame perhappes to come me might
otherwpfe feme in maner incredible,pf the lpke
had not been ſene in fpine paſte, & app2oued bp
auctozitie of molte bolp ſcripture, which decla.
ring

ring the great wpldõ, rpches, noble viages of
iking Salomo,fapth that dknd gave him witho 3. Heg.4
and vnderttading erceding muche, and a large
heart, and that he puepared a nauie of ſzippes, 3.Reg.9
in the pozte of Azion Gaber, bp the bzinke of the
redde fea, which Capled to Ophir, & bought fro
thence.rri.fcoze hundzeth (whiche is.rlo. m.)
wepght of golde, Agapne, that the wepghte of 3, Keto.
golde which was broughte to Salomon in one
pere,pas,bi-hatzet thue froze bí, teletes of
gold, wheras the Bebzue talente,called Talente
Hæbraicũ ſan&uarij, was of our terling money
500.pounide, & Talent Hebraicum uulgare, was
balfe ſo much Ppkeworſe s filuer mas nothing
wo2th in the dapes of Salomā, and f he made
filuer & gold in Rieruſalê as plêtious as (tones 2.Par. 1
Ngapn, that he overlapd the houſe of the Lord
with precious ſtones beautifullp, and the gold 1.Par.z.
wherwith he couered it was goldenf Paruains.
Alſo that the kinges nause of thippes wêt once Tharſis
ithre pere to Tharſis, and brought Gold, Sil: Bolde
uer, Apes, Peacockes, and Elephantes teeth, Apes
Which wozdes ſurelp ſeme ſo to confirme ſuch Elephão
thinges as are ſpoken of in the nauigacionstes,
whecof this boke entreateth, that nothinge can
make moze foz the truth of thelame; and bziefe• falamos
Ip to ſpeake of the places whether Salomons (hippes.
Thippes fapled foz Bold, as Tharſis and Ophir, Ophir,
This ought to be colpdered for a genecal rule;
that teatelt onto the ſouth partes of the world
betwente


betwene the tw o Tropikes hnder i Equino&tial
oz burning ipue, where the ſunne is of greatelt
Sphere forſę, is the chiefeſt place where gold is engen.
Gold is dzed, although it be ſometpmes founde in colde
engende regiós as in Scotland,in Crapfaud tnoze, like.
red.
wpſe in Hungarp,pet nether pure of it felf, 0102
Scotlão in great quãtitie: the reaſon whereof is largely
Būgarp declared in the wookes of Beozge Agric,& al.
bertus slagnus. And wheras it is written in
3.Reg.9 Loke of kinges in the Actes of Salomon that
Azion he prepared his ſhippes in Azion Gaber, bepng
Gaber, by the brinke of the readde fra and fapled from
thance to Ophir foz Bolde,it is apparaunt that
(howſoeuer the nanies of thinges have altered
and periſthed in tpme) he ſapled from thence
the Equi ſouthwarde towardethe Equinoctial (pne, fo2
noctial
almuche as there is none other paſſage oute of
dine.
the tarownelfe of the readde ſea, but onclp into
the mapne South lea, bp the which the poztu.
gales euen at this dape make thep2 viage to
Cakcut.
Calicut, Samotra, Madagaſcar, and ſuch other 3
tandes in the South eait partes of the worlde,
where Bolde, Sappces, Apes,and'Elephantes
are nowe founde in lpke maner. But as foi
Tbarſis Tharfistepnge a cptpe of cilicía in Allia the lelle
in calicis, &the natiue countrefe of S.Paulethe Apottle,
and fituate muche moze toward the south, thế
is Judes, and in maner directlpe ouer again te
Judea on the otherſyde of the lea called Mare
meditera
sigediteraneữ, & in theſame clime, in the which
ftandeth the Jlande of Sicilia, and the cptie of Sicilia.
Ciuile in Spayue, it hardelpe agreeth with the
principles of Philoſophie & cõmon erperience, Etuile ita
that geloe lyonld be there engendzev in lpke so Spaque
bundaunce as in Regious moze towarde the
ſouth, much lelle Elephantes and Apes, which
are no where engëdzed farre frõ the æquino&ial
Ipue,oz beponde the two Tropikes, noz pet wil
engendze pf thep be broughte into thoſe partes
of the world. The lpke is to be underlande of
Popingiapes and lppces, and dpuers other Spyces
bealtes, fruites, and trees, which are engende-
red in ceetapne climes of the worlde, and wpil
not proſpete in other places: the reaſon wherof
were here to longe declare. ffoz Ipke as pepper Peppet,
wpll not growe in Spapne, na moze wpll the
Deange
Drange tree bringe foozth truite in Englande, tree.
wherefore, it mape leme bp good reaſon that
the Golde, Upes, and Elephantes teeth which
were broughte from Tharſis (pf it were Tharſis
of Cilicia) were not engédered there, but rather
bzought thether bp marchantes from the ſouth
partes of the world, out of mauritania, mar.
marica, Ethiopia, Libia, Arabia, 02 otherwiſe
bp lande, from the Eaſt Jndia , Ipke as at this sealt Ja
dape, the greate multitude of Sappces, Golde, dia.
Precious tones, Splke, and Juerpe, whpche
is at Lalicut and Lambain,growe not al in the
regiõs there about, but are brought thether frõ
dpuers

dpuers other countreps, as doeth moze largely
appeare in this oke. And that Salomos tac.
tours foz erchaunge of other marchaundpfe,
bought the ſame in Tharſis, bepng brought the.
Solomo
ther tro other countrepes, as it is written in the
bouqhte
golde ve thpade oke of the winges, that Salomon had
marcha thecacies. So that to conclude, I would rather
tis.
thinke([auing reformacion of other better lear.
ued)that this Tharſis ( quot Tharſis of Cilicia,)
from whence Salomon had ſo great plentie of
Bold and Juerie, mere rather fome other coũ.
trep in the ſouth partes of the world, then this
Tharſis oi Cilicia. ff02,nut onely olde and newe
Hiftories,daplp experience, and the pzinciples
the ſouth of natural philoſophie toe Agree, the places
@louth
moſt apte to bring forth gold,ſpices, et pzecious
talt.
ſtones are the mouth and Southealt partes of
9 at 12
the world, but alſo our Grauiour Lhuit app20.
ueth thefame, declaring tlzat the Muine of the
3. Reg. r South(meaning the Duene of Saba)came fro
2.Par. 9 the btmolte partes of the worlde to heare the
the que. wploom of Salomon. And Ipke as bp the auc.
tie of Sa tozitie of theſe woordes it is piapnetron what
ba,the partes of the world the came the ſame to a phi-
quene of loſophical head is apparent bp fni he rj ches &
the ſouth preſentes as the broughte with her. ffor albeit
that in the Lhronacles of Salouion it is uut
written bp efpzelled wordes that lije came fro
tge Southe, pet is it wzptten that ſhe came to
Hierufalem

Bieruſalem with a herp great trapne, with ca. 2,par. 9
melsladen with ſppces,ſwete odours, erces- 3. Reg. A
drig much galo & precious tones, which dem
ſcripcion doeth well agree, both with the fitua. Saba in
cion of the cptie of Saba in Ethiopia buder Ethiopia
gipt;and alſo with the countrep of Saba, being onder £
in the nuddel of rabia,inuironned about with gipt.
great rockes wherin is a great wood of Preci.
ous trees, ſome of Linomome & Caſſia, & fome Saba in
bringing fozthfrarkencenſe and mpzre, as wzi. Arabia.
fteth Plinius lib. 12, and Theophraſtus li.9. de Hiſt.
- Plant. Wherefore the Mnene ot Baba mpghte
worth eip be called the quene of the South, f02.
e almuch as bothe Saba (0z rather Sabat) in E.
Ethiopia, whiche Joſephus thinketh to be the 3-
sland of Meroe, now called Elſaba, beinge in the
Srpuer of Nilus,& that the quene came fro thence,
afe allo Saba in Arabia are ſituate farre South.
warde from Hieruſalem , puen in maner in the
nemiddelt of the lpne, called Tropicus Cancri, and the quea
othe Equino&tinal lyne, where the Pole Artike die of Sa
e is eleuate not pafling.13. degrees o thereabout ba cane
Do (as in Meroe)where as the ſame pole is eleuate fro the
at At Hteruſalem. 32.degrecs:wherebp it map ap-
is peare ý the quene of Saba(mhá Lhailte Calleth Meroe.
& thequene oty ſouth,) came fro the ſouth partes
it about ri. bundaeth &.xl, miles from Dierufalé,
otfor the lanie diltaunce is fro Saba in Meroe to ffro ko.
o hieruſalem, as betwene Rome * Englad. But me to
toastouching this matter,it lyall ſuffpfe to haue Englad.
Capde

Jland of

Capde thus muche. Nome therefore to returne
The vi. home from theſe farre countreps and to ſpeake
age of fome what of this viage which oure countrep.
our men menne, haue attempted to ſaple into the Fale
to cathay partes, bp the coaftes of Nowap, Lappia, and
ffiumarchia, and ſo bp the narrowe tracte of
No,way the Sea bp the coaſtes of Brouelande, into the
kappia, frofen fea, called Maroe, Congelatű, & Co fo2th
ffinmar to Lathap (pf any ſuche paſſage map be found)
chia, whiche onely doubte doeth at this dape diſco
rage manp fapnte hearted njeni, ſpecial pe bee
canſe in the molte parte of Globes a sus appes
thep ſee the continente ou fpzne land, ertended
Globes euen to the North Pole without anp ſuch pal
map. Cage, Dhich thing ought to moue no má great
pes. ip,fozaſmuch as the molt parte of Blobes ant
mappes are made after Ptolomeus Cables
Ptolos Whu, albeit he was an ercellent ruan, pet wer
meus, there manp thinges hpd from his knowledge
as not ſufficientelpe trped oz ſearched at thol
America,
daies, As manifeſtly appeareth in that he knet
nothing of America with the hole fpaine lande
The adherent thereunto, inhich is nowe found to be
Etrapghe the fourth parte of the earth. Nepther pet knet
tes of Ma be anp thinge of the paſſage bp the Weſte into
gellanus, the Kalte, Up the ſtrapghtes of Magellanus as
pou that reade in this boke, Nepther of the 3
the Jlan landes in the Welte Dcean Sea, noz of the }
des of landes of Moluccaſituate iu the mapne Eaſt
Molucca Jadian Sea, And as touchinge this pallage
albei

albeit, it were not knowê in Ptolomeus tapes Pallage
pet other auctors of laterttrue, who perhap pes by the
haue hadde further experience of the thing (as north les
good reálon is) doe wepte not onely that there into the
is a pallage bp the Northe Sea into the mapue Falt.
fafte Sea, but doe alſo further declare, howe Pius ſecu
certapne thippes haue ſafelpe fapled throughe dus.lib.i.
the ſame, a9 Pius ſecundus (otherwple called Capit. i.
Æneas Siluius) ån rfcellente auctour deſsrpbeth note wel
in his Boke of Coſmographie, where he bath the paſ.
the fe wozdes folowing. Df the North Dcean ſage bp
Sea, whether it in ap be fapled aboute oz not, i loath
the contencion is greater, pet is it apparaunte ſea.
that the greateſte pacte thereof aboute Ber: Augu.
manie, hath been ſearched bp the commande Iusthêm
tuente of Auguſtus theaperour, euen unto the petour.
promontozie oz landés ende of the people , cal. Cimbria.
led Cirsbri, The ſeas alſo and coaſtes of Caſpia Caſpia.
were lo ſearched during the warres of the Ma- the war.
cedonians under the dominion of Seleucus & Ano res of
thiocus, that almoſt all the Month on euerp (pde Maces
was fapled about. Plinie rehearſeth the telti, donians
monie of Comelins Mepos, who wipteth that Plinius.
the king of Sueuia (02 Swethelande) gaue to Corncli-
Metellus celer , pzoconlull o2 le auetenaunte of us Nepos
ffraunce,certapne Judians o2 menne of Jude, Sueuid,
whiche ſaplinge out of Judia foz marchaun called al
dpſe, were bp tetapelt dzieuen into Germanie, fo Suecia
We alſo reade in Dtho, that vaderthemppze uere vne
of to gotha
innband of the Bermapnes, there was a fhippe of you
no wap. diáns taken in the South ſea of Germanie, and
A hip of dzieuen thether bp contrary wptid frö the Eaſt
Jndians partes; which thing coulde bp no meanies haue
dzius krõ cu men to palle,pf (as manip metne thinke ) the
the Ealt Dorth ſea were not nauigable bp reaſon of efs
into the treme cold & Jſe. And theſe be the verp wordes
Mouth of Pius Secundus , whereunto Jadde,that thps,
ſeas, notwithſtandinge,pe it ſhould ſo thaunce that
ether there can no luch paſſage be found, or the
ſame ſo daungerous, 82 otheripple that the bea
rp cutte thereof bp which onely perhappes ang
ſhippes might palle, could not be founde,pea,
02 to caſte the wolte,pfthep (houlde perithe in
this viage, pet 3 woulde wilhe all ineti to be of
ſuch corage and conſtancie in theſe affapues,ag
are baliaunt capitapnes in the wartes: who,pf
bp miſfortune then take a fople doe rather itu.
die how bp ſome other wapes to recouer thepa
houout and reputació diminilled by the ſame,
then with thame,lolle, dilhonour, ever after
warde to geue place to thep2 enempes, 02 foz
(weare the warres. Wherefoże, to conclude pe
no good can be done this way, it were wozthp
Chebia.the aduêture to attempt,pf the ſame viage may
geto Cao bee broughte to palle, another wape, as bp the
thay (trapgbt
called Fretütríum fratrum, weſtwarde
Welt- bp Mouth from Eugland, whiche viage is fafa
warde & ficiently knowen to ſuche as haue Anpfkpllin
by north
Geógiaphie

Geögtăphie. As foz other landes atid Ilândes
Hi the weſt fea, where the Eagle(pet not in eue.
Lp place) bath ſo ſpled his winges, that othet
pooze bpedes måp not without offêce feke thepz
pzape within the compalle of the
fame, J wpll therarti
ſpeake nothing hereof, bpcauſe I wold be loth compafá
to lap av egge, wherof other men might hatche red about
& ferpent. Wherfoże to let this palle, & to entre
itito another matter, fforaſmuch as in theſe our
BE
dates hath chanceð fo great a ſecret to be fond,
as the like hath neuer been knowę oz heard bes
foze, (what foelier Gud meánt to kepe this mi.
Iterp hpa ſo long) 3 thoughte it good to ſpeake
famwhat hercof:trutting ý the pleaſaūt cõtem-
plació of the thing it ſelfe, (yal make the length
of this preface lelle tedious, eſpeciallp pf it fino
a reader whoſe foule delpteth to paapſe Bod in
his wozkes. The thing therfoze is this, how the
hole globe of the world(of the earth and water
Iinearie hath been ſapled aboute, bp the Welt The bis
into the aft, As doth more largetp appeare in
this boke in the nauigacios of Magellanus, who ge of me
from Spapne ſapled Weltward to the ladės gellanus.
of Molucca being inshefalt fea, farre bepond Ý The Jis
furthelt pactes of £alJudía:& the portugales des of
came to the ſame Jlandes frē Spapne ſapling Molusca
#altwaro bp the coales of Zpbzica, Atabia,
the bttermod India bepõd the cpuer of Ganges
whece, in Indian ſea the ſapo Jlades of Moa


fucca are ſituate. Ithing ſurely moſt wõderful,
and in maner incredible, but that the ſame 18
Experiê pzoued tot certapne bp experience, the teacher
ce, tea ano meltres of all ſciences, for lacke of whoſe
cherofal apde(experience J teane)lpke as manp greate
ſciences wittes haue fallen into great errours,lo by her
Suolapde, many baſe and cõmon wittes haue attap.
Senſe
ted to the knowledge & practiſe of ſuch wõdera
buderltà full effectes,as could hardelp be compuchided
Dinge.
bp the diſcourſe of reaſo. Which thing oz other
Apke, 3 ſuppoſe was the cauſe whp the noble
2 ſenten Philoſopher Artſtoteles (apde:Quod nihileft in
ce of 4. intellectu gnon fuit priusinſenſu,that is, that no.
tiltotell thinge is in vnderſtandinge, but the ſame was
fpzt in fenfe, that is to ſape ſubiect to ý ſenſes.
Pet woulo J not that any talije witte lhoulde
herebp take holde,as thoughte epther Ariſtotle
02 J, meant that ſence were moze excellent the
reaſon, but rather that realövſing ſenſe, taketh
mit his principles and fp2lt ſedes of thinges ſenſe
in ble, afterwarde bp his owne diſcourſe e fears
ching of caules, encreaſeth the late frõ a feede
Krperiê to a tree,as from an acome to an oke. Mought
te ioined els to fap, but that erperiêce to be mot certapu
with fpe which is iophen with reaſon oz fpeculació, and
calacion that reaſon to be molt ſure which is confirmed
with epperience, accordinge as the philicians
determen in thepa ſcience that nepther practple
is ſafe without ſpeculació, no2 fpeculacio with

fall.
but practple. Wherfoze, whereas men of great
knowledge and experiêce, are to great affaires,
thep, attemptes have for the molte parte good
2. pertis
fucceffe,as doeth mofte plapn!p appeare in all
hiltozies: notwithſtanding that ſome ignozaïe ler pzoa
veth no
men wpl alledge that certapn rathe aduêtures
vniuera
haue p2oſpered well:which ſapinge poveth no
more thépfa má ſhould ſap,that twife 02 thuiſe
a má vnarmed flew a mã armed (as dps fomeo
tpme the wpld Jriſhmê at bullf) £rgo.it were what is
better to fight bharmed the armned. And wher-knowle.
as J baue bere ſpoke of knowledge iopned to dge and
erperiece, I meane bp knowledge which we learning
cömonlp call learning, whether it be gotte out
of tokes (which are the writinges of mple anda 19
erpert men) 02otherwpfe bp conference et édus $ 776
cacio with ſuch as are lerned:mraning abught us
els by learning , but o gathering of manp mês.
wittes into one mans head, a the experience of
manp yeres, and manp mens Ipues, to the ipfe
of one, who we call a learned mple, and expert
man. The which defpntrion and effect of leat. Baltaffar
ning, the noblee learned cartier pe altaſlar Es Caſtaglio
faglione (the auctour of the boke called in the ne.
Jtalian tongue il cortegiono,) diligently confie
Deringe, doeth greatipe blame and repzouethe 21 falſe
frenlhmen in that they thinke ţ the knowledge perſwas
of letters doeth hinder the affapues of warre, i lion of
which perlwalió be proueth bp many reaſons fréfhmë
2, iii and

and examples to be moſt falſe Fut as concere
Albertus ninge the matter where of this boke entreateth
Magnus
the greate Philoſopher Albertus A09 agnus,
oneipe by learninge, wapthaute erperpençe, afa
Tfperat fpzmed that habitable oz temperate Regiong
seyiong wpghte be under the Equinoctial o2 burninge
Santer i Ipnegas appeareth in hpgwooke de Natura la
Equino: corum, contrarpe to the opinion of other wapa
dielline ters whpche were before hps tpme, and petis
nowe proued bp experience to bee molte true,
albeit not in all places vnder the Capde Ipne,
the cauſe whereof were here to longe to de
clare". And Ipke as Albertus Magnus by
knowledge of Aſtronompe (whrrein he ercela
Nu erroz led ) came to the underſtandinge hereof, euen
off Au. fo that greate Llerke ( but better opupne then
gulince Phploſopher, ) Sapncte Auguftpue and allo
Lactant. Lactantius , foz facke of Ipke knowledge in
that ſcience , fell into a chpldilhe erroure, des
npinge that there is anpe people, called Anti-
antipodes pobes, of whom the greate Aſtronomer of our
tprur, pianus wzpteth in thps maner. Antis
Apianus, podes are thep, mhpche walke mpth thep2 fete
dpäectelpe contrarpeagapnite oures, and haue
the heaụen dpxectelpe oser thep2 heades as we
haue'. Bet haue we nothinge common wpth
them, but all thinges contrarpe: for when the
Sunne cauſeth Sorainer wpth bs , then is it
spyddewynterwpththem; and when it is dap
wyth
wpth bg, it is npghte wpth them: Und when
the dape is longelte wpth us, then is the lone
gelte nipghte wpth them, and the thoztelte dape.
whiche, Lactantius a manne otherwple Lactatia
well learned, in his thpide Booke. Lapittulo us.
foure and twentpe, childiſthelpe erringe, with
bps lpghte and opinionate argumentes , deo
npeth that there is stipe ſuche, and mocketh the
Zorouomers, beecauſe thep affpume the earth the rond
to bee roundé, whiche neuerthelelſe they proue nes of
wpth molte certapne and apparente deitiotte earth,
[tracions of Meometrpe , and vn'apleable ero
perpmentes. Whome, sapucte Auguſtpve S. augu
foloring, in his fiftenth Wooke.de Ciuitat, Dci. ftpne.
Capittu.ix. wipteth after thps (ozte. Suche as
fable that there is Untipodes, that is to ſapes
menne of the contrarpe parte, where the ſunne
spleth when it falleth to vs, and to haue thep:
frete agapnite puxes, we oughte bp no reaſon
to beeleue. Thoſe bee the woodes of apnete
Huguſtpne. Aotwithſtandinge (fapeth Apias
Apianus
nus ) putte thou no doubte Bentle Beaver,
that the Apoſtles of Cheilte were Antipodes
the one to the other, and lode feete to feete the Che apo
one agapnfte the other, when James thelder (tles, As
and brotherto John the Euangekite,the ſonne
tipodes
of Zebedeus, was in apapne in Galitia, And
Thomas the Apoſtle in the hpgher Juidia, agaiulie
the one
they were moolte certapnelge Antipodes thother,
Walking

Walking feete to feete one agapnite the other,
Che (pa almot as directly as a diametrical ippe. Ho
apardes the Spanpardes Are Antipodes to the Indias,
& the Jn and the Jndians in Ipke maner to the Spanp
diás are ardes. Which thinge alſo the excellente and
Antipo- aunciente Auctour Strabo confpimeth to bee
ses. true, and Ipkewiſe Plinius Nat. Hiſt.lib.2.Cap.
67. Dolateranus alſo, and all other formos
graphers & Atronomers, Betherto Xpianus:
and to declare mp opinion in teme woordes,
J thinke it no greate marueple that Saiacté
S.augu Auguttpne ſhoulde fall into an erroute in the
{tine of ſcience of Aſtronomie in whiche he trauapled
the here. but as a ſtraunger, tozaſmuche as he ecred in
fie of masmanp thinges in diuinitie which was his chief
nicheug profellion:and was longe of the berelpe of May
nicheus beefore he was conuerted by Baiucte
$. angu Ambroſe : and wzptte alſo at the lengthe 8
&ines bo Buoke of retractes, in whpch he correcteth lips
ke of te owne errours. And J beleve plapnely than that
tráctes. excellêt witte of hps,could not have remapued
longe in verrour pf he had been wel erercpled
in Aftronomy, oz had knowen anp ſuche frper
rpence as is ſpoken ot here beefoze, howe the
Spanpardes by the Welte and the Postygar
.
les by the Falte compelled aboute the earth,
ako whiche coulde never have come to palle pf the
sin earth were not ronnue (Quantum ad maximas fui
siis partes )As thep call it. ff01, as toz hptles and
mountapnes

Mountapnes, though thep be ueuer ſo greate, Ma Ourga
petin reſpecte to the bpggene s of the earth thep tapnes,
doe no moze lette the roundnelle hereof, then let not
doe the ipttle knobbes of the berrpe, which we roūdner
call a galle, lette the roundneſle of the fame, of the
MD heretoze 3 am certapnelp perlwaded, that earth.
pf Espnct Nugu&pne had continued hps ftu- A galle
ope in Uſtronompe ( as it hadde been pptpe he
thoulde) oz were alpue at thps daye, he woulde
alſo haue retracted this erroure. But pf here
anpe ſuperſticious head fhall thinke it a hep.
nous matter in atp popate to contrarp Sainct
Mugult pne lette bpm hearken howe Auguftine
bpm felfe ſapeth: that he wpllaepther bys wie
tonges oz other mennes, of howe greate name
02 fame ſaeuer they be, otherwiſe to be beleued A Seter
then the ſame thall, bp reaſon bee-approued to ce of S.
be true}Neq; quorumlibet diſputaciones.cc. And augulti
lpke as the greate Philoſopher Ariſtotel, when des
he wapte agapnle hys mapſter Plate of the
queſtion de idais, and agapnfte Socrates who
bp the ozadle of Apollo was p2oued to be moſt
wple, and certapne of hps frendes aſked hpm
whp he durſte be ſo boulde , he aunſwered that
Piato was hps frende , and ſo wag Socrates:
but trueth hps frende moze then thep bothe,
uen fo Jthiake it no iniurpe noz contumelpe to
Sapnet Auguftpne, pf the ſame were fapde of
bpm alſo geupage hom otherwpfe hps dewe
commends


