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iNIVERS//,
THE
Letter of Columbus
on the Difcovery of
AMERICA
A Facjimile of the Pictorial Edition, with a New and
Literal Tranjlation, and a Complete Reprint of the
Oldeft Four Editions in Latin.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE
LENOX LIBRARY
NEW-YORK, M DCCC XCII
84943
COPYRIGHT, 1892,
BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE LENOX LIBRARY.
Two hundred and fifty copies
printed on band-made paper.
No. 46.
MM*
present facsimile, and reprint of the four
Latin editions of the Columbus Letter, belonging
to the Lenox Library, are published by the Trus-
tees at this time, as an appropriate tribute to the
memory of the great discoverer.
JOHN 5. KENNEDY,
President.
New -York, October 21, 1892.
INTRODUCTION.
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-
HE First Letter of Columbus, giv-
ing the earliest information of his
great discovery, was translated
into Latin and sent to Rome for
publication immediately after his
return to Spain. Original copies
of the oldest four editions of this version, printed in
1493, are preserved in the LENOX LIBRARY, where
they occupy a prominent place in the exhibition of rare
books. The rarest, and certainly the most interesting,
of these is the pictorial edition, complete in ten leaves,
which is reproduced here in exact facsimile, accom-
panied by a literal translation. No other perfect copy
is known to be extant. The curious woodcuts with
which it is illustrated are supposed by some to have
been copied from drawings made originally by Co-
lumbus himself. They give remarkable representa-
tions of the admiral's own caravel, of his first landing
on Hayti and meeting with the natives, and of the
different islands which he visited.
This copy, which was rebound in red morocco by
Thompson, the English bookbinder, apparently about
Vi INTRODUCTION.
sixty or seventy years ago, once belonged to Richard
Heber, the celebrated bibliophile. At the sale of the
final portion of his library at Paris, in October, 1836,
it appeared as No. 885 of the catalogue, selling for
ninety-seven francs. 1 It was subsequently owned by
M. Guglielmo Libri, at the sale of whose library at
London, in February, 1849, No. 259 of the catalogue,
it was purchased by Mr. Lenox. 2
The three other editions referred to have no picto-
rial illustrations, but they contain some slight variations.
It is not known with certainty which of these is the
first. In the Appendix all four editions are reprinted
1 The Heber copy is thus described in Brunei's Manuel du Libraire (Paris,
1842), Vol. I., p. 734, second column: " Le recto du prem. f. porte les mots
Regn B Hispanic, avec les armes de Castille: au verso se voit une planche en
bois (Oceana classis). Au a e f. commence De Jnsulis inuentis. Epistola
Ckristof. Colon., traduction datee Kl. tnaii M. cccc. xciij, et oil sent placees
quatre vignettes en bois. Le dern. f. contient, au recto, une figure represen-
tant Ferdinand, roi d'Espagne, et au verso le mot Granata, avec les armes
de cette ville."
1 Three imperfect copies are known : one in the Royal Library at Munich,
lacking the first and tenth leaves; a second in the Public Library at Basle,
also lacking the first and tenth leaves ; and a third in the Library of the British
Museum (Grenville Collection), lacking the tenth leaf. The defect of the last-
mentioned copy has been supplied by a facsimile leaf, presented by Mr. Lenox
in 1859. There was a copy in the Brera Library at Milan, which is said to
have been stolen early in the present century. As described by Bossi in his
Vita di Cristoforo Colombo (Milano, 1818), p. 171, the ten lines of the title
and the epigram at the end were ruled with red ink, the text began with an
illuminated initial Q, and it lacked the tenth leaf. These peculiarities are all
found in the Grenville copy of the British Museum. The statement in the
reprint of Nicolatu Syllacius (New York, 1850), that in the title of the Lenox
copy "each line has been underruled with red ink," is not correct. Only the
top line has been so ruled.
INTRODUCTION. vii
side by side in ordinary type, with the abbreviations
of the originals spelled out in full, in italics.
The memorable voyage which this letter describes
lasted two hundred and twenty-four days, from the $d
of August, 1492, when Columbus sailed from the
harbor of Palos on the southern coast of Spain, with
three small caravels and about ninety men, to the 1 5th
of March, 1493, when he returned in a single vessel to
the same port. Nine days after leaving Palos he
reached the Canary Islands, where he remained until
the 6th of September, taking in provisions and making
other preparations. On the 8th, after lying becalmed
for two days, he left these islands, and steered his way
directly across the Atlantic, with the expectation of
reaching India or China. On the morning of Friday,
the 1 2th of October, corresponding to the present 2ist
of October, he came in sight of one of the Bahama
islands, where he landed and took possession in the
names of the Spanish sovereigns. On the isth he
visited another island, which he named Santa Maria de
la Concepcion; on the following day he reached the
island Fernandina; and on the igth, Isabella. Sup-
posing that he was in the neighborhood of Cipango
or Japan, he sailed toward the south, and on the 28th
of October landed on Cuba, which he named Juana.
Here he remained, exploring the northeast coast, until
viii INTRODUCTION.
December 5th, when he sailed over to Hayti, called
by him Espanola. After exploring the northern shore
of this island, where he lost his own vessel by ship-
wreck on the 24th, he sailed in the Nina for Spain on
the 1 6th of January, 1493, reaching the Azores on the
1 8th of February, Lisbon on the 4th of March, and
Palos on the isth of the same month.
The news of these discoveries was soon spread far
and wide. Various editions and translations were
printed of Columbus's letter to the royal treasurer and
secretary of the exchequer. Only a few of these, how-
ever, have come down to our times, and they are
reckoned among the rarest and most expensive of
books. \ The following list includes all that were
printed in the fifteenth century, so far as known :
(1) The original folio edition in Spanish, of which
the only known copy is in the Lenox Library. It was
discovered in Spain in 1890, first offered for sale by
Maisonneuve of Paris, and afterwards by Quaritch of
London. It is complete in two leaves or four pages,
addressed to the " Escribano de Racion," Luis de Sant-
angel, and was evidently printed at Barcelona in April,
1493. Probably it is the oldest edition extant.
(2) The quarto edition in Spanish, also addressed
to the " Escribano de Racion," and containing four
leaves or eight pages. This was probably printed in
INTRODUCTION. IX
Spain, in 1493. The only known copy was discovered
about thirty years ago in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana at
Milan. A facsimile by photozincography, made from
an inaccurate hand-tracing of this copy, was pub-
lished at Milan in 1866, and from this facsimile two
recent forgeries seem to have been copied.
(3) The edition in Latin with King Ferdinand's
name alone in the title, described by Mr. Harrisse as
No. i of his list, and by Mr. Major as No. 3. It is
in four leaves or eight pages, and is supposed to have
been printed at Rome by Stephen Plannck, in 1493.
A reprint is given in the Appendix, from the original
in the Lenox Library.
(4) The edition in Latin with the names of Ferdi-
nand and Isabella in the title, described by Mr. Har-
risse as No. 4, and by Mr. Major as No. i, of their
respective lists. It is otherwise almost identical with
the preceding, page for page and line for line, and
probably was printed at Rome by Plannck, in 1493.
The reprint in the Appendix is from the original in
the Lenox Library.
(5) The edition in Latin printed at Rome by Eu-
charius Argenteus, or Silber, in 1493, and supposed
by Varnhagen to be the first edition. It is complete
in three leaves or six pages, and is reprinted in the
Appendix from the original in the Lenox Library.
X INTRODUCTION.
(6) The pictorial edition in Latin, reproduced here
in facsimile from the unique copy in the Lenox Li-
brary, and described at the beginning ot this intro-
duction. As the same woodcuts appear in a reprint
appended to the drama of Carolus Verardus, published
by Bergmann de Olpe at Basle in 1494, it is supposed
that this edition was also printed at Basle, by the
same printer, in 1493.
(7) The edition in Latin entitled Epistola de insults
repertis de nouo, printed at Paris by Guyot Marchand,
probably in 1493. It is in four leaves or eight pages,
and contains only the name of Ferdinand in the title.
The only known copy was discovered in 1873, in the
Royal Library at Turin.
(8) The edition in Latin entitled Epistola de insulis
de nouo repertis, printed at Paris by Guyot Marchand,
in 1493 or 1494. It is evidently a reprint of the pre-
ceding, with which it agrees in the number of the
leaves, and in containing only the name of King Ferdi-
nand in the title. Only two copies are known, one in
the John Carter Brown Library at Providence, R. I.,
and the other in the National Library at Paris. A fac-
simile is in the Lenox Library.
(9) The edition in Latin entitled Epistola de insulis
nouiter repertis, printed at Paris by Guyot Marchand,
in 1493 or 1494. It is also in four leaves, and agrees
INTRODUCTION. XI
closely with the two preceding. Two copies only are
known, one in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, the
other in the University Library at Gottingen. A fac-
simile is in the Lenox Library.
(10) The edition in Latin beginning Epistola Cris-
tophori Colom, supposed to have been printed at Ant-
werp by Thierry Martens, in 1493 or 1494. It contains
only the name of Ferdinand in the title, and is in four
leaves. The only known copy is in the Royal Library
at Brussels.
(n) The pictorial edition in Latin appended to the
drama of Verardus, published by Bergmann de Olpe
at Basle in 1494. It is evidently a reprint of the
separate pictorial edition, already described. There
is a copy in the Lenox Library.
(12) The edition in Italian verse entitled Questa e la
hystoria delta inuentioe delle diesc Isole di Cannaria In-
dianc, printed at Florence on the 2sth of October,
1493, in four leaves. The only known copy, lacking
the second and third leaves, is in the library of the
British Museum.- It was purchased in 1858. A fac-
simile is in the Lenox Library. This edition and the
three following are nearly alike in contents. The
version was made by Giuliano Dati.
(13) The edition in Italian verse entitled La lettera
dellisolc che ha trouato nuouamente il Re dispagna,
Xll INTRODUCTION.
printed at Florence on the 26th of October, 1493. It
is another edition of the preceding. The only known
copy, complete in four leaves, is in the library of the
British Museum. It was purchased in 1847. A fac-
simile is in the Lenox Library.
(14) The edition in Italian verse entitled Isole Tro-
uate Noitamente Per El Re di Spagna, printed at Flor-
ence, and dated 26th of October, 1495. It is in four
leaves. The only known copy is in the Biblioteca
Trivulziana at Milan.
(15) The edition in Italian verse entitled La lettera
dcllisole che ha trouato nuouamente el Re dispagna,
printed at Florence, and dated 26th of October, 1495.
The only known copy, complete in four leaves, is in a
private library in New- York.
(16) The edition in German printed at Strasburg by
Bartholomew Kiistler, in 1497, in seven leaves. There
is a copy in the Lenox Library.
Besides the printed editions mentioned above, there
are extant several manuscript copies in Spanish. One
in the Archives of Simancas, addressed to the " Escri-
bano de Racion," was printed by Navarrete in his
Coleccion de Viages (Madrid, 1825), Vol. I, pp. 167-175.
It is also described, and an English synopsis given,
by G. A. Bergenroth, in the Calendar of Letters, Des-
patches, and State Papers, relating to the Negotiations
INTRODUCTION. X1U
between England and Spain (London, 1862), Vol. I, pp.
43-48. Another manuscript, in Spanish, addressed to
Don Gabriel Sanchez, was discovered by Vamhagen
in the Colegio Mayor at Cuenca, and published by
him at Valencia in 1858. Columbus also made a full
report of his voyage in the form of a diary, which he
sent to the Spanish sovereigns. The original of this
has not been found, but an abridgment, or synopsis,
made by Bartolome de Las Casas, is extant, and has
been printed in Navarrete's Coleccion. The transcript
of this manuscript which was probably used by Munoz
and Navarrete is now in the Lenox Library. An Eng-
lish translation of this " Personal Narrative," made by
Samuel Kettell, was printed at Boston in 1827.
WlLBERFORCE EAMES,
Assistant Librarian.
LENOX LIBRARY, October 21, 1892.
FACSIMILE OF THE LETTER OF COLUMBUS.
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TRANSLATION.
THE DISCOVERED ISLANDS.
Letter of Christopher Columbus, to whom our age
owes much, concerning the islands recently discovered
in the Indian sea. 1 For the search of which, eight
months before, he was sent under the auspices and at
the cost of the most invincible Ferdinand, king of
Spain. 2 Addressed to the magnificent lord Raphael
Sanxis, 3 treasurer of the same most illustrious king, and
which the noble and learned man Leander de Cosco
has translated from the Spanish language into Latin,
on the third of the kalends of May, 4 1493, the first
year of the pontificate of Alexander the Sixth.
I ECAUSE my undertakings have attained suc-
cess, I know that it will be pleasing to you :
these I have determined to relate, so that
you may be made acquainted with everything done
and discovered in this our voyage. On the thirty-third
day after I departed from Cadiz, 5 I came to the In-
dian sea, where I found many islands inhabited by
1 In the other editions this part of the sentence reads : " concerning the is-
lands of India beyond the Ganges, recently discovered."
2 The name of Isabella (Helisabet) is also omitted in the title of one of
Plannck's editions ; it is found in the two other Roman editions.
3 The correct form is Gabriel Sanchez.
* April 29th.
6 A mistake of the Latin translator. Columbus sailed from Palos on the 3d
of August, 1492 ; on the 8th of September he left the Canaries, and on the nth
of October, or thirty-three days later, he reached the Bahamas.
