The Spanish Mandeuile of miracles. Or The garden of curious flowers VVherin are handled sundry points of humanity, philosophy, diuinitie, and geography, beautified with many strange and pleasant histories. First written in Spanish, by Anthonio De Torquemeda, and out of that tongue translated into English. It was dedicated by the author, to the right honourable and reuerent prelate, Don Diego Sarmento de soto Maior, Bishop of Astorga. &c. It is deuided into sixe treatises, composed in manner of a dialogue, as in the next page shall appeare.

Title

The Spanish Mandeuile of miracles. Or The garden of curious flowers VVherin are handled sundry points of humanity, philosophy, diuinitie, and geography, beautified with many strange and pleasant histories. First written in Spanish, by Anthonio De Torquemeda, and out of that tongue translated into English. It was dedicated by the author, to the right honourable and reuerent prelate, Don Diego Sarmento de soto Maior, Bishop of Astorga. &c. It is deuided into sixe treatises, composed in manner of a dialogue, as in the next page shall appeare.

Author

Torquemada, Antonio de, fl. 1553-1570.

Publication

At London :: Printed by I[ames] R[oberts] for Edmund Matts, and are to be solde at his shop, at the signe of the hand and Plow in Fleet-streete,

1600.

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Subject terms

Curiosities and wonders -- Early works to 1900.

Historical geography -- Early works to 1800.

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"The Spanish Mandeuile of miracles. Or The garden of curious flowers VVherin are handled sundry points of humanity, philosophy, diuinitie, and geography, beautified with many strange and pleasant histories. First written in Spanish, by Anthonio De Torquemeda, and out of that tongue translated into English. It was dedicated by the author, to the right honourable and reuerent prelate, Don Diego Sarmento de soto Maior, Bishop of Astorga. &c. It is deuided into sixe treatises, composed in manner of a dialogue, as in the next page shall appeare." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A13830.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 10, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• A Table of the Contents of the sixe Treatises contayned in this Booke.
• To the Right Honorable Sir Thomas Sackuile, Knight, Baron of Buckhurst, Lorde high Treasurer of Englande, Lieuetenaunt of her Highnes within the County of Suffex, most worthy Chaun∣celor of the Uniuersitie of Oxenford, Knight of the noble order of the Garter, and one of her Maiesties most honourable priuie Counsell.
• To the right VVorshipfull my vvorthy and esteemed Friende, Lewes Lewkenor, Esquire; one of the honorable band of her Maiesties Gentlemen Pensioners in ordinarie.
• The Authors Epistle Dedicatorie, to the most Honourable and reuerent Praelate, Don Diego Sar∣mento, de Soto Maior, Bishop of Astorga. &c.
• A Table wherein are contayned the Names of those Authors, whose authorities are alleadged in this Treatise.
• THE FIRST TREA∣tise: In the which are contained ma∣nie thinges worthy of admiration, which Na∣ture hath wrought and daily worketh in men, con∣trary to her common & ordinarie course of operation. With other curiosities strange and delightfull.
• The second Discourse, contayning certaine properties and vertues of Springs, Ri∣uers, and Lakes: with some opinions touching tere∣striall Paradice; and the foure Riuers that issue out from thence: withall in what parts of the vvorld our Christian beleefe is professed.
• The third Discourse, entreating of Fansies, Visions, Spirits, Enchaunters, Char∣mers, VVitches, and Hags: Contayning besides di∣uers strange matters which haue hapned, delightfull and not lesse necessarie to be knowen.
• The fourth Discourse, in which is contayned, what Chaunce, Fortune, & Deste∣nie is, and the difference betweene them, withall, what lucke, felicity, and happines, doth signifie with their contraries; and what the influences of the heauenly bo∣dies import, and whether they are the causes of diuers mis∣chaunces that happen in the world: touching besides, manie other learned and curi∣ous poynts.
• The fifth Discourse, entreating of the Septentrionall Countries, and of the lengthe∣ning and decreasing of the dayes and nights, till they come to be sixe moneths long a peece: and how the Sunne and the Moone riseth and setteth with them, in a dif∣ferent sort then heere with vs, with many other things pleasant and worthy to be knowne.
• The sixth Discourse, entreating of sundry thinges that are in the Septentrionall Landes worthy of admiration.
• A Table of the principall matters contayned in this Booke.