Cóméda commendacions, as he was ſurelpe an excel
cio of ſ, lente man, of dpupne wptte, andkuowledge,
augaſtin and ſo trauapted in fettpage foorth thriftes
true Kelpgion in thoſe turmoplous dapes,
90 in perpetual combatte, Agapnite learned here
Stpkes and Pzpnces of the worlbe, that he is
Lad mti. wozthelpe called 8 Doctour and puller of
Chriſtes thurche, And as for Lactantius, the
intente of whole wiptinges was chiefelpe to
shps ende, to Dpminillhetheſtimacion of Phi
loſophpe, (as at thoſe dapes it was necellarie
to doe amonge the Beatples) and to adnaund
Boddes woorde, (whpche thep contemned for
the (pmplicitie of the fame,) albeit, be attemp.
ted as fatre 28 bps learninge woulde ferue
ma bpm, to make all thynges in Philophie bn
do certapne, pet are hps argumentes fo Clender,
Die that nleffe BD by the ſecrete working
of hps ſppupte , hadde called the Beatples
to the true ffapthe, feare me leade fetal
os none of them, ( ſpecpallpe of the great
wop ttes ) woulde haue been conuerted by
Stactantius argumentes. • Howe be da
ipeth in denpinge the pearth to bee rounde
And that it is poflpble that it mpghte bel
longe and rounde, (Ipke an Egge) 02 other
wpfe longe and holowe lpke a bote , ( mea
upage 3 ſuppofe that the Sea mpghte bee
Sundin goes coutepnet
conteyned in the holotonelle of the ſame, topth
fuche other opinpons grounded of no tea.
fon, it were to longe to rehearſe, Pet, foz-
almuche as he was a learned manne, and for
the better ſatiſfpinge of ſuche wpttes As are
deſpreous to know ſome apperaunee of truth
by naturall reaſon and demonſtracions , lette of the
ns admptte that the earth were comide af
rounde
ter anpe of thoſe faſthions whiche he deſcri- nes of
beth: pet can it not bee denped,
but that it earth.
is contepned wpthin the holowenelle (pf 3
miage lo call it ) of the apze , haupage the theearth
henuen in euerpe place dpzectelpe ouer euerp hangeth
parte of the fame , as lapeth the Poete and
in y aire
Philoſopher virgill, Caluna undios furfum:
#rcepte perhappes factantius ſhouloe thinke
that it honge bp lome thpnge,02 were other-
wple bozne vppe wpth ppllers as the posthe fable
etés ffable , that the paunte Atlas beareth of Atlas,
the molde on hps ſhoulders, whereby thep
inéane that a manne of valiente mpnde muit
Atoutelpe beare the chaunces of the worldes als 3
DE whpche harigeinge o2 bearpnge of the thelpozd
earth , 3 readé a better and more true lap of Bad
inge in the holpe Seripture, where it is writ-beareth
ten, Fert omnia uerbo oris fui, that is, that God oppe the
fultapneth and beareth all thinges wpth the world,
woozde of hpe month.
Hole


Job.z6. Rolpe Job alſo fapety, that the LDKD [treti
cbeth oute the Northe over the emptpe, and
bangeth the earth vpon nathpnge: meaninge
by nothinge,the apze, becauſe to oure fenſes it
appeareth in maner as nothpage : D2 others
wpſe that it is not dependonge of aupe other
fubftaunce, but to bee fuftapned one lpe bp the
Che eles power of BOD who hath appopnted the
mentes. Elementes thep2 places and lpmittes And Cay.
ſeth the heupe to ttande falte : A8 wptreſſeth
£po.rb. Mopfes in typs Conge, ſapinge: 2Bp the wonde
of thy nottreſs the waters gathered together,
the flouddes toode lipll as an heape, and the
deepe water congeled togeather in the heart of
the Sea. Wherefore pf the hequen bee rounde
(whiche no manne can reaſonablp. denpe that
quer (awe the Sunne and ſterres moue.) And
pf the earth bee the center of the worlde de
pendinge as we haue fapde beefaze, then mnlte
it needes folove, that they whiche inhabiting
the Mouthwelte partes of the earth, haue the
Cheele. Pole Artike eleuate thputpe degrees , multe
uatiã of needes bee Antipodes to them whiche inha
thepole, bitinge the Sontheaſte partes of the earth,
di haue the Pule Antartike elegate in the ſame
aliser degree and ſo the lpke to bee underſtand of all
dlounther eleuacions and degrees. And pf here
anpe wpll obiect, that epther the earth o2 firme
land

land is not fo large, oz fo farre eztébed, 02 other the large
wple not inhabited althoughe it were ſo large, ues of
oz that the fea is greater then the lande, to tips the earth
3 aunſwere, that no mā knoweth further here-
of then is trped and founde by experience, as
we haue Capde beefoze. And albeit that the
ſea were larger then the firme land, pet fozaſ.
xuuche as there are Jlandes founde in all pla- Jlandes
ces of the inapne Osea, and in maner all inha.
bited, there is no reaſon to the contrarye, but
that the people of thoſe Jlandes mape be Anti-
podes to ſuch as dwelon the fpeme lande, on
the contrarp parte, whether the earth be round
and longe , pea oz ſquare , ( pf pou wpll ) not-
wpthſtandpage'. But wpth what certapne de.
mon{fracious the Ultronomers and Beome. Attrono
tricians, p2oue the earth to bee romde , and mers &
the Saphericall oz rounde foame to bee mootte Beomes
perfecte, it were to longe to declare . 3 wpll tricians.
therefore make an ende of thps matter wpth
the ſapinge of Sapncte Paule in hps Dzacion, Act. xóa
to the menne of Athens. That GOD made
of one bloudde, all aacions of menne, to dwell
upon the hole face of the earth.
CJ hadde entended here (Well beeloueb
Keader,) to have (poken ſomewhat of ſuche
ilraunge thpnges and moncters , whereof
mencion is made in thps Booke , to thende
that

or that fuche as by the narownes of thepz bndets
landinge are not of capacitie to conceaue the
une
cauſes and natures of thpnges; mpghte partea
Ip haue been ſatiſfped wpth Come ſenfpble rena
ſons, But bepnge at thpstyme otherwpſe hin.
dered it that ſuffife algood and honelt wittes,
P CA. 135 that whatſoeuer the pozde hath
pleaſed, tha
bath he done in heauen and in earth; and itu the
Sea, and in all depe places,
C£cclefiafticus, Lapit i.
C The eye is not ſatiſfyed with
[yght, the eare is not fylled with
ona bearinge.
die
IS
ca

The Table.
cofthe lande of laua.
Ofthe lande of 99adagaſcar.
Of the lande of zanzibat.
Dfthe two landes in the which men and Spotten
dwella funder.
Dithe mightte Empeze of Cathay,ſubiect yndet
the dominió ofthe great Cham oz Cane, Emperout
of Cartaria.
of certayn Pzouinces fubtect under the dominio
afthe great
Cham.
Dithe zogince of Mangi.
Ofthe Region of Cangut.
Df the newe Illandes, home, when and by Sw hontas
they were founde.
Ďf the two landes Johanna and Hiſpana.
DftheCanibales, which eate mans fielhe.
Df the maners of the inhabitantes of Hiſpana.
How Chriſtophodus Coläbus, after that he hat
founde the newe landes, returned to Spagne:and
preparing a new nauie,failed agayn to Canibales.
bow Lolübus the admiral palled many Jlādes
and what chaunced to hym # his in that biage.
Df the newe India,
as it is founde änd knowen
in theſe oure dayes.
Df the Adamant (tone,otherwiſe called the Dias
mant.
Dithe kingdos e cities of Darlinga Canonos
,
howe the élephantes in India are prepared to
the warres
Dfthe beatte called Rhinoceros.
DECalicut, the molte famous markette towne of
India.
ºf the måners of the indiang in Calicut,

D'Pepper and other ſpyces which growe in the
Begion of Calicut.
Df the brides and beaftes which are found in the
Region of Calicut:and of the wyne of the tree.
From whence all kyndes of ſpyces are bżought to
the cptie of Calicut.
Df the land ofzaplon, of the cinomome tree,
Ofthe cytie of Carnalleri, and of the maners of
the cptezyns.
Df the er cellent cptie and kingdom of Pego,
Afthe lande of Sumatra,o2 Capzobana.
of the lande of Bonei,
Df the lande of Giaua.
howe the Spanyardes abuſed the ſubmiſſion
frendſhip of the inhabitauntes of the landes.
Hawt the Portugales foughte newe landes in
the Eaſt partes, and howe they came to Calicut.
Howe Nagellanus by a ſtrayght oj narow arme
of the Sea, ſayied by the weſte into the Eaſte to dy:
uers landes, where alſo he was flayne.
Howe the Spanyardes came to the Jlandes of
Solucca,& of the people with great hanging cares,
Chethird nagigacið of ChriſtophozusColábus,
How Pinzonus cöpanion to the Bömiral, fough
Rewe landes.
The foure nauigacions of mericas Hefpating
to the newe Flandes.
Chefpite viage of Mefputing.
che ſecond viage of Ulefputius.
Che thpde biage of Wieſpatius.
The fourth viage of defputius.
Howe the kyng of Portugale ſubdued certap
places in India,and of the ryche cytie of 99 alacha.
Df the lande of Medera, and the foztunate 3
Bandes, otherwiſe called the Iſlandes of Canaria,
Cffinis,
COf the newe

India, as it is knowē found
in theſe our dayes. In the yeare of
oure Lode. M.D.L111. Bfter
the deſcripció of Sebaſtian Muna
iter in his Booke of the vniuerfall
Coſmographie, Libr.v.De terris Aſie Mae
Olioris. and trandlated into Ens
glife by Richard Eden.
Here are two viages
oz nauigacions made
oute of Europa into
India
The one
ſoutheal frõ (payne, The
by the coaſtes of a theris
phrica and Ethiopia , euen ynto as foutij.
tabia to the citie called aden. and welte.
fro thence to the Flande of Dimus,
and fro Dumus to the citie of Cam The clo
baia and from thence euen unto the Cambris
citie of Calicur. Cambaia is ſituate
Calicet,
B.i. nete
02 catto
nere unto the floudde Indus This
citie is of great powze, riche, and a
bundaunt in al kyndes of grayne x
cozne. The Coyle hereof bringeth
fogth condzy kyndes of (were oynta
mentes,and cotten which groweth
Golipiü, on certain trees called Goßampini, this
Bombage cotton, is otherwyſe called Bombage
of the
oz fylke ofthe trees. The kynge of
trees, Portugall ſubdued this cutie, and
bylded hard by thefame allróg fogs
treſſe: with which thing the Turke
Chetur. beeing ſoze grenied, commaunded a
kes na-greate nauie of dhippes with greate
uie & fumptuouſnes to bee furniſhed in
gapaſte the goulfe called sinus Arabicus to the
the king ende that he might Dzyue the Po
tugale. tugalles out of India, and the bet
ter
to accomplifhe this his purpoſe,
he appointed one Soliman a noble
man of warre (beyng alſo the Cap
to tapne of Olcayze,) to be the admiral
general, oz gouernour of his nauie,
baumgin his retenue, fp, thouſand
fouldiers

ſouldiers beefyde mariners gona
ners, whiche were in numbje foure
thouſand. This nauie was appoins
ted in the hauen Suezio, beeinge a
port of the redde ſea, in the yeare of
Chrift.1538, and arcyued fylte at
the citie aden:whece laying anker, debe cpa
the gouteenour of the nauie fentiet: tie of A.
ters to the king of den, certifying delle
him that he woulde take his biage
into India, from thence to erpell
the king of Portugall. The kinge
of aden whiche was the tributarye
to the kingof Poztugall, receyued
the Turkes letters thankefully,of Che
fering him felfe all that he might kinge of
make, to fo mightie an Emperoure, hanged.
defyzinge the gouernoureto come
fogth of the thip, and to beholde the
cytie obcdient and readye at his cos
maundemente, in the which alſo acs
coudinge bntohis dignitte f office,
helhould be wozthely interteynedd
but the gouernouragapne allured ...
BUT and


and entyfed hym to come out of his
citie, and ſo by crafte circumuented
him that he toke him pzieſoner,and
comaúded him to be hanged on the
Cayle yarde of the lhyp, a with hym
foure other of the rulers of the citie
of aden, affyzming that he was co
in maunded of the Turke fo to handel
them, becauſe the cytiezing of aden
had not only made a leage with the
Che de Portugales, but had alſo payde thë
ftructió
tribute : Whiche nacion the Turke
of the ci
tie of 2.playnely entended to dzieue out of
Judia. Ind thus after the kynges
death,that moſt riche and beautiful
cytie, was euer a pzaye to theues
ſpoylers, and murtherers without
relyftaunce. Then the gouernoure
departing frõ thence,lefte there be
bynde himagarriſon of two thou
Cand men of warre, and faplyng for
:
warde on hys viage, he came to the
Chetut- citie called Dium, whiche the Portu
ke belir- gales held:& his armie was great
den,

cptie of
ly encreaſed by the waye, as wel by geth the
låd as by ſea, by reaſon of the great
Dtum.
confluence of the Turkes which on
euery ſide refozted to him, ſo that in
a lhozt (pace they rowled before the
a bulwarke oz coutremure of earth,
in maner as bigge as a mountayne,
which by little and litle they moued
neare unto the trenche oz ditche of
the caftell, ſo that they might ſafely
ftand behynde the bulwarke,(thus
rayling a mount,)they belieged the
caftell on eueryſyde, battered the
walles #towzes thereof bery Code:
yet that notwithſtanding, were at
the length enfoqſed to departe, not Chetur
withoute great loſſe and langhter ke is ree
of theyz fouldiers
: fox this
Dium is pullede
the arongeſt citie that is vnder the
Dominion of Cambaia:but the cytie
of Cambaia,is ſituate in the goulfe Che ex-
called Guzerat and is well inhabited, cellencie
and in maner molt eccellēt of all the of the cig
cities of India and is therefoze called Cambaido
CHYTHS

Cayrus, 02 Alca), OJ Babilon of Indis. It is
enuirõned with a walle, a hath in it
very fayze vylöinges, e Soldan of
Chefe ruler hereof, is of Mahumets
Lecte as are y Turkes, Lacha grows
Lacha is eth there moge plētifully the in any
gūme of
other coutre. The inhabitaūtes,fe
a tree,
is blið the moſt partegoe naked, couering
in dping only therz pziuie partes:they bynd
et filke, they beades about with a clothe of
purple color. Che Solda oz pzince
of this citie, bath inaredinesfoz the
warres.rp.thouſand houſemen, he
Hath alſo a mightye and magnifical
tourt.tbhēhe waketh in gmozning
thereis heard agreat noyle of cim-
bals, dzúdades,timbjelles, thames,
pipes, flutes, träpettes,and diuerfe
other inutical intrumentes hereby
fignifying that the kinglyueth a is
in health and merye:inlyke mianet
doethey wbyle he is at dyner. Co
Che the kyngdom of Cambaia,Is the king:
prigtő dom of loganegteadioyning, which
reachety
of 1084
reacheth farre on euerye fyde. ga
this kingdo,by reaſon of the greate
Heate of the Conne, the bodyes of me
begin to Ware blacke and to be ſc02a
ched: the people of thys countreye
haue ringes hanging at their eares
and colers aboute they, neckes of
ſundzy roztes,al beſet and Chyninge
with pzecious fones. The foyle
hereof is not very fruitful, this ſegi
onis rough with mountaynes, the
byldinge are deſpicable, and euylto
dwel in:there is beponde this, ano
Che
ther kingdó called Dechan: this cytie #pngdó
is very beautiful to behold, a fruits ofpesha
ful in maner of al thinges: the king
hereofbleth great pzide,and ſolem
nitie :his pompes & triumphes are
in maner incredible, they that wayt
bpon thekinge, weare on the vppet
partes of the
yz thoes certayne (hy:
ning precious tones, as Píropi (Whi-
the are a kind of Rubies 02 Carbúa
cles)with Diamớdes #fuch other,
Bittij. But


De
But what maner of Jewelles they
ble in g ttede of collers, eareringes,
and ringes, you may well confyder,
wheras they geue fuche honour to
theyz fete. In this kingdom is ſaid
to be a mountayne,out of the which
Che of Diamandes are digged.
monde
stone,
CDf the Diamande ftone,
called in Latine Adamas.
Diamande is engendged in
the mynes of India, Ethiopia, Arabia,
Macedonia, and Cyprus, and in the golde
mynes of the ſame countries. That
of India ercelleth all other in beautie
and dearenes: that which is of the
Chelton
te side coloure of yzon, is called siderites, it is
tites, oftētymes found in colour like buis
to crittal, though itbe ſometimes
lyke therto in whytnes, yet dothit
differ from criſtall in hardnes, in ſo
much that if it be layd vpo an anuil,
The and ſtrongly ſtrike with ahammer,
Marbures the anupland hammer Thal Coner be
caronde fuounded and leape away, then the
ltone
fone perifhed og diminifhed:it doth -
not onelye refuſe the fogfe of Jron,
but alſo reliſteth the power of fyze,
whole heate is ſo farre vnable to
melte it, that it can not ſo muche as
beate it if we geue credit to Plinie,
and is alſo rather made purer ther-
by then anye wayes defyled oz coz.
rupted: neuertheles, the finguler x diamão
howthe
and excellent hardnes of this ſtone, is made
made fo fofte with g hoate bloud Cofte
of a Goate oz a Lyon, that it maye
be broken:and if it be put with mol-
tēlead in hoate foznaces, it wareth
Co boate that it wylbe diſſolued yet
are not all Diamãdes of ſuch hard,
neſie, for that of Cyprus, and alſo that
of the coloure of Iron called siderites,
may be broker with hammers and
perced with another Diamand:his
bertue is to bewray poiſons, and to
fruſtrate thopperacion therof, and
beeing therefoze greatly eftemed of
kinges and Princes, it hath euer
been


Che må been of great price. The mountaine
sapne of of India out of the which the Dia:
diariau.
mitandes are digged , is compaſſed
with a walleon eucry fyde, e kepte
with a trong defence.
Cofthe kingdoms cities
of Narlinga and Canonjoz.
De king of Narſinga in ticbes and
dominion excelleth all other
kinges in thoſe partes. The chiefe
The ri. çytie where the king is reſident, is
tie of in ſituacion and fynenes, much lyke
Narſin. bnto the cytie of Ailayne, but that
34 it Gandeth in a place ſomewhat des
clyning and leſſe equall. This king
hath euer in a redines manye thou
Candes of men of armes,as one that
is euer at warre with other coun:
treys,boiderers niere aboute him.
He is geuen to moſt vile Jdolatrie,
and honoureth the deuyll, enen as
both the king of Calicut. The maners
and fathions of the inhabitátes, are
after this Cozte. The gentlemen o
ſuch

ſuch as are of greateſt reuenewes,
vſe to weare an inward cote oz pes
ticote, not verylong: hauing theyz
heades bounde aboute with liftes
rowles of ſunday coloures after the
maner ofthe Turkes. The cómon
people couer onlitheir priuie parts
and are belyde all together naked.
The kynge weareth on his head a
The
kinge of
tately cap made of the riche cloth of Narlinga
Aſia, beyng two bádfulles in length.
Whëhe goeth to g warres, he weas
reth a veſture of g ſilke called Goffama
pine, which he couereth with a cloke
adorned w plates of gold:8 hemme
oz edge of his cloke is beſet with all
maner of ouches & Jewelles. Hys the riche
houſe is iudged to be of ſuch balure of the
if you reſpect opzice,as is one ofour kinges
cities and this is by the meanes of houſe.
Ø innumerable inultitude & fundzie
kindes of precious ſtones, #perles
wherewith g trappers, barbes, 10-
ther furnitures of his hozfe are cos
tered, w an uicredible pópe a glozi.

be opo
The foyle of Marlinga,beareth nes
ther wheate noz grapes, and is in
inaner without al kinde of fruites,
except citrons and gourdes:the ins
habitantes eate no bjead, but ryce,
file and flelhe, and alſo walnuttes,
which that countrey beareth, there
Spices
of Mac, begin (pyces to be found,as ginger,
(inga. pepper,mirabolanes, Cardamome,
Caſſia,and dyuers other kyndes of
(pyces.
Cananor is a very excellente cytie,
tie of Ca fayze and beautifull in all thinges,
ſauing that the kinge thereof is an
Idolater. This citie hath a hauen
whether the houles of Perſia are
brought, but they? tribute oz cus
ftome is excedinge great:the inhas
bitantes lyue with ryce , filelthe, and
fylhe as do they of Parlinga: in the
warres thep ble the ſweorde, the
round target,ſpeares and bowes,
haue nowe alſo the vſe of gonnes,
they are all naked fauing their priea
84HOY,
uic
uie partes,and go beare headed,eps
cept whenthey goe to the warres,
foz then they couer they? heades
with a redde hatte which thei folde
double,and bind it fact with alyft og
bande.
Jn the warres they vle nei-
ther houſe,mule , 02 alle nether that
kynde of camels which we coinonly the ble
call dromedaries: but ble onely &- of Cleo
lephates. There is alſo in the king-phaptes
do of Narſinga another godly citie in the
called Biſinagar : it is cöpared aboute Che spa
with a walle, a ſituate on the lide of tie Bijia
ahyll, beeyng.viij. myles in circui: nagar.
te hauinge allo in it a famous mars
ket place. Thefoyle is very fruits
ful there are all delicate thinges to
be foud that may encreaſe the please
fures of this lyfe. There maye no
where be foud moze pleaſaüt feldes Daukig
and woddes foz hauking & hütinge, and hux
a man woulde thinkett were a very tinge.
Paradyſe of pleaſure. The king of the
this citie is of great power, be keer kinge of

peth biſinaga

peth dayly many thouſandes of me
at armes, vlinge Elephantes in the
tebe of hozles. Andhach euer foure
hundzeth Elephantes prepared for
the warres.
Chow the Elephantes in Jitra
addia are prepared to warre.
T:
He Elephảt is a bealt very dos
cible and apte to be taught, and
a little inferiour from humaine ſenſe,
eccellinge all other beaftes in forti
tude and ſtrength. Therfoze 8 in
dians, when they prepare them to
the warres, put great packſaddels
bpon the, which they bind falt with
twochaines of Icon.coming under
Che #. theybelyes.Upóthe packſaddels,
lephates they haue on euery
fide a litle houſe
towze. oz toware, oy cage, (if youlit Co to cal
Dilus it)made of wood. Theſe towres ar
made faſt to the necke of the beaſte
with certayne fawed boides of the
thickenes of halfe a hande breadth.
In apa Cuery towze receyueth thje men.
ino
ueriau.
and betwene both the towzés, tpo
the back of the bealt ſytteth an in-
diar, a manof that countrey which
ſpeakech bnto the be atte. foz this
beaft hath marneylous vndecltan: Elephie
ding of the language of hys natyue trs va-
countrey, a doth wonderfulli beare
deth the
in memorie benefytes thewed ynto lāguage
him. It is alſo mofte certayne that of thrpa
none other beaſt dzaweth fo nere to coltrei.
the excellence of humayne ſenſe og
reaſon as doeth this beaſt, as maye
moſt playnly appeare,yf we cófidze,
how he is geué to loue glozy, toal
certeyn frendly gentlenes # honeftaruh
maners toyned with a marueyloussu
diſcrecion, to know good from euil, de
moze tedy to recópēce benefites the
reu@ge iniuries, which excellêt p2o-
perties are not to be found in other
bzute beaftes. Therfose whethe Es Scufaro
lephantes go forward to y warres, med me
feuearmed mê are appoynted to be vpā one
caried vpon one Elephant, bearing Elephút

wity
17
with the bowes,iauelins,lweordes
and targettes:alſo the lõge (nouto
the Elephát(which thei calhis hãd)
is armed with a ſweoide of two cu
bites in length and in bredth 7thic
kenes a handfull, ſtandinge right
fogth, tyed faſte to the ſnowte of the
beaft, #thus beeing furniſhed, they
procede to the battaile:and where
as occaſió requyzeth to go forward
of backboarde, the ruler of the beach
geurth bim warninge, whoſe voya
beynderttandeth 7 obeyeth: ftryki
Che ru-hyin,Cayth the ruler, foybeare bpm
ler (pea,
be fearle agaynft theſe, abftayne fri
heth to
the &le. theſe, the beaſte obeyeth bym inal
phant. thinges, as though he had human
reaſon, bur yf it lo chaunce that
being made afrayd with fire(which
thinge they feare aboue all other
authey beginne to dye, they can by no
Ont meanes bee allured to ſtoppe they
ons on courſe, or retourne agayne, foz the
2 people of that nació, can with man
ſubty!