2 TRANSLATION.
men without number, of all which I took possession
for our most fortunate king, with proclaiming heralds
and flying standards, no one objecting. To the first
of these I gave the name of the blessed Saviour, 1
on whose aid relying I had reached this as well as
the other islands. But the Indians call it Guana-
hany. I also called each one of the others by a new
name. For I ordered one island to be called Santa
Maria of the Conception, 2 another Fernandina, 3 an-
other Isabella, 4 another Juana, 5 and so on with the
rest. As soon as we had arrived at that island which
I have just now said was called Juana, I proceeded
along its coast towards the west for some distance ; I
found it so large and without perceptible end, that
I believed it to be not an island, but the continental
country of Cathay; 6 seeing, however, no towns or
cities situated on the sea-coast, but only some villages
and rude farms, with whose inhabitants I was unable
to converse, because as soon as they saw us they took
flight. I proceeded farther, thinking that I would dis-
cover some city or large residences. At length, per-
ceiving that we had gone far enough, that nothing
new appeared, and that this way was leading us to the
north, which I wished to avoid, because it was winter
1 In Spanish, San Salvador, one of the Bahama islands. It has been vari-
ously identified with Grand Turk, Cat, Watling, Mariguana, Samana, and
Acklin islands. Watling's Island seems to have much in its favor.
2 Perhaps Crooked Island, or, according to others, North Caico.
3 Identified by some with Long Island ; by others with Little Inagua.
* Identified variously with Fortune Island and Great Inagua.
B The island of Cuba.
6 China.
TRANSLATION. 3
on the land, and it was my intention to go to the south,
moreover the winds were becoming violent, I therefore
determined that no other plans were practicable, and
so, going back, I returned to a certain bay that I had
noticed, from which I sent two of our men to the land,
that they might find out whether there was a king in
this country, or any cities. These men traveled for
three days, and they found people and houses without
number, but they were small and without any govern-
ment, therefore they returned. Now in the meantime
I had learned from certain Indians, whom I had
seized there, that this country was indeed an island,
and therefore I proceeded towards the east, keeping
all the time near the coast, for 322 miles, to the ex-
treme ends of this island. From this place I saw
another island to the east, distant from this Juana
54 miles, which I called forthwith Hispana; 1 and I
sailed to it ; and I steered along the northern coast, as
at Juana, towards the east, 564 miles. And the said
Juana and the other islands there appear very fertile.
This island is surrounded by many very safe and wide
harbors, not excelled by any others that I have ever
seen. Many great and salubrious rivers flow through
it. There are also many very high mountains there.
All these islands are very beautiful, and distinguished
by various qualities ; they are accessible, and full of a
great variety of trees stretching up to the stars; the
leaves of which I believe are never shed, for I saw them
as green and flourishing as they are usually in Spain
1 Hispaniola, or Haytj.
4 TRANSLATION.
in the month of May; some of them were blossoming,
some were bearing fruit, some were in other condi-
tions; each one was thriving in its own way. The
nightingale and various other birds without number
were singing, in the month of November, when I was
exploring them. There are besides in the said island
Juana seven or eight kinds of palm trees, which far
excel ours in height and beauty, just as all the other
trees, herbs, and fruits do. There are also excellent
pine trees, vast plains and meadows, a variety of birds,
a variety of honey, and a variety of metals, excepting
iron. In the one which was called Hispana, as we
said above, there are great and beautiful mountains,
vast fields, groves, fertile plains, very suitable for
planting and cultivating, and for the building of houses.
The convenience of the harbors in this island, and the
remarkable number of rivers contributing to the health-
fulness of man, exceed belief, unless one has seen them.
The trees, pasturage, and fruits of this island differ
greatly from those of Juana. This Hispana, moreover,
abounds in different kinds of spices, in gold, and in
On this island, indeed, and on all the others
which I have seen, and of which I have knowledge,
the inhabitants of both sexes go always naked, just as
they came into the world, except some of the women,
who use a covering of a leaf or some foliage, or a
cotton cloth, which they make themselves for that pur-
pose. All these people lack, as I said above, every
kind of iron; they are also without weapons, which
indeed are unknown; nor are they competent to use
TRANSLATION. 5
them, not on account of deformity of body, for they
are well formed, but because they are timid and full of
fear. They carry for weapons, however, reeds baked
in the sun, on the lower ends of which they fasten
some shafts of dried wood rubbed down to a point;
and indeed they do not venture to use these always;
for it frequently happened when I sent two or three of
my men to some of the villages, that they might speak
with the natives, a compact troop of the Indians would
march out, and as soon as they saw our men approach-
ing, they would quickly take flight, children being
pushed aside by their fathers, and fathers by their
children. And this was not because any hurt or injury
had been inflicted on any one of them, for to every
one whom I visited and with whom I was able to
converse, I distributed whatever I had, cloth and
many other things, no return being made to me; but
they are by nature fearful and timid. Yet when they
perceive that they are safe, putting aside all fear, they
are of simple manners and trustworthy, and very lib-
eral with everything they have, refusing no one who
asks for anything they may possess, and even them-
selves inviting us to ask for things. They show greater
love for all others than for themselves; they give val-
uable things for trifles, being satisfied even with a very
small return, or with nothing; however, I forbade that
things so small and of no value should be given to
them, such as pieces of plates, dishes and glass, like-
wise keys and shoe-straps; although if they were able
to obtain these, it seemed to them like getting the most
6 TRANSLATION.
beautiful jewels in the world. It happened, indeed,
that a certain sailor obtained in exchange for a shoe-
strap as much worth of gold as would equal three
golden coins; and likewise other things for articles of
very little value, especially for new silver coins, and
for some gold coins, to obtain which they gave what-
ever the seller desired, as for instance an ounce and a
half and two ounces of gold, or thirty and forty pounds
of cotton, with which they were already acquainted.
They also traded cotton and gold for pieces of bows,
bottles, jugs and jars, like persons without reason,
which I forbade because it was very wrong; and I
gave to them many beautiful and pleasing things that
I had brought with me, no value being taken in ex-
change, in order that I might the more easily make
them friendly to me, that they might be made wor-
shippers of Christ, and that they might be full of love
towards our king, queen, and prince, and the whole
Spanish nation; also that they might be zealous to
search out and collect, and deliver to us those things
of which they had plenty, and which we greatly needed.
These people practice no kind of idolatry; on the con-
trary they firmly believe that all strength and power,
and in fact all good things are in heaven, and that I
had come down from thence with these ships and
sailors; and in this belief I was received there after
they had put aside fear. Nor are they slow or un-
skilled, but of excellent and acute understanding; and
the men who have navigated that sea give an account
of everything in an admirable manner; but they never
TRANSLATION. 7
saw people clothed, nor these kind, of ships. As soon
as I reached that sea, I seized by force several Indians
on the first island, in order that they might learn from
us, and in like manner tell us about those things in
these lands of which they themselves had knowledge ;
and the plan succeeded, for in a short time we under-
stood them and they us, sometimes by gestures and
signs, sometimes by words ; and it was a great advan-
tage to us. They are coming with me now, yet al-
ways believing that I descended from heaven, although
they have been living with us for a long time, and are
living with us to-day. And these men were the first
who announced it wherever we landed, continually
proclaiming to the others in a loud voice, "Come,
come, and you will see the celestial people." Where-
upon both women and men, both children and adults,
both young men and old men, laying aside the fear
caused a little before, visited us eagerly, filling the
road with a great crowd, some bringing food, and
some drink, with great love and extraordinary good-
will. On every island there are many canoes of a
single piece of wood; and though narrow, yet in
length and shape similar to our row-boats, but swifter
in movement. They steer only by oars. Some of
these boats are large, some small, some of medium
size. Yet they row many of the larger row-boats with
eighteen cross-benches, with which they cross to all
those islands, which are innumerable, and with these
boats they perform their trading, and carry on commerce
among them. I saw some of these row-boats or canoes
8 TRANSLATION.
which were carrying seventy and eighty rowers. In all
these islands there is no difference in the appearance of
the people, nor in the manners and language, but all
understand each other mutually; a fact that is very
important for the end which I suppose to be earnestly
desired by our most illustrious king, that is, their con-
version to the holy religion of Christ, to which in truth,
as far as I can perceive, they are very ready and favor-
ably inclined.] I said before how I proceeded along
the island Juana in a straight line from west to east
322 miles, according to which course and the length
of the way, I am able to say that this Juana is larger
than England and Scotland together; for besides the
said 322 thousand paces, there are two more provinces
in that part which lies towards the west, which I did
not visit; one of these the Indians call Anan, whose
inhabitants are born with tails. They extend to 180
miles in length, as I have learned from those Indians I
have with me, who are all acquainted with these islands.
But the circumference of Hispana is greater than all
Spain from Colonia to Fontarabia. 1 This is easily
proved, because its fourth side, which I myself passed
along in a straight line from west to east, extends 540
miles. This island is to be desirtd and is very desirable,
and not to be despised ; in which, although as I have
said, I solemnly took possession of all the others for
our most invincible king, and their government is
entirely committed to the said king, yet I especially
took possession of a certain large town, in a very con-
1 From Catalonia by the sea-coast to Fontarabia in Biscay.
TRANSLATION. 9
venient location, and adapted to all kinds of gain and
commerce, to which we give the name of our Lord of
the Nativity. And I commanded a fort to be built
there forthwith, which must be completed by this time ;
in which I left as many men as seemed necessary, with
all kinds of arms, and plenty of food for more than a
year. Likewise one caravel, and for the construction
of others men skilled in this trade and in other profes-
sions ; and also the extraordinary good will and friend-
ship of the king of this island toward us. For those
people are very amiable and kind, to such a degree that
the said king gloried in calling me his brother. And if
they should change their minds, and should wish to hurt
those who remained in the fort, they would not be able,
because they lack weapons, they go naked, and are too
cowardly. For that reason those who hold the said
fort are at least able to resist easily this whole island,
without any imminent danger to themselves, so long
as they do not transgress the regulations and com-
mand which we gave. In all these islands, as I have
understood, each man is content with only one wife,
except the princes or kings, who are permitted to
have twenty. The women appear to work more
than the men. I was not able to find out surely
whether they have individual property, for I saw that
one man had the duty of distributing to the others,
especially refreshments, food, and things of that kind.
I found no monstrosities among them, as very many
supposed, but men of great reverence, and friendly.
Nor are they black like the Ethiopians. They have
10 TRANSLATION.
straight hair, hanging down. They do not remain
where the solar rays send out the heat, for the strength
of the sun is very great here, because it is distant from
the equinoctial line, as it seems, only twenty-six de-
grees. On the tops of the mountains too the cold is
severe, but the Indians, however, moderate it, partly
by being accustomed to the place, and partly by the
help of very hot victuals, of which they eat frequently
and immoderately. And so I did not see any mon-
strosity, nor did I have knowledge of them any where,
excepting a certain island named Charis, 1 which is the
second in passing from Hispana to India. This island
is inhabited by a certain people who are considered
very warlike by their neighbors. These eat human
flesh. The said people have many kinds of row-boats,
in which they cross over to all the other Indian is-
lands, and seize and carry away every thing that they
can. They differ in no way from the others, only that
they wear long hair like the women. They use bows
and darts made of reeds, with sharpened shafts fas-
tened to the larger end, as we have described. On
this account they are considered warlike, wherefore the
other Indians are afflicted with continual fear, but I
regard them as of no more account than the others. 1
These are the people who visit certain women, who
alone inhabit the island Mateunin, 2 which is the first
in passing from Hispana to India. These women, *
moreover, perform no kind of work of their sex, for
they use bows and darts, like those I have described
1 Identified with Dominica. 2 Supposed to be Martinique.
TRANSLATION. 1 1
of their husbands ; they protect themselves with sheets
of copper, of which there is great abundance among
them. They tell me of another island greater than the
aforesaid Hispana, whose inhabitants are without hair,
and which abounds in gold above all the others. I
am bringing with me men of this island and of the
others that I have seen, who give proof of the things
that I have described, finally, that I may compress
in few words the brief "account of our departure and
quick return, and the gain, I promise this, that if I am
supported by our most invincible sovereigns with a lit-
tle of their help, as much gold can be supplied as they
will need, indeed as much of spices, of cotton, of chew-
ing gum (which is only found in Chios), also as much
of aloes wood, and as many slaves for the navy, as
their majesties will wish to demand. Likewise rhu-
barb and other kinds of spices, which I suppose these
men whom I left in the said fort have already found,
and will continue to find; since I remained in no
place longer than the winds forced me, except in the
town of the Nativity, while I provided for the building
of the fort, and for the safety of all. Which things,
although they are very great and remarkable, yet they
would have been much greater, if I had been aided
by as many ships as the occasion required. Truly
great and wonderful is this, and not corresponding to
our merits, but to the holy Christian religion, and to
the piety and religion of our sovereigns, because what
the human understanding could not attain, that the
divine will has granted to human efforts. For God is
12 TRANSLATION.
wont to listen to his servants who love his precepts,
even in impossibilities, as has happened to us on the
present occasion, who have attained that which hitherto
mortal men have never reached. For if any one has
written or said any thing about these islands, it was all
with obscurities and conjectures; no one claims that
he had seen them ; from which they seemed like fables.
Therefore let the king and queen, the princes and their
most fortunate kingdoms, and all other countries of
Christendom give thanks to our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ, who has bestowed upon us so great a
victory and gift. Let religious processions be solem-
nized ; let sacred festivals be given ; let the churches be
covered with festive garlands. Let Christ rejoice on
earth, as he rejoices in heaven, when he foresees com-
ing to salvation so many souls of people hitherto lost.
Let us be glad also, as well on account of the exalta-
tion of our faith, as on account of the increase of our
temporal affairs, of which not only Spain, but universal
Christendom will be partaker. These things that have
been done are thus briefly related. Farewell. Lisbon,
the day before the ides of March. 1
Christopher Columbus, admiral of the Ocean fleet.
1 March i^th, 1493.
TRANSLATION. 13
Epigram of R. L. de Corbaria, bishop of Monte
Peloso.
To the most invincible King of Spain.
No region now can add to Spain's great deeds :
To such men all the world is yet too small.
An Orient land, found far beyond the waves,
Will add, great Betica, to thy renown.
Then to Columbus, the true finder, give
Due thanks ; but greater still to God on high ;
Who makes new kingdoms for himself and thee:
Both firm and pious let thy conduct be.
THE EARLIEST FOUR EDITIONS IN LATIN
OF THE FIRST LETTER OF COLUMBUS.
[THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
[Third page begins :\ De Infulis inuentis ||
Epiftola Criftoferi Colom (cui etas noftra || multum
debet : de Infulis in mari Indico nuper \\ inuewtis. Ad
quas perquirendas octauo antea || menfe: aufpicijs et
ere Inuictiffimi Fernandi || Hifpaniarum Regis miffus
fuerat) ad Mag- 1| nificum demmum Raphaelew Sanxis:
eiufde/rc fere- 1| niffimi Regis Thefaurariu/w miffa. quam
nobi || lis ac litterat.y vir Aliander de Cofco : ab Hif- 1|
pano ydeomate in latinuw conuertit: tercio kalendas \\
Maij. M. cccc. xciij. Pontificatus Alexandri || Sexti
Anno Primo. ||
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
C Epiftola Chriftofori Colom : cui <zetas noftra mul-
t\im debet : de || Infulis Induze fupra Gangem nupcr
inuentis. Ad quas perqui- || rendas octauo antea
menfe aufpicijs et acre inuictiflimi Fernan- || di
Hifpaniarum Regis miifus fuerat : ad Magnificum
dommum Ra || phaelem Sanxis : eiufdem fereniffimi
Regis Tefaurariuw miffa : || quam nobilis ac litteratus
vir Aliander de Cofco ab Hifpano || ideomate in
latinum conuertit: tertio kalendas Maij. M. cccc.
xciij. || Pontificatus Alexandri Sexti Anno Primo. ||
[SILBER'S EDITION.]
C Epiftola Chriftofori Colom : cui etas noftra multum
debet: de || Infulis Indie fupra Gangem nuper in-
ue//tis. Ad quas perquiren || das octauo antea menfe
aufpiciis <?/ere inuictiflimorum Femandi || ac Helifabet
Hifpaniaraw Reguw miffus fuerat: ad Magnificuw
dornmum \\ Gabrielem Sanches: eorundem fereniffi-
morum Regum Tefau- || rarium mifla: Quaw gene-
rofus ac litteratus vir Leander de Cofco ab || Hifpano
idiomate in latinuw cowuertit: tertio Kalen^j Maij.
M. cccc. || xc. iij. Pontificatus Alexandri Sexti Anno
Primo. II
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
f[ Epiftola Chriftofori Colom: cui etas noftra multum
debet: de || Infulis Indie fupra Gangem nuper inue-
tis. Ad quas perq*ren- 1| das octauo antea menfe auf-
piciis et ere inuictiflemonm Fernadi et || Helifabet
Hifpaniarw^z Reguw miffus fuerat: ad magnificum
dommum \\ Gabrielem Sanchis eorundew fereniffimo-
rum Regum Tefaurariuw || mifla: qua#z nobilis ac litte-
ratus vir Leander de Cofco ab Hifpa || no idiomate in
latinum cowuertit tertio kalendas Maii. M. cccc.
xciii || Pontificatus Alexandri Sexti Anno primo. ||
17
1 8 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
Uoniam fufcepte prouintie rem per- \\ fectam
[Q] me rtwfecutum fuiffe : gratuw ti || bi fore
fcio : has <w/ftitui exarare : que || te vniuf
cuiufq^r rei in hoc noftro iti- || nere gefte inuenteq^
admonea#t. Tricefimoter || tio die poftquam Gadibus
difcefli: in mare Indi- || cum perueni: vbi plurimas
Infulas innumeris || habitatas hominibus repperi:
quan/w omnium pro feli- || ciffimo Rege noftro : pre-
conio celebrato el ve- || xillis extenfis: co#tradicente
nemine poffeffio- || ne; accepi. primeque earum: diui
Saluatoris no || men impofui (cuius fretus auxilio) tarn
ad hanc \\ quam ad ceteras alias peruenimus. Earn vero
Indi || \Fifth page begins :] Guanahanyn vocant. Ali-
arum etiam vnam quanq#<? || nouo nomine nuncupaui.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
Uoniam fufceptoe prouintiare rem perfectam
me co#fecutum || fuiffe gratum tibi fore fcio :
has conftitui exarare : quae te || vniufcuiufqw<?
rei in hoc noftro itinere geftoe inuentoeq#<? ad- || mo-
neant: Tricefimotertio die poftquam Gadibus difceffi
in mare || Indicuw perueni: vbi plurimas infulas
innumeris habitatas ho- || minibus repperi : quarum
omnium pro foeliciffimo Rege noftro || pmeconio
celebrato et vexillis extenfis contradicente nemine
pof- || feffionem accepi : prirmzeq^ earum diui Salua-
toris nomen impo- || fui: cuius fretus auxilio tarn ad
hanc : quam ad ozeteras alias perue- || nimus. Earn
vero Indi Guanahanin vocant. Aliarum etiam vnam ||
nouo nomine nuncupaui. Quippe aliam infu-
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 19
Uoniam fufcepte prouincie rem perfectam me
confe || cutum fuifle gratuw tibi fore fcio : has
co/zftitui exarare || que te vniufcuiufq<f rei
in hoc noftro itinere gefte in \\ uenteqa<? admoneant:
Tricefimotertio die po&quam Ga || dibus difceffi in
mare Indicuw perueni: vbi plurimas || infulas innu-
meris habitatas hominibus repperi: quarum omni-||
um pro foeliciflimo Rege noftro preconio celebrate et
vexillis exte;/ || fis contradicente nemine pofleflionem
accepi: primeqz^ earum di- || ui Saluatoris nomen im-
pofui : cuius fretus auxilio tarn ad hanc : || quam ad
ceteras alias peruenimus. Earn vero Indi Guanahanin
vo || cant. Aliarum etiaw vnam quanq#<? nouo nomine
nuncupaui. Quip || pe aliaw infulam Sancte Marie
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
j Uoniam fufcepte prouintie rem perfectam me
<w/fecutum || fuiffe gratum tibi fore fcio: has
conftitui exarare: que te || vniufcuiufq#<r rei
in hoc noftro itinere gefte inuenteq#<f ad- || mone-
ant: Tricefimotertio die poftquam Gadibus difceffi in
mare || Indicuw perueni: vbi plurimas infulas innu-
meris habitatas ho- 1| minibus repperi: quarum omnium
pro feliciflimo Rege noftro || preconio celebrate et
vexillis extenfis contradicente nemine pof- || feffionem
accepi: primeqz^ earum diui Saluatoris nomen impo- ||
fui : cuius fretus auxilio tarn ad hanc : quam ad ceteras
alias perue- || nimus. Earn vero Indi Guanahanin vo-
cant. Aliaruw etiam vnam || quanq?^^ nouo nomine
nuncupaui: quippe alia*/ infulam Sancte j| Marie Con-
8
20 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
Quippe aliam Infu || lam Sancte Marie Conceptions,
aliam Ferna//- || dinam. alia/w Hyfabellam. alia-w loha-
nam. et fie || de reliquis appellari iuffi. Quawprimuw
in eaw In- || fulam qua/w duduw lohanam vocari dixi
appuli || mus : iuxta zws littus occidentew verfus ali-
qua- || tulum proceffi: tamqw^ earn magnaw nullo re-
per || to fine inueni: vtnon infulam: fed cotinentem ||
Chatay prouinciaw efie crediderim: nulla tame;/ ||
videos oppida municipiaue in maritimis fita con \\ fini-
bus : preter aliquos vicos et predia ruftica : || cum quorum
incolisloqui nequibam: quare fi- 1| mul ac nos videbant
furripieba;/t fugam. Pro || grediebar vltra: exiftimans
aliquam me vrbew || villafue inuenturum. Deniq<?
videns quod longe || admodum pwgreffis : nihil noui
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
lam Sanctoe || Marine Conceptionis. aliam Fernandi-
nam. aliam Hyfabellam. || aliam lohanam. et fie de
reliquis appellari iuffi. Quamprimum || in earn infulam
qua># dudum Iohana; vocari dixi appulimus: iu ||
xta eius littus occidentem verfus aliquantulum proceffi :
tamque \\ earn ma.gna.rn nullo reperto fine inueni : vt
non infulam : fed conti || nentem Chatai prouinciam
effe crediderim : nulla \awen videns op- || pida muni-
cipiaue in maritimis fita confinibw^ praeter aliquos
vi- || cos et predia ruftica : cum quorum incolis loqui
nequibam. quare fi || mul ac nos videbant furripiebant
fugam. Pro grediebar vltra : || exiftimans aliquaw me
vrbem villafue inuenturum. Deniq<? videos || quod
longe admodum progreffis nihil noui emergebat: et
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 21
Conceptionis. aliaw Fernandinam || aliaw Hijfabellam.
alima 1 loanam. et fie de reliquis appellari iufli. || Cum-
primum in earn Infulam quam dudum loanam vocari
dixi || appulimus : iuxta eius littus occidentem verfus
aliquantuluw procef || fi: tamque earn magnaw nullo
reperto fine inueni : vt non infulaw : fed || continentem
Chatai prouinciam efle crediderim : nulla tamen videns ||
oppida municipiaue in maritimis fita confinibus preter
aliquos vi || cos et predia ruftica : cum quorum incolis
loqui nequibaw quare fimul || ac nos videbant furri-
piebant fugam. Progrediebar vltra: exifti- || mans
aliquaw me vrbem villafue inuenturum. Denique vi-
dens quod Ion- \\ ge admoduw programs nichil noui
1 Misprint for a/iam.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
ceptionis. aliam Fernandinam. aliam Hyfabellam. ||
aliam loanam. et fie de reliquis appellari iufli. Cum
primum in || earn infulam quam dudum loanam vocari
dixi appulimus: iu- || xta eius littus occidentem verfus
aliquantulum proceffi: tamque \\ earn magnam nullo
reperto fine inueni: vt non infula///: fed conri || nentem
Chatai prouinciam efle crediderim: nulla tamen videns
op || pida municipiaue in maritimis fita confinibus
preter aliquos vi- || cos et predia ruftica: cum quor//w
incolis loqui nequibam. quare fi || mul ac nos vide-
bant furripiebant fugam. Progrediebar vltra: || exifti-
mans aliquaw me vrbem villafue inuenturuw. Deniqar
videns || quod longe admodum progreffis nihil noui
emergebat : et hujusmodi via || nos ad Septentrionem
22 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
emergebat: et || huiufmodi via nos ad Septentrionem
defere || bat: <\uod ipfe fugere exoptabam: terns et-
enim re || gnabat bruma : ad auftrumq?/<? erat in
voto co/z- || tenderer nee minus venti flagitantibus
fucce- || debawt. coftitui alios no operiri fucceffus:
et fie || retrocedens ad portum quenda#/ quern fig-
na- || ueram fum reuerfus: vnde duos homines ex
no- || ftris in terram mifi. qui inueftigarent : effet ne ||
Rex in ea prouincia, vrbefue alique. Hij per ||
[Seventh page begins:] tres dies ambularuwt: inuene-
rutq#<? innumeros || populos et habitat/o^es : paruas
tamen et abfqz/<? vllo || regimine: quapropter redierut.
Interea ego ia.m \\ intellexera#z a qw/bufdam Indis:
quos ibidew fu- || fceperaw : quo*/ hujusmodi prouin-
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
hujusmodi via || nos ad Septentrionem deferebat:
qw^ipfe fugere exoptabaw: terns || etenim regnabat
bruma: ad Auftrumq//<? erat in voto co#tendere: ||
[Second page begins:] nee minus venti flagitantib/^
fuccedebawt. coftitui alios no ope || riri fucceffus: et
fie retrocedens ad portu; quendaw quern fignaue- ||
ram fum reuerfus: vnde duos homines ex noftris in
terra m mifi: qui || inueftigare/zt effet ne Rex in ea
prouincia vrbefue aliqu#e. Hi per || tres dies ambu-
larunt inueneruwtq/^ innumeros populos et habita ||
tiones paruas tamen et abfque vllo regimine : quaprop-
ter redierunt. || Interea ego iam intellexeraw a q/buf-
dam Indis quos ibidem fu- 1| fceperaw quod hujusmodi
prouincia infula quidem erat: et fie perrexi on || entem
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 23
emergebat : et \\ujusmodi via nos ad fep || tentrionem
deferebat: qw^ipfe fugere exoptaba^/: terns etenim
regna || bat bruina: 1 ad Auftrumqz^ erat in voto con-
te/fdere : nee minus ven- 1| ti flagitantibwj fuccedebawt.
coflftitui alios no operiri fucceffus : et fie || retrocedens
ad portu/rc quendaw quern fignaueram fum reuerfus :
vn || de duos howi^es ex noftris in terram mifi qui in-
ueftigarent eflet ne || Rex in ea prouincia vrbefue alique
Hi per ties dies awbulauerunt || Inueneru;ztq#<? innu-
meros populos et habitationes paruas tamen || et abfquf
vllo regimine : quapropter redierunt. Interra 2 ego iam
in- || tellexera/rc a qzbufdam Indis quos ibidem fuffce-
peraw quo*/ hujusmodi pr0- \\ {Second page begins :\
1 Misprint for bruma. 2 Misprint for Interea.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
deferebat: q#<?</ipfe fugere exoptabaw : terns || etenim
regnabat bruma : ad Auftrumqw<r erat in voto cowten-
dere: || \Second page begins :\ nee minus venti flagitan-
tib?^ fuccedebawt. conftitui alios no/z ope || riri fucceffus:
et fie retrocedens ad portuw quendaw quern fignaue- ||
ram fum reuerfus: vnde duos homines ex noftris in
terraw mifi : qui || inueftigare^t eflet ne Rex in ea
prouincia vrbefue alique. Hi per || tres dies ambu-
larunt inueneru;/tq#<? i;mumeros populos et habita- ||
tiones : paruas tamen et abfque vllo regimine. quapropter
redierunt. || Interea ego iam intellexeram a qw/bufdam
Indis quos ibidem fu- || fceperaw quo// hujusmodi pro-
uincia infula quidem erat : et fie perrexi ori || entem
verfus eius femp<?r ftringes littora vfqw^ ad miliaria.
