CHAP. III.
Of the Kingdome of Pegu, or Brama.
PEgu a 1.1 is the Citie Royall of the Kingdome Brema, or Brama, the Nati∣on where began the greatnesse of the late Kings. These Bramans in∣habited neere the Lake Chiamay, among whome the King of Pegu had his Lieutenants or Viceroyes: One whereof (the Deputie of Tan∣gu) about threescore and tenne yeares since, rebelled against him, and surprised the Kingdomes of Prom, Mellntay, Calam, Bacam, Miran∣du, Aua, all peopled with the Bramans, trending Northwards a hundred and fiftie Leagues. He after attempted Siam with an Armie of three hundred thousand, and ••ent three months in making way through the huge Woods and inaccessible Places, but atchieued not his purpose. After his returne, he assayled Pegu, and conquered it; and then returned the second time 1567, as in the former Chapter is mentioned. b 1.2 He subiected to his Seignorie twelue Kingdomes, which Fernandes thus rehearseth: The Kingdome of Cavelan, where are the best Rubies and Saphyres: secondly, that of Aua, the bowels whereof are filled with Mines of Copper, Lead, & Siluer: the third Bacan, enriched with Mines of Gold: Tungran, the fourth, aboundeth with Lac c 1.3 and Lead: such is Prom, the fifth: The sixt is Iangoma, stored with Copper, Muske, Pepper, Silke, Siluer, Gold: Lauran, the seuenth, had Beioim enough to lade shippes: the eight and ninth are the Kingdomes of Trucon, Staples of China-marchandise: the tenth and ele∣uenth are the Diademes of Cublan, betweene Aua and China, poudered with precious stones: Siam, whence we last came, is the last of the twelue; in the inuasion whereof he armed a million and threescore thousand men (which number is short of d 1.4 Frederickes reckoning, except we ascribe that surplusage to Victuallers, Voluntaries, and Seruants and Attendants on the baggage:) which Armie (saith Fernandes) he tythed out of his people, taking one onely of tenne. Hee so abounded with wealth, that a hundred shippes, fraughted with Rice, seemed to diminish nothing of the plentie. The Fields are said to yeeld three haruests in a yeares and of Gemmes the store is beyond estima∣tion, and almost maketh them there short of the estimation of Gemmes; But this wealth, then wanting no store, had, when 'Fernandes writ this 1598, a contrane vi∣cissitude, of no store, but of want, euen of those thinges which Nature exacteth, as necessarie proppes of life. Scarcely of so many millions were left seuen thousand persons, Men, Women, and Children, to participate in the Kings imprisonment or Siege in his Tower, and those feeding on mans flesh, the parents requiring