quotpluetics as ofteng thể líttet.
raiſe vp fires to make thoſe beaſtes
afrayde. There be ſome men which The to
thincke that Elephantes haue no lephâtes
foontes in they, legges, which opic iogutes,
nion other affirme tobe untrue, foz
they haue toyntes as haue other
beattes, bur that they are very low
#almoſt at their fete. The females
are of greater fiercenelle then the
males, and of much greater ſtrēgth
to beare burdēs:they are ſometime
taken with madnes, declaring the
ſame by they, furious running. ain
Elephất excedeth in greatnes thae Thebige
wilde oferi called Bubali,and is much nes and
lyke of heare, and eyed lyke aſwine, chape of
hauing along (naut, háging down the Elea
ward, withthe which he putteth in-phant
to his mouth whatſoeuer he eateth
ol dainketh, for his mouth is vnder
his thzote , not muche vnlyke tye
mouth ofalwyne : his ſnowte yath
boles in it and is holowe within,
with

ters ette
with this they ouerthrow đúpes
of trees:& that of ſuche bignes, that
the fozle of friiij.men is not able to
do the ſame. The two gceat tuſkes
which they haue cõining farre oute
thepalu. of they, mouth, oj placed in the bp.
per iawe , hauinge on euerye fyde
herein.
lappes hanging towne of tye biga
nes of two hand byeath. They, fete
are roûd like ynto a ilat trene dich,
hauing fyue toes like hoeues vndes
uided, of the bignes of great oyſters
Welles. They, tayles are lyke bnto
fondato
the tayleg of wilde oren,thje hand-
ftade the
bandeaful in lēgth, yauing but few yeares,
bzeðthtů The males are hygher then the te:
the thit-males. They are of fundzy bignes:
be Areto ſome are
of. cit hádfulles hye, come
ched
oferiiij.and fome.rvi. Their pafe in
fozth.
goyng, is ſomewhat dowe and wa
the fle- lowinge, by reaſon whereof, come
phantes wbiche ryde on them and haue not
been accuttomed therto,ate pzo110)
ked to bomitte, euen as they were
DO
Pale,
tolied
tofled on the fel. Det it is great plez
fure to fide on the yong
Elephates,
fog they goe as foftely as ambeling
moiles, rbhen you attempt to geat
op,to tphc 011 thẻ thep bơm trong
toward you, as though they would
eaſe you with a ſterope, that you
may the cafelier geat vp, which nes
uertheles cannot wel be done with
out helpe. They are ali vnbytdeled,
hauinge trcither withe noz coller aa
boute theyz neckes, but goe with
theyz headešaltogether tole. And
becauſe they are not coueted with
bziftels oz bigge heares, they haue
not ſo muche as in theyż tayle anye the 26
helpe to dzyue awaye ilyes fog lephante
euen this greate beate allo (ſayeth is vered
Plinie) is troubled with this lyttle
bermyne. Theyyſkinne is vetye
rowghe , and full of chappes, and
riftes like the barke ofa tree, being
komwhat filthye and full of ſwerte,

di Alpes
which

whiche by heate refolued into bas
poure,by ſauour djaweth ilyes vna
Dorthe to it:therefore when any flyes o: os
kplleth thercreping vermē are entered ina
flges. to the layde riftes of they, (kinnes,
fodeynly bending and dzawing to:
gether their ſkinne,they hold them
faltand kylthcm, and this is to the
in the fede of a tayle, a inane, 0%
rough and bitteled heare.
Cofthebeaſte called
Rhinoceros.
Rhinoceros is comonly found in the
ſame countrey, where Elephantes
Enmitie are engendzed,and is bozne an enes
betwene my to the elephāt (as faith Plinie)
no leſte feking his deſtruction then
phant
Rhinoce. Doth the dragon:wherfoge the Ro
VOSE
maynes conſidering the natures of
theſe beaftes, were wont to put the
together vpon the theater oz ftage,
foz aſpectable,therby to declare the
Cher hi-natures ofenemies. This Rhinoceros
#homes hath two hoznes, whereof the one
the Ele
is of
is of notable bignes, growing oute
of his rolethzilles, and is of
datte
forme, and as harde as Jron. The
other groweth aboue in his necke,
and is but a little one, but wondera
ful ſtrong: When this bealt attemps
teth to inuade the Elephant, ye fys
leth a whetteth his hozne on a ſtone
and ſtryketh at the belly of the Eles
phant, which placeheknoweth to be
moſt open to his ſtripes and eaſyelt
to receaue hurt, becauſe of the Cofte-
nes thereof, which he cutteth with
hishozne as with alweozd. Some the fight
auctours write that Rhinoceros is yn betwene
equall in bignes to the Elephante:
Rhinocca
but Iulius Solinus Caith, that he is as lóg #lephát
ros & the
as the Elephante , bilt hath thozter
legges: whê Rhinoceros therfoże z the
Elephant ioyne together in fighte,
they ble theyz naturall weapons:
the Rhinoceros his hozne, and the Eles
phante his tulkes, wherewith befo
violentlye beateth and teareth the
C.. (kinne

med
Rhinoce« (kinne of Rhinoceros being as hardens
yos natus hore oz thell, ſcarcelye able to be
rally ar:
pearſed with a dart, that he neüers
theles enfozſeth him to fall downe,
Rhinoceros agayne on the other partie
ſo woundeth the belye of the Ele
phante with the hozne ofhygnole
thzilles, y he doe not preuente hys
ſtrokes, é he fainteth with bleding,
In the yere of Chriſt.1513. the firk
Day of Agaye, was broughteoute of
Rhinoce. India to Emanueltheking of Po;
gros fene tugale Rhinoceros alyue, of the coloure
in pos of bore, Comwhat variable and as it
tugale,
wer chekered, couered with felles
Iyke ſcales, oz rather lyke thieldes
This beaſt was in bignes equallto
an Elephất, but had thozterlegges
and was arined on euery parte.nl
had a ſtronge & charpe hozne in his
nofethuilles, the whiche (as Jhau
fayde)hefyleth, when he prepareth
him to fight. all this great batered
betwene theſe twobeattes, is foi

bel
belt paſtures which one ittiueig 10
take fro the other as fome wzyters
Caye. In the yeare of Chriſte. 1919.
Bing Emanuel, ſet fozth a ſpectacle
in the citie of Liſbona, in which was a
combat betwere the Elephant and
Rhinoce.
Rhinoceros. I right doubtleſſe worthy ros ouete
great admiració. But in this fight, cometh
the elephanthad the ouerthzowe, the Lle.
CDf Calicut, the moſt famous phauta
market towne of India.
He cptie of Calicut is in the conti-
mente og mayne lande. and the
houſes therof adioyning to the ſea,
Ftis not walled about, but contey-
neth in cireuite.vi.thouſád houſes,
Hot adherēt together as the inaner
of bulding is withvs,but one being
diſtant fróanother a further ſpace.
Jtis eftêded in length a thouſand
pales. The houſes thereof, are but ſimple
fimple and very lowe, not paſſinge houles.
the beygth of a manne on hozfes
backe from the grounde.
C.iii
10

T
Powe's
on bozfe

the itede of a roofe, they are cos
uered with bowes of trees, harde
thicke couched together, the cauſe
hereof is that yf the earth there be
in anye place digged fyue handfull
Depth,the water (pzingeth fogth,by
reaſon wherofthey can lay no depe
foundacions foz therz houſes, luffia
ciente to beare anye beauye roofe.
The kinge ofthys citie is geuen to
Che, JDolatrie , & honoureth the deupll
mozetb hiinſelf. y ethe denierh not but that
She deuil there is a God which made heauen
and earth, and the ſame to be the
chiefe auctour and fyzffe cauſe of all
thinges. But ſayth that he hath coa
mitted the rule and iudgemente of
the world, to the deuil, to whom he
hath genen power to rewarde men
with good oz bad according to their
Deſertes. This deuil they cal Deumo,
but the mightie God and maker of
Che y, the world, they cal Iamerani
, Theking
mage of bath in his Chappell tye Image of
$he Dust
this
this deuyl Derm, ſytting with a dias
deme og crowne on his head, much
lyke vnto the myter which
the Ro:The bila
mayne Bithoppes weare, Caue that chop of
this deuils myter bath foure notas Romes
ble hoznes. He ſytteth gapinge and vicar at
hath a greate wyde mouthe, with Calicut.
foure teeth xa defozmed noſe,low,
ringe eyes, a grimme, terrible, and
threatening coûtenaúce, with hoo's
ked handes lyke flethehookes, and
fecte not much vnlyke the feete of a
cocke. 31 (uch as behold this hozria
ble monſter,are lodeynly aftonied.
fozit is furely a thing mot vyle to
beholde,and nolelle terrible. The
chappel is on euery (yde ful of paina
ted deuyls:& in euery sojner there.
of lytteth a deuyll made of copper,
and that co workemanly handeled,
that he femeth like flaming fire, mt- The bee
ferably conſuming the foules of mē. nil eateth
This deuyl with his righte hande, Coules.
puttețbaſouleto his mouth, with

bis
his tefte hand, he taketh another
frá
a place beneth. Euery mornig there
The dea Priedes(called Bramani) wathe thej,
willes mage of the deuyll with roſe water,
chaplins O2 Cuch other ſwete liquoure,#pers
fume bym with dyuerfe ſwete før
uours, kneling on they, knees and
Sacrifi. Playing
vnto him. Euerye leuenth
ce to the day theitake the bloud of a cocke
bempt. put it in a ſiluerbeffel,ful of burning
coales:addinge thereunto innume:
fable odoriferous gummes pour
Ders to make a ſwete ſmoke oz fua
migacion. Thenthe Pzielte taketh
bis ſenler with burning coles, puta
ting thertofrankencenſe, and thus
maketh his ablacion to Sathá, dua
ring which tyme af facrifice,a lyttle
fyluer bell, is ronge continuallye.
the chap Cheking fytteth not downe to his
fexto the meate, vntyll foure of his chapleins
betagt baue offred parte of the ſame meate
to the deuyl, and when the kynge
goeth to dyner, be ſytteth on the

ground

ground withoute eyther carpet of
table cloth.and as he fytteth at di-
ner, foure of the pziéſtes wayte vpó The pale
him itanding:not appzochinge nere on the
vntohym by the diſtaunce of foure konge
pales, geuing reuerent attendaúce
vnto thekinges tälbe. Kdhëhe hath
Dyned, the prieſtes take the meate frotara
that is left, & geue it to the crowes had in e-
to eate:whiche byżdes they haue in timació
ſuch eſtimación, it is not lawful to
yurt the. ubhé the king hal marie a
wife he goeth not to bed W her,vns
til we be defloured of g high Pzielt, Chépefe
whôthe king for his paines rewags les des
floure
deth with.v.C.pieces of golde.
Cofthe
maners of the In- é queres
dians in Calicut.
Ert after the king, paieftes
which ſerue Idols, are had Paleſtra
in chiefe reuerence. Nette vnto
them, the Magiftrates, called Nel, nagis
are no leſte eftemed then amonge Arates,
bs Senatoures of Lodes of the
counlayl
counſayl. Dhen theſe goe abroade
they cary with them (wozdes, tata
gettes,bowes x iauelins. Such as
are counted of the thyide order,are
Artifi- in like place with them, as are ärtia
rers, ficers with vs. They of the fourth
ozder, lyue by fithinge. And to them
Labou• of the fyfthe order , perteyneth the
tere, gathering of pepper, wyne, & wal-
nuttes. The balet and pooreſt Cozt,
are they which ſowe @gather tyce,
beyng contened both of the pzieltes
and Senatours. The kinge, the
Duene,and the inhabitantes of the
cytie, haue almoſt no apparel, coues
ting onely they, fylthy partes with
cotton of the tree called Goſſampine
,
and not with ſilke and are beſide al
Cheluc
celtio of together naked. They goebarefos
the king ted and bareheaded.nhé the king
dom, is dead,yf there remayne alyue any
heyzes, males, either childzē og bjes
thjen, oz bzethers childzē, they fuc-
cebe not in the kingdome:foz by cus
Atome


tome of the countreye, the fyfters
ſonnes are inheritours tog crown:
but yf there bee no ſuchelyuinge, be
fuccedeth in the kingdom which is
neareſt of bloud to g king, of whiche
coſtume, the reaſon is(as they ſaye)
beecauſe the Puiefies defloure the
Quenes, Iphethe king taketh any
As are
farre tourney, oz rydeth a hunting, pzieltes
the Prieſtes wayte vpõ the Duene fuch is ý
at home and kepe her company: foz people,
nothinge can be moje thankefull to
the kpnge, then to have the Duene Che prie
thus accuſtomed in adulterye with
ftes kepe
the pəziektes, by whiche cómon pro- i quence
ftitucion of the quene, be maye well
iudge that the chyldzébonne of her,
are not tobe eſtemed as his owne:
and therfoze alligneth the right of
his inheritaunce to his fyfters chila
djen, as to the nerelt of his bloude,
becauſe his brothers childzen(as is
fayd befoze) may not fuccede him in
the kingdome by the cuſtome of the
countrey.

ginge of
countrey. Che noble men and mara
chaunte8 be this fatbien amôn thể
£rchaï
Celues. Such as haue W'nies,do of:
wpues, ten tyines chaunge they? wyues,
one frende with an other for then
creaſe of further frédihip at which
exchaunging of woyues, one of them
ſpeaketh to another after this ma:
ner. Foja[much as you are my veri
frend let vs chaūge wyniesion ſuch
códicion, that maye haue yours
youmyne. The other aſketh him yf
he ſpeake in earneſte. He ſweateth
yea:let vs goe thé (layth his felow)
to my houſe : when they are come
thether, the good man calleth fouth
his wife, ſaying untoher: woman,
come hether #folow this má:foz'he
ihallfrohenceforth be thy huſband.
She aſketh hiin yf he ſpeake in ear:
nel:he anſwereth, in good earneft.
mce in Thēlayth the woma: I wil folowe
eople him gladly. He taketh her away i
yim, and inlyke maner ſendeth bis
wyle
Obedio
wyfe to his frende. And this is the
cuſtome which thei vſe in chaūging
of wpues. But the childzē remaine
with theyz fyzůe father. Other of
theſe Idolaters vſe dyuerle other
cuſtomes.foz among ſome of them, Dne for
one woman is marted to ſeuen hur man ma
bådes, which lie with
her by courſe Cené me.
one after another. And when the
hath broughte fogth a child, ie fen-
deth it to whiche of her ſeuen huſ-
bādes fhelift : who maye in no caſe
refute it. When they eate, they lye
along on the grounde,& haue they?
meate in greate dillhes, o, treys of
copper. In the ſtede offpones, they
vleleaues of trees. Their meate is
tyce fiche,fpyces, and fruites of the
cómon ſorte. Yfany man committe The pre
murther, and bee apprehended, he wilhêt
is puniſhed after this maner.
ther
They haue a kynte of gallowes
made, with a pofte ofthe lengthe of
foure pales : Dn the whecbe , not
farte

of amte

wey.
farre fro the toppe, are faſtened two
ftaues W Warpe endes, one lying
ouer the other after the maner of a
crofle:thê the body of g offender is
thzuſt through bpo one of g lanes.
and ſo the miſerable wretche hana
geth yntyll he haue geuen bppe the
tune
redemeo gholt. But yfany man wound ano
foz mother, oj beate hym with a ſtaffe, he
redemety thoffence,payinge to the
king a certaya of golde.nDhen they
Sesaper. pay they go fyzł before the ryling
dition
of the ſunne, to come truer og ſtana
dinge watet, wherein they plunge
De thể Telnes, to thintent to make thể
toard di cleane:and ſo beeinge wathed, they
ipues, touchenothing
vntyll they haue at
home at they, houſes,poured fojth
theyz pjagers befoze theyz JDols,
Demp. When theylaye them ſelues down
dhe geo on the grounde, ſecretely to praye,
they make certayne denplife ges
Itureslyke vntomadde mē, ſtaring
boith theyz eges, & turning them in
atures
warde
ward after aftraüge fozte, boyth no
lelle deforminge their countenaūce,
very monſtrous to beholde. When
the king paeparethhmito gwarres
he hath in a readynelle a hundzety
thouſand fotemen.foz of hozlemen
they haue no ble,but only of ſuch as
fyght on Elephantes. all that are of
the kinges bande, haue a ſilken fyl:
lèt offcarlet colour,tied about their
heades. UDhé theigo to the warres
they vſe rotind (weordes, targets,
iauelins, and bowes.
CDfPepper and other ſpis
ces which growe in the regia
on of Calicut.
Epper groweth in g ſuburbes
of the citie of Calicut. There is
Come allo gathered within the citie.
The ſtalke of pepper is veri weake: Borse
ſo that it can not đande vpryghte, pepper
without a (take og pzoppe
to fultein groteth
it, as haue g vynes. It is not much
bulike bnto Juie:and in like manek
Di crepetu

PO
crepetheftretcheth forth it felfiem
byáling u ouerſpreading ſuch trees
as grow nere bnto it. This tree(o
rather thrubbe) is deuided intomas
ny bjaunches,of the lengthe of two
of thze hand bredth. His leaues are
lyke the leaues of an Dzenge tree:
fauinge that theſe are ſomewhat
groſſer #fatter, with ſmall vaynes
running betwene on the contrarye
ſide. Dneuery twigge ther hāgeth
like thicke cluſters of beries,a hand
breadth in length,and of the colour
of wild grapes. They are gathered
in the monethes of Dctober 4 2204
uember: Unclininge yet to a grene
colour, and ſo laying the on mattes
oz couerlettes, they ſet them in the
(unne to be dzied:where, within the
ſpace of thze dayes,it wareth black
,
euen as it is brought hether. They
vleneyther cutting noz digging, og
without other tillage, but onely the finple #
tillage pure
fruitfulnes and encreale of the

fruitful
grounde
earth
edith.plinielayth that the tëees of
pepper are lyke brito oure iunipeë
trees and that in his time, come afa
fyzmed 8 they were brought foozth
only in the front of g mount Caucaſus
on the Couthſyde toward the tonne.
But the Portugals, whiche in this
our daies Cayle into the Eaſtpartes,
haue found it otherwiſe. The regi: Ginget,
on of Calicut , beareth allo Ginger:
which doubtles is a roote, F is oftē
tymes founde of the weightë of. cij:
vnces:but alare not oflyke biſnes.
This roote entreth no deper initog
gëoûd, thē. iij.oz.iiil.hádbiedth, like
bnto the rede, iDhen gitiger is dig-
ged out of g ground, they leaue the X rate
knottë oz ioynite of the
roote, in the fora fede
pytte out of which they digged the
ginger:couering g fame with eacth
as a fede, agaynſt the next yeare to
encreaſe bring fouth more ginger.
Itisfoud in playn groüd of a redde
erth,as at Mirabalaries. Ther groweth
Dije allo

Graptes
állo onuers other frutes & chrubbes
unkno. vnknowen to bs, as laceri, graccara, am
wen to ba, Carocapel, Comolanga, and ſuch other
bs.
of which come haue the taſte and las
uoure of quinces, ſome of pe aches,
Come of damaſke pyunes, ſome of
melones,and ſome offigges, &c. Aloe
Aloe
groweth alſo in that regió: and is a
certapn gumme, gathered frõalitle
tree, which is faſtened in the earth,
onely with one roote after g maner
ofa ftaffe, pytched in the grounde.
The bodie of the tree is tender and
redde,of(trong fauour 7 bitter taft.
It ſomty me putteth fouth dzoppes
of gumme withoute anye cuttinge.
And this of India, is muche better
24:le then that which groweth in Iuded.
CDfbyzDes # beaftes which
are found in the region of Calia
cut and of the wyne of the mers
ueylous tree.
Here is found in Calicut diuers
fundzy kyndes of foute footed
beaſtes

TER

bealtes and foules. as lions, wilde
boozes, bartes, hyndes, wolues,
kyne, wylde oren,goates, and Ele-
phátes:Whych neuertyeles are not
engendzed there, but brought thes
ther. There bee allo grene popin- Papin
giays, a lome white fethers of va giapes
riable colours, lyinglike ſcoutchins of divers
Some alſo of purple coloure. Of kpades,
there there is ſuch plentie,that they
are fayne to appoint mê to kepe the
from the rice which groweth there
in the feldes. They are merueilous
chatteringe 4 of ſmall price. There
are allo birdes called saraw,Comwhat yweete
lelle then popingiayes, but make a liuginye
much ſweter noyſe. There are alſo ofbirdes
manye other kundes of byrdes vn-
lyke into oures:Dfwhich, euerye
mozning Feuening is hearde ſuche
abarmonie & Co (wete a noyle, that
nothing can be moze delectable: in
Co little mouthes cöriſteth in maner
al mulicke,and therfoze the inhabis
D.iij. tantes

tauntes lyue in greate pleaſure, as
#arthip though they were in an earthly pa-
paradile radile, where flouțes are euer ipuin
ging,and trees cötinue grene al the
hole yeaſe. The heanen
is beneficia
all vnto the,and iye ayze moſt tema
têpetate
perate cótinually. So that thei are
&p2e
nether bytten with colde in winter
nog þurnt with heate in ſomer, but
fötinu lyue as it were in continual fpringe
alfpung tyme. The ſame regió bzigeth forth
23un. allo Marmafets # nhunkeys,whi
:
keps. che are great hinderaunce to y men
of the countrey:and ſpecially to the
pooze lozte, beecanſe they clyme the
walnut trees, and ſpylle the ſweete
liquoure of the fruyte thereof,
of
which the Indians make moſt pless
(aunt wyne. For theſe Indiás haue
a tree moſt excellent aboue all other
trees of the world, which bzingeth
tree of fooyth dates lyke bnto the Palme
kuudepe tree. This tree ferueth thēfoz fire-
bities,
wood
comimos
wood: and beareth a kynde of wals
nuttes moſt delicate to be eatē: al-
Co a kind of coudes, fofte cloth, wine,
oyleand ſuger. But chiefly it bzins
geth foozth this ersellerit kynde of
nuttes like ynto dates. from theſe
they take awaye the fyzite rynde 02
barke q caft it in the fire. The other Silke of
fruite is not muche vnlyke Goſſampine trees.
cotton,og fylke. Ofthe floures they
make cloth lyke ſilke:the flare whi-
che is lefte, they (pinne agayne,and
Корев
make theroffmal coopes oz cozdes, of treat
The latt barke og rinde, conteineth
the nutte, whoſe thickenelle is no
moze the the lyttle fynger of a más
hande. Furthermore the ſweeteli-
quoure oz wyne , is engendered WDgue
with the nutte, ſo that as the nutte of trees,
groweth, the liquoure alſo encreas
feth: 19 ſo much that when the nut
is full growen, the lyquoure fyl-
lethe the inne warde partes of
D.iiij. the

of the fame", and thys líquoure of
wyne, is moſt cleare,not muche vna
lyke vnto roſewater: Df which nea
Dple of uertheles is made a very fatte oile.
water. They cut alſo the trunke oz ſtocke
of the tree in g morning weuening:
by whiche meanes they gather a
moſt eccellent liquour, which they
feeth on the fyze, and make thereof
(o merueylous a drinke,that if a mã
drinke therofbeyond meaſure,he is
Dzieuen into furie # madnes. This
liquour is bled there in the ſtede of
wyne. Butlet vs nowe returne to
thebeaftes which are foūd in Calicut.
Serpêts Serpentes growe there bnto ſuch
as bigge houdge greatneſle, that they are in
as [mme maner as bigge as (wyne. They
haue heades much larger thēboues
heades. Theiarefoure foted, foure
cubites in length,engendered a có:
uerlaunte in fennie and marriche
Serpêls groundes. The men of that coutrei
poplou, faye that theſe beaſtes are without
poylon.


counted
poyfon. There are alſo found other
kyndes offerpentes:of the whiche
one kynde haty ſo inoztall venime,
that yf they djawe neuer fo lyttle
blud, it cauſetö pzeſēt death. There
are other ferpentes which in quätia
te repreſent rhe ſerpent called aſpis,
Again,otherſome are much higher
of whiche there are greate plentie.
The men of the countrey thinket
they are ſpirites fallen frõ heauen: Serpêts
and therfoze haug themin great res for hen.
uerence. Theihaue conceaued this uelp (pia
opinion of them becauſe that in mas rites.
ner with touching they bringe pies
lēt death and this is the cauſe whi
there is ſo great abundaunt offers
pentes, that by the kinges comauns
dement it is not lawful to hurt thé:
and therefoze they wander ſafelye
where themliſteth,and are eftemed
of them as thinges that bring good
foztune. foz whereas the men of g
countrey,goe abzoate aboute anye
buſines,

buſines, thei take it foz good luck to
mete any of them by the waye. The
greke po popingiayes of Indņa, are foz the moſt
pingates part, of grene colour belydeg head,
which is ether redde oz yelowe like
golde. They haue a great and large
toung, and are therfoze of a louder
boyce, & ſpeake moze plainly. They
learne the fyzit e ſecond yeare fuch
thinges as are taughte them, and
beare tyemlöger in memozy. They
dzinke wyne, a vſe the pz fete in the
ftede of handes when they feede.
CD the fundzye kindes of
la Spices, which are founde in
Calicut and froin whence they
are bżought thyther.
3nger groweth in Calicut, yet is
there much broughte thether
Caronor, from the cytie of canonor.
Cinamome commeth from the
Zoolon Flande of Zaylor , whyche is fyftre
leages

leages beeyonde Calicut Cattwarde.
Peppeç groweth in Calicut : but
muche može is bżoughte thether
from Corímucol, whiche is.xij. leages Cortmua
col,
heyonde Calicut,
Cloues are gathered in a place,
called Moluza
, certayn leages dictant Meluzby
froin Calicut.
Nutmegges and Mace, growe
in Molucha, beyng diſtante from Calicut Moluches
hundjeth and thze ſcoze leages and
ſomewhat mode.
muſke Caſtozeum,fs bzought
from the region of Pego, which is fro Pego,
Calicut, almofte hundjeth and fyftye
leages.
Pearles of the biggelt fogte, are
gathered neare unto the Jland and
cytie of Ormus, ſituate in the goulfe
called sinus Perſicus : And are fente
from thence to Calicut, as to the ges
nerall inarket towne of all the Ealt
partes,
Spikenarde
Ormas,

Spikenarde,& Mirabalanes, as
brought from Cambaia to Calicut.
Cambais.
frankencenſe, and MĀyzre,come
Arabía, from Arabia.
Aloc,and Camphere, are bzought fro
Chius. Kywi, 02 Chiua.l.icages from Calicut.
Samotor.
Long pepper cometh fró samotor,
Cardamome greater, is brought
froin Canonor.
Darnaffe Prefilium, 02 bzafyll, cometh fro Days
naßeri, otherwyſe called Tarmaſſeri, als
moft.CC.leages from Calicut.
Cofthe Jland of Zaylon and of
Cinomome found there.
Aylon is a very large region.
Eleph.
byingerh foozty chefelye Ele:
tes.
phantes in greate plentie . Jchath
allo Mountaynes of merueylous
lēgth:at the rootes wherofar foüd
Rubines, Hiacinthes, Saphyzes,
precious
tones. Topales, and ſuche other precious
ftones. In this Jand groweth the
Cinomome tree,notinuch bnlyke
Cinomo
bayetree,fpecially in the leaues. It
bringeth
slepha. Z
Ale
bringeth fouth graynes much lyke
vnto bayebertes,but fomwhat ieſie
and whytilhe. That which we com:
monly call Cinomome is nothinge
els but the barkeoz rynde of a tree,
which is gathered after this maner
Euery thy'de yeare they cut of the
biaunches of the trees, and take of
the barke oz tynde tyer of, which is
our Cinomome. They cut not the
body of the tree,but only the bzan,
ches.nphen it is firſt gathered, it is
grene, x not perfectly iwete bntyll
it be kept a moneth. This Fland is Che fo
ſituate bnder the Equinoctial line, quinoc
where is continuall fpzinge all the tial ipne
peare. The inhabitauntes weare
cokes, with one arme oute vnconies
red, & baue clothe made of Goſſampine1307
cotton,ex of filke. A rede is to them weapos
in the ſtede of (wozde, tapyze, ia: of rebes
uelyne. #nd are therefore ſeldome
Dayne in the warres.