24 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
cia : infula quidem || erat. et fie perrexi oriented ver-
fus: z\us femp<?r ftrin || gens littora vfque ad miliaria.
cccxxij. vbi ipfius \\ infule funt extrema. hinc aliaw infu-
\a.m ad orien- 1| tern profpexi: diftantem ab hac lohana
milia- || ribus. liiij. quaw protinus Hifpanam dixi: in
eaw- || que coceffi: et direxi her quafi per Septenlrio-
nezw || quewzadmoduw in lohana ad orientem: miliaria ||
dlxiiij. que dicta lohana et alie ibidem iufule 1 || quam-
fertiliffime exiftunt. Hec multis atqz/<? luliffi- || mis et
latis: nee alijs quos vnquam viderim cowpa- || randis
portibus: eft circuwdata. multi maximi et || falubres
hanc interfluuttt fluuij. multi quoque et || eminetiflimi
in ea funt monies. Omes he infu || le funt pulcerrime
1 Misprint for infule.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
verfus eius femp<?r ftringes littora vfque ad miliaria.
cccxxij || vbi ipfius infulae funt extrema: hinc aliaw
infulam ad orientew pro || fpexi diftantew ab hac
lohana miliarib//^. liiij. qua;// protinus Hifpa || nam
dixi : in earnq*^ conceffi et direxi iter quafi per Septen-
trionew || quemadmoduz in lohana ad orientem milia-
ria. dlxiiij. qu#e dicta || lohana et aliae ibidem infulae
qwfertiliffime exiftunt. Haec multis || atq//<? tutiffi-
mis et latis nee alijs quos vnquam viderim comparaw-
dis || portibus eft circundata. multi maximi et falubres
hanc interflu || unt fluuij. multi quoqw^ et eminentiffimi
in ea funt monies. Omnes \\ hae infulae funt pulcher-
rimrt'e et varijs diftinclae figuris: peruiae: et ma- 1| xima
arborww varietate fidera lambentiuw plenae: quas
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 25
uincia infula quidem erat : et fie perrexi orientem ver-
fus eius fern- || per ftringens littora \fqite ad miliaria
cccxxij vbi ipfius infule funt || extrema : hinc aliam in-
fulam ad orientew pwfpexi diftantem ab hac || loana
miliaribus. liiij. quaw protinus Hifpanam dixi in eaw-
quf con- || cefli et direxi iter quafi per Septentrionem
quemadmodum in lo || ana ad orientem miliaria. Ixiiij.
que dicta loana et alie ibidem || infule quam fertiliffime
exiftunt. Hec multis atqut tutiflimis e/la \\ tis nee alijs
quos vnqj/rt/// viderim comparandis portubus eft circun ||
data multi maximi et falubres hanc interfluuwt fluuij
multi quoque \\ Et eminentiflimi in ea funt montes
Omnes he infule funt pulch || errime et varijs diftincte
figuris : peruie : et maxima arbor//;// varieta- || te fidera
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
cccxxii || vbi ipfius infule funt extrema : hinc aliam in-
fulam ad oriente/// pro || fpexi diftante/// ab hac loana
miliaribj. liiii. qua/// protiuus 1 Hifpa || nam dixi: in
eamq//<f conceffi et direxi iter quafi per Septentrionew ||
quemadmodum in loana ad orientew miliaria. dlxiiii.
que dicta || loana el alie ibidew* infule q//0wfertiliffime
exiftunt. Hec multis atq<? || tutiffimis et latis nee aliis
quos vnquam viderim cowparandis por- || tibus eft cir-
cundata. multi maximi et falubres hanc interfluunt ||
fluuii : multi quoq^ et eminentiflimi in ea funt montes.
Omnes || he infule funt pulcherrime et variis diftincte
figuris: p<rruie: et ma- || xima arborw varietate fidera
lambentiuw plene: quas nunqwaw foliis || priuari credo.
1 Misprint for protinus.
26 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
et varijs diftincte figuris: far- \\ uie: et maxima arbo-
rw varietate fidera lamben || tiuw plene: quas nu-
quam folijs prhiari credo : quip- 1| pe vidi eas ita viretes
atque decoras: ceu me#fe || Maio in hifpania fole//t
efle: quorum alie flore#tes : alie || fructuofe : alie in alio
ftatu: fecundum vniufcuiufq<? quali \\ tatew vigebat:
garriebat philomena : <?/alij pafle || res varij ac inu-
meri: me/*fe Nouewbris quo ip/e per || eas deambula-
baw. Sunt pr<?terea in dicta infula || [Eighth page
begins:} lohana fepte/ vel octo palmar/ genera: que
pra:e || ritate et pulchritudie (que/admoduw cetere
omnes \\ arbores, herbe, fructufq^<f) n<?/?ras facile exupe-
rat || Sut et mirabiles pinus, agri, ^/prata vaftiffima, ||
varie aues, varie mella, variaqw<f metalla : ferro || ex-
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
nunquam folijs || priuari credo. Quippe vidi eas ita
virentes atqz^ decoras: ceu me || fe Maio in Hifpania
folenteffe: quarww aliae flore//tes: alitze fructuo- 1| foe:
aliae in alio ftatu fecundum. vninfcuiufq^ 1 qualitate;
vigebant. garrie- || bat philomena et alij pafleres varij
ac inumeri mefe Nouembris || quo ipfe per eas
deambulabaw. Sunt prd;erea in dicta infula loha ||
na fepteff/ vel octo palmar^;// genera que proceritate
et pulchritudine || que;//admodu;// caeterae omnes ar-
bores: herb#e: fructufqw<? n<?j/ras facile exu- || perat.
Sut et mirabiles pinus agri et prata vaftiffima. vari^e
aues. || varia mella. variaq#<? metalla ferro excepto. In
ea ax&em quaw Hifpa || nam fupra diximus nuncupari
1 Misprint for vniufcuiufque.
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 27
lambentium plene : quas nunquam folijs priuari credo
Quip || pe vidi eas ita virentes a.tque decoras: ceu
me#fe Maio in Hifpania || folet effe: quaxum alie
flore^tes: alie fructuose: alie in alio ftatu fecundum \\
vniufcuiufq//<? qualitate/ra vigebant. garriebat philomela
et alij pafle || res varij ac in numeri menfe Nouembris
quo ipfe per eas deam- j| bulabam. Sunt p/rterea in
dicta infula loana fepte//* vel octo pal- 1| marum genera
que proceritate et pulchritudine quemadmodum ce- 1 1 tere
omnes arbores : herbe fructufq<r noflras facile exuperant
Su#t || et mirabiles pinus agri et prata vaftiflima. varie
aues. varia mella. || va.ria.que metalla ferro excepto. In
ea a.utem quam Hifpanam fupra || diximus nucupari
maximi funt montes ac pulchri. vafta rura ne- || mora.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
Quippe vidi eas ita virentes aique decoras ceu me || fe
Maio in Hifpania folent efle: quan/; alie flore^tes: alie
fructuo- || fe: alie in alio ftatu foundum vniufcuiufq#<
qualitate//* vigebant: garrie- 1| bat philomela et alii paf-
feres varii ac i/mumeri me/zfe Nouembris || quo ipfe
per eas deambulaba;//. Sunt preterea in dicta infula
loa || na fepte/w vel octo palmarww genera que proceri-
tate et pulchritudine || quewadmoduw cetere omnes
arbores: herbe: fructufque nestras facile exu- || pe-
ra//t. Sut et mirabiles pinus agri et prata vaftiflima:
varie aues: || varia mella: variaqw<f metalla ferro ex-
cepto. In ea aut?#z qua.m Hifpa || nam fupra dixi-
mus nuncupari maximi funt monies ac pulchri : va ||
fta rura. nemora. campi feraciflimi feri pafciq//<f et con-
28 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
cepto. In ea autew qua.m Hifpanaw fupra diximus \\
mitfcupari: maximi funt motes ac pulcri: vafta || rura,
nemora, campi feraciffimi, feri, pacifqw<? l et || co/zdendis
edificijs aptiffimi. Portuuw in hac in || fula cowmodi-
tas: ^/pTrftantia fluminuw copia falu || britate admixta
hominum: quod nifi quis viderit: ere- || dulitatew fu-
p^rat. Huius arbores pafcua et fructus \\ multum ab
illis lohane differut. Hec pr<?terea || Hifpana diuerfo
aromatis genere, auro, me- || tallifq^^ abundat. cuius
quidew et omnium attarum quas || ego vidi: et quorum
cognitionew habeo: i/zcole vtri || ufq#<?fexus nudi fem-
p<rr inceduwt: quewadmodum || eduntz/r in lucem. pre-
teraliquas feminas. que fo- || lio frondeue aliq#0: aut
1 Misprint for pofcique.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
maximi funt motes ac pulchri. va || fta rura nemora.
campi feraciffimi feri pafcique et <r^dendis aedifici- ||
is aptiffimi. Portuuw in hac infula cowmoditas et pre-
ftantia flumi || rmm copia falubritate admixta howi-
num: quod nifi quis viderit: credulita || te/ fuperat.
tiuius arbores pafcua et fructus multuw ab illis loha-
ne |[ differunt. H0ec preterea Hifpana diuerfo aro-
matis genere. auro. || [Third page begins:} metallisqz^
abundat. cuius quidem et omnium a.\ia.rum quas ego vidi
et || quorum cognitionew habeo income vtriufqz/*? fexus
nudi femper ince- 1| dunt quewadmoduw eduntwr in lu-
cem: pnzeter aliquas feminas: que fo- 1| lio frondeue ali-
qua aut bombicino velo pudenda operiunt: quod. \\ ipfoe
fibi ad id negocij parant. Carent ij omnes (vt fupra dixi)
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 29
campi feraciffimi feri pafciqz/<r et izwdendis edificijs ap-
tiflimi. || Portuum in hac infula cowmoditas et preftan-
tia. fluminum copia || falubritate admixta hominum :
quod nifi quis viderit : credulitatew fu- || perat. HUU/J
arbores pafcua et fructus multuw ab illis loane dif- ||
ferunt. Hec preterea Hifpana diuerfo aromatis genere.
auro. me- || tallifqw<? abundat. cuius quidem et omnium
a.\ia.rum quas ego vidi et \\ qu&rum cognitionem habeo
incole vtriufq#<? fexus nudi femp^r inceduwt || que/wad-
modum eduntwr in lucem : preter aliquas feminas : que
folio iron \\ deue aliqua aut bombicino velo pudenda
operiunt quod ipfe fibi ad || id negocij parat. Carent
ij omnes vt fupra dixi quocumquf genere fer || ri carent
et armis vtpote fibi ignotis nee ad ea funt apti. non
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
dendis edifici || is aptiffimi. Portuuw in hac infula
co/wmoditas et preftantia flumi || num copia falubritate
admixta hominum : quod nifi quis viderit : credulita ||
tern fuperat. Huius arbores pafcua et fructus multuw
ab illis loane || [Third page begins:] differunt. Hec
preterea Hifpana diuerfo aromatis genere. auro. || me-
tallifq^? abundat. cuius quidem et omnium a\ia.rum
quas ego vidi et || et quorum cognitione* habeo incole
vtriufqw^ fexus nudi femper ince || dunt quewadmoduw
eduntwr in lucem : preter aliquas feminas : que fo- ||
lio frondeue aliqua aut bombicino velo pudenda ope-
riunt: quod || ipfe fibi ad id negocii parant. Carent ii
omnes (vt fupra dixi) quo- || cumque genere ferri.
caret et armis vtpote fibi ignotis nee ad ea funt \\
30 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
bombicino velo: puderc- || da operiuwt: quod ipft fibi
ad id negocij parat. Ca || rent hi onv/es (vt fupra
dixi) quocunq#<? genere || ferri. carent et armis: vtpote
fibi ignotis nee ad || ea fut apti. now propter corporis
deformitatefl/ (cum fint || bsne formati) ied quia funt
timidi ac pleni formidine. || gefta#t iamen pro armis
aru#dines fole peruftas: in qu&rum \\ radicib#.r haftile
quodda.m ligneuw ficcum et in mucro || new attenuatuw
figut: neque his audewt iugiter vti: naw || [Tenth page
begins:} fepe euenit cum miferim duos vel tris homines ||
ex meis ad aliquas villas: vt cum e&rum loquere/z- ||
tur incolis: exijfle agme glomeratuw ex Indis: || et
vbi noftros appropinquare videbat: fugam || celeriter
arripuiffe: defpretis a patre liberis et || ecowtra. et hoc
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
quo- || cumque genere ferri. caret et armis vtpote fibi
ignotis nee ad ea funt || apti: no pn?pter corporis de-
formitatem cum fint bene formati: fed || quia. funt
timidi ac pleni formidine. geftant tamen. pro armis arun-
di- || nes fole p<?mftas : in quar//;ra radicibw^ haftile
quoddaw ligneuw ficcuw et || in mucronem attenua-
tum figunt: ntque iis audent iugiter vti: na#/ foe || pe
euenit cuw miferim duos vel tris homines ex meis ad
aliquas vil- || las vt cum ea.rum loquerentar incolis: ex-
ijfle agmen glomeratuw ex In || dis: et vbi nosfros
appropinquare videbant luga/# celeriter arripuif- || fe
defpretis a patre liberis et econtra. et hoc non quod cui-
piam eoTum da.m \\ num aliq//*'d vel iniuria illata fuerit :
immo ad quofcumque appuli et qui- \\ bus cu* verbum
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 31
prop || ter corporis deformitatem cum fmt bene for-
mati: fed quia fut ti- || midi acpleni formidine. geftant
tamen pro armis arundines fole || p<?ruftas : in quarum
radicibus haftile quoddam ligneum ficcum et || in mu-
cronem attenuatum figunt: neque ijs audent iugiter vti:
nam || fepe euenit cum miferim duos vel tres homines
ex meis ad aliquas vil- || las vt cum earum loquerentz/r
incolis: exijfle agmen glomeratuw ex In || dis: <?/ vbi
nestros appropinquate videbant fugam celeriter arri-
puif- || \Third page begins :] fe defpretis a patre liberis
et econtra. et hoc non quod cuipiaw eorum dam || num
aliqw/'d vel iniuria illata fuerit: immo ad quofcumquf
appuli et qui \\ bus cum verbum facere potui: quicquid
habebam fum elargitus : pan || num aliaq#<? permulta
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
apti : non p/vpter corporis deformitatem cum fmt bene
formati: fed || quia. funt timidi ac pleni formidine.
geftant tamen pro armis arundi- || nes fole p<?mftas:
in quarum radicibus haftile quoddaw ligneuw ficcuw
et || in mucronem attenuatuw figunt. nequt iis audewt
iugiter vti: nam fe || pe euenit cum miferim duos vel
tris homines ex meis ad aliquas vil || las vt cum earum
loquerenter incolis : exiiffe agmen glomeratuw ex In ||
dis: et vbi nostros appropinquare videbant fugaw
celeriter arripuif- || fe defpretis a patre liberis et econ-
tra. et hoc no quod cuipiam eorum dam \\ num aliq*d
vel iniuria illata fuerit : immo ad quofcu/wqz/<f appuli
et qui || bus cum verbum facere potui: quicquid habe-
baw fum elargitus: pan || num aliaq<? p<?rmulta nulla
32 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
no quod cuipiam eoruw damnuw aliqwzd || vel iniuria
illata fuerit: immo ad quofcuwqzAf ap || puli et qzbus
c\\m verbuw facere potui: quicq^zd ha || bebaw fum
elargit^J: pannuw aliaque p<?rmulta: nulla || mihi facta
verfura: fed funt natura pauidi ac || timidi. Ceterum
vbi fe cernuwt tutos: omm metu re || pulfo: funt ad
moduw fimplices ac bone fidei: et || in om/nbus que
habent liberaliffimi : roganti quod \\ poffidet inficiatwr
nemo: quin ipfi nos ad id po- || fcendum inuitawt.
