Hier begynneth the booke callyd the Myrrour of the worlde ...

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Hier begynneth the booke callyd the Myrrour of the worlde ...
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[Westminster :: Printed by William Caxton,
1491]
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Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Early works to 1600.
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¶Here beginneth the second partye of ye Rubrices of this present book & declareth how the erthe is deuyded. Caplo.
j.
¶What partye the erth may be enhabyted / Caplo.
ij.
¶After it speketh of paradys terrestre and his foure flo∣des / Capitulo /
iij.
Of the regyons of ynde & of thinges foūden ther / Ca
iiij.
¶Of the dyuersytees beyng in the lande of Inde. Ca.
v.
¶Of the serpentes & of the beestis of Inde / Caplo.
vj.
¶Of the precyous stones and of the grete vertue whiche growe in the royame of Inde / Capitulo.
vij.
¶Of the londes and contrees of Inde. Caplo.
viij.
¶Of the fysshes that ben founde in Inde / Caplo.
ix.
¶Of the trees that be in Inde and of theyr fruyt / Cao.
x.
¶Of Europe and of his contrees / Capitulo.
xj.
¶Of affrycque and his regyons & contrees / Caplo.
xij.
¶O dyuerse Isle of the see / Capitulo.
xiij.
¶Of the dyuersytes that ben in europe & affrique / ca.
xiiij.
¶Of the maner & condiciō of beestis of the same contrees Capitulo /
xv.
¶Of the maner of birdes of the same contrees / Ca.
xvj.
¶Of the dyuersytes of somme comyn thinges. Ca.
xvij.
¶To knowe where helle is sette and what it is. Ca.
xviij.
¶How the water renneth by therthe. Capitulo /
xix.
¶How the fresshe water / and salte. hoot and poysonned sourde. Capitulo.
xx.

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¶Of dyuerse