CD

(ofthe cytie of Tarnaßeri, & the
maner of the cytezins there.
He cytie of
the kingdome of
riitp.dayes ſayling Eftward, & hath
a king of great puylſaúce and mars
ueylous riche. The foyle of this cis
tie,bzingeth forth wheate cotton of
Goſampine trees, plētie of ſilke. The
fteldes bringe foozrhe all kindes of
fruites: quinces alſo and ozanges:
It is replenilthed with manye and
fundiye kyndes of beattes aſwell
wyld as tame,as kyne,tepe,gotes
(wyne, hartes,hyndes, wolues and
tyons. There are alſo ſeene thoſe
the bealt kyndestof cattes whiche beare the
whiche riche furres called Zibellini, which we
beareth
thefu rre
call Sables. In all the fieldes and
called woodes of this region are founde
Sables, many Peacockes, faulcons, x molt
fayze Popingiayes of white colour
intermingled wity leuen variable
coloures, There is alſo maruelous
plentie
plentye of hares and partryches.
There are manye other ſtraunge
kyndes of foules: and ſpecially ſuch
foules
asłyue by praye,whiche are muche of merue
higher then Eagles:whoſe bpper lous big
beakes are offuche bignes # hard- ues,
nes, that handles foj ſweozdes are
made thereof. Hilo the cockes and
hennes of thys region are muche
bygher and bigger then outs.mht
the people of the countreye goe to
theyz meate, they lye downe on the
grounde withoute carpet of cloth:
Det vſe they woodden beſſelles,
wozkemanlye made. They, dzinke
is water myfte with ſuger: but the
poozer fozte, dzinke onelye water.
Their beddes are
made of Gollam- of lilkea
Bebbes
pine cotton, wyth couerlettes als
fo of cotton og ſyike. They got
all in generall barefooted excepte
the Prieſtes. The kynge of this Pztettes
sytye, doety not commotte his wife
to the


the que.
to the Prictes to bee deiloured, as
ne de doth the king of Calicut, but to whyte
floureo men,as are the chailtiãs # Turkes.
of white foz this office is not committed to
meune. the Tooloters. But after that the
new maried quene hath been thus
delloured the fyzſt night, pfeuer af
ter the doe difhonour the kyng her
huſbåd,by violating the faith made
Adulteri to him, from thencefoogth neuerto
paniſ knowe any other man carnally,her
da death puniſhment is death incontinentip
.
Dhen the kynges 02 the Prieſtes
Dye,their bodies are laid on a great
fyze,and the alches therof referued
in erthen pottes, putting theretoa
Dowthe pozcion of Calte petre,and buryinge
kinge is the ſame in theyż owne houſes.
buried. Mohile the bodies are burning, they
caft tnto the fyze al kyndes of ſwete
fauouring guinmes, and ſpices: as
Alloe, frankencenſe, Nyire, Sto-
car, Cojalle, ſandalies, and fuche o:
ther innumerable : Jn the meane
tyine
the que
ne dpeth
tyme blowing trüpets x thawmes, so the
after the maner of thēwhich amăge Grele,
the gentiles were canonized into y
mumbze of the goddes. and within
fb.dayes after huſbandes death,
the wyfecalleth to her all her kinſ-
folkes,bidding them to a banket: willinge
ſo being decked with al her iewels, le.
the procedeth with thē to the place
where her huſbande was buried,
where a graue is sedye digged for
her,incloſed about with ſilke cloth,
hauinge in itafyze made of ſweete
wood. Udhen the womanhath thus
feaſted ber kynſfolkes, we eateth
much of the herbe called Betola, wher the herts
by @he is dziuen into a madnes. In Betolado
thys meane whyle , innumerable
trüpetters (wearing ſuch beſtures
as they ble in the benyls ſeruice)go
as it were on proceſſion aboute the
graue, while the womá runneth vp
and down, daunling cótinually like
afcantike bodie. and thus whethe
seremos

bete
citie of Rom the cytte of Iarnaſſeri, to the
SOHA
čerémonies are fynithed, the cafeth,
creouli
berfelfe headlong into tbe fyze and
tie mape graue and that with no lelle cheres
doe in fulnes thêyf the would be receaued
falle reli into heauen. and vnleſſe the womá
pionly couldeperfozmethys cuſtome, the
Ghould incurre mot byle infamie,
Honout be a mocking ſtocketo all her nació,
as one that lotted not her huſband.
bowghte But the cómon people vſe not thes
cuftome:but only the rulers a prin
ces. And therfoze the king him felfe
is often tymes preſente at theſe fo:
demnities.
Cøfthekingdoms and cities
of Pego and Bangella.
the king
cytie of Bangalla, is. fi. Dapes Caps
Bangella linge. This cytie hath a kynge and
the countrey is very fruyteful with
great plentie ofwheat, fiche, ſuger,
ginger,and golfampine cottontand
haty therfoze very rich marchátes,
Chere yearely palleth from this ci
tie fyftie

tie fyft te thyppes frayghted both
goſſampine cottó,and ilke clothes: Silik,
which are caried from thence to the
Turkes, Syzians, arabians Pets
ſians, Ethiopians, Indiang. Here
are alſo founde certayne Chriſtian
merchaunt men, which come out of
Thempite of the great Charme of Cathay: thatkie
byinging with them ålee, Caſtozeu Cathay
and the ſwete gūme called Laſerpitium,
with other ſwete fauours. In this
cytie, the men ſpinne and cacde and
make clothe,and not the womenne:
from this cytie Eaſtwarde, is anos
ther great citie called Pego, beyng Chetrtie
fituate by a veryefayzeryuer. The of pepo
Binge of thys cýtie is an Joolater,
and hathe innumerable menne of
worre,both houſemenne and footes
menne. The Coyle beareth Wheate
plentifullye: and bringethfoozth in
maner all kyndes of beattes, q hath
therfoze great abundaunce of fefhe
Yet

Dét are there but fewe Elephants:
But of other beaſtes and foules,
greate plentie as is at Calicut:& fpecie
allye of popingiayes, whiche are of
louder voice the in any other place.
There is little trafficque oz mara
Rubies chaundile in this region, except ies
Upning voels x pzecious ſtones and ſpecials
bp right lye Kubies,called Pyropi, whiche are
Lacha, broughte thether from the cytie of
Lacca,02 Capelan. Theſe precious tónes fyne
Lacta, is (o buighte in the darke nyghte, as
of a tree thoughe it were the lonne beames.
wherew The countrey adioyning, bzingeth
Qlke is fogth Lacha, Sandaluri, called ſaunders:
colazed. alico bzalile, goſtampine cotton and
Malaccha (ylke. fró Pego to the cytie of Malaccha
(whiche come call Mclaqua) is erghe
dayes ſaylinge:Where on the other
fyde is fene a great Jland called Sus
Swhatrae maatra,Otherwiſe samotra, x was in time
pafte called Taproband. This Malaccha,
Taproba.
hath a goodly 4 comodious hauen:
by tealõ wherof, moe hippes arriue
there


there then in any other place:brina
ginge with them (pyces and other
marchaundile in great abundance.
The region is not generally fruyt-
ful, yet hath it wheat and flelhe:but
greate (carceneſle of wood. The
foules wander in the feldes as they
doe in the region of Calicut. 2ut the
popingiayes are here much fayzer,
Jtbringeth foozth alfo ſpices, Cauns
ders, tinne,elephấtes, hozles, pepe
wilde ore, pecockes,and ſuch other
kyndes ofbeaftes. It is not lawfull
there to bye and Cell,except youbye
{pices and fylke. It is alſo there be-
rydaungerous to walbe in the citie
in the nighte ſeaſon, beecaure of the
theft & cruelnes of the inhabitātes,
which kil one another like dogges.
and therfogethe marchaund itraðs
gers lodge not out of their fhippes,
How the Poztugales ſubdued man
laccha, Malbe ſaid hereafter in the des
fcription of the newe Flandes.
Cof

C9fthe greate and ryche 3:
lande of sumatra, 02 Samotra, fomes
tyme called Tabrobando
ome thinke this Sumatra,to be
the Slaa
al Tapro.
bana
fers is called Tabrobama. It is verye
great and riche:and hath in it foure
kinges crowned with Diademes.
They are Idolaters': in religion,
maner of lyuinge, and apparell
, not
muche vnlyke the kinge of Tarnaßerie
They erceаde all other men in big-
nelle of bodie. They haue greye og
blewe eyes, and are of cruell coun:
tenaunce and terrible voyce. They
22 of a
hüdreth
are long iyued, and lyue euen öntył
peres af än hundzeth yeares of age.
Thefes
in certaine chanels is of fuch beigth
and depth that no anker may come
to the bottome therof. The inhabi
tantes are great fylhers on the fea,
ånd haue great pleaſure to take the
thelle forme, called the Totoyle of
the lea: of whiche come are offuche
houdge
houdgebignés, that the
delle of one
of thein mapſuffile to make a houſe Shelles
well able to receaue a hole famelie, of filyes
for ſome of them beare Helles of foz house
fb.cubites in length and are there- les,
foze apt for that purpoſe. The inoft
part of this Hande is burnte with
heate, and hath in it many deſolate
places and wildernelles. Chere are Brest
founde inany and greate Pearles, pearles
for they, money, they vle coyned
golde,foluer and tynne. The golde golde
topned
copne, hath ou the one lyde a deuils ſiluertas
head grauen,and on the otherſyde tuonepe
achariot which Elephantes dzaw.
This region byingety foozth moze
plentie of Elephantes, of greater
gature, & a better broede , thenaro
found in any other place. Inthe fea
about this Flande,are often tymes
Cene the great monftrous fyſies,
kynde of whales, called Balene,
which bzing many incoinodities to Gruus
the inhabitantes. They are of ſuch biguel
€, mons

of mone
monitrous bignes, that when
they
approche to the Sea bankes, they
Teeme lyke ynto bylles: they haue
rough backes full of charpe prickes,
and except men walbe very ware:
ly by the ſea bankes, they are in dau
ger to be ſodeynly ſwalo wed bp of
theſe monſters. Some of the haue
tako greate and wyde mouthes, that
they fometymes (wallowe whole
ſhippes with the mē. This coútrey
bzingeth fooşthe Lacha, Laçca, 02 Lacta
,
Bacha, which fteyneth lilke cloth in high
redde oz crimilon coloure. Jtisens
gendzed in a tree, not much vnlyke
bnto our walnut trees. Ther is als
lo great plēty of pepper,higher the
is founde in other places. In their
mother toge pepper is called Molaga.
Pepper It is ſolde there by meaſure, as
folde by
wheat is with us, A not by weight,
Thereis ſo great plētie hereof that
there are yearely certayne Wippes
Sabay ladễ therwith to Cathay where ý aire

totalure
is
is colder. from Sametra to the the flat
gland of Banda, which is but rude of banda
and barren, and of playne and lowe
grounde , whoſe inhabitantes are
barbarous, a little differ inge from
beaftes, hauinglowe houſes and no
apparell bur fertes, barefoted and
bareheaded, with longheare, of des
ſpicable ftature, Dulle witted, of no
ſtrength, and idolaters. The foyle
of this countrey,bzingeth forth nos
thig but nutmegges, 2 a few other
fruites. The halke oz bodi ofy nuts The mut
megtree,is not much vnlike g ſtalke meg tree
ofapeache tree,bringing fozth'lybe
bzaunches and leaues, but comes
what narower. Befoze theſe nutts
berype, g mace crepeth on the tree,
lyke a filoziſhing role. Ind when the
Mace
nutte Wafeth rype , the mace em-
biaſethit round about. And ſo they
gather both together in coinmune,
at a tyme appointed:for they ble no
diſtribucion thereof,but he that ga-
thereth

Bocb.
thereth mod,hath moſt. This tree
byingeth fogth his fruyte plentiful
ly without any arte of huſbandige
oj tyllage. They are gathered at
ſuch time as we gather chelnuetes
the Jläd from this Iland within five dayes
of Mon ſapling, is the Fland of Monoch, in the
whtch, cloues are founde , as alſo in
other Jlandes, therto adioyninge.
The tree whiche beareth cloues,
hath his talke not much bnlike vna
to the bore trez , with leaues lyke
the Cinoinome tree, but ſomewhat
floues, rounder. and when the cloues be-
ginne toware rype, they beate the
trees with redes, (pjeding fyzicos
uerlettes og mattes under glame.
The grounde where theſe trees
One grow, is of g colour of clepe og laud.
This regiõis ſituate fo low, that
Charleg feuē (tarres called septentriones (being
Waine. not farre fró vrſa maior, called charles
Pole In wapne)cã not there be ſene, becauſe
tastike, O fouth pole (called.pole antartike)
appearety

TO
appeareth aboue the earth.
(9fche Flande of Bognet.
He Jlád of Boynet(which come
call Pozne) is diſtant frá Moroch
fifrie leages. The inhabitantes are
Jbola.
poolaters, very quảck witted, and
ters
ofmaner of luing not greatly to be
diſcominended. Thei vle not alone
kynde of apparell. Some weare
thertes of goſſampine cotton, ſome
healtes (kinnes, y ſome high cappes
lyke myters,of redbe colour. This
Jland bringeth fozth yearely great
plentie of Camphora, called camphyze, Cáphire
whiche they affirme to be the game
ofa certayn tree. If this Flande 1
wil ſpeake more hețeafter in the nas
wigacions toward the Eaſt partes.
C9f the Jland of Giàua.
The Jland of Gyawa, is diſtant fró
Bornei, b. dapesfayling towarde the
Couth. This Mlád isſo great, 8 it cos
temeth in it many kingdós:g inhabi
tâtes ar geuétoidolatri. Itbrigeth
forth

in woo.
Org.
Silke fouth ſilke, which of it Celfe groweth
groweth
there plentifullye in the wooddes.
The precyous ſtone called Sma,
Chelma ragdus (which is g true Emerode)
tagde oz is found there moze excellent, then
emerode in any other place of the worlde. Je
Bolde hath abundaunce of golde z copper
copper,
of the beſt bynd. The foyle beareth
wheat other cozne, withal kindes
of fruites in great plentie. wohëthe
arrowes Inen of this countrie goe to the ſea,
of redes theyz weapons are bowes, and ar-
rowes of redes. They ble alfoto
itifected infect theyz arrowes with venime,
with be- and to blowe thein oute of atrunke
nime. as we doe pellets of claye: with the
which yf they dzawe neuer ſo little
bloud, pzelente death foloweth ima
2 frage medtalye. They have alſo this cu-
ftome, that when they ſee they? paa
rentes by reaſon ofage to be bnpzo-
fitable, they bzing thếto the market
Antbroo towne , and there fell them to the
pophagi people called Anthropophagi, which eat
mens

atromes
cultoint
delbe, ofw hom they are incontineta
lyflayne, and eaten. The ſame doc
they with the yonger (ogte alſo, yf
they fall into any deſperate diſeaſe.
CDkthe Jland of Jaua.
TA
Here are two Flandes of thys
ua theleſle. The biggeſt reacheth
fozth toward the South, w is ſayd
to haue in it many kingdoms. The
inhabitantes are Jdolaters * haue
apeculier language. In this Bland
is greate plentie of pepper, Nutte-
megges, Spikenarde , Galangale, appas
Pother ſpices. Dhani inarchauntes
of other countreies are wont to rea
(ozte thether, & geat great riches by
Bipices which they carie frö tyente.
In this Jland alſo are people called
Anthropophugi, which are wont to eate
mens fleche.
( 9f the Jland of Madagaſcara
"His Pland is counted to be one
of the greatett and rychelte 3-
landes

TRE
des
landes of the worlde. The inhabis
$0a tu. tantes are of Mahumets fecte as
mnctiftes
are the Turkes. Jt bringeth forth
many Elephantes,by reaſon whers
Elepbão of there is greate plentie of Fuerye
which is the Elephantes tothe 10
Fuerie it is thought that there is no greas
the glao ter plentie of Juerie; thêin this 3
land in the Jland of Cuzibet. They
af CNZI
bet.
eate the filetve of none other beaftes,
but onely of Camels, becauſe the 7
Lamele lande is full thereof, alſo that it is
fleſhe
founde to be moje holeſome for the
people of that countrey then ang na
ther fileſhe. There are alſo in this
Mland manye woddes that bzinge
boddes
of redne footh redde ſanders for the which
Sadets many marchauntes refout thether,
Ju the ſea about this Fland, great
Whales
Amber,
whales are taken out of the which
amber is gathered. There are liðs,
Lions & leopardes, hartes, hyndes, goates
Leopar and many other beattes and foules,
by reaſon whereof, they ble muche

esten.
Desa
haukinge
ture.
haukinge and huntinge.
Cof the land of Zanzibar.
pe Flande of Zanzibar, hath a
peculier kinge and language.
The inhabitantes are idolaters, A Eigge
are of grofle and thógte ftature :but meu of
low las
y they, heygth dydde aunſwere to
they, thickenelle and bzeadth, they
mighte feme to be giauntes. They
are all blacke, and goe naked,onely
couering tbeyz pzyuie partes. The
heare of they, heades, is meruey:
loudye coulde. They haue greate people
mouthes, noſethzilles flyytting up-
defoza
warde and wyde, with great cares
and cruell eyes. Theyz women are
Deformed by reaſon of thèyz greate
eyes, greare mouthes, and greate
nofethzilles. They liue with milke, Kpce
Helihe , ryce , and dates. They rates
Jacke wyne : Y et they make a
pleafaunt

met,
IM
Danke pleafaunt dzinke of ryce, fuger, and
of ſpices other ſpices. Many marchauntes
refoute thether foz yuerie 3mber,
Umber. for there is greate plentye of Cles
phantes and great whales.
Cofthe two Flandes in one
of the which dwell onely men,
and in the other onely wome.
A the mayne ſea, there are two
Flandes, diſtante the one fróthe
other aboute. bitj. oz. ic. leages to:
ward the ſouth, ittuate betwenethe
the glad
of men.
cytie of Aden and Calicut. In one of the
which dwel onely men without the
company of wome, and is called the
the Jlád
Jlande of men. And in the other
of cumê dwellonely women, witbout men,
and is cal ed the Jlande of women.
chriftás Thepare Chriſtians, and contract
matrimonie. The women neuer
come to the Jlande of men, but the
men are accuſtomed to vyſyte the
women once in the yeare,and tarye
with them thje monethes continus
alle.

dilp,euery man with his owne wife
in his owne houſe:after which time
they returne agayn to her owne 1
Tande , where they remayne all the
yere after. The women kepe theme
childzen with them vntyll they bee
tv.yeares of age, then ſend them
to they2 fathers. The women haue
nought els to do,but to take charge
of their children and to gather cers
tayne fruites. But the inen labouč
and hane care how they may fynde
they, wyfe and chyldjen. Theo are
erercyfed in fylbing, and ſell fythes ffilying
both newe taken and olde dzyed, to
matchaunte (traungers, whereby
they receaue great commodities.

Cºf the greate Empyze of
Cathay, being vnder the domis ***
nio of the great Cham (whis
che come call the great Can)
Einperoure of Tartaria, in olde
tyme called scythia.