Maximum erga omnes amorew pre- \\ fe feru/zt : dat
queqw<? magna pro paruis. minima Meet || re nihiloue
<wztenti: ego attamen pr^hibui ne tam mi || nima ft
nulliw^ precij hifce darentwr: vt funt lands, || parapfi-
dum, vitriqw^ fragme^ta, jtew claui, ligule, || quanqwa/w
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
facere potui : quicqw/d habebaw fum elargitus : pan ||
num aliaqw<? p<?nnulta nulla mihi facta verfura: fed
funt natura pa || uidi ac timidi. Ceterum vbi fe cer-
nunt tutos omni metu repulfo : funt || admoduw fim-
plices ac bonae fidei et in omnibus qud-e habent libera-
liffi- || mi : roganti quod poffidet inficiator nemo : quin
ipfi nos ad id pofce || dum inuitawt. Maximum erga
omnes amorew prae fe ferunt: dant quaeque ma || gna
pro paruis : minima licet re nihiloue <wztenti. ego atta-
men pn?hibui ne || taw minima et nulli^j precij hifce da-
rentwr.- vtfunt lancis. parapfiduw. || vitriq<? fragmewta.
itew claui ligul^e : quanquam fi hoc potera;?t adipifci ||
videbatr eis pulcherrima mudi poffidere iocalia.
Accidit. erdm. que- || daw nauitam tantuw auri pon-
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 33
nulla michi facta verfura: fed funt natura || pauidi ac
timidi. Ceterum vbi fe cernunt tutos omni metu re-
pulfo : || funt admodum fimplices ac bone fidei et in
omnibus que habent li || beraliflimi: roganti quod pofli-
det inficiatar nemo : quin ipfi nos ad id || pofcendum
inuitant Maximum erga omnes amorem pre fe ferutft ||
Dant queque magna pro paruis: minima licet re nichi-
loue contend. || ego attamen prohibui ne tarn minima
et nullius precij hifce darew || tur: vt funt lancis parap-
fidum. vtriquf 1 fragmenta. item claui ligu- || le: quan-
quam fi hoc poterant adipifci videbater eis pulcher-
rimamun- || di poflidere iocalia Accidit. erdm. que#dam
nauitam tantum auri pon || dus habuiffe pro vna ligula
1 Misprint for vitrique.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
mihi facta verfura: fed funt natura pa || uidi ac timidi.
Ceterum vbi fe cernunt tutos omni metu repulfo :
funt || admodum fimplices ac bone fidei et in omnibus
que habet liberaliffi || mi: roganti quod poffidet infici-
&tur nemo : quin ipfi nos ad id pofce || durn inuitat.
Maximum erga omnes amorew pre fe ferunt: dant
queque ma || gna pro paruis : minima Meet re nihiloue
<wztenti. ego attatnen pn?hibui ne || taw minima et
nulli#,f precii hifce darent^r: vt funt lancis. parapfi-
dum. || vitrique fragmenta. item claui ligule. quanquam
fi hoc poterat adipifci || videbatwr eis pulcherrima
mudi poflidere iocalia. Accidit. enim. quen \\ dam
nauitam tantuw auri podus habuifle pro vna ligula
quanti || funt tres aurei folidi. et fie alios pro aliis
34 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
fi hoc poterat adipifci: videbater eis pul || cerrima
mudi poffidere iocalia. Accidit enim || quedam
nauita/rc : tantuw auri pondus habuiffe || pro vna ligula:
quati fu//t ties aurei folidi : et fie || alios pro alijs mi-
woris preciy. prefertim pro blanquis no || uis: etqi/ibuf-
daw nu;;/mis aureis: pro quibus habedis da || ba#t
quicquid petebat ve;/ditor: puta vnciaw cum dimi ||
dia et duas auri : \e\ trigi//ta et qz/0dragita bombiw ||
{Eleventh page begins :] pondo : quaw ipfi i&m nouerat.
jtew arcuum, ampho || re, hydrie, dolijqw^ fragmeta:
bombice et auro taw || quam beftie cowparabat. quod
quia iniquuw fane erat: || vetui: dediqut eis multa
pulcra et grata que mecuw || tuleraw nullo iterueniete
premio : vt eos mihi fa- || ciliw^ conciliaretn : fieretq(?
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
dus habuifle pro vna ligula quati || funt tres aurei fo-
lidi. et fie alios pro alijs minoris precij: prdertim || pro
blanquis nouis : quibufdaw nuwmis aureis : pro quibiis
habedis da || bant quicquid petebat veditor: puta
vnciam cum dimidia et duas || auri : vel triginta et
quadraginta bombicis pondo : quam ipfi ia.m || noue-
rant. item arcuum. amphome. hydre. doliiqw<f fragmenta
bom || bice et auro tanquam beftiae comparabant. quod
quia iniquum fane || erat vetui : dediq^ eis multa pul-
chra et grata que mecuw tuleraw nullo || iteruenie//te
premio : vt eos mihi faci\ius ^//ciliarem fierentq<?
CkrisfaxAaz || [Fourth page begins:} et vt fmt proni in
amorem erga Regem Reginaw principemq//^ no- ||
ftros et vniuerfas gentes Hifpanke ac ftudeawt perqui-
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 35
quati funt tres aurei folidi et fie alios || pro alijs mino-
ris precij prefertim pro blanquis nouis: qa/bufdam
num || mis aureis: pro quibus habendis dabant quic-
quid petebat vendi || tor : puta vnciam cum dimidia et
duas auri : vel triginta et quadragin || ta bombicis pon-
do: quam ipfi iam neuerant 1 item arcum. ampho || re.
hijdre. dolijqz^ fragmenta bombice et auro tenquam
beftie compara || bat. quod quia iniquum fane erat
vetui : dedique eis multa pulchra || et grata que mecu/
tuleram nullo iterueniete premio : vt eos michi fa- ||
cilius *wzciliarem fierentqw^ Cftristicole et vt fmt proni
in amorem erga || Regem Reginam principemq<f nof-
tros et vniuerfas gentes Hif- || panic ac ftudeant per-
1 Misprint for nouerant.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
minoris precii: prrfertim || pro blanquis nouis: qui-
bufdaw nuwmis aureis: pro qutbus habedis da ||
bant quicquid petebat vewditor: puta vnciam cum
dimidia et duas || auri: vel triginta et quadraginta
bombicis pondo: quaw ipfi iam || nouerant. item
arcuum. amphore. hydrie. doliiqa<? fragmenta bom ||
bice et auro tanquam beftie comparabant. quod quia
iniquum fane || [Fourth page begins;] erat vetui:
dediqw<? eis multa pulchra et grata que mecuw tuleram
nul || lo interueniente premio. vt eos mihi facib'us
<wzciliarem fierentq<? || ChristiccAt et vt fint proni
in amorem erga Regew Reginaw principewq<r ||
noftros et vniuerfas gentes Hifpanie ac ftudeant perqui-
rere co- || aceruare eaqw^ nobis tradere quibus ipfi
36 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
Chrifticole : et vt fint proni in || amorew erga Regew
Reginaw principefq&tf noftros || et vniuerfas getes
Hifpanie : ac ftudeawt perquire- \\ re et coaceruare :
ea.que nobis tradere qutbus ip/i af- 1| fluu^t et nof mag-
nopere i#digem#.r. Nulla/ hij noruwt || ydolatriaw :
iwmo firmiffime credut omnem vim: omnem \\ pote/z-
tiaw : omnia. deniqz^? bona effe in celo : meq<? inde ||
cum his nauib5 /?/ nautif defcediffe : v&que \\oc arawo
vbi || fui fufceptus poftquam metum repulerat. Nee
funt || fegnes aut rudes: quin fummi ac p^rfpicacis
in- 1| genij : et homines qui tranffretat mare illz/d: non
fine || admiratio^e \niufcuiufque rei rationed red-
dunt: || fed nunquam viderunt gentes veftitas: neq#<?
naues || hujusmodi Ego ftatim atq<? ad mare illwd per-
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
rere : coacer || uare eaq<r nobis tradere quib&tf ipfi
affluunt et nos magnopere in || digemus. Nullam ij
norunt hydolatriam: iwmo firmiffime credut || omnem
vim : omnem potentiam : omnia. deniqa<? bona effe in
coelo : meq<? || inde cum his nauibus et nautis defce-
diffe: atq<? hocanimo vbiqw<f || fui fufceptus poftquam
metum repulerant. Nee funt fegnes aut ru- || des:
quin fummi ac perfpicacis ingenij : et homines qui tranf-
fre- || tant mare illud now fine admirat/owe vniufcuiu-
fque rei rationew red- || dunt : fed nunquam viderunt
gentes veftitas neque naues hujusmodi. Ego || ftatim
atq//<? ad mare illud perueni e prima infula quofdaw
Indos || violenter arripui : qui edifcerent a nobis et nos
pariter docerent || ea : quorum ipfi in ijfce partibus cog-
[SILBER'S EDITION.) 37
quirere : coaceruare ea,que nobis tradere quibus || ipfi
affluunt et nos magnopere indigemus Nullaw ij norunt
hijdo || latriam: immo firmiflime credunt omnem vim:
omnem potentiam || omnia denique bona effe in coelo:
mequf inde cum his nauibus et nau || tis defcendifle :
a.tque hoc animo vbiqa^ fui fufceptus poftquam metum ||
repulerant Nee funt fignes 1 aut rudes : quin fummi ac
perfpicacis || ingenij : et homines qui tranffretant mare
illud non fine admirati || one vnifcuiufq<? 2 rei ratione
redduwt: fed nunquam viderut gentes vefti- || tasneqw^
naues hujusmodi Ego ftatim atqw*? ad mare illud per-
ueni e pri || ma infula quofdawz Indos violenter arripui.
qui edifcerent a nobis || et nos pariter doceret ea: quo-
1 Misprint ior/egnes. 2 Misprint for vniufcuiufque.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
affluunt et nos magnope || re indigemus. Nullam ii
norunt idolatriam : immo firmiflime ere || dunt omnem
vim : omnem potentiam : omnia. deniqw<? bona efle in
celo : meque \\ inde cum his nauibus et nautis defcew-
difle : atq?/<f hoc animo vbique \\ fui fufceptus poftquam
metum repulerant. Nee funt fegnes aut ru- || des:
quin fummi ac perfpicacis ingenii : et homines qui tranf-
fre- || tant mare illud non fine admiratiowe vniufcuiuf-
que rei rationem red- || dunt: fed rmnquam videruwt
gentes veftitas neqw<? naues hujusmoJi. Ego || ftatim
aique ad mare illud perueni e prima infula quofdaw
Indos || violenter arripui : qui edifcerent a nobis et nos
pariter docerent || ea quorum ipfi in iifce partibus cog-
nitionem habebant : et ex voto || fucceflit : nam breui
84943
38 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
ueni: e pri || ma infula quofdaw Indos violenter arri-
pui: qui \\ edifcerewt a nobis: et nos pariter docerent
ea: quorum || ipfi in hifce partibus cognitionew habe-
bant. et || ex voto fucceflit: naw breui nos ip_/bs: et
hij nos: || turn geftu ac fignis: turn verbis intel-
lexerunt. || magnoqw/r nobis fuere emolumeto. veniunt
mo</<? || mecuw tamen qui temper putant me defi-
luifle e celo || quamuis diu nobifcuw verfati fuerint ho-
dieque ver- || [Twelfth page begins :] fentwr. et hi erant
primi: qw* id quocunquf appellaba || mus nunciabawt:
alij deinceps alijs elata voce || dicetes. Uenite venite
<r/videbitis gewtes ethe || reas. Quawobrew taw femie
quam viri: taw impuberes || quam adulti: tarn iuuenes
quam fenes: dfpofita formi || dine paulo
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
nitionem habebant. et ex voto || fucceflit: nam breui
nos ipfos et ij nos turn geftu ac fignis turn || verbis
intellexerunt: magnoqz^? nobis fuere emolumento: ve-
niut || modo mecum: qui femper putant me defilu-
iffe e coelo: quamuis diu || nohifcum 1 verfati fuerint
hodieqwi? verfentur. et ij erant primi qui || id quo-
cunquf appellabamus nuntiabant: alij deinceps alijs
ela- || ta voce dicetes: Uenite venite et videbitis
gentes aethereas. Quaw || ob rem tarn feminae quam
viri: tarn impuberes quam adulti: taw iuuenes || quam
fenes depofita formidine paulo ante ^wzcepta nos cer-
tatim vife || bant magna iter ftipante caterua alijs
cibum alijs potum affe- || rentibus maximo cum amore
1 Misprint for nobifcwn.
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 39
rum ipfi in ifce partibztf cognitionew ha- || bebant. ft
ex voto fucceffit: nam breui nos ipfos et ij nos turn
geftu || ac fignis turn verbis intellexerunt : magnoqw*
nobis fuere emolu- || mento: veniunt modo mecum:
qui Temper putant me defiluifle de || coelo: quamuis
diu nobifcum verfati fuerint hodiequt verfentwr: <?/ij
era/zt || primi qui id quocunq#<r appellabamw nuntia-
ba//t: alij deinceps alijs || elata voce dicetes. Uenite
venite <?/ videbitis getes ethereas Quaw || \Fourth page
begins :] ob rem tarn femine quam viri: tarn impuberes
quam adulti: tarn iuuenes || quam fenes. depofita for-
midine paulo ante concepta nos certatim vife || bant
magna inter 1 ftipante caterua alijs cibum alijs potum
1 Misprint for iter.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
nos ipfos : et ii nos turn geftu ac fignis : turn || verbis
intellexerunt: magnoq#<? nobis fuere emolumento : ve-
niu#t || modo mecum qui femper putant me defiluifle e
celo : quawuis diu || nobifcum verfati fuerint hodieqw<?
verfentur. et ii erant primi qui || id quocunqo<? appella-
bamus nuntiabant: alii deinceps aliis ela- || ta voce di-
centes: Uenite venite et videbitis getes ethereas.
