Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present In foure partes. This first containeth a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... With briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoueries, priuate and publike customes, and the most remarkable rarities of nature, or humane industrie, in the same. By Samuel Purchas, minister at Estwood in Essex.

THE NINTH BOOKE.

Of Cumana, Guiana, Brasill, Chica, Chili, Peru, and other Regions of America Peruviana, and of their RELIGIONS.

CHAP. I.

OF the Southerne America, and of the Countries on the Sea-coast, between Dariene and Cumana. pag.691.

CHAP. II.

Of Cumana. pag.695.

CHAP. III.

Of Paria, Guiana, and the Neighbour-Countries, both on the Coast, and within the Land. pag.698.

CHAP. IIII.

Of Brasill. pag.704.

CHAP. V.

Of the Warres, Man-eating, and other Rites of the Brasilians. pag.707.

CHAP. VI.

Of the Riuer of Plate, and the Coun∣tries adioyning, and of the Maggellane Streights. pag.711.

CHAP. VII.

Of Terra Australis, and Chili. pag.714.

CHAP. VIII.

Of the Conquest of Peru by the Spani∣ards: and of their Ingua's or Emperors. pag.717.

CHAP. IX.

Of the Countrie of Peru: Naturall, Oeconomicall, and Politicall obseruations. pag.721.

CHAP. X.

Of the Gods or Idols of Peru, and o∣ther their opinions. pag.726.

CHAP. XI.

Of the religious Persons, Temples, Confessions, and Sacrifices in Peru. pag.729.

CHAP. XII.

Of their Supputation of Times: of the Feasts, Sepulchres, and other Peruvian Superstitions. pag.734.

CHAP. XIII.

Of the Ilands adioyning to A∣merica. pag.737.

CHAP. XIIII.

Of Hispaniola: and a touch homeward at Bermuda. pag.741.

CHAP. XV.

Of the Spanish cruelties, and their per∣uerse Conuersion of the people vnto Chri∣stianitie, in America. pag.746.