Teleperfour of high india, wolie
Cathay, is a tes
gion excedinge large and of greate
the great power, whore Emperour is o great
hantof Cham of tartaria, hauinge vnder him
Cartari many Prouinces,people and Prins
ces,ano innumerable Flådes in the
great Eaſt ſea,called the greate D-
cean. Hehath vnder his dominion
famous
cities on great a famous cities, as are theſe:
der the
Čambalu, quenquinafu, Mien,Cacaufu, Cariglu, Ta
greatedinfu, Tingui, and dyuers other.amog
Lham. the people of this countrey,one mă
bath manye wyues,whiche declare
Katipe
wpues. theyz loue to their huſbandes after
this fozt. udhëthe huſband is dead,
What euery one of his wiues pleade thele
maturall cauſe befoze a iudge, to proue which
affectio ofthein was inoît louing to herhuls
may doc band #belle beloued of him: fog the
which by the festetice of the iudges
is found to haue been moſt fapthful
and diligête, decbeth her felfe molte
gorgiouQy in all her ſumptuous as
yage, pzocedety like a Piragoßtouts
wächerefully to the fire, where the
corps of her huſbande was burnte;
caltinge herſelfe into the ſame fyze,
embracing and kiſſing the dead bodi
of her huſband, bntylt the allobe coa
fumed by the fyze, whiche the repu:
tety for an honourable fepulture;
whereas his other wynies are efter
med to lyue in Game and infamie.
Cheyioyne in mariage, neyther in
reſpect of riches oz nobilite,but on
lpe focloue é beautie: # rather foz g
encreaſe of pofteritie, then you plea:
fure. There is alſo another
firauge cultore
tuftonte amõg theſe Judians: g is,
that wheras the poozer fogtare not
able to geue any dowry with theyz
doughters to mariage, they bringe
thë forth eué ing floure of their age
tog marketplace, with trüpettes e
tch other inſtrumêtes as they ble
in the warres. Where, the multi-
tube beynge called together, the
Maydes fyztte of all,diſcougretheyz
#diy backg

A ftrige

backe partes , even bp to the choills
ders, aftečward they, fozepartes
inlyke maners, and vpon chis des
claring their pouertie x nakednes,
are maried to ſuch as lyke the beſt.
Che peo
This people of Cathay, are of the na:
ple of cion of thēwhich in tyme paſt were
Cathay, called scythians, a kind of men(as faith
Haltho) of ſubtill byt: affyzming that
onely they fee with two eies, that
all other men belyde them are blind
of the one eye. Cheyquickenes of
witte is great, but their boaſting is
asmoze. The hole nació is perlwaded
that they greatly excel all other mé
in ſubteltie of wit and knowledge.
The inhabitantes are whyte men,
with ſmall eyes, withoutebeardes,
Avtterly voyde of all godly know-
zdolo. ledge. Foz Come of them pjay to the
Tunne, come to the mone, come to 3.
mages, fome to an ore, and come to
other monſters of thep, phantaſti:
call ſuperſticion. They haue no law
tours,
written

bzitten,and are of no faith. And als
beit that in wozkemålhip and artes
they are marueylous wyttie , yet
haue they no knowledge of dyuine
oz godly thinges. It is a timozous
kynde of men
and greatly fearinge
death, and are therefoze in theyz
warres,moze politike then valient.
In the warres, they ble arrowes,
sertayne other kyndes of weapons
vnknowé to men of other coutreis.
The monie which they ble is made wooney
of a certayne paper , beeinge foure of paper
{quare, with i kinges ymage prins
ted theron. Theyž houtholde ftuffe Bolde
is of golde #ſyluer xother metals. Spluer.
they haue greate ſcarcenes of ople.
The great Emperour of Cathay,kee-
peth his courte in the riche e migh-
tie cytie called Cambalu, being the ches the cptig
felt citie of all the Empyre, n of ſuch of Cama
greatneſſe that it conteyneth in cir: balu,
cuite liçelcages. This citie is foure
{quare, ſo that every quadzature og
f.iij. fyde

fyde of the ball,bath in it thje prina
cipalpojtes oz gates. Alſo in all the
cozners of the walles, are veri faire
palaces, in which the artilleryoz ar
inure of the cytie is referued. The
Aretes are made very fireyght and
right fozth: ſo that fróany one gate
to the other beinge directly ouer as
gainſt the ſame,a man may ſe plaina
ly through the cytie , hauing å hous
ſes on euery [yde lybé palaces, plas
Suced in goodly ozdje, moft beautifull
to behold. without the cytie, there
aretwelue great ſuburbes,adherēt
to the fli.gates of ý cytie, whether
mharcha tbe marchaūtes & iraungers,haue
pple tizeit cötinual recourſe as tog burle
oj ftrete. It can not be ſpoken what
great abtindaunce of marchaundile
and riches is bought to his citie: a
man wold thinke that it were ſuffi-
cient to ferue all the worlde. Precia
precious ous ſtones,pearies,füke,and ſpices
Iones
Tnyces
of dyuers kindes are bjought thea
ther
ther from india and Mangi, other res
gions. Theſe palleth not
a daye in
the peace in which there are not as
bauta thouſand waynes lade with More.
filke which are brought to this citie
by fraunge marchauntes. "Dhat
greate pompe, glozy, fożniture of
all thinges, is obſerued in the Em- the king
perours courte, it can not be ſpoke. ofCathay
behath in his courte twelue thou, biscourt
fand hoffemen, whiche yaue the cus
ftodie of his body:7 diſtribute their
waytinge dayes after this ouder,
sou
whereas one of g captaynes of this
garilo with his thre thouſand ſoul-
diers hath wayted vpõ the kinges
perſonne, three dayes, another caps
tayne in lyke ouder wyth as manyè
menne ſuccedeth inhys rowme fog
other three dayes, and lykewyſe
an other after bym , executethe
the ſame offyce. Dhen the Ema
petoure maketh anye bankette

it can

it cannot be fatd what great pompe
is obſerued. He haty tytting at his
Che
uene.
lefte hand his chefeſt quene whőhe
moſt eltemeth: and athis right hád
bysſonnes, and ſuche as are of the
kinges bloud:but theiſyt ſomwhat
lower further of. The other no-
ble men which wayte not, ſytte ina
place yet ſomewhat lower. all ſuch
Bolden
as in the court Tytat meat, ble none
plate. other dzinking cuppes tien of gold
The Princes whiche wayte on the
worldly Emperoure at hysmeate, haue all
glozy.
theyz mouthes couered with fyne
(iiken clothes, leat in any caſe they
fhould blow ozbreath on the kinges
meate oz dzinke. And whē the Em
perour lifteth bp yig cup to drinke,
al the muſicions and minftrels that
ſtand about him,playe on theyz ins
Utrumêtes, while in the meane time
all ſuche as Wayte ou hyn, ftoupe
Downe x make lowe curtefie. How
great honoure is exhibited to this
Einperoue
Emperour , #howe many pzecious
and riche preſentes are offred vnto
him by his Princes, Dukes, Leaue
tenauntes and pzeſydentes of pro-
uinces, and rulers of cities, no man
is able to expzelle, fogalmuche as he
hath bnder him in maner innumes
rable kingdomes, Prouinces, Nas
cions and Dominios, which are on
euery (yde about Cathay, Hacknowes
ledge him to be theyzonelye Lorde
and king, whom theyhonoure and
Feueçence as a great God A mighti
Mahumet. Jn what pompe x tri- Alining
umphant magnificence he feweth
Jdole
bin ſelf when he goeth to hauke oz
hunt, and how many tentes he pits
chety in the felde, which being ſene
afarre of, a man would thinke to be
a greate cytie , he that delyzety to
knowe, let him reade Paulus Venctus, in
the fecond boke of hys nauigacions benetus
Paulas
into India, where he hal find thinges
to marueylat, In Cathay they make a
pieafaunt


Dilake pléalaunt dzinke of ryte & ceftayne
af rice cppces, which in drinking excelleth
Ippcrs.
the ſwetenes of wine. Jo many pla:
ces they haue great lacke of wood:
Digged In the ftede wherof
, they digge aut
cole of the mountaynes a certayn kinde
af blacke ftone whiche burne in the
fyze like coles, and continue ſo long,
that pf theybe kyndled ouer night,
theykepe fyze vnto the mozning.
u T9f certaine Prouinces and
regions ſubiect bnder the do-
minion of the greate Cham
Emperour of Cathay.
T
Here paſſety through theking:
dom of Cathay, a certayne greate
syuer called Puliſachutes, which emps
tieth itſelfe in the great Ocean fea,
by the whiche ryuer, Hyppes haue
their paſſage into that lande.Duet
A greate this
ryter is a very fayze bridge of
biogrof marble , beyng in length tyjechuna
marble
dzeth

Dieth pales, and in bzeadth, cyghte
pales, with friiii.arches, and gras
uen Liös on euery fyde, adourning
the rayles oz higheli margentes of
the ſame.from
hence it is not farre the king
to the fayze and greate kingdom of dome of
Tainfu in the which are many goodli Teinfu.
vynes. Foz in the kingdom of Cathay
there groweth no wyne , but is
bżought the ther from this region.
In this kingdome is greate vſe of
marchaundple, and hath
plentie of Conpng
conning artificers, ſo that althe
ar-artifio
mure which the great Cham vſeth cecs.
in his wartes,is made there. To-
ward the region of Mangi, is ſituate
the tyter Caromoram, whiche for the
greate bzeadth and depth, hath no
bridge. In this region is greate a e
bundauince of Ginger,lilke,byzdes, singer
and ſpeciallye Phelantes. Some
what beyonde this, is the great cp quenqued
tie of Quenquinafu,beynge the chief er nafu.
tie of the ſame kingdome. In this
region,

the male tegion are foundë manymuſkecaes
ke catte, tes. This beaſt in this countreye, is
but lyttle and fayze,aboute the big-
nelle of a meane catte, with grolle
beare lyke a harte, hauinge blunte
clawes on his fete, with two longe
1 teeth in the vpper iawe, and two in
the nether iawe:and hath nere vn-
to the nauella bladder full of a cers
tayne matter like vnto bloud,being
Sinet os of wonderful flagrant fauoure,and
walktis the true muſke.
CDf the Prouince of Mangi,
and merueylous cpties cons
teyned in the ſame.
Prouince
many notable and great cities,
in the whiche is greate erercyfe of
cháort,
marchaundyle: and ſpecially in the
citie of Conigangui, is (olde great plen:
Saalte. tie of
Calt. In the cytie of Panchi, there
Splke, is great ſale of ſilke. In the cytie of
Flath of Sianfu, is made great plētie of clothes
golde, of goloe and ſilke. In the cytie ſingui
is &
T
is a famous market
where great aa
bundáre of marchaūdife is bżought
by the ryuer. Pere vnto the citie of
Caigai,groweth plentie of blade and
ryce, that it is caried from thence to Bello
the court of the greate Cham. Ing
citie of finguí, are nõbzed to be about
fire thouſande bridges of ſtone, ha: bj.my
ninge lo highe arches, that greate bridges
whippes maye paſſe vnder the ſame of loue.
without bowing down of the malt.
There is another citie called Quinſai, the great
which is ſo fayzeq great, that there citie of
is thought to be no bigger in al the
Quintalo
wozite. It conteyneth in circuite a
hüdreth Italien miles, which make
krv.leages. It hath twelue thou- kü. 19:
ſande bridges of ttone, and thoſe lo
bridges
hight that greate tippes with the of ftove
maſte ſtanding vp right, maye palle
under. This cyrie is ſituate in a
marrilhe ground, muche lyke vnto
venes. Therfoze if they dould lack
bridges,they coulde not palle ouet
from

cers.
Krtifio fróthe one fyde of the freete to the
other. It hath innumerable artifi-
20 ar-
ters and many macchauntes. The
chautes eytezins lyue pleaſantly, and ſpeci:
ally the wome, which are fayzer the
in other partes of India. Toward the
South lyde of the cytye, there is a
great lake oz poole within ý walles
of the cytie,whiche cöteyneth in cirs
tuitie about viti.leages, haitinge -
bout the bankes therof many noble
mens houſes, veryfayzeboth withs
Parimâ out and within. In the middelte of
bäketits this lake, there are twolitle Jlādes
ge house and in every of thêa goodly palace,
ing which are referued al ſuche od
namentes veſſels as they ble for
theyz mariages & Colemme feaftes,
foz whereas any of the cytezins en
tende to make any great banket, 0%
feaſt, they bring theyż gettes to one
of theſe palaces, where they are ho
nozably enterteined. In the ftretes
of g cicie are certaine como towjes,

into
into which, al ſuch as dwellneare A goad
therto, carie theyz goodes & ftuffe
pzouplió
agaiute
pfit to chaunce,g fyzebe in the citie.
fpze.
Che inhabitantes are 3doloters:&
eate the file he of horſes # camels, ffleft of
ofother vnclene bealtes. Thegreat eaten.
Chamhath in this cytie a myghtie
gariſon to the intente to auoyde re- A pituita
bellion, thefte 7 murther. Foz on es lion a.
nery bằidge there wayteth dayly * gatult te
nightlye.c. watchmen for the ſame bellion,
purpoſe and becauſe the
Prouince
of Martgi is exceding large, the great
cham hath deuyded it into nyne
kingdomes , alligninge vnto eues
rye one a peculier kynge : whiche
are al of greate powie, and yet
ſubs
iecte to the greate Cham. Dne
of them dwellery in the atie of Quins
H. Inthys Prouince of Wangis Anthroo
is an other kyngdomme, called pophagia
fugui, in whiche the people eate
maunes feſte, ſo that tbey dye
no

not of any diſeaſe. They drinke the
bloud and eate the flete of ſuch as
are Layne in g warres. There are
Dennes
hennes found in this region, which
hanage
beare in in the ſtede of fethers, haue heare :
the itede much lyke cattes heare of blacke cos
of fes
lour:und lapa very good egges.
thers.
Cofthe regio of Tangut, and
of the great deſertes,& voya
ces of deuylles hearde in the
ſame,& of the Salamandza.
the Ipap Rom the kingdome of Perfia,
fro per there are two iourneyes to the
fa to Ca region of cathay. Foz either the ſouth
thay
fide muſt be obſerued towarde india,
oz elles to palle by the prouinces of
Carcham, Cotam Peim, North-
the optic
of Lop.
eaſtwarde to the citie of Lop,beynge
the greatett and moſt notable cytie
in all that region lying betwene the
East and the North at the entrañre
at the great deſert. In this eptie,al
Che fox. fuche marchauntes, as entende to
defertes
paſte the defertes, make preparació

nep by
for all
fog all thinges neceſſarye foz theie
pourneye:and telt in the ſame, ons
till they are well prouided of trong
alles and camels to cárye there bis
taples. And when in g defert their
vitayles begin to faple thé,they ky!
theyzalles ozleaue the there in the
wyldernes, becauſe they can nolonja
ger prouide them of paſture, bnryll
they haue paſſed ouer the deſerte.
But they pieferue theyż camelles,
beécauſe they are (atteyned wyth
lelfe meate, and beace greater burs
thens. In this defecte are often
tymes foúnde bytter waters : but Bittee
more often frecme and ſweete was watere
ters:fo that in maner euecye dave
for the ſpace of thyitye Dayes, a
man mape fynde frelthe water, but
that in fo lyttle quantitie that it
doeth not fuffice al the marchaütes
whiche palle that waye together.
That deferte is verye full of
6.1. mous

of mountagnes, and when you are
come to the lowe and playn groüb,
the reſidue of the tourney is all to:
gether by the ſandes: it is through
ous baren and faluage, ſo that it is
not able to nourithe any bealtes for
Jacke of pafture. In this wildernes
are often tymes heard and fene, as
Illuftag well by daye as by night, ſundzie ila
of eupl lufiong of euyl ſpirites. And theres
Spirites, foze ſuche as trauayle thjoughe the
fame, haue nede to take great hede
leaſt they diſfeuer og depart färre in
(undze, ou leafte any linger behände
his companie,alwelfoz that he may
herebyloſe the light of them by rea-
ſon of mountaynes oz hiles, lpinge
beetwene, as alſo becaufe there are
folces of heard voyces of deuyls, calling the
Beugls,
that wander alone, by theyz pzopet
names,conterfeyting the boyces of
they, companie that goeth beefoge
,
by this meanes withdgawing them
from the right wage and bringinge

them

them to deftruccion. There is often
tomes heard in the ayze, as it were
anoyle of muſicall inltrumêtes:but Steaüge
more often like the ſounde of dżum the Apze.
dlades oz timszels. This great des
ſert being paſſed ouer, they come to the cente
the cytie called sachion, which is litu- of sachka
ate in the entersunce of the greate
Prouince of Tanguit, where amonge
certaynie Myahumetistes,are found
a fewe Chriftian men called Neftoriani chriftians
the ſecte of Neſtorius. There are al of the hê
ſo manye Jooloters, hauinge they2 telie of
monaſteries confecrated to dyuets Neftorio
Jools, to which they offre many faz
crifices, and attribute greate honor Monná
to deuyls. And when a man hath a
iteriesof
Joola
fonne bozne,he forthwith coinmens
técs
deth him to come dol in whole ho-
hour he nourifety aramme at that Afrige
yeare, which after that his ſonne be
cultors
twelue monethes olde, at the necte
fealte of the ſame ydoll , he and his
tonne offre with many ceremontese
up herg
3.lt
Khen this oblacion is finifhed, thei
bringe the ſacrificed defne to a place
appoynted, where alhis kinſfolkes
being gathered together, they eate
that iefhe with great religion, and
kepe the bones reuerently in a cers
tayn veſſell:but in the funeralles of
the dead, they ble theſe ceremonies
Ceremo and ſuperſticions. l the neigybois
mies in of the dead, pzouyde that the dead
funerals
de coups be burned:which cuſtome alt
the people of the Eaſt partes do oba
ferue. Vet ome of the kepe g dead
bobye by themn certayne Dayes bela
fore they burne it: as ſome , Ceuen
daies, foinefor the ſpace of a moneth
tand ſome lire monethes, preparing
fothe ſame a cloſe chelte,co inuolus
inge wyty cereclothe, and poudes
ringe with ſpyces the bodye theres
in incloſed, that no cuyll fauoure
maye palle foozth. Thys done,they
paynte the cheſte verpe curiouflye,
and coueg it with a precious clothe,
placing


placinge they, dyninge table harde
by the ſame, where they dyne cons
tinuallye as long as the dead bodie
isthus referued at home and in
A grotte
the dyner tyme for the ſpace of one
# baptie
hole houre, they fette wyne & meat perlwa.
upon the chefte, fuppoſing the ſoule fion.
of the dead bodye to be partaker of
the ſame. The Region of Tangut, is the regio
verye large, and conteyneth in it on of Ta
manye pziuate Prouinces, as the gute
Prouince of Camul, of Cinchital, and she
chur , wyth dyuerſe fayze Cyties,
whiche are all Subiecte and obeye
to the great Cham of Cathay. Some
of the inhabitantes beleue in Ma: ahu,
bumet: ſome acknowledge Chziſte netites
after the hereſye of Neſtorius. In the
lande of Chinchital, is a Mountayne
oute of the whyche is dygged
the myne of ftele and Hudanici. Stele,
There is alſo founde the Sera Salamandes
pente called Salamandra, which lyueth
in the frze wythoute anye hurte.
duration

of the heare of this ferpét is made
a certayné cloth, which being call in
the fyze when it is foule, is thereby
made cleane and very white ifit res
din maine there foz e ſpace of an houre.
Suche other innumerable & mar-
Framlás ueilons thinges,wziteth Paulus menetys
Yonctus, that he hath ſene and founde in his
nauigacions into theſe partes : of
whom allo 3 håue gathcred thus
muche, lettinge palle manye other
thinges whereof he ſpeaketh może
at large.
CHere endeth the deſcripció of the
si Pauigacions from Spayne to the
newe India Eadward, a foloweth
of the newe Jlandes and Jndia
found in the Welt Dcean ſea,
from Spayne moedward
and Southweſte.
( Of the newe

India and Flãdes in the Welt
Ocean ſea, how, when, and by who
they were found.
Hriſtophorus Columbus , à Chrifto
Gentlemē of Italie, phorus
and bojne in the citie Colībnie
of Cenua, when he had
been longe conuer:
faunt in the kyng of
Spaynes courte, be
applyed hys mynde to ſearche vn-
knowen partes of the worlde. and
for his better furtheräulice herein,
made humble peticion to the kinge,
to ayde him in this his enterpryle,
which doubtleſſe Ghould redobonde
to his great honour, and no litle cos
moditie to all the hole countreye of
Spayne,yf by his helpe # charges,
he mightfynde newe regions. But
6, titi

the kinge and Nuene laughed him
Great to fcozne, ſaying:that his ymaginas
les have cion was but vayne and phanraki-
eper
ben çall. At the length,eyght yeares be-
counted ynge paſſed ouer, and Columbus ftyll
phátali perlidinge in his purpoſe and ſure,
sally the kyng began to geue eare to his
talke,and after muche reaſoningen
debating of the matter,determined
totrie the witte of the manne. and
the feaſt there bpó cõmaunded a foga ex two
biage of bžigantines to be furnited with all
Chriſto. kynde of ozdinaunce and vitayles:
phorus
which being prepared the fyzſt day
Colibus,
of September, in the yere of Chril
1492,
Columbus Departed from the
coaftes of Spayne, and wente fo2s
the Jlan warde in his viage longe Delyzed,
des cale and when
he had palled the Jlādes
Red Gde called Gades, hediuerted toward the
des.
föztunate Jlandes called infulæ Foytus
The Jlā nate which are now called Canarie , bes
deg of cauſe they are full of Dogges. They
Caneta
were in time pad called
foztunate,
fo

for the eccellente temperatenes of
theayze, and greate frugtefulnes.
Columbus departinge fromhenſe,ſay,
led towardethe weſte, and at the
length founde certayne Mandes,of
the whiche two were very greate,
whecof the one he called Hiſpana, and
the other lohannes
(9f the two Handes lohanna
and hiſpana,
5 Columbus came to the Flande
whiche he called Johanna, be tobarna
heardeamerueylous (weete noyle
of innumerable by2des, and eſpe-
ciallye of Nightingales whiche
wandzed in the thicke wooddes in
the NƏoneth of Aouemble , ye
founde alſo mootte fayze Ryuers,
fwete to dzinke, in many goodly has
uês. and as he ſayled by the coftes
of the Flande Southwefte warde,
and
and could fynd no ende, he thought
it had been the mayne land, a thera
foze determyned to dzawe backe,
being partly enfozled by roughnes
of the fea:and thus returning fome
Hifpana, what Eatward, he came to an Jlád
ez Hiſpa whiche heafterwarde called Hiſpand,
piola, where arriuing to theland, hex his
companiye was fene of the Inhabis
tantes of the Jland, which fodeinly
died into the thicke woodes:whom
the Spanyardes purſe winge, toke
a womanne whom they bzought to
theyề thippe,entreatinge her verye
gentillye, fytinge her with delicate
meates and wyne and clothing her
in fayze apparel, a lo let her depart:
foz thei goe naked,and are not vſed
to delicates, and as this womanne
returned to her companie,come bės
ynge moued by the lyberalitie des
clared into her , came by greate
multitudes to the ſea bankes, by ins
ginge golde with them, which they
chaunged

chaunged foz earthen pottes, and gold foz
drinkinge glades
Thus a fur- earth
ther frend ihip by this meanes con-glale.
tracted, the Spanyardes begonne
moze diligêtly to ſearche theyz ma:
ner oflyuinge and maners, a fo bns
derſtode that they had aking, and the king
therefore entering further into the
of the 34
land.
Jland, they were honozabiy recey-
ued of the king. Chei bewyde their
houſes and merueyled to ſee them
to byided without the ble of Iron, Bolding
which they are ytterly without: in the ble
the ſtede wherof they ble a certeyn of Jron,
ftone, wherwith they cut and ſawe
theyz timbje.