Quaff/ || ob rem tarn femine quam viri: tarn impuberes
quam adulti: taw iuuenes || quam fenes depofita for-
midine paulo ante #?cepta nos certatim vife || bant
magna iter ftipante caterua : aliis cibum : aliis potum
affe- || rentibus maximo cum amore ac beniuolentia in-
credibili. Habet || vnaqueqz^ infula multas fcaphas
folidi ligni: et fi anguftas. Ion- || gitudine \amen ac for-
40 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
nos certatim vifebat || magna iter ftipate caterua
alijs cibum, alijs po || turn afferentibwj : maxiwo cum
amore ac beniuolerc- || tia incredibili. Habet vnaque-
que infula multas || fcaphas folidi ligni: et fi anguf-
tas: longitudine || tamen ac forma noftris biremibz^
fimiles: curfu zx&em || velociores. Reguntarremistan-
tu/#modo. Haruw || quedaw funt magne: quedaw
parue : quedaw in me- || dio <w/fiftunt. Plures tame
biremi que remige#t || duodeuiginti tranftris maiores:
cum quibus in omnes \\ illas infulas: que innumere
funt : traijcitr. cumque \\ his fuaw mercaturaw exer-
cent: et inter eos comer- || tia fiunt. Aliquas ego ha-
ruw biremium feu fca- || pharuw : vidi que veheba^t
feptuaginta et octuagin || ta remiges. In omnibus his
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
ac beniuolentia incredibili. Habet || vnaqueqa<? infula
multas fcaphas folidi ligni : et fi anguftas Ion- || gitu-
dine tamen ac forma noftris biremibus fimiles : curfu
ZLUtem velo- || ciores. Reguntur remis tantuwmodo.
Haxum quaedam funt magnate : || quaedam paruae :
quaeda.m in medio confiftut. Plures tamen biremi
quae || remiget duodeuiginti tranftris maiores : cum
quibus in omnes illas || infulas : quae innumerae funt :
traijcitur. cumq<? ijs fuam mercatu- || ram exercent et
inter eos comertia fiunt. Aliquas ego harum bi- ||
remiuw feu fca.pha.rum vidi que vehebant feptuaginta
et octuaginta re || miges. In omnibus ijs infulis nulla
eft diuerfitas inter gentis || effigies: nulla in moribus
atque loquela : quin omnes fe intelligunt || [Fifth page
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 41
affe- || rentibus maximo cum amore ac beniuolentia in-
credibili. Habet || vnaqueque Infula multas fcaphas
folidi ligni: et fi anguftas longi || tudine tamen ac forma
noftris biremibus fimiles: curfu autem ve || lociores.
reguntur remis tantummodo. Harum quedam funt
magne || quedam parue : quedam in medio confiftunt.
Plures tamen biremi || que remiget duodeuiginti tran-
ftris maiores: cum quibus in omnes || illas infulas: que
innumere funt : traijcitur curaque ijs fuam merca || tu-
ram exercent et inter eos comertia fiunt Aliquas ego
harum bi- || remium feu fcapharum vidi que vehebant
feptuagi//ta et octuaginta || remiges. In omnibus ijs
infulis nulla eft diuerfitas inter gentis || effigies: nulla
in moribus atque loquela : quin omnes fe intelligunt ||
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
ma noftris biremibus fimiles: curfu autem velo- || cio-
res. Reguntur remis tantuwmodo. Harum quedawz
funt magne : || quedam parue : queda/rc in medio con-
fiftuwt. Plures tamen biremi que || remiget duodeui-
ginti tranftris maiores: cum quibus in omnes illas ||
infulas: que innumere funt: traiicitur. cumq#<? iis fuam
mercatu- || ram exercent et inter eos comertia fiunt.
Aliquas ego harum bi- || reroium feu fca.pha.rum vidi
que vehebant feptuaginta et octuaginta re || \Fifth page
begins :] miges. In omnibus iis infulis nulla eft diuer-
fitas inter gentis || effigies : nulla in moribus atque lo-
quela : quin omnes fe intelligunt || adinuicem : que res
perutilis eft ad id qttod ferenifllmos Reges no || ftros ex-
optare precipue reor: icilicet eorum ad iancta.ro. Christ\
49 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
infulis nulla eft di- || uerfitas inter gentis effigies, nulla
in moribus || aique loquela : quin omnes fe intelliguwt
adinuice#z : || que res p<rrutilis eft ad id quod fereniffi-
muwz Rege#z || noftruw exoptare precipue reor: fcilicet
eorum ad fan || ctam Chrifti fidem conuerfionem. cui
quide/w quantum || iwtelligere potui facilimi funt et
prom. Dixi quern- \\ \Thirteenth page begins:] admo-
dum fum pn^gremis antea infulaw lohanaw || per rec-
tum tramitew occafus in orientem miliaria || cccxxij. &-
cunditm qu&m viam et intmiallu/w itineris poffum ||
dicere ha#c lohanaw effe maiorew Anglia et Sco || tia
fimul: nanq#<r vitra dicta, cccxxij. paffuuw milia: || in
ea parte que ad occidentew pwfpectat : due : quas ||
non petij: fuper funt prmiincie: quarum alteraw Indi ||
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
begins .-] adinuicem : qmze res perutilis eft ad id quod
fereniflimuw Rege/w nostrttm \\ exoptare praecipue
reor : tcilicet eorum ad foctam Christi fidem ^wzuer-
fionem. || cui quidem quantum intelligere potui facil-
limi funt et proni. Dixi || quemadmodu^/ fum pro-
greffus antea infulam lohana^i per rectuw || tramitem
occafus in orientem miliaria. cccxxij. iecunditm qua.m
viam et \\ interuallum itineris pofTum dicere hanc
lohanaw effe maiorem || Anglia et Scotia fimul: naw-
que vltra dicta, cccxxij. paffuu/ milia in || ea parte
qutfe ad occidentem profpectat duae : quas no petij :
fuper || funt prouinciae: quarum alteraw Indi Anan
vocant cuius accolae cau || dati nafcuntur. Tenduntaf
in longitudinew ad miliaria. clxxx. vt || ab his quos veho
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 43
ad inuicem : que res perutilis eft ad id quod fereniflimo-
ru#* Reguw nof || trorum exoptare precipue reor:
icilictt eorum ad factam Christ\ fidem con- || uerfio-
nem cui qw/'dem quantum intelligere potui facilimi funt
et pro || ni Dixi quemadmodum fum progreffus antea
infulam loanam || per rectum tramitem occafus in ori-
entem millaria 1 cccxxij. in quam || viam et interuallum
itineris poffum dicere hanc loanaw effe maio || rem
Anglia et Scotia fimul : namque vltra dicta cccxxij. paf-
fuuw milia in \\ ea parte que ad occidentem profpectat
due. quas non petij: fuper fu/zt || prouincie: quarum
alteram Indi Anan vocant cuius accole caudati || naf-
cuntur. Tenduntor in longitudinew ad miliaria. clxxx.
1 Misprint for miliaria.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
fidem <r0//uerfio- || nem. cui qwzdem quantum intelligere
potui facillimi funt etproni. || Dixi quewadmoduw/ fum
progreffus antea infulam loanam per re || ctum trami-
tem occafus in orientem miliaria. cccxxii. iecundvm.
quam \iarn \\ et interuallum itineris poffum dicere hanc
loanam effe maiorew || Anglia et Scotia fimul. namque
vltra dicta, cccxxii. paffuuw milia in || ea parte que ad
occidentem profpectat due: quas no petii: fuper ||
funt prouincie : quarum alteraw Indi Anan vocant cui-
us accole cau || dati nafcuntur. Tendunter in longi-
tudinew ad miliaria. clxxx. vt || ab his quos veho
rnecuw Indis percepi: qui omms has callent infu- ||
las. Hifpane \ero ambits maior eft tota Hifpania
a Colonia vfque \\ ad fontem rabidum Hincqw^ fa-
44 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
Anan voca#t: emus accole caudati nafcuntor. Ten \\
duntor in longitudinem ad miliaria. clxxx. vt ab || his
ques veho mecuw Indis p<rrcepi: qui omms has || cal-
\ent infulas. Hifpane vero ambits maior eft || tota
Hifpania a cologna vfque ad fontew rabiduw || Hinc-
que facile arguitwr quod quartuw eius latus quod ipfe ||
per rectaw lineaw occidentis in oriented traieci: mili ||
aria ttwtinet. dxl. Hec infula eft affectada et affe- ||
ctata now fpernewda in qua et fi a.\ia.rum omnium vt
dixi || pro inuictiflimo Rege n^/?ro folenniter poffeffio- ||
nem accepi : earumque imperiuw dicto Regi peni- 1| tus
commhtitur: in oportuniori tamen loco: atque omi
lu || cro et co^mertio ^^decenti: cuiufdaw magne
ville : || cui Natiuitatis dotnini nome dedima^ . poflef-
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
mecuw Indis percepi: qui omnis has callent infu- ||
las. Hifpanae vero ambits maior eft tota Hifpania a
Colonia vfqz^ || ad fontem rabidum. Hincq#<f facile
arguitur quod quartum eius latus || quod ipfe per rec-
ta; linear occidentis in orientem traieci miliaria ||
continet. dxl. H#ec infula eft affectanda et affectata
no fpernenda || in qua et fi a]ia.rum omnium vt dixi
pro inuictiffimo Rege noftro folen || niter poffeffionem
acojrepi: earumque imperium dicto Regi penitus ||
cowmittitur: in oportuniori tamen. loco atque omni
lucro et cowmercio || condecenti cuiufdaw magnate
vill^re: cui Natiuitatis dommi nomen de- || dimus: pof-
feffionem peculiariter accepi: ibique arcem quandam ||
erigere extemplo iufli : qu#e modo iam debet effe per-
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 45
vt ab his || quos veho mecum Indis percepi : qui om-
nis has callent infulas. || Hifpane vero ambit#* maior
eft toto Hifpania a Colonia vfque ad || fonte/w rabidum
Hincqa^ facile arguitar quod quartuw eius latus quod
ip || fe per rectam lineam occidentis in orientem tra-
ieci miliaria conti- || net. dxl. Hec infula eft affectanda
et affectata non fpernewda in qua \\ et fi alia.rum om-
nium vt dixi pro inuictiflimo Rege noftro folenniter ||
poffemonem accepi: earumque imperium dicto Regi
penitus cowmitti || tur: in oportuniori tame loco at-
que omni lucro el cowmertio condecew || ti cuiufdam
magne ville : cui Natiuitatis dommi nomen dedimus :
pof || feflionem peculiariter accepi ibique arcem quan-
dam erigere ex tern || plo iufli que modo iam debet efle
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
cile arguitor quod quartum eius latus || quod ipfe
per rectaw linear occidentis in orientem traieci mi-
liaria || continet. dxl. Hec infula eft affectanda et
affectata no/z fpernenda || in qua et fi aliar##z om-
nium, vt dixi pro inuictiflimo Rege noftro folen ||
niter poffeffionem accepi: earumque imperium dicto
Regi penitus || cowmittitur: in oportuniori tamen loco
atque omni lucro et cowmerrio || condecenti cuiufdaw
magne ville: cui Natiuitatis domim. nomen de- || di-
mus: poffeflionem peculiariter accepi: ibique arcem
quandam || erigere extemplo iufli: que modo iam debet
effe p<?racta: in qua ho || mines qui neceffarii funt vifi
cum omni anno raw genere et vltra an || num victu
oportuno reliqui. Item quandaw carauellaw et pro
46 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
fionew || peculiariter accept, ibique arcem quandaw
eri- || gere extemplo iuffi : que modo iam debet effe ||
p<?racta: in qua howi#es qui neceffarij funt vifi: cuw ||
omni axmoTum genere : et vltra annum victu oportu ||
no reliqui. Item qua.fida.rn carauellaw: et pr<? alijs
contouen || dis ta,m in hac arte quam in cetera peritos:
ac eiufdew || [Fifteenth page begins.-] infule Regis erga
nos beniuolentiaw et familia || ritate#z incredibilew.
Sut e/m gewtes ille amabiles || admodum ^/benigne:
eo quod Rex praiictus me fra || trem fuum dici gloria-
batur. Et fi animuw reuoca || rent : et his qui in arce
manferut nocere velint : ne || queut: quia armis ca-
ret: nudi icedut : ft mmium \\ timidi. ideo dictaw
arcem tene/ztes: dutaxat ourA. tota#* ea,m infulaw
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
acta: in qua ho || mines qui neceflarij funt vifi cum
omni armorum genere et vltra an || num victu oportuno
reliqui. Item quandaw carauellam et pro alijs || con-
ftruendis tarn in hac arte quam in ozeteris peritos: ac
eiufdew in- || fuLze Regis erga eos beniuolentiam et
familiaritatem incredibilew || Sunt enim gentes illae
amabiles admodum et benigmze: eo quod Rex || pre-
dictus me fratrew fuuw dici gloriabatwr. Et fi a.nimum
reuocarent et || ijs qui in arce manferunt nocere velint.
nequeunt: quia. armis ca- || rent: nudi incedu/zt et ni-
miujtt timidi : ideo dicta^z arcem tenewtes dun || taxat
possunt tota.m earn infulam nullo fibi iwmine^te difcri-
mine popu- || lari. dummodo leges quas dedimus ac
regimen no excedat. In omnibus \\ ijs infulis vt in-
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 47
pacta : l in qua homines qui necef || farij funt vifi cum
omni armorum genere el vltra annum victu opor || tuno
reliqui. Item quandam carauellam et pro alijs con-
ftruendis || tarn in hac arte quam in ceteris peritos; ac
eiufdem infule Regis erga || eos beniuolentiam et fa-
miliaritatem incredibilem Sunt enim ge// || tes ille ama-
biles admodum et benigne : eo quod Rex predictus me
fra || [Fifth page begins;] trem fuum dici gloriebatur.
Et fi animum reuocarent et ijs qui in || arce manferuwt
nocere velint nequeunt: quia armis carent: nudi in ||
cedunt et nimium timidi : ideo dictam arcem tenentes
duntaxat possunt \\ totam earn infulam nullo fibi inmi-
nente difcrimine populari. duw || modo leges quas dedi-
1 Misprint for peracta.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
aliis || conftruendis tarn in hac arte quam in ceteris
peritos: ac eiufde/# in- || fule Regis erga eos beniuo-
lentiam et familiaritatewz incredibilez || Sunt enim
gentes ille amabiles admodum et benigne: eo quod
Rex || predictus me fratrew fuuw dici gloriabatwr. Et
fi animum reuocarent et || iis qui in arce manferunt
nocere velint: nequeunt: quia. armis ca- || rent: nudi
inceduwt et nimiuw timidi : ideo dicta/# arcem tenetes
dun || taxat possunt totam earn infulam nullo fibi immi-
ne/zte difcrimine popu- J| lari: dummodb leges quas
dedimus ac regimen no/* excedat. In omnibus \\
[Sixth page begins:} iis infulis vt intellexi quifq^ vni
tan turn coniugi acquiefcit: preter prin || cipes aut reges:
quibus viginti ha^<?re licet. Femine magis quam viri
48 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
nullo fibi imminente difcrimine || (duwmodo leges quas
dedimw-y ac regimes no ex || cedat) facile detinere.
In omnibus his infulis vt || intellexi : quifq//^vni tantum
wiugi acquiefcit: prrter || principes aut reges: qw/bus
viginti habere licet. \\ Femine magis quam viri laborare
videntwr: nee be || ne potui intelligere an habeawt
bona prppria: vi || di enim quod vnus habebat alijs
iflzpartiri: prefertim da || pes, obfonia, et hujusmodi.
Nulluw apd eos monfirum \\ reperi: vt pleriq<? exifti-
mabant : fed homines ma- || gne reuerewtie atq#^ be-
nignos. Nee funt nigri ve || lut ethiopes. habewt crines
pianos ac demiflbs || no degunt vbi radioruw folaris
emicat calor. per \\ magna n&mque hie eft folis vehe-
mentia: prypterea || quod ab eqa/noctiali linea diftat.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
tellexi quifqw^ vni tantum *w;iugi aqcuiefcit 1 pmeter
prin || cipes aut reges: q/bus viginti h#&re licet. Fe-
minae magis quam viri la- || [Sixth page begins:} borare
videntur. nee bene potui intelligere an habeant bona
pro || pria: vidi enim quod vnus habebat alijs impartiri :
pnzefertim dapes || obfonia et hujusmodi. Nullum
apud eos monftruw reperi vt pleriqw^ exi- || ftimabant:
fed ho;ies magne reuerentiae ztque benignos. Nee
funt || nigri velut ethiopes. habent crines pianos ac de-
miffos. non de || guwt vbi radiorww folaris emicat calor.
p^-nnagna nanqw^ hie eft folis || vehementia : propterea
quod ab aequinoctiali linea diftat. Ubi vide- || tur
gradus fex et viginti ex montiuw cacuminibwj. Maxi-
1 Misprint for acquiefcit.
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 49
mus ac regimen non excedant. In omnibus \\ ijs infu-
lis vt intellexi quifque vni tantuw coiugi aqcuiefcit l
preter pri// || cipes aut reges: quibus viginti habere li-
cet. Femine magis quam viri || laborare videntur. nee
bene potui intelligere an habeant bona pro \\ pria: vidi
enim quod vnus habeat alijs impartiri : prefertim dapes
ob || fonia et hujusmodi. Nullum apud eos monftrum
reperi vt pleriqz^ exif || timabant: fed homines magne
reuerentie atque benignos. Nee fu#t || nigri velut ethi-
opes. habent crines pianos ac demiflbs. no# degu#t ||
vbi radiorum folaris emicat calor permagna nanque hie
eft folis vehe || mentia: propterea quod ab equinoctiali
linea diftat. Ubi videntur gra 1 1 dus fex et viginti ex mon-
1 Misprint for acquiefcit.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
la- || borare videntur. nee bene potui intelligere an
habea#t bona pro || pria: vidi enim quodvnus habebat
aliis impartiri: prefertim dapes || obfonia et hujusmodi.
Nullum apud eos monftruw reperi vt pleriq#<? exi- ||
ftimabant : fed homines magne reuerentie atque benig-
nos. Nee funt || nigri velut ethiopes. habent crines
pianos et demiffos. non de- || gut vbi radiorww folaris
emicat calor. permagna. nanque hie eft folis || vehe-
mentia: propterea quod ab equinoctiali linea diftat.
Ubi viden || tur gradus fex et viginti ex montiuw ca-
cuminibus. Maximum quoque || viget frigus: fed id
quidem moderantur Indi turn loci co//fuetudi || ne. turn
reruw calidiffimarum quibus frequenter et luxuriofe
vefcuntar || prefidio. Itaque mowftra aliqua no vidi:
50 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
vbi videtur, gra- || dus fex et viginti Ex montiuw ca-
cuminibwj ma- || ximuw quoque viget frigus: ted id
q#/dem moderanter In- || di: tu/ loci <wzfuetudie :
tuw KTum calidiflimajnm quibus \\ frequenter et luxuri-
ofe vefcuntor prefidio. Itaq<? || monftra aliq#0 no
vidi: neque eorww alicubi habui co || {Sixteenth page
begins:] gnitionem: excepta quadaw infula Chans
nun- || cupata : que fecunda ex Hifpana in Indiam ||
tranffretatibus exiftit. quam gens quedam a || finitinris
habita ferocior incolit. hi carne hu- || mana vefcuntwr.
Habent predict! biremiuw gene || ra plurima : quibus
in omnes Indicas infulas || traijciunt, depredat, furri-
piutq^ quecuwqw^ pvflunt. || Nihil ab alijs differunt
nifi qw<7//gerunt more fe- 1| mineo longos crines. vtuntar
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
mu; quoque \\ viget frigus: fed id qzwdem moderantor
Indi turn loci confuetudi- || ne. turn reruw calidiflima-
rum quibus frequenter et luxuriofe vefcunt/^r || praefi-
dio. It&que moftra aliqua no vidi: neq;^<? eorum
alicubi habui co || gnitionem: excepta quada/w infula
Chans nuncupata: qu#e fecun || da ex Hifpania 1 in
Indiam tranffretantibj exiftit quaw gens quae || dam a
finitimis habita ferocior incolit. Hi carne humana
vefcu# || tur. Habent predicti biremiuw genera plu-
rima qz'bus in omnis Indi || cas infulas traijciunt. de-
predant. furripiunt quaecumque pvssunt. Nihil || ab
alijs differunt nifi quod gerut more femineo longos
crines. vtu- || tur arcubus et fpiculis arundineis fixis vt
1 Misprint for Hifpana.
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 51
tium cacuminibus. Maximum quoque vi- || get frigus:
fed idquidemmoderanterlnde 1 turn loci confuetudine. ||
turn rerum calidimmarum quibus frequenter et luxuriofe
vefcu#t#r || prefidio. Ita.que monftra aliqua no vidi:
neque eorum alicubi habui co- 1| gnitionem : excepta qua-
darn infula Charis nuncupata: que fecun || da ex Hif-
pania 2 in Indiana tranffretantibus exiftit. quam genuf ||
quedaw a finitimis habita ferocior incolit. Hi came hu-
mana vef- || cuntur. Habent predicti biremium genera
plurima quibus in om- || nis Idicas 3 infulas traijciunt.
depredant. furripiuwt quecumque possunt. \\ Nichil ab
alijs differunt nifi quod gerunt more femineo longos
1 Misprint for Indi. 2 Misprint for Hifpana.
3 Misprint for Indicas.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
neque eorw/w alicubi habui co || gnitionem: excepta
qua.da.rn infula Charis nuncupata: que fecun || da ex
Hifpania 1 in Indiam tranffretantibwj exiftit. qua,m gens
que || dam a finitimis habita ferocior incolit. Hi carne
humana vefcu || tur. Habent predicti biremiuw ge-
nera plurima quibus in otnnis Indi- || cas infulas traii-
ciunt. depredant. furripiunt quecumque ^ossurA. Nihil ||
ab aliis differunt nifi quod gerunt more femineo longos
crines. vtu- || tur arcubwx et fpiculis arundineis fixis vt
diximwj in groffiori par || te attenuatis haftilibw^. ideo-
que habentwr feroces: quare ceteri Indi || inexhaufto
metu plectuntar: fed hos ego nihili facio plus quant
alios || Hi funt qui coheunt cum quibufdaw feminis:
1 Misprint for Hifpana.
52 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
arcub$ et fpiculis || arundineis: fixis (vt diximus) in
groffiori parte at || tenuatis haftilibaj. ideoqa<? habentur
feroces: qua- || re ceteri Indi inexhaufto metu plectun-
tur: fa/ || hos ego nihili facio plus quam alios. Hi
funt qui || coeunt cum quibufdam feminis: que fole
infu || lam Mateunin prima#z ex Hifpana in Indiam ||
traijcientibj habitant. He autew femine nulluw ||
fui fexus opus exercent : vtuntur enim arcub^j et fpi ||
cults ficuti df e&Tum coniugibus dixi muniut: fefe
lami || nis eneis quarum maxima. apud eas copia exiftit.
Ali || am mihi infulaw affirmant fupradicta Hifpana ||
maiorew : eius incole caret pilis. auroque inter alias ||
potiflimuw exuberat. Huius infule et alia.rum qttas vi ||
di ho*mes mecum porto : qui horum que dixi teftimo-
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
diximz in groffiori par || te attenuatis haftilib^. ideo-
que habentwr feroces : quare ozeteri Indi || inexhaufto
metu plectunter: fed hos ego nihilifacio plus quam
alios || Hi funt qui coheunt cum quibufdaw feminis:
quae folae infula-vz Mateu- 1| ninprimaw ex Hifpania 1 in
Indian? traiicientibz^ habitant. Hae autew || femine
nullu/;/ fui fexus opus exercent : vtuntur enim arcubus
et || fpiculis ficuti de earum ^mugibus dixi. muniunt
fefe laminis fleneis || quarum maxima apud eas copia
exiftit. Alia;/* mihi infulaw affirmawt || fupradicta Hif-
pana maiorew: eius incoldre caret pilis. auroqw^ in-
ter || alias potimmufl* exuberat. Huius inful^e et
aliarum quas vidi howies || mecu; porto qui horum
1 Misprint for Hifpana.
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 53
cri- || nes vtuntur arcubus et fpeculis 1 arundineis fixis
\ut\ diximus in grof || fori 2 parte attenuatis haftilibus.
ideoque habentur feroces: quare || ceteri Indi iex-
haufto metu plectutr: fed hos ego nihili facio
plus || quam alios Hi funt qui coheunt cuw quibufdam
feminis: que fole infu || lam Mateunin primaw ex Hif-
pania 3 in Indiam traijcientibus ha || bitant. He autem
femine nullum fui fexus opus exercent: vtuntur || enim
arcubtf,? et fpeculis 4 ficuti de earum cowiugibus dixi mu-
niut fefe la || minis eneis quarum maxima apud eas
copia exiftit. Aliam mihi || infulam affirmant fupradicta
Hifpana maiorem : eius incole ca- || rent pilis.