(of the people called Canibales
02 Anthropophagi, which are accus
tomed to eate mans fethe.
Heras the people of the fojes
named Jlādes, filed at the fight
of our menine, the cauſe thereof
was, that they ſuſpected them to
haue

Caribales haue been Canibals that cruel & fearfe
Artbro
people which eate más flethe, which
popbagi
nacion our men had ouerpaſſed, lea:
ninge thein on the ſouthlyde. But
after they had knowledge of the cos
trary,they inade greuous cöplaynt
to our men of the
beatly ann fearfe
the feaca maners oftyele Caribales, which were
fenes of
no telle cruel agaynſt them, thê the
the cani-
balese
Tyger oz the Lyon agayıſte tame
bealtes. Declaring furthermore, 8
stadi wohen foeuer they take any of them
slas under the age of citij. yeares, they
vſe to gelde them,& francke thë vns
tyll they be very fat, as we are wõt
to doe with capons or hennes and
as foz ſuche as diawe towarde. fi.
yeare olde, to kyll them fogth with
and pull out therz guttes, and eate
the ſame freihe and newe, wyth o-
ther extreme partes of the bodye.
as Alec
The pon poudering the
reſidue with fatte,02
bered, keping it in a certayne pickle as we
do tegottes oz fanlages. Y et eate
ther
they not the wome, but referue thë
to encreale,as we doe hennes to lap
egges. And if theitake any old wo-
mē, they kepe thëfoz dzudges. And
therfoże whethe Canibales make incur
fton, the people of theſe Flädes üye
with all (pede. fo, albeit they vle
arrowes , yet are they not able to
refylte they, fearfenes.
C9fthe manters of the inhas
bitantes of the Fland of Hifpaniæ
and of ſuche thynges as are
found there.
"He inhabitátes of this ſlande,
ble in g ſtede of bread, certaine in tede
Bontes
rotes like bnto nauie totes,hauing of brexa
the taſt of ſoft grene cheſtnuttes.
Gold W thēis in eſtimació, foz they Gold in
hāge certayne peces therof at théit eſtimaci
eares: they go not out of ý limities on.
yftheir own cötrie, noz ererciſe any
marchádiſe W ftragers:thei gather Bote
gold in g ládes of a certēriueć wbich golve is
(pringeth out of verihigh mötaines gathrebe
They


They gather it with great laboure
and melte it and catte it, fyzlte into
malles oz wedges, and afterwarde
into bạode plates. They haue no
foure foted beaftes, epcept connies:
Serpêts
they haue ſerpentes of monſtrous
wpthout greatnes, but without hurte o ves
benime, nime. They haue allo wylde turtle
doues e Duckes, muche greater the
ours, geſe whyter then (wannes,
Popitie
ſauing & they haue redde heades.
xiapes. Thei haue alſo many popingiayes:
fome grene,Coine yelowe, and ſome
not muche bnlyke them of India,
W redde circles about their neckes
Spices & This Fland bringeth foşth allo Man
Games
ſtix, Aloe and ſuche other games and
eſpecially certayne redde graynes,
which are ſharper then pepper.
CHOW Columbus, after he had
found new Mládes, returned
agayne to Spazne, where
pzepacinge anewe nauie, he
toke his biage to g Canibales.
Columbus,
Clam
The Ja
olumbus, not a little royeful of the
Ulandes newly fonnd, the ſpring
tpime Dzawing nere, he determined
foreturne to his countrey: leauing
with the king of the Fland. 38.men
which thould diligently ſearche the
fituacion of the lande,the maners
ofthe people, the natures of trees
and fruites. But he, foyfeninge vp
his Cayles, directen hys viage to-
warde Spayne, bringing with him
tenne menne of the fayd Flande, to
thendethat they mighte learne the dian tog
Spanithe tonge, which they might
cafely doe, becauſe al the wordes of
they language may well be writtê colõbus,
with our letters.Columbus,after thys at his re.
his returne, and fortunate ſuccefle turne ,is
in his fyzīte viage, was honoyablye made
teceyued of the kinge and Muene, womiraf
and greatlye magnified with innu' Dccan
merable glorious titties: willinge ſea,
that he thould no more thenceforth
be called Columbus, but the admiral of
the


the
great Ocean lea: and prepared
Che fe-foz him towarde his ſecond viage.
cond bia cby.foiffes and.xij.brigátines, wel
Zumbus furnifhed with al kynd ofartillerye
and plentie of vitayles, and in them
twelue hundaeth men wel appoyna
ted:Cozne allo to lowe, i al kindes
of ſeedes and plantes. Foz,excepte
pine apple trees # date trees, there
growe none in theſe Flandes that
are knowen to us. The admirall
tokeallo with him al foutes of Iron
tooles to thintent to byld townes &
foztreffes where his men mightlye
in ſafegarde. Therfoze the firſt day
of September departing from the
Gades,
landes called Gades, with a pzolpes
čous wind he artyued at the Fland
The Jlā of Canaria the fyzſt daye of October:
des of from whence directing his viage to
Cmaria.
warde thelefte hande, he ſayled to:
ward South, Fatý length came
to the Jládes of the Canibals, and bes
cauſe he came thether on the Suns
Dage

talled the Dominical day be called the Tao
the Jlád where he arrgued, Dominica: of Dom
which when he percegued to be bur hicdn
.
faluage and tude, he ſayled on futs
ther and in twentie dapes faýling,
came to another Iland repleniſhed
Walkindes of trees fro which came inſula
amarueylous fragrant Caulour: By Crucis,
teaſon wobjeceof,come being allured
by the pleaſantnes of the place, wet
aland, where they ſawe nokynde of
lyuinge beattes, fauingelyfectes of Lilectes
wonderful houdge greatnes. This
Jlande he called infula Crucis, whiche
was alſo an Flande of the Caníbales, as
afterward they pzoued in dede.fox
as they ſayled about the Flãd, they
found certäyne lowe cotages made of trees!
Houles
dftrees,lyke vrtottagies. Foz they
fet trees bpzight itt order round as
bout, faſtening poltes in them croſſe
puer, where ynto the trees cleaue
laste, ſo that by this meanes they cá
hotfall. They frame the roofes of
thefe

theſe totages, with tharpe toppes
after the maner of rowende tentes.
And latofal,they incloſe and couer
theſe trees thus ſet in order ,wyth
theleaues of date trees, and certen
other trees to thintent to make the
altronger deferice agaynit wynd
wether. And within the cotage,
they tye the pottes together with
ropes of bombage cotton and a cers
tayne longe roote. They haue cous
quches made, one aboue another, the
Howres whereof they frawe wyth
yeye attd cotton. And as ſoone as
they hadde ſpied our men,they filed
incontinente. And when oure men
ysonge came into theps boules, they found
in them certayne young men bound
les to be to poftes, and kept to be made fatte,
and lykewyſe many olde womenne
fatte. which theſe Canibales kepte to be their
dzudges. They founde there allo
ffine co earthen veſſelles of all foztes, in
bphich they fodde mens fleche with
men ital
made
popins

popingiayes, geefe, & duckes fleſhes
al together in one velfell, Theytos
fted allo mans fiethe vpon (pyttes.
referuing the bones of the armes
legges whiche they ble in the ftede
of Jron, to piece & typpe theyz ar.
rowes.Foz they are ytterlye with
out Fron. The found alſo the head
of a yong mã, yet bleding and faltes
ned to a pofte. But certayne wossime
menne whiche bad filedde from the
Canibales to otire menne,the Jomirala
commaunded to begoigioully decs
ked after the maner of our women,
and with many rewardes tobe ſent
agayne to theyż owne companye.
By meanes whereof the Caribales be- Canibales
ynge allured by the lyberalitie and
gyftes of our men, hoping that they beralite
with ips
allo fhoulde belykewyſe rewarded,
camerunning toward our men:but it
whé they drew fomwhat nere unto
themthey fled immediatly into the
negte wooddes, and thus our men
Hiit. departing
atlured

A
departing from thence returned to
the Jlande of Hifpanas
CHow the admirall paſſed
manye Jlandes, and what
thynges chaunced to bym
bis compante in that vlage.
Sthe admirall departed fro
the Jland of the Caníbales, Wêt
fojeward on his viage, he paſſed by
Matinina miany Jlandes: among the whiche
Wa Jlāb was one called Matinina, in whyche
of wotuê dwell only women,after the manet
onelye.
of thé, called Amazones, as he learned
of the men of the Flandes which he
bzought with him into Spayne at
his fyztte viage, and Caued them frö
the fearlenes of the Canibales. Hepals
fed alſo innumerable other Jlādes,
Che ngo of which to ſome he gauenames, as
mes of Mons Pdrratus, Sancta Maria rotunda,Santa Mare
(undige
tinus, Santa Maria antiqua, and San&ta Crix,
Jlandes Into the which oure men entering
to thintente to fetche frethe water,
found foure Canibales, which had take
foure

foure yonge women: who, as ſoone
as thei had fpted our men, wozinged
theyz handes, leming therby to des
fpzeayde of oure men: at whale co-
ming to delguer them the men flett
into the woodes andleft the wome.
Shoztly after , our men ſaw a bote
coming on the ſea with.viij.mēand
as many women:with whom oure
men bickeringe loft one of theyzcoa
panions, by reaſon that theſe bars
bariens are accuſtomed to infecte arrolves
they arrowes w benime: yet oure infected
men preuapled and flewe parte of rå venta
them, and broughte the reſydue by
foffe to the admygall. As they des saste
parted from hence, they found master
nyother landes, but ſuch as thep 2012
could not come to foz the roughnes
of the ſea and multitude of rockes.
But ſome of the (malleſt brigātines
which djewe no great depth, went
fomewhat nearer,and noumbzed as
houe ſeuen and foutie Illandes, and
D.iile called
mea

Archipe. called the place Archipelagus. Sayling
logus. from bence, they found another -
Buchema
land called Buchema, into the whiche
Canibales make fundzy incurſions, by
teafon wherof the inhabitantes are
at contingal warre with thē. Thus
at the length,the admiral with his
hole näuie returned to the Mand of
Hiſpana:but in an euyltyme. For they
whiche he hadde lefte there foz a
garriſon,were all dead:as were als
ir po they whiche he toke with him frá
the ſame Jlände into Spayne to
vſe them foz intrepzetours . DE
Sthange whiche feuen dyed by chaunge of
of apie the apne. One of them was pers
is daun. mitteo of the Hdmirall to departe,
when the nație came neare to hys
countrey. The reſidue ſtole awaye
priuelye, and ſwamme to lande:but
the admirall doubting whether all
his men were dead ozno, whiche be
left in the Tland,commaunded cer-
kagne ordinaunce to be botof, that
gerous.
by the
by the noyfe thereof they myghte
haue warning to come fozth,yf any
laye lurkinge in corners: but none
appeared, whole fattall dayes had
fynilched theyziyfe at the length,
the kyng of the Jlande beyng there the king
to enfozted, declared the hole mat- bleth rů
ter to the admygall as well as he the de
coulde by interpzetours:affyzming mpzall,
that there were in the land other
kinges belyde him: and of greater
power then he, which were loze ofs
fended that the Spaniardes hadde
Subdued the Flandes: # in reuenge
therof,came to the town where the
Spaniardeslay, which they ouera
came burnt, & dew al themēthers
in and that he alſo at the fame con
dicte, taking part with our mē, was
Coze woûded with an arrow on the
arme , for the better tryall wheres
of he boze hys arme in a towell-
becauſe it was not yet hole of that
wounde But moztelye after
u tių,
they


they had knowledge, that the king
fayned this tale: Co that he hardely
eſcaped the handes of the admiral,
who was determyned wyth Tome
kynd of punitment to haue eramia
ned him further. But he ſuſpecting
the matter, fled into p inner partes
of the land, declaring therby, that
link he was the deſtruction of our men:
whő,ceftayn of our companie,pura
ſuinge, founde manye mafueylous
found in thinges: and eſpeciallye cpuers in
diuers & which is founde muche golde,and a
moñtai - Mountayne,whole lande is ſparkes
led with gold. In this place, the ad
miral bylded a citie, which he com-
paſſed about with a walle. and dea
parting from hence, he ſearched al-
moſt all the Jland:ing inner partes
wherofbe bylded a towe, x named
it, S. Thomas towze, whiche he
made to thintent that he might the
moge tafely ſearche out the ſecretes
opfo plentifulla region, and eſpeci-
ally the
bes
ally the gold mines of the fame:and
thus leauinge a garriſon there, he
departed, takinge with him thzee
foyſtes, wherwith be fapled to ſeke
newe Jlandes,and came firſt to the the Jlax
Flande of Cuba, and from thence to des of C#
famiaca, being greater then sicilſa,very ba and
frugtful and wel inhabited. uz hich, Samiacas
whēhe had vewed, be departed fro
thence, & fayled about the ſea coftes
where he ſawe innumerable other x taulli
mall Jlandes, ſtandinge ſo thicke, tude of
that the thip was in maner bozne a Jlandes
lande:and was therfoze enfozled to
returne home, the ſame way which
becaine.
Chow the Spaniardes a-
buled the fubmiffio frendes
thippe of the inhabitantes of
the Jlandes.
(A this meane tyme, the Spanis
ardes which the admiral had left
in the Jland of Hifpana, had euyll ens
treated the inhabitauntes : ſo that
foz


foz wante of vitayles #feede, they
begonne tofamyne : imputinge the
faulthereof vnto the Chriſtian me,
Che cen which had digged bp.al the rootes
eltie of wherwith thei were accutomed to
Etiam mê make theyż bread and whereas
they yet perceaued that Chriſtien
men entended to cötinue there, the
ſent ayambaladour to the admiral
to delyze him toreftrayne the outs
ragiouſnes and crueltie of his men,
at whole bādes they futtained fuch
iniuries and violéce, as they ſcarce-
Iploked fox at the handes of mortal
enemies. Declaringe further, that
bnder the pretēce of ſeking foz gold
they.comitted innumerable wzöges
Crueltie and miſchieuous actes, ſpoyling in
of coue, maner all the hole region: and that
toalues, foz the auording of ſuch enormities
and oppreffions, they had de rather
pape tribute, then to be thus dayly
vered with incurſiós, A neuer to be
at quiete, Upon this complaynte de
was

was agreed that they thoulde paye
pearely tribütéto the Chriltia
king Bead of
å that they Hould applie
the felues Bead of
totes
to gather and encreaſe theyż rotes,
whiche were to them in the ftede of
flowie and wheat and ſo conſumed
that with great labour they coulde
ſcarcely fynde any in the wooddes.
They paydetherefoze foz their tri- The trio
bute, euery thje monethes, certäyn bute of
pound weyghtes of gold :but ſuche the bare
barians
ashad no gold,payde (pyces,& gof-
Campine cotton. In the meanetime
the Spaniardes, who Ghould haue
been occupied in digging for golde, Dilobes
gaue thé felues to play, wantönest diéce fo.
plenes cótemning, & falling into ha laweth
tered to their gouernour, by which Jolenes
theyż liceviouſnes, the people of the
Jlädbeyngprovoked, became moze
diſobedient wyld, degeneratinge
frő al kind of honeſtie & faithfulnes:
geag (paniardes alſo became ſo neg
ligêt in feking foz gold, g ſometyme
the

meus
the charges exceaded the gapnes.
Neuertheleſſe in the yere of Chrilt,
1501.they gatheçed within g ſpace
Bote of two monethes twelue thouſand
poundes weyght of golde. But the
admirall appoyntinge his brother
Bartholos
Bartholomeus Columbus, to be gouernout
Colūbus, of the Jiand, he in the yeare.1495*
determined to returne to Spayne,
a to certifye the kyng ofal theſe mata
od ters. In which viage, he manfullye
* defended him ſelf in battaył againſt
the rebelles of certayne other J-
landes which had cõlpyzed agapnit
the Spanyardes.
30
Chow the Portugals fought
als new Jládes in theEalt partes,
as and how they came to Calicut.
N this meane tymethat 8 Spas
Lnyardes ſoughte newe and vns
knowenlandes in the melt partes,
the Poztugales attempted to doe
the ſame in the Eaſte partes. and
leat one of them ſhould be alette oj
hinderaunce
IM
hinderaüce to the other, they deuys Che bil
bed the world betwenethem by the lhopof.
auczbozicie of the Biſhop of Rome, wideth
alepáder the.vi.of that name. and world.
that on this condicion, that fro the
flandes called Heſperides (whiche are heſperies
robo called caput meride) the one thould put uerza
laple moeſtwarde, and the other to-de.
warde the South pole, thus deuya
Komthe
bing the wozid
betwene thé
in two Sparpa
qual partes. So that whatſoeuer ardesi
vnknowen landes ſhoulde be diſcos g Pota
dered in the Ealte partes, the ſame gales de
to'bedewe to the Portugales:Ind
uidebthe
all fuche as thoulde be founde in the twene
Melte partes, to appettayne to the theat,
Spanyardes. tbhereby it came to
palle, that the Spaniardes,euer by
the South, Cayled into the weſte,
where they founde a large mayne,
lãd, with Jlādes great & litle innus
merable,bauing in them great ple-
tie of golde and pearles,
and other
Pearles
great riches. But the Požtugales,
bg

wözla te
Golde
Che E.
by the Soutye, and coltes of the
quinoétis
landes called Heſperides, ant Equino&ial
Ipne, lyne, & Tropicus Capricorni, came g into
Eaſt, by the goulfe called sinus Perſicus,
The rp. euen vnto the coftes of India, with
uet of in the riuer of Ganges; wheras is now
Ganges the great market towne, a kingedo
Calicut, of Calicut.and fröthence to the Jlád
of Taprobana, (now called sumetra, Zamara
Taproba
od Samotra)ą fo fo2th to Aurea Cherfonefus
,
Samotrd, whereas is nowe the great cytie of
Malaccha, beyng one of g moſt famous
thegreat market tobones of alg Eaft partes.
malaccha from Malaciha, they entered into a
great goulfe,by which they came to
the regto the region of senarum. Not farrefrom
of sinarñ from Malactha are tye Jlandes
called
the lani Molucce, in which alkyndes offpyces
des of growe and are brought to the cptie
Bitolucca of Malaccha . But the Spanyardes
bauing knowledge what greate cós
moditie the
Portugales had recey-
Med by the Jiandes of Molucca,attem

ten
hed to proue yf they alſo might find
be fame Flandes in ſayling ſo farre Sapling
Beſtward, that they mighte at the into the
ngth by ndeſt and ſouthweſt come fat
ato the Eaſt,as by good realõ they ehetett
mefuppoſed the roundneſle of the the rofia
Harth would permitte, if they were res of
ant otherwyſe lette by the
fyzme oz be erth,
nayne land lyinge in the waye ano Che fico
loppinge theyz paſſage, whereof as me land
vet was noterteyntie knowē. And
his dydde they to thintent that by
this meanes they myghte moze ea.
lelpe and wyth lelle charge byingé
pyces from thence into Spayne.
Cherefore, the maner of this viage the blage
Spices
was, that they foulde Cayle from from the
the nDefte, under the loweſt hemiſ- Welt it
pherpe oz halfe cöpalfe of the earth, to the
slo to come into the Eaft, a thinge Falte.
turelge that myghte feeme verye
barde to attempte, beecauſe it was
113 od
3 pccctron

Uncertaine whether that moſt pzu-
dente and beneficiall nature , (who
wozketh althinges with moſt high
prouidence)had not ſo deuided
and
ſeperated the Eaſt from the Welt,
partely by fea, and partely byland,
that there might by this way haue
been no paſſage into the Ealt fogit
was not yet knowen, whether that
Americas great cegion of America
, (whiche they
The ftes call the fyzme oz mayne lande) dyd
me land. ſeperate the melté feafto the Eaſti
But it was founde that that fyzme
lande ertêded from the moeft to the
South:and that alſo towarde the
Regio Doctü partes were foud two other
Baccalea
regiõs, whereof the one is called Res
Terra gio Baccalearum, & the other Terra Florida:
Florida. which, if they were adherent to the
fayde fyzme land, there could be no
paſſage by the mpefte ſeas into the
Cat India,fozaſmuch as ther was
not yet founde any ftrayghte of the
ſea, boherby any enteraunce mighte

be
be opë into the Eaſt.
In this meane the Klang
while, the kyng of Spayne beynge of fpapa
elected emperoure, pjepared a na Cendeth
uie offyue hippes, ouer the whiche footh
he appointed one Magellanus to be cap- lippes!
tayne, commaundinge him that he Che Gigi
fhould ſayle towarde the coaſtes of geof Me
the fayd fyzme land, dyzectinge his gellarius,
viage by the ſouth partes thereof,
bp the
welt in
vntyl he had eyther found the ende to geall
of the ſame, og elles ſome ſtreyghte
wherby he mighte paſſe to thoſe Os
dociferous Jlandes of Molucca, Cofa-Che
moudly ſpoken of foz the great abű: des of
daunce of ſwete ſauours and ſpices
Molucca
founde therein. The hippes there-
foze, beyng well furniſwed with all
thinges nieceſlarie, Magellanus depara
tinge from Ciuile in Spayne , the
tenth day of Auguſt, in the yeare of
Chriſt.151gcame fyzſt to Flades
of Canaria, and from thence to the I des of ce
The la
landes called Heſperides:fcom whiche narice
dyjectinge bes courſe betwene the
mette

ett and the Eatt toward the fayd
fyzme land, in few dayes with pzofa
perous (ayling, he diſcouered a cogs
Promon-ner oz poynt of the fayd maynelád,
forium . called Promontorium s, Murie , where the
Marie, people dwell,called Canibales, whiche
Caribales are accuſtomed to eate mans fleche.
fróbence he ſayled on ſouthwarde
by the long tracte of this firme lãd,
which reacheth Co farre into glouth
and extendeth ſo many degrees bes
yond g circle called Tropicus Capricorni,
& the ſouth pole (called pole antar
Che ele tike) is there eleuated fortie & lyre
wació of
degrees, and thus beyng brought
theſouth into the Eaſt, they ſaw certayn Fus
pole.46
Begrees Dians gatheringe thel fyees by the
ſeabankes:beyngmen of veryhigh
The Re
gion of ſtature, clothed W bealtes ſkinnes.
giaütes, To whom,wheras certayne of the
Spaniardes went a land, # thewed
So them belles paynted papers, they
guito begon to daunce & leape aboute the
Spaniardes, with a rude andmurs
muring (onge. At the length there

calite thjee other, as thoughe they
were ambaſſadours, whfcbe by cera
tayn ſignes delyzed i Spaniardes
to go with the further into the lãd,
making a countenaunce as though
thei wold intertayn the wel, where
vpő, é captayne Magellanus ſent w the
bii, me well inſtructed to thintēt to
ſearche e regio # maners of the peo
ple. Find thus they went W theinto
i deſertes,wher they came to alow totages
cotage couered wity wylde
beaftes to beste
fkmnes, hauing in it two máliós, in ites (kítr
one of g which were womé #childzēnes,
i in the other only me. They inter :
teined their gefes after a barbaros
#beaſtly maner, which neuertheles
temed to thê pzincelike:foz they kil-
led a beal,not much vnlike a wylde
Onagera
alle, whofe fielthe (but balfe roled)
they ſet before our mē, without any
other kind of meate oz Dzinke. Here:
were our mê of neceſſitie cóftrained
to lye at night bnder theſe ſkinnes,
by

ce of
mblidan by reaſon of the great abundaunce
of ſnowse and wynde. And when it
fpowe was day,our mê were very earneſt
wpade, with them, z would in maner haue
enfozled them to goe with them to
the wippe:which thing thei percea-
uing,couered them ſelues from the
head to the foote with certayn hoga
cible beaſtes (kinnes , and paynted
theyz faces with fundzye colours.
Thus taking theyż bowes and ats
wisd towes,& bringing with them other
of they compante, of much greater
ftature and terrible aſpect, the they
were, they thewed them ſelues to
oure men in araye,as thoughe they
were ready to fight. But the Spa-
nyardes,whiche thoughte that the
matter would baue comen to band
ftrokes, commaunded a piece of oza
Cheoi. Dinaunce to be thotte of. The which
aütes ar although it dyd no hurte, yet theſe
putte to bardy giauntes, which alitle befoje
Rygbt. femed to be as bold as though they
durf


durit haue made barre againg Tua
piter, were by the noyſe thereofput
in ſuche feaſe, that they fooztb with
beganneto entreate of peace. Our
men entēded to haue bzought ſome
of theſe Gyauntes wyth them into
Spayne foz the traungenes of the
thinge: but they all eſcaped oute of
theyz handes. Magellanus therfoze vna
derſtandinge that it were bnpzofy
table to tarie there any longer, and
that alſo the ſea was very rough,
the wether ftojmie and boyfteous,
and that furthermore the firme lãd
ertēbed further toward the ſouth,
in ſo muche, that the further they
lapled that waye,they thould fynde
it ſo much g colder, he deferred bys
proceding vnto the moneth of may, extreme
at whiche time, g farpenes of win-winter
ter,efceаdeth with them when as in mage
with vs, lommer is begon. Hefoad
there greate plentie ewood. The
fea alſo miniftred vnto them great
6. iv. abuna

abundaúce of thelfiche, belyde other
fylhes of fundzie kyndes. He found
lykewyſe many (pringes of frelder
boleſome waters;and bled hütinge
and taking of foules. Only bread
boyne, was lackinge in the wippe.
the forth
pole ele. The ſouth pole was there eleuated
hate.pl,
fojtie degrees.
degrees CHow Magellanas by a ſtrayght
gia oy narrow arme of the fea,fay-
is led by the weſt into the Ealt to
0.dyuers landes : where alfa
he was Dayne.
"He wynter
now being paft, the
triiij.Day of Quguſte , Magellanus
Departed frõ the place afozefayde,
ftyli folowed the tracte of the firme
land toward the fouth,vntyl at the
length,the.cxvi.dayof November,
The he found in that firme land, certayn
trapght open places lyke bnto ſtraygytes
of Magd oznarrow ſeas. Into the which ens
When tring with his nauie, be comaunded
that ceftayn fhippes mould ſearche
T

tade of
the goulfes on euerye ſyde, yfanye
way of pallage might be found inta
the Eaft. at the length,they foud a
certayn depe ſtraight, by the which
they were perſwadeð g there was
enteraunce into ſome other mayne
ſea info much that Magellanus atteinps
ted to ſearcheg ſame. This (traight
was foud to be ſomtime of g bzedty
of thze Italian myles, Cometyme of
two,&fometime oftenne, & reached
ſomwhat toward the met. The al. The alti
titude of elegacion of the ſouth pole
thelouth
in this place, was foude to be.lii.de: pole
. lö.
grees. They coulde ſee no people degrees,
ſtering in the coftes of this entraúce
Therfoze Magellanus ſeing thys lande
to be rough x faluage, & vnpleaſaūt
to abide in, by reaſo of extreme cold,
he thought it not worthye the tra,
uayle, to ſpend any time in ſerching
the ſame. Therfoze failing fozward
in his viage thus attēpted by g Cath
ftraygyte, (which is now called the
6.iiij. ftraygbt
the main ſtrayght of Magellanus) he was therby
pond the bżought into another mayn fea, be
frapgh. tye great and large. The length of
tese
this iyayght od narrow fea, is eltes
med to be a hüdzeth ſpaniche miles.
Theland which he had on his right
hande, he doubted not to be mayne
Chefp. lande: and that on the left hand, he
ane land
Cuppoſed to bee Jlandes. Magellanus
Cawelykewyſe the fyzme land to be
extended directly toward Noth:
wherefozeletting palle that greate
lande, he ſayled by that greate and
large ſea betwene the weſt and the
Nouth:that for this intente,that
at thelength he might by the upelt
Chebur come into
the Eatt, and agayne vns
saing line
Torrda
der the burning lyne called Zona Tors
Zond. sida, beynge well aſſured that the 1-
landes of Molucca(which he ſoughte)
Cbe Ila mere in the Ealte, and not farre frá
des of
Molucca the Equinoctiallyne.when they hadde
thus (ayled foztie dayes, and came
now agayne vnder the line o, circle
called


called Tropicus Capricorni, they founde Tropicus
two lyttle Flandes inhabyted, but capricorn
very barren, and therfoze called the
infoztunate Flandes. Departinge
fro thence, they ſailed on foza great
ſpace , and found a certayne Flande
which g inhabitantes called inuagana, the Flat
where the eleuacion of the Northe of inuas
gande
pole, (called pole artike) was.rij.
degrees: and the length from the
Jlandes called Gades, by the belie, Che JLE
was rudged to bee c,lviii.degrees. des of
Gadescal
Thus pzoceding, they ſaw dyuers
led tam
other Jlandes, and that ſo manye, les nya.
that they ſuppoſed they had been les,
brought into a great ſea lyke vnto
that called Archipelagus, where with Archipe-
Cygnes a poyntinges (as the dáme lagus.
are wõt to ſpeabe with the dumme)
they aſked of theſe Indians, the
names of the Ylandes,wherby they
learned that thei were in Acatan, and
Ačatak.
not farre frõ the Flande called Sclani, Selani.
wel inhabited and replenifhed with
abundaunce

abundaunce ofal thinges necellarie
for the comodities of this life. Saya
ting therfoze toward the Flande of
Maßana.
Selani, thei were with a cótrary wind
dzieuen on the Jland of Maſſana, from
whence they came to the greate 3-
Subuth land af subuth, where i Spanyardes
were wel enterteyned of the kinge
of the Jland, who brought the into
a certayn cotage, and ſet before the
fuch delicates as he hadde. They
Wreat of bread, was of the trunke of a cetten
thetrūke tree cut in pieces,& fried with ogle.
of trees.
Theyz dzinke was of the humoure
Drinke og joyle which doppeth out of the
of the bząunches of the date trees, when
dzoppig
of date
they are cutte. They, meate was
threeg. ſuche as they toke by foulinge, with
ſuch fruites as the contrei brought
fogth. This Jlande was very riche
Goldee of gold and ginger. In theſe partes
Ginger Magellanus made warre agaynfte the
inhabitauntes of certayne other 1-
landes: In which conflicte, the (pas
niardes
niardes hauing the overthrow Me Magellaa
gellarius was dayne with leuen of hyg nk-18
men. When the Spaniardes hadde ſlapne,
thus loſt theycaptayne, they elec-
ted a new gouernoure of theyzna:
uie, appointing one Iohannes Serranus to the nella
that office, Magallanus had alſo a bond captaine
manbojne in the Jlandes of Molucca, Serranus
whom he had bought in the citie ofis betra
ed of his
Malaccha. This bondman bnderttode
bondms
the Spanilhe tonge: and whereas
the captayn Serranus could do nothing
without him, who now lay ficke by
realon of the Woudes which he had
receaued in the ſaid condicte, lo that
he was fayne to ſpeake Harpely to
him and threaten to beate him oz he
could geathim out of the dyppe, he
bere bpon conceaued ſo great bates the king
red and indignacion agaynlte the of subuth
Spanyardes
that he wente imme- cõlpp.
diatiye to the kinge of subuth decla- retha-
ring the couetouſnes of the Spani-gapalt
the Spa
ardes to be unſaciable, a g thei wold
apaçdes
fortely


Che cap
toately ble crueltie againſt him ab
fo, and bring him into Inbiectio and
ſeruitude. The barbarous king bes
leued his woudes, A therwith paya
uelye with the ayde of thz other 1
landes, conſpired again the Spas
nyardes,and toke 02 dew as many
of them as came to a banket wherea
unto they were bidden bnder pres
tence offrendſhip. Amög the which
tepne "allo, Serranus the Captaine was
Serra. taken pzieloner. But the refydue of
mug is the Spanyardes which remayned
tabê pu• in the lippes,beyng taught #war:
ned by the euyll chaunce which bes
fell to they, cópanions, and fearing
greater deceytes and confpiracies,
lyft bp their ankers and gaue wind
to their fayles. In the meane tyme
was Herranus brought bound to
the lea bankes, deliring bis compaa
nions to delguer oz tedeme hiin frá
that horrible captiuitie of hys enes
mies. But the Spaniardes, albeit
ther
fonene
Porne.
they toke it foz a dithonour, to leaue
oz foz ſake they? Captapne , yet feas
ring fraude og further diffimulació,
chey ſayted alybe from that Jland, Chr Jla
and came to the Flandes of Gibeth x des of
Pore. Jn this mayne ſea were two Gibeth og
great Jlandes, wherofthe one was
called Siloli, fx the other Porne theleſle, siloli.
where our më were wel entreated.
The inhabitantes of Porne honoure
the funne and the mone:they keepe
alſo a certayn ciuile iuftice & frēdiy
loue one to another. Und aboue all
thinges, Delyze peace and ydlenes. Prace
Therfoze their chiefe ftudie is in no Jolenema
cale to molefte their neygboures of
firaungers,oj to be iniurious to as
nye man. They haue lyttle houſes,
made ofearth and wood, and coues
red partely with rubbiſhe , & partly
with bowes ofdate trees. They
take as manye wpues as they are
able to kepe. They comon meat, ist
ſuch as they take by foulinge og fil-

ming.
Bread thinge. They make bread of cyce: #
of Rice.dzinke, of the liquour whiche drops
peth frõ the brauches of date trees,
cutte. Some ble marchaundyfe in
the Jlandes ners about them:Come
applie the felues to huntinge # fyſs.
thing, and ſome to huſbåday. They
apparell, is of Goſſampine cotton.
They haue greate abundaunce of
Caphite campbyze,ginger and cinomoine.
CHow the Spaniardes came
to the Flandes of Molucca, and of
the people with great hanging
eares.
TV. Spaniardes takingether,
leaue of the king of Porne, Depar-
ted:Dyzecting they viage towarde
the Flandes of Molucca, whiche were
Wewed unto thēby the ſame king.
They came fyzſt to the coftes of the
pearles Hande called solo, where are found
as bigge Peacles as bygge as turtle doues
boues egges:but they are gathered in the
Eggesti depth of the ſea. The inhabitantes
of

пред об
hiebis Flande, at fuche tyme as the
Spanyardes came thether, toke a
2 marute
belfylhe of ſuche houdge bignes e
lous big
the fiefhe therof wayed. Flvij. poüd ſhelfiltze
weyght. mDherby it is apparaunt
greatpearles Thould be found there
fogalmuch as pearles are the byzth
of dertayn Phelfitnes. frõhence thei
came to the Jland of Gilorta
, in which Gitora.
are certayn people hauing hanging
cares of ſuch length, that they
hang hanging
downe to they, ſhoulders. Dherat eares,
as the Spaniardes marueyled the
men of the Jland tolde thé,that not
farre fro thence was another plad
in which were a kind of me, not one-
ly with hāging eares, but alſo with
eares of ſuche breadth and length,
that with one of them they myghte
couer tbeyz hole head . But the Che (på
Spanyardes , who foughte foz apardes
golde and ſpyces, and not fou mon acriue ad
ſters, fayled dyzectly to the Ulādes the Ilazi
of Molucca , where they artyued, Moluscote
the

the eyghte moneth after the death
of their gouernour Magellanus. Theſe
Flandes are fyue in noumbze, the
names wherof are there. Thararit
, Mue
thil, Thedori, Mare,and Mathien. Some of
them are ſytuate on thys ſyde the
Equinto&iall lyne, come under it, fome
beyonde it. Some beare cloues,
fome Nutmegges,and ſome Cinoa
mome. They are not farre ditaunt
the one from the other. They are
but little and narowe. The inhabis
tantes are very pooze, becauſe thee
is no encreaſe of anye other thinge
(auing onely of (pyces. They lyue
with bżead and fyche,and ſometime
popingiayes. They lurke in lowe
cotages:And in fyne,all thinges wi
them are deſpicable and vile, belide
peace.tdlenes and ſpices. In Tkedort
is great plentie of cloues, as alſo in
Che tret Terante and Mathieu. The trees which
seth do bringe fogth doues,growe not, but
on rockes and broken cliffes, where
Come

fometime they grow fo thicke, that
they appeare lyke a lyttle wood og
groue. This tree, botye in leaues,
biggenes, and heyght, is much lyke sul
ünto the baye tree. Itbeareth the state
truite in g toppes of euery bzaúche.
The budde ſpzingeth out fyzſt, and
théin it the floure, not much vnlike
the floure ofan oyange tree. The
doue is fyzſt redde:but after beyng
frozched by the heate ofthe ſonne, it
is made blacke. The inhabitauintes
beuide the groues of theſe trees bea
twene them, as we doe the vynes.
The Jland of Muthil , bzingety forth 3300
einomome. This tree is ful of ſmall the'citios
bgaunches # baren,belte lyking in a mome
diye ſoyle,and is very like bnto the
tree that beareth the pomgranate na
The barke of this tree, by reaſon of
the great heate of the lonne, tyling
from the bzäunches, ou bodie of the
ame, is gathered and died at the
Conne,and is ſo made perfecte cinos
momen

tree
nomoine. Peate yntothis, is ano
ther Fland,called Beda,greater and
larger,then anye of the Jlandes of
The nut
Molucca, In this Fland groweth the
meg tree Nutmegge, whoſe tree is bigge et
highe,and much lyke vnto the wal-
nutte tree, foz as is the walnutte, fo
is this fruite defended with a dou:
ble couering, as fyzſte with a grene
huſke, vnder the whiche is a thinne
(kinne oj rimme like a nette,encom
paffing the hell of the nutte: Which
(kiune we call the flowze ofthe nuts
megge, but of the Spanyardes, it
29ace, is called mace, anercellent and hole
ons fome ſpyce. The other couering, is
prior the thell of the nutte , within the
Che nut which is the fruite itſelfe, whichwe
negge
Ginger
call g nutmegge. Ginger groweth
here and there
in all the Flandes of
this Archipelagus,o2 mayne ſea. 9f the
whiche , Come is lowen, and fome
groweth of it felfe. But that which
is lowen, is the better. The herbe
of


ofthis is lyke vnto that which beas
reth ſaffrane, and hath bys roote,
(which is Ginger,) much lyke bnto
the ſame. In this meane time came
two other typpes out of Spayne:
whereof the one ſayled directely to
the poynte of Aphrica.called Promontoriū Promon
bone ſpei:And the other by the greate torium
mayne South fea, to the coales of bone ſpei
that continent oz fyzme land whers
of we haue (poken here beefoze. It
wall fuffyfe that we haue hetherton
declared of the nauigacions whiche svona
the Spanyardes attempted by the
Beſte to Cayle into the Eaſte,by the
trayghte of Magellanus , where the
pallage by Sea is open into the
Caſte, by the continente oz fyzme
ande of the newe wozide , called
America. Nowe therefore lette vs collibus
retourne to the other Pauigaci- the admi
ons of Columbuis, otherwyſe called ral, kpaſt
finder of
the admygall, who longe beefoze
the new
was Jlandes

I
was the fyz0 fynber of the newe 1-
landes, and of the fayde mayne 0%
fyzme land, and yet founde not that
Strayghtoj narow ſea, by the which
Magellanus fayled from the melt into
the Eaſt.
CThethyjde nauigacion of
Chriſtophorus Columbus,
A the yeare of Chrift. 1 498.Cos
lumbus the admiral departed from
the Jlan Spayne with epght foiſtes, and ar-
des of ryued fyat at the Jlandes of Medera,
Meders where he deuyded bys nauie into
Hiſpana,
two partes.foz.v.of theſe fippes
02 Hiſpa. he directed to the Fland of Hiſpana:
miela. with the reſidue, he failed towarde
the ſouth, entendinge to palle oniet
the Æquinoctial line and from thence to
turne towarde the melt, to ſearche
ei ſuchelandes as were hetherto vns
Greate knowen to the Chriftian ineu. Coa
heate ba ming therfoze to Caput ueride, he failed
ber the to the burning
line, called Torrida zona
ipne, where he found fo great heate that
be

he was in daunger of death:but re-
turninge his lyppes towarde the
Heeft, he found a moze bollome ayze
and (as God woulde ) came at the
length to a lande well inhabyted,
where there came agaynſt him and
his, a bote with. trüiij. young men,
armed with bowes, arrowes, and
fieldes,couering only theyz pziuie
membjes with a clothe of Bollam-
pine cotton, haning alſo very longe
heare. The admirall, as well as he con
could by ſignes)allured them to co- Signese
municacion . But they truſted not pointing
our men, fearing ſome deceate. The
admirall perceauing that he could
nought preuayle, by ſignes and tos
kens, be determined with Puſical
intrumentesto appeaſe their wild-
neſſe, as the minttrelles therefoze
blewe they? Thaulmes, the barbas
tous people dzew neare,ſuſpecting
that noyfe to bee a token of warre,
whereupon they made ready they?
bowes

bowes and arrowes. But the Spa
niardes Dzawingenearer vntothé,
calte ezrtayne apparell into theyz
bote, willing by this token offrend:
Chippe to concile them, although all
were in bayne. For they fled all a-
waye.wherefoze the admygalldes
the fatre parting fróthence,came to a region
regió of called Parias wel inhabited z ful of cis
Parias. utle people, declaring muche huma-
nitie toward ſtraügers. They dies
Goldee wed our men Pearles and Gold,
Pearles ſuch other riches, defyzing them to
come a land where they gētelly en:
treated them. When our më aſked
them where they had ſuche plenitie
of golde:they (with home poynting
was in the fede of (peach)declared
by ſignes and tokens,that thei had
it in certayne mountaines, and that
thei could not without great daun-
ger reſont thether, by reaſon of cer-
Fearle taine fearfe bealtes in thoſe partes,
bealtes
and alſo becauſe of the cruell people
called
called Canibales, whiche inhabite thoſe Canibales
mountaynes. But the Admiral,bes
cauſe his wheate fayled, was enfoza
fed to departe thence. Dyżectinge
therfoze his viage toward e Nouth
eaſte, he came to the pland of Hiſpana,
where he found all thinges confoũstenta
bed and out of ozdze. Foz the Spa the Spa
nyardes which were lefte in the 3-npardes
landes, refuſed to obeye the admi- reknife to
rall and his brother, moulinge gre- obep the
uous cöplayntes âgayn te them be-
admiral
foze the king of Spaine, and at the
length ſente them thether bound.no
Chowe Petrus Alonſus ſoughtene
newe Flandes.
fter that the admygallhadde

A
the kynge,manye ofbys compani-
ons, ſuche as hadde been broughte
bppe with him, and were erperte
Sea menne , decreede to ſeaeche
other partes of the woulde yet vna
b.iiij. knowen.

bnbrowen, Among which number
was Petrus Alonfus, who with a thippe
Parias
welfurnifhed, Cayled to Parias, & from
Curtand, thence to Curtana, where he begonto
exercyle marchaundile with the ina
Pearles habitantes, receauinge Pearles for
fozbelles belles and nedles. Entring alſo ins
nedles
to the land, he was honourably ens
tettayned. In their woodes, be law
Peacoco innumerable Peacockes, nothinge
baies vnlyke bnto oures, Cauing that the
Sistita males differ litle from the females,
In this region are great plentie of
Phelats Pbelantes. Alonſus departinge from
Che me henſe,failed to the regio of Canchietes,
gion of beyng lire dayeg ſayling fró Curtana,
cachietes toward the weſt. In this region is
great abundaunce of golde, Popin
giayes, Gollampine cotton, a mofte
temperate ayze. from hence he lay-
led into another fruiteful regió, but
inhabited with wilde menne, which
could by no gentilnes be allured ta
frendthippe, Departinge therefore
from
from thence, he came to the region The tee
of ciniana, whereas pearles are found gion of
in great plentie:but before he came Ciriana,
there, he chaunced to come amonge
the Canibales: agaynt whom, diſchar-
geing a piece of ordinaūce, yedioue
thểeaſely to flight. But Alonſus thus
laden with pearles, returned home Pearlee
into Spayne.
Chowe Pinzonus,companion to
the admirall,ſought newe 3
landes.
Incētius, otherwiſe called Pinzonas

prepared foure brigantines, Alatied
fyzat to the Flandes of Canaria, from
thence to Caput ueride. ffrówhence dis
récting his viage toward the ſouth
farre beyonde che Equino&tial lyne, he
found men in a certayne Jland, but
ſuch as he could by no meanes cons
cyle ynto him. Therefoze leauinge
them, he came to another lande, in Naked
whiche were innumerable naked
people.
people

people,diſtimuling that theidefired
Sosis to toyne frendihip with the Spani-
ardes.and whereas one of our më
caſte abell amonge them oute of the
Gold foz Hippe, they againe caſt to the Spaa
beltes, nyardes a maſle 02 piece of golde:
which, one of oure companye Tome-
what to bolde, attemptinge to take
bp,they codeynlye toke him and ca:
ried hiin awaye with merueylous
(wiftenes:but our mēleauing their
thippes, made haft to help they, fel-
lowe, in ſo muche that the matter
2 cõflict came to handſtrokes. This conflict
bettene was fo charpe that our men hadde
the wild suche a doe to eſcape with they?
lyues,by reaſon of the fearlenes of
the Spa
aiardes the barbarians. Departing theres
foze fro thence, they ſayled toward
The Be the Northeaſte, and came to the tea
Payra, gion of Payra,& to the Flandes neare
aboute the ſame in the whiche are
woodes of (anders wherewith the
of San. marchaūtes lade they, dippes, and
men and
noodes
carie

ftula,
.
carie it into other conntreys. In Che tree
this Region alſo growe the trees, beareth
whiche
beare Capia fiſtula of the beſte Calliafia
kynd. There is alſo founde a foure
foted beaſt of moſtrous Mape, whore A mõlten
fozmer parte is lyke bnto a wolfe, beat,
(auing that the feete are lyke vnto
the fete of a man, with eares like an
owle: Hauinge allo beneath his co-
mon belye,an other belgelyke vnto
a purſe og bagge, in which he kepeth
his yonge whelpes ſo longe, vntpii
they be able ſafely to wäder abzode
alone and to geat they meate with
oute the helpe of theyz parentes.
The whelpes while they are verye
yong, neuer come out of this bagge
but when they ſucke. This portens
tous beaſt with her three wheipes,
was broughte to Ciuile in
Spaine, and from thence
to Granatd.
Cof

A
C of the foure nauigacions
of Americus uefputius to the newe
Flandes.
Mericus ueſputius, beyng ſent with
Chriſtophorus Columbus, in the yeare
fferdina
of Chriſt. M.cccc. fcij, at the com-
do kinge
maundement of Ferdinando king
af catile of Cattile, to feke ynknowē landes,
and wel inltructed in faylıng on the
ſea, after a fewe yeares, ſet forward
fowze viages of hys owne pzopet
charges. That is to witte,two bn.
Der the fayd king fferdinando, and
two other vnder Emanuel, king
Portugale of the which he himſelfe
wzyteth after this maner.
The fyzíte viage of
Americus ucſpatius.
A the yere of chyil, my.cecc.xcvi
the.fr. daye of Maye, we came
with foure fhippes to the fortunate
Inſula Jlandes,called inſule fortunate, where
fortunate the Noëth pole yath his eleuacion.
erbij.degrees, 7.xl. minutes. and
from
It
ítő thence within the ſpace of. krvi
bayes, we came to alão moze wetta
warde then the foztunate Flandes,
where the poth pole was eleuate
fbi.degrees:Where alſo wefounde
anacion of naked people,ofinnumes Naked
rable multitude, whiche as lone as menue,
they ſawe bs, fled to the nect moũ-
tapne.frõhence within two dayes
ſapling, we came to a ſafe pozt wher
we founde manye men, which with
much adoe, we could ſcarcely allure
to communicació, although we pzos
fered them belles, lokinge glaſſes,
criſtallyne cuppes, and ſuche other
iewelles. But at the length percea- pide
uing our good wyllano liberalitie men alla
towarde them, they came to vs by red with
heapes, and ioyned frend Myp with gêtlenes
bs without all feare. They goe all
as naked as they came fouth of their
mothers wombe. They ſuffre no
heare on their bodie Cauing only on
they, head, in ſo much that they pul
of


of g heares of their bżowes. They
People, are all ſo perfectciye exercyfed in
erpect
ſwimminge,that they can continuc
iu (wiin
minge. therein, for the ſpace of two leages
without any thinge to beare tyē vp
and eſpeciallye the women. Theyz
weapons are bowes and arrowes.
They arme theyz arrowes with e
teeth ofbeattes and fythes, bycaufe
lacke Iron and other metals. They
kepe warre againſt their bojderers
whiche are of ſtraunge language.
They fygyt not for the enlargeing
of theyz dominion, fogalmuche as
they hate no Magiftrates: no? yet
ents for thincreaſe of riches,becauſe thei
aloe are contente with their owne com
Comodities:but onely to reuenge the
e death of theyz prediceſTours. At
they, meate,they ble rude and bars
berous fathions,lying on the groud
Cabens without any table clothe, of couers
hanging let. They depe in certayne greate
betwene
trees, nettes made of Goſſampine cotton
and
hd hanged a lofte in the ayze bees
wene trees. Theyzbodies are ve-
pe imothe and clene by reaſon of
hey, often walhinge. They are in
ther thinges fylthy and withoute
baine. Thei vſe no lawful coniunc-
Women
ion of mariage,but euery ose hath income
s many women as himlifteth,and
eaueth them agaynat his pleaſure
che women are very fruiteful and
fefuſe no laboure al the whyle they
hre with childe. They trauayle in Women
naner withoute payne , ſo that the verp ſtra
exte Day they are cherefull and as
ble to walke. Neyther haue they fruitful.
heybellies whimpeled,oglooſe, Æ
yanginge pappes, by reaſon ofbeas
ringe manye chyldzen Theyz
boules and cabbens are all in com Bonles,
mon. They houſes are fals made of
byoned lyke vnto belles. : and trees.
made of greate trees fattened tos
gether, couered myth the leaues
of

ge and
RES,
of date trees, and made very ſtroge
againit wind and tempeſtes. They
ponſes
are alſo in ſome places ſogreat, that
ofmatue
lous big in one of them fire hüdzeży perſons
may lodge. Theivleeuery leuenth
Oleyght yeare,to remoue : chaūge
they, dwelling places, becauſe that
by they longe continuaunce in one
place, the ayze (houlde bee infected.
They ble no bynd of marchaundile
oz bying and ſelling, beyng content
tonely with that which nature hath
kpches lefte them. As foz bolde, Pearles,
& fuper precious ſtones, iewelles, and ſuche
côtémed other thinges, which we ineuropa
efteme as pleaſures and delicates,
they lette noughte by. They haue
Breadof no kynde of conne. Theyz common
a certain fedinge is a certayne roote whiche
they dzye and beate # make floure
Mans 02 meale therof. They eate nobynd
Helheate of filelhe epcept mans fleche:foz they
eate all ſuche as they kyil in they?
warres,oz oherwiſe take by chaūce
When

toote.

hohen he had thus veweb checöunia
treye, and cõlydered the maners of
the people, we determyned to ſayle
further,downe by the landes lyde,
and came after a few dates, to a cers
tayne hauen, where we ſawe about
twentie greate houſes, tapſed vppe radim
muche after the faſthion of belles:
Thece caine Untovs a great multi-
tude of mê vnder pretenſe of frenda
myp. Some ſwimminge, and ſome
in botes. who,as fone as theidzew
neare vnto vs, fodeynly bent they? A colice
bowes againſt bs, where we defending
Ded oure felues manfully. In this
bickeringe, we flewe of them about get
twentie , beelyde mange that were
wounded:But of our mê, were ons
lye fpue hutte, whiche were all pets
|fectelye healed. Thus departinge
from this bauen, we ſayled on and dir:
came to another nacion, in cóuerſas
tion and tongue vtterlye differing
from the fylſt. for comming oute of
OUR
اولا

our chippe, we were bery Fredly en:
A gentle
nacion
treated of the, where we continued
foz the ſpace of nyne dapes. This
Parias region is very fayze, and fruitefull
,
bauinge mange plealaunt woodes,
which continue grene all the reare
Fruites longe. They haue fruites innumea
inlike
rable, btterlye vnlyke vnto oures.
onto
The Begion is ſituate Dyjectelpe
bures
vnder the lyne , called Tropicus Calicri
.
The inhabitantes them ſelues, call
it Parias. Saylingc farre beyond this
Kegion , and ouerpallinge manye
dold e, countrepes and nacions, fyndinge
terp
Gold euecy where, (but in no great
wbere, quantitie ) we came to another na:
cion full of gentlenelle and humanis
tie, where we retted.fervij. Dayes.
Theſe people made greuous coin-
playnte vnto bs, that there was,
Saibales not farre frõ them,a certayne fearle
and cruell nacion, whichevered the
Coze, and made incurfion into they?
31 countreg

counttepeata cercayne tyme of the
yeare, kyllinge them and violentiye
tarping them awape, to thintenc te
eate them, in ſo muche that they
were not able to defend them ſelues
agavnlte theyz fearlenelle. whiche
thinge when they hadde fo lamenta
tablye declared unto us, and we
hadde made them pzomyle that we
woulde teuenge they, fo manyé
iniuriés , they toyned into gute
company feuen of theg, men. Thus
we wente forward and after feuen
dayes,came to an Flande,called ity,
where theſe fearle people dwelten in etber
moho,as fone as they hadde eſpøed dicion na
bs came armed agayníte bs. We gapnlty
toyned with them in battaile, which Caribales
contynued for the face of twoo
houtes. ac thélengih we dzoue
them to flyghte , and dewe and
bounded a greate numbge of them,
about life and
Odos.online

and toké pcb.captiues. But of our
inen was onely one dayne,and.pri.
wounded, a hostely after reloved
to health. iDegane to thoſe feuë me
which went with bs, thje menne of
pure priſonnets and foure women,
whoin with greate teioyſinge they
caried with them into thegy couns
treye:and we returninge home to
ward Spaine, with many captiues
came fyzdte to a pozte of Spayne
talled Calicum, where we ſolde oure
prieſoners, and were topefullye res
ceaued: In the yeare of Chrift. .
cccc.xcix.the.gv. Daye of Octobzer!
osoit engasddani panssoon, og de
oso. (The ſeconde viage of
DO Veſputius
TA the moneth of May folowing
Vefputius attempted another viage
and camebythe Jlädes of Canaria,
euen vnto the burninge lyne, called
the Bqui Torrida zone , and founde a lande bees.
noctial
Knee
yonde the Equino&ial line toward the
ſouth.