1 Misprint for fpiculis. 2 Misprint for grojjiori.
3 Misprint for Hifpana. * Misprint for fpiculis.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
que fole infulaw Mateu- || nin primaw ex Hifpania 1
in Indiaw traiicientibwj habitant. He aufcwz || fe-
mine nulluzw fui fexus opus exercent: vtuntur enim
arcubus et || fpiculis ficut de earum <wziugibus dixi.
muniunt fefe laminis eneis || quaxum maxima apud
eas copia exiftit. M\a.m mihi infula/ra amrmat || fu-
pradicta Hifpana maiorew: eius incole care/zt pilis.
auroqz^ inter || alias potiflimuw exuberat. Huius in-
fule et aliarw/w quas vidi homines \\ mecu/ porto qui
horum que dixi teftimoniuw perhibewt. Deniqwe vt
no || ftri difceffus et celeris reuerfionis compendium
ac emolumentum || breuibus aftringa/w hoc polliceor:
me noftris Regibus inuictiffi || mis paruo eoTum ful-
1 Misprint for Hifpana.
54 [ THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
nium || p<?rhibet. Deniq#<r vt noftn difceffus et celeris
reuer || fiowis compendium : ac emolumetum breuibz
aftringam || hoc polliceor: me noftris Regibwj inuictif-
fimis panic || eorwm fultum auxilio : tantum auri datu-
rum quantum || {Seventeenth page begins :] eis fuerit
opus, tantum vero aromatum. bombicis. || mafticis (que
apud Chium duwtaxat inuenitor) tan || tumque ligni
aloes, tantum feruorum hydrophilato- || rum: quantum
eorum maieftas voluerit exigere. || jtem reubarbarum et
alia aromatum genera : que hi || quos in dicta arce
reliqui ia.m inueniffe: atqz^ in- || uenturos exiftimo.
quondequidem ego nullibi ma- || gis fum moratus nifi
quantum me coegeru/zt ve/z- || ti : preterqwaw in villa
Natiuitatis: dum arcem con- || dere et tuta omma efle
prouidi. Que et fi maxima || et inaudita funt : multo
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
qu0e dixi teftimonium perhibet. Deniqw<r vt no- ||
ftri difceffus et celeris reuerfionis compendium ac emo-
lumentu; || breuibus aftringam hoc polliceor: me
noftris Regibus inuictifli- || mis paruo eorz/m fultum
auxilio: tantum auri daturum quantum eis fue- || rit
opus, tan/urn, vero aromatum. bombicis. mafticis : que
apud Chium || duntaxat inuenitur : tantumq#<r lignum
aloes, tantum feruorwm hydo- || [Seventh page begins:]
latrorum: quantum eorum maieftas voluerit exigere.
item reu- || barbarum et alia aromatum genera
qu0e ij quos in dicta arce reli- || qui iam inue-
niffe atq#<? inuenturos exiftimo. qwan^quidem ego
nul || libi magis fum moratus nifi quantum me
coegerunt venti: pre || t&cquam in villa Natiuitatis
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 55
inter alias potiflimum exuberat. Huius infule || et
aliarum quas vidi homines mecum porto qui horum
que dixi || teftimonium perhibent Denique vt noftri
difceffus et celeris reuer || fionis compendium ac emo-
limentum breuibus aftri#gam hoc pol || liceor me
noftris Regibus inuictffimis 1 paruo eorum fultum aux ||
ilio: tantum auri daturum quantum Eis fuerit opus,
tantum || vero Armatum. 2 bombicis. mafticis: que apud
Chium dumtaxat || [Sixth page begins:] Inuenitur:
tantumq#<? lignum aloes, tantum Seruorum hijdo || la-
troru#z. quatu#z torum maieftas voluerit exigere item
reubarbaraw et ah'a || aromatuw genera que ij quos in
dicta arce reliq/ ia#z i/zuenifie atque i#ue#tu || ros ex-
iftimo quanJvquidem ego nullibi magis fum morat/w
1 Misprint for inuictifllmis. 2 Misprint for Aromatum.
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
turn auxilio: tantu/w auri daturum quantum eis fue- ||
{Seventh page begins :\ rit opus, tanfum vero aromatum.
bombicis. mafticis : que apud Chium || duntaxat inne-
nitur. 1 tantuwq#<? ligni aloes, tantum feruorum hydo- ||
latrarum: quantum eorum maieftas voluerit exigere.
item reu- || barbarum et alia aromatum genera que ii
quos in dicta arce reli || qui iam inuenifle atque inuen-
turos exiftimo. qaam/<?quidem ego nul || libi magis fum
moratus nifi quantum me coegerunt venti : pre- || ter-
quam in villa Natiuitatis: dum arcew condere et tuta
omnia. efle pro || uidi. Que et fi maxima et inaudita
funt: multo tamen maiora forent || fi naues mihi vt ratio
exigit fubueniflent. Uerw multum ac mira || bile hoc:
1 Misprint for inuenitur.
56 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
tame maiora forent fi || naues mihi vt ratio exigit fub-
ueniffent. Uerum \\ multuw ac mirabile hoc: nee nof-
tris mentis cor || refpondes: fed fancte Chriftiane
fidei: noftro- || rumque Reguzw pietati ac religioni:
quia quod hu- || manus co/zfequi no// poterat intellec-
tus: id huwa- || nis conceflit diuinus. Solet ew/'m deus
C?mos fu || os: quique fua precepts, diliguwt: etiaw in
impoflibili- || busexaudire: vt nobis in prefentia. con-
tigit : qui ea conk \\ cuti fumus: que hactenztf mortal-
iutn vires mi/me atti || gerat. na.m fi harum infularw/w
quipiam aliquid fcripterunt aut || locuti funt: omnes
per ambages et ^wiecturas nemo fe || eas vidifle aflerit:
wide pn?pe videbatwr fabula Igi || tur Rex et Regiwa
prmcipes ac eorum regna felicif || fima: cuncteque alie
Chriftianorww pwuincie Salua || tori domino no/ho lefu
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
dum arcem condere et tuta omnia. efle pro || uidi.
Quae et fi maxima et inaudita funt : multo tamen mai-
ora forewt || fi naues mihi vt ratio exigit fubueniffent.
Uerww multum ac mira || bile hoc: nee noftris mentis
correfpondens : fed fanctae Chriftia || n^e fidei noftro-
rumq<? Regum pietati ac religioni : quia quod hu ||
manus confequi no poterat intellectus : id humanis
cowceflit di || uinus. Solet enim deus feruos fuos qui-
qzie fua pmecepta diligunt || et in impoflibilibus exau-
dire: vt nobis in pnzefentia contigit: qui || ea confecuti
fumus qu0e hactenus mortalium vires minime atti || ge-
rant : nam fi haru#2 infularum quipiam aliquid fcripferunt
aut lo || cuti funt: omnes per ambages et coiecturas:
nemo fe eas vidifle || aflerit. vnde prope videbatur fab-
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 57
nifi quantum me || coegerut veti: preterquam in villa
Natiuitatis dum arcetn co/zdere <f/ tuta omnia. \\ effe
p;vuidi Que <?/ f\ maxima et i#audita funi : multo tamfn
maiora forent \\ fi naues mihi vt ratio exigit fubue-
niflet. Verum multu/ ac mirabile || hoc: nee nostris
mentis correfpode#s : fed fancte Chriftiane fidei nos-
/ro || rumque Reguw pietati ac religioni: quia. quod
humane cofeq#* no poterat || itellectus: id hu-
manis coceffit diuinus. Solet enim deus feruos fuos ||
quiqz/<? fua pra:epta diligut et in impoflibilibaj exau-
dire. vt nobis in prefen \\ tia cowtigit: qui ea confecuti
fumus que hactenaj mortaliuw vires mini || me attige-
rastt: nam fi harum infularum quipiaw aliquid fcrip-
ferut aut locuti || fut: omnes per awbages et cowiec-
turas: newo fe eas vidiffe afierit vnde p/vpe || videbatwr
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
nee noftris mentis correfpond ens : fed fancte Chriftia- ||
ne fidei : noftrorumq<r Regum pietati ac religioni :
quia quod hu || manus confequi no poterat intellec-
tus : id humanis co/zcefiit di || uinus. Solet enim deus
feruus fuos: quiq<? fua precepta diliguwt || </ in impof-
fibilibus exaudire: vt nobis in prefentia contigit: qui ||
ea confecuti fumus que hactenus mortalium vires mini-
me atti || gerant: nam fi haruw infularum quipiam ali-
quid fcripferunt aut lo || cuti funt: omnes per ambages
et cowiecturas. nemo fe eas vidiffe || aflerit. vnde prope
videbatur fabula. Igitur Rex et Regina prin || cepfqw<f
ac eoTum regna feliciffima cuncteq<? alie Chriftiano-
rum prouin || cie Saluatori domino noftro lefu Chrifto
agamwj gratias : qui tan || ta nos victoria munereq;/<r
58 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
Chrifto aga.mus gratias : qui tata nos || victoria mune-
reque donauit: celebretr prvcefdones \\ {Eighteenth
page begins:} peraganter folennia facra. feftaque fronde
velentor || delubra. Exultet Chrulus in terns : quem-
admodu/w || in celis exultat: cum tot populorum per-
ditas an/<? || hac animas faluatum in preuidet. Letemur
et || nos: turn pr^pter exaltationew noftre fidei. turn
pro- || pter reruw temporaliu/ incremeta: quorum
no folu/w || Hifpania fed vniuerfa Chriftianitas eft fu-
tu- || ra pa^ticeps. Hec vt gefta funt fie breuiter
enar- || rata. Uale. Ulifbone pridie ydus Marcij. ||
Criftoforj Colom Oceane claflis Prefect/^. ||
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
ula. Igitur Rex et Regina prin || cepfq^ ac eorum
regna feliciffima cunctaeque aliae Chriftianorww pro-
uin || ciae Saluatori domino noftro lefu Chrifto agamz/j
gratias: qui tan || ta nos victoria munereq?/<? donauit :
celebrentur procefliones. per || agantur folennia facra.
feftaqz^ fronde velentur delubra. exultet || Chriftus in
terris quemadmodum in coelis exultat: quom tot || po-
pulorum perditas ante hac animas faluatum iri pmeui-
det. Laete || mur et nos : cum propter exaltationem nof-
trae fidei. turn propter || rerum temporalium incrementa:
quorum non folum Hifpania fed || vniuerfa Chriftianitas
eft futura particeps. Hdrec vt gefta funt || fie breuiter
enarrata. Uale. Ulifbonae pridie idus Martij. ||
Chriftoforus Colom Oceanae claflis Pnzefectus. II
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 59
fabula. Igitur Rex et Regina princepfq#<r ac eorum
regna fell || ciflima cuncteq#<? alie Chriftianor#/# pn?-
uincie Saluatori domino nosho le || fu Chrifto agamw
gratias: qui tata nos victoria munereqz^ donauit: ||
celebrentur pwceffiones peraga^tar folennia facra. fef-
taque frondeque velentur || delubra exultet Chriftus in
terns quewadmodum in celis exultat: || quom tot ^opu-
lorum pmlitas ante hac animas faluatuw in prmidet:
Letemur || et nos: cum pr^pter exaltatione/ noshz
fidei. turn propter return temporaliuw || incremeta:
quor^w no folum Hifpania fed vniuerfa Chriftianitas
eft || futura particeps. Hec vt gefta funt fie breuiter
enarrata. Uale. || Uilifbone pridie idus Martij. ||
Chriftoforus Colom Oceane claflis Prefectus. ||
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
donauit: celebrentur procefliones. per || agantur folen-
nia facra: feftaqz/<? fronde velentur delubra. exultet ||
Chriftus in terris quemadmodum in celis exultat : quom
tot po || pulorum perditas ante hac animas faluatum
iri preuidet. Lete || mur et nos : cum propter exalta-
tionem noftre fidei. turn propter || rerum temporalium
incrementa: quorum non folum Hifpania fed || vni-
uerfa Chriftianitas eft futura particeps. Hec vt gefta
funt || fie breuiter enarrata. Uale. Ulifbone pridie
Idus Martii. ||
Chriftoforus Colom Oceane claflis Prefectus. II
60 [THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION.]
C. Epigrama. R. L. de Corbaria Epifcopi || Montifpa-
lufij ||
Ad Inuictiffimuw Rege/ra Hifpaniarw/rc ||
lam nulla Hifpanis tellus addenda triuwphis: ||
Aique parum tantis viribus, orbis erat. ||
Nunc longe Eois regio deprenfa fub vndis. ||
Auctura eft titulos Betice magne tuos. ||
Unde repertori merito referenda Coluwbo ||
Gratia: fed fummo eft maior habeda deo : ||
Qui vince/zda parat noua regna tibiqw<? fibiqz^: ||
fimul fortem preftat et efle pium. ||
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND" EDITION.]
[Eighth page begins:]
4[ Epigramma. R. L. de Corbaria Epifcopi Montifpa-
lufij. ||
Ad Inuictimmum Regem Hifpaniarum. ||
lam nulla Hifpanis tellus addenda triumphis ||
Atqza? parum tantis viribus orbis erat. ||
Nunc longe eois regio deprenfa fub vndis ||
Auctura eft titulos Betice magne tuos ||
Unde repertori merito referenda Columbo ||
Gratia : fed fummo eft maior habenda deo. ||
Qui vincenda parat noua regna tibique fibique \\
Teque fimul fortem preftat et efle pium. ||
[SILBER'S EDITION.] 61
Q Epigramma. R. L. de Corbaria Ep/jw^i Montifpalufij.
Ad In || victiflimum Regem Hifpaniarum : ||
lam nulla Hifpanis tellus addenda triumph is. ||
Atque parum tantis viribus orbis erat. ||
Nunc longe eois regio deprenfa fub vndis. ||
Auctura eft titulos Betice magne tuos ||
Unde repertori merito referenda Columbo ||
Gratia: fed fummo eft maior habenda deo. ||
Qui vincenda parat noua regna tibique fibiqw* ||
Teq?/<? fimul fortem preftat et effe pium. ||
C Imprefiit Rome Eucharius Argenteus Anno demini.
M. cccc xciij ||
[PLANNCK'S "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA" EDITION.]
[Eighth f age begins :]
C Epigramma. R. L. de Corbaria Epifcopi Montifpa-
lufii. ||
Ad Inuictiflimum Regem Hifpaniarum. ||
lam nulla Hifpanis tellus addenda Triumphis ||
Atque parum tantis viribus orbis erat. ||
Nunc longe Eois regio deprenfa fub vndis. ||
Auctura eft titulos Betice magne tuos : ||
Unde repertori merito referenda Colombo ||
Gratia : fed fummo eft maior habeda deo. ||
Qui vincenda parat noua Regna tibiq#<? fibiquf ||
Teque fimul fortem preftat et efle pium. ||
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