South, where the South pole is
eleuate fyue degrees. And wheras
be coulde fynde no apre enteraunce
into the land,and (ayled vp & Down
alonge by the ſame, he elpyed abote
in which was aboute twentie men:
who,asſone as they ſaw the Spas
hardes, lepte into the Sea and ea
caped all, excepte two, which they
oke. In theyżbote which they foza...
loke, were founde foure young men.
phich they had by fazce taken oute
bfanother countrey,hauinge theyz
priuie members newelye cutte of
Theſe, veſpurius toke into his lippes
and learned by theyz lignes and tos
ens, that they hadde been taken of Canibalss
lhe Cavibales, and thould thoztly haue
been eaten. But departinge from
hefe coftes, z layținge on fozward,
hey came to a commodious hauen,
phere they founde muche people,
pith whom they ioyred frendlyp,
nd fell to chaungeinge of ware, tea
ceauing

ter,
fque han realtinge foz one bell,fyue hundjeth
preth
Pearles. In this ande theydzinke
peacles
foz one a cestayne kynde of wyne , made of
bell.
theiuyle offruites and fedes, being
Iyke whyte and redde fydar. Des
Dineof
the iuple partinge from hence, and ſaylinge
pt frites yet further, they founde a certayne
Mande in wbich was a beatly kind
Ha glad of people, and ſimple , yet
very gen:
popthout tie. In this Flande is no freſhe was
frely wa ter:but they gather the dew which
in the night ſeaſon falleth vpon cers
tayne icaues inuche lyke vnto the
eare of an alle. Cbey iyue for the
mofie parte,by ceafithe. They haue
no cotages of houſes: but haue cera
9620gde tayne broade leaues, wherewith
they defende them felues from the
heate of the Sunne , but not from
Dowies:but it is verye lykely that
it rayneth but lyttle in that Jland.
Vefpurius wapth his companye depar-
tinge fram hence, ſayied vnto anos
Sher Jlande:into the whiche when
he
Pauls
of to
he hadde entered , he founde gere
tayne cotages, and in them two old
women,and three young Wenches,
whiche were of ſo greate ſtature,
that they marueyled thereat, and
whereas oure menne (tryued with Che län
them to bzinge them to the typpe,
auntes
to thintentę to haue çaryed them
into Spagne, they elpyed cominge
toward themſyre and thyztie men,
yet of muche greater (tature then
were the woinen, bearing with the
howes, arçowes, and great ſtakes
lpke bnto clubbes: at the ſyghte of
home,oure menne beinge afrayd,
made hafte to they? Chyppes. But
theſe Gyauntes folowinge them
euey to the Seaſyde,
bended theyz
arrowes towardes the Spanys
ardes, vntyll they diſcharged two
pieces of ozdinaunces , wyth the
bozeyble founde whereof, they
were immediatly dzieuen to light.
Dare menne therefore departinge
Luy, from


from therice, called that Flande,the
Jlande of Glauntes. And came to
another nacion, which frendlye en:
treated them, and offered them ina:
Pearles ny Pearles: in ſo muche that they
boughte. cic. markes weyghte of
21 hun
pearles, foz a ſmal price. They gaue
buth
frr.pear bs alſo certayne thelfyſſes, of the
les in whiche ſame conteyned in them a
one lhel-hundjeth and thygtie Pearles, and
kifhe. ſome fewer. Departinge frothence
Antiglia. they came to the Flande of Antigla,
Which Columbushad diſcouered a few
yeares before. Leauinge this, they
ſayled directeļy to Caliciuna, a pozte of
Çalícium Spayne,where they were honoura
ablye çeceaued.
The thyzde viage af
Vefputįuse
V
Eſputius beyng called fro Caftile
to ferue Emanuelthe king of
Poztugale, in the yeare of Chiiſte,
Mo.ccccc.i.the tenth daye of Day,
Departed from the hauē of liſburne,

and Cayled downe by the coaſtes of
the ſea Atlantike, bntil he came bn Atlātike,
The fea
der the Equino&iallyne. And the.pbij.
daye of Jugutte, they arryued at a
certayne lande where they found a
kind of beaſtly people. This land is
ſituate toward the South,kyue des
grees beyonde the Equinoctiallyne. 21
greare multitude of the inhabitátes
wer gathered together, and as wel
as they coulde by ſignes and poyns
tinges, deſired oure men to come als
lande & to ſee theyz coütrey. There
were two in the thippe, whiche toke
vpon thêto vewe the land, learne the Spa
Chree of
what (pyces oz other commodities apardes
might be had therein. They were flapne e
appoynted to returne within the eaten.
fpace of fiue daies at the yttermoſt.
But whenevght dayes were now
paſte, they whicheremayned in the
thippes, heard yet nothing of theyz
returne:wheras in the meane time
great multitudes of other people'of
the

the fame lande relozted to the Sea
fyde, but could by no meanęs be als
jured ta coinmunicacion, Pet at
the length they broughte çertagne
women, which thewed them ſeſues
familier towarde the Spaniardes:
berupon they ſent fouth a young
man,beyng verpaçong and quicke,
at whomas the women wondeçed,
ffearfe and ftode gaſınge on him and feling
Cruell his apparell: there came ſodeynlya
Women, woman downe from a mountarne,
bringing with heç ſecțetely a great
fake, with which legaue him fuch
a ſtrokebehynde, that be fell dead
on the earth. The other womerne
foozthwith toke him by the legges,
and dzewe him to the mountappe,
böyle in the meane tyme the men
of the countreye came foouth with
bowes and arrowes, & lhot at oure
men. But the Spaniardes diſchar.
geing foure pieces of oldinaunce as
gaynſt them, dloue them to fighte.
The women alſo which yad qayne

the yong man, cut him in pieces eue
in the light of the Spaniardes, ine-
winge them the pieces, and roting
themat a greate fyze. The me allo
made certayn tokens,wherby they
Declared that not paft.bitj.dates be
foze, theyhad in lyke manet Cerued
éther chziftiá mē. IDherfoze i Spas
niardeshauinge thus fuftayned ſo
greuous iniuries vnreuenged, des
parted w euyi wil: ſapling therfowe
further toward g ſouth, they foûd &
nació of great multitude, qof much 4 challe
gēteler códicions, with whotheire people,
mained. bitp.daies, bartering & chás
geing ware W thē. Sayling on pet
farther, they wét beyond g line cal
led Tropicus Capricorni,where the ſouth
pole is eleuate.32.degrees:#whers
as in thoſe parts theifoúd no great
riches, they farled yet further ſouth
ward úncill 8 pole was eleuate.lli.
theſonth
pole eles
degrees:Where thei came into ſuch
uate.la
a tempette,that they were enfozfed degrees.
to gather vppe theyz Cayles, and
to

to rowe only with the mafte, direc:
ting they viage toward the coltes
of Ethiopia, from whence they rea
tilburue turned againe to Liſburne in Poga
tugale.
The fourth viage of
Veſputius.
Dis
his nauigació was attempted
in the yeare of Chriſt. MO.CCCCC.
iip.but was not bżought to the ende
hoped fo2, by realon of a milfoztune
which chaunced in the goulfe of the
alia fea #tlantike. Veſputius entended in
o this viage to Cayle to the Flande of
the Flad Melcha, beyng in the Eaſt, in which is
bfmelche fayde to be great ryches, x the fta.
cion of reltinge place of all tippes
comming
fro the goulfe Gangeticus, f
from the Indian ſea. This Melcha, is
ſituate moze toward the weſt, and
Calicut. Calicut moze enclininge towarde the
ſouth. Veſputius came fyzlt to ø grene
Inſule Flãdes called Infulæ uerides and ſayled
uerides, from them to Serraliona, beynge in the
South
Southe partes of Ethiopia : from
whence ſaylinge on yet further , he
lawe in the middelt of the ſea an I
land high and merueylous: where
alſo the M.Pilate of this nauie,lot A ſhippe
his thippe by running bpona rocke: wacke.
but all the mariners eſcaped. This
mippe was of the hundzeth tunne,
and had in ital the power of the na:
uie. Dhen veſputius yad entered into
the Fland, he found it rude and vna
habited: yet was it full of bygdes:
but had no beaſtes ercept Lilertes Lifecten
with forked tayles,and Serpêtes, and
Thus makinge prouifion foz necef- Serpêts
Caries, he was enforced to returne
to poztugale, failing of his purpoſe.
O CHow the king of Portugale
fubdued certayı places in Jns
in dia: and of the ryche Cytie of
Malacha.
Dzalmuche as therefore in the case
yeares folowinge, there were
moze oftennauigacions made from
the

F.

the woeft by the ſouth into the daft,
The Pos
and the Požtugales had now foude
tugales a ſafe partage by fea, they thought
bilo fozo it expedient foz they, better ſafetie
tes mu to make certaine foztificacions and
the Balt places of refuge in the Eaſte. The
pastes.
which theyzintent the better to aca
complihe, king Emanuel appoyna
alphófus ted one Alphonfús an experte man on
the fëa,to be captayne of this viage.
moho,defyzing to reuenge the loftes
Amed
and iniuries which the pogtugales
ehér ſchehad befoze ſuſtained, Cayled directly
fus, to Aurea Cherſoneſus, now called Malacha,
the great a merueylous great and riche citie,
4 epche whoſe king is an infydel of the fette
sptie of of the moojes: for euen thus farte
Malacha
was the fecte of Mahumet eftena
ded. Alphonſus therfoue at his coining
thether, beſieged the rytie , f inade
Saraces warce agaynữ the Saraceng whis
che helde the ſame. In this conflitt
seische
a greate noumber of theyzenemies
beleges bepnge Hayne, the Portugales en
tereg

kred into the citie by fogfe, and kepe
he faine,permitting freeltbertie to
beyz Couldiers to ſpoyle, kyll
, and
the king
burne. Theking himſelfe, fyghting fighteth
bpon an Elephante,and beyng loze on an e-
wounded , fledde with the relydue lephant
bf his companye. 3 greate numbje
pf the Moozes were
daine with the
offe of a fewe Poztugales : manye
bere taken and great (poyle caried
awaye , in the whiche were feuen
Elephantes, and allkyndes of ozdis
naunces perteyning to the warres,
made of copper , to the noumbze of
two thouſande pieces. The eytye plety of
beynge thus taken and lacked, and coppera,
the enemyes dzieuen to flyghte,
alphonfus the Capitayne the bettet
to pzouyde fog the fauegarde of the
Chriftians, buyldod aftronge fortepat)
at the mouth o entraunce of the ris 29
uer which runneth thjough Ø citie.
at this time,that is to witte, in the
Tiogopeare

yeare of Chrif. M.ccecc.tif, there
were in Malacha many itraūgers and
Loyato marchauntes of dyuerfe nacions,
chaūtes, whereby the cytie was repleniſhed
fun with great ryches and abundaunce
Sappces of ſpyces. They oftheyż owne mos
cion, deſyzed to make a leage with
Alphonſus, and were of himn gently re-
ceaued: So that foz theyz better
Cafetie, be permitted them to dwell
in the houſes neate about the fozte.
and by tyis meanes, this markette
towne was reedified and broughte
to muche better ſtate then euer it
Post was befoze. Theſe tyiges thus hap
pely atchiued, al thinges in Malacha
ſet in good order, Alphonfus leauing in
the foztea garriſon of vi.hundzeth
valiante ſouldiours, returned into
the eptle India, where he belieged the chiefe
of God. caftell of the cytie of Goa, which (he) a
fewe yeares beefoze, hadde with no
(mal daunger ofour men and great
flaughter of their enemies, lubdued
under

the dominion of Emanuel kynge of
Poztugale, it was nowe pollelled of
che mozes, he māfully recouered a-
gayne,and enfozfed themtorender The Mirza
øp theſame. alllo the ambaſſadours balls
of the kinge of Narſinga, the kinge of doze ma
Cambaia, and the king of Groſapha with ke a lea-
the legates of dyuers other kinges ge wpth
and Princes offered them ſelues to
Alphófus
be at a leage wyth Alphonſus, theres
upon broughte theyż preſentes vn-
to byın. Molelle powse and domis
nion obtayned the king of Spayne the welt
in the Jlandes ofthe melte partes: Jlandes
In ſo muche that at his commaun-
dement, were buylded fire townes
in the Flandeg of cuba , Lyke- Cubda
wyſe in the Flande of tucatana , was
buylded a greate cytie wyty fayze
houſes. The Flande of Cozumella, the Cozumel
Spanyardes called Sancta Crux, bee-la 02 San
cauſe they came fyzſte thether da Crux.
m.i. in
Iucatana

food
in Anaye,on the daye of the Inuen
cion of the Crolle. In the Jlande of
Hiſpana Hiſpana O2 Hiſpaniola, were erected. 28.
ſuger pzelles, to pzelle fugre whi.
Suger che groweth plentifully in certaine
pzelles.
canes oz tedes of the ſame coütrey.
frõ hence allo is brought the wood
The of Guaiacum, otherwyſe called, Lignum
called ſanctum, wherewith dyuerle diſeaſes
Guaracū, are healed by the order of the newe
dyete.
Cofthefland of Medera, and
the foztunate Jlädes, other-
wyle called the Flandes of
Canaria.
Etwene Spaine & the Jlādes
Medera', Canaria, is the lande of Medera,
02 Made® which the Spaniardes in our time
founde vnhabited and faluage. But
perceauinge that the loyle thereof,
was very fruitefull, they burnt the
woodes, and made the ground apt
to bringe foozth cogne, and buyideb
many houſes, and ſo tiiled the ſame,
that
тао
that at this day is nowhere founde
a moze fruitefutlande. Jthath in it
many (pringes offreſthe water and
goodly ryuers, bpon the which are
bylded manye fawe mylles, where- Salde
with manye fayze trees, lyke bnto milles,
Ceder Copzelle trees, are fawed
ffapze
and cut in funder, wherofare made tree on
moſt fayze tables,coberdes, cofers,
and chayzes, and ſuch other curious
wozkes made of wood. Theſe trees
are of redde colour, ſwete fauour,
the bodies and bjaunches whereof
are broughte into Spayne in great
plentie. The kynge of Portugale
thought it good to plante in this 1-
land, that kynde of redes in which sager!
ſuger groweth:Wherin he was not
deceaued in his opinion. ffoz they
growe there molte fruitefully, and
beare ſuger which excelleth the ſus
gre of Candye oz Sicilia. There were
alfo vynes bļoughte out of Candye søpnes
and planted in this Jlande, where
M.U. they


they pzocper towel,that foz g mofte
part they bring fo2th moze grapes
then leaues and thoſe very great.
In this Fland is alſo great plentie
ofPartriches, wyld doues, Peas
cockes, wild bojes, 7 diuers kindes
of other beaftes, which onely poffels
fed the Jland befoze men dyd inha
bite the fame.allco the Flandes cals
the Jlan led inſule fortunats, (whiche are nowe
Des of called Canaria, foz the multitude of
Camaria,
dogges which are in them)are fayd
to be no lelle fruytefull. Theſe J-
landes are tenue in noumbze of the
which feuē are inhabited, &tyje res
maine deſolate. They which are ins
habited, are called by theſe names:
Fractalauces, Magnafors, Grancanaría, Teneriffa
Ginera, Palma, and Ferrum. at Columbus firſt
coinming thether the inhabitantes
went naked, without fame, religió
od knowledge of 600. But in fucs
ceffe of time, foure of the greateſt I.
chrittias lādes embzaled the Chriſtian faith.
They

They hàue eche of them a príuate
language. Teneriffa and Crancanaria, are
bigger then the other. Teneriffa Maye
be ſene afarre of, to the diftaunce of
fiftie leages in a fayze x clere daye.
The reaſon whereof is, that in the
mois
middeſt of the Jland, ryſeth amar:
of buro
ueylous great a ſtrong rock, which ninge
is thought tobe.cb.leages higy, brame
cafteth foogth continuallye greate itong.
daines of fyze & pieces of buimſtone,
as both the monnt Etna in the Jland
of sicilia. The people of theſe Flädes,
lyue with bariye bread, fleſtie, and
o mylke. They haue alto greate
plentie of Goates, wylde
Hiles,and fygges.
They lacke wyne
esgea
591 and wheate.

pes.
Cuphether vnder the Æquis
noctial circle of burninge lyne
(called Torrida zona ) be habitas
ble Kegions.
Libr.i.
Ius fecundus (otherwiſe called Encas
Capit. b. siluius,)of this queſtion, wozyteth
in this maner. Ithath been muche
doubted whether habitable regiós
maye be founde under the Equinodlial
Eratoſthe lyne.Eratoſthenesis of thoppinion that
the apze is there verye teinperate
Polibius. So thinketh Polybius alſo affirming
that the earth is there berye highe,
and watered with many thowies.
Poſſido
Poſidonius ſuppoſed that there is no
mountaynes vnder the Equinoctial.
Some thoughte that the Equinoctial
ehe Equi lyne was extëded beyond the earth
ouer the magne Ocean ſea: whiche
thinge the Poet Homere femeth to
the poet inſinuate, where he faineth that the
Damere Hogles which dzawe the chariote of
ſunne , Dzinke of the Ocean ſea, and
the ſunne it felfe to take his noziſhes
PSIS
noctial
dine,
ment
ment of the fame. whiche ſentence
Macrobie
Macrobius alfo foloweth. Neither was
Albertus Magnusfarre from this opinió,
who fuppofetbg the funne dzaweth Albertus
vp ſo much moy@ure vnder the Equi. Magnus.
no&tial circle, as engendzeth the clou-
des vnder the poles, where by rea-
Con of thercedinge coldneſle,ayze is
continualli turned into water. But Ptolne
Ptolomeus thinketh the earth to meus.
bee extended beyonde the Equino&ial,
whereas he placeth a part of the Isle
land of Taprobana, bnder the Equino&tial, Taproba
Hallo many nactors of the Ethiopians
Many baue thought that thearth Ethiopes
ly Paradyſe was ſette vnder that iiquids
iyne : Which opinion is contrary to
thauctozitie of holy ſcripture which
witneſſeth the two famous fluddes Tigris'e
Tigris and Euphrates to fpzinge oute of Euphrae
Paradiſe:Whicbe neuerthelelie we tes.
know from the south partes to fal
into the goulfe called sinus Perſicus:but sinus per
as concerninge the heate vndertbe ficasa
m.iij. Equino&ial


Equino&iallyne , the neateneſte of the
The nen ſunne, oz the directe beames of the
teneg of
the ſtue.
ſame, are no fufficiente cauſes why
vnder that line Whould be no habita-
ble regions if we cóſider how thoſe
Iepera. places are otherwyſe Wadowed,
tenes un tempered with the mopitenes and
der the deweg of the nightes,which are all
Equino. the yeare throughe of equal length
dial.
son with the dayes. Y et wyl no má des
nye, but that vnder the Equinoctial
Torrida tuzoughoute ali the burninge lyne
Kons, there are manye wilderneſſes and
defolate places, lacking water and
iticommodious foz the lyfe of man:
Ethiopia Albeit euen in Ethiopia people dwell
T neare to the ryuers and woodes.
Plinie. Plinie alfo ſayth that one Dalion, and
2007 and Ariſtocleon, and Bion, and Baſilides, went
Souch mard beyonde Meroe Whiche
is almofte vnder the Equinoctial. and
that simonides who writte the deſcrip
cion
clon of Ethiopia, dwelte fyue yeres the flat
in Meroa:whiche Flande (beeynge in of microa
the fyzme lande and compaſſed as
boute wyth the Kyuer of Nilus) he
affyzmed to bee ſituate.97 2, thous syenes in
Cande pares beeyonde Syenes of Egipte
Egypte, as the ſearchers of Nero
The con
Declared. But at Sienes the altro perítő of
noiners appoynte the ſommer con- thelliue.
uerſion of the funne:and that there
Dithe
the burning lyne beginnetb, beinge Furloges
Diſtaunte from the Aquino&tial fourt of Jtalie
and twētie degrees that is, twelue vin.doc
thouſande furlonges. Wherby we make o.
maye perceaue that Meroe is tituate miple, di
fome what beeyonde the myddett tepning
betwene the Equino&ial and Sienes. a.m, pa
Ptolomeus alſo deſcrybeth the les
Begion of Agiſimba to bee inhabited Agiſimba
beeyonde the Equinoctial.
Lykewyſe the Mountaynes of
the Done , called Montes Luna,
out

Montes
Bankg

of the which, the fernes og marifes
Palades.
of the riuer Nilus haue their ſpring
Nili.
originalt.He addeth bereunto that
there are certarne Ethiopians cals
Ethiopes led Anthropophagi, that is, luch as eate
Antbro.
pophagi.
mans iletbe, which inhabite regiós
beyond the Equino&ial about the ſpace
of.rvi.degrees. And thus the ina
Kabi'a
ble regi: babitacion of men is found to be eta
ong bom tended.r.hundzeth thouſand pales
farre er beyonde the Equinoctiallyne. uphiche
tended. , {pace conteyneth no leffe then two
Clima
raelymes of the earth and aclymeis
um a pozcion of the worlde betwene
som South and North, wherein
10 is variacion in length of
of the daye,the ſpace
of halfe an houre.
Cfinis
MVSEVM
BRITAN
NICVM
Thus endeth the fyfth boko
of Sebaſtian Munſter,of the lādes
of Alfia the greater , and of the
newefounde landes, and,
Flandes.
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To aladuenturers and ſuche as
So take in hande greate enterpzples,
Who hath not of fowienes felte the bitter talt,
38 not mouthp offwetenes to take his repalt.
Co cracke the nutte, he muſt take the papne,
Che which would eate the carnell fapne,
who that of bees feareth the tinge,
Shalneuer bp bonp haue great wonninge.
2s the ſwete Kofe bringeth forth the thome,
So is man truelp to iope and papne bozne,
Che bride hpon hope bpldeth her neſte,
20 here oftentpmes ſhe hath but eupil reſte,
Het is the not therbp dzieuen to ſuch fe are,
Batý lhe perfo2meth thefame the nertę peare.
much całtigofperiles
doth noble corage Image
Pet do not commenderaſhenes ou outrage.
20 hat foles do fable,take thou no hede at all,
ffor whatthep know not, thep cal phátaſtical
Nought
venter nonght haue is a Caping of old
Better it is to blow the cole, then to ſpt a cold.
Fortus fortuna adiuuat,the Latin prouerbe faith,
But fapleth to ſuch as fapnt and lacke fapth.
God giueth Althinges, but not o bul bp ý holde
The plowmã bp travaile rncreaſeth his coune.
38 foztune faueceth ý mapſt be riche 02 poole,
28 Crefus 02 Irus that beggeth at the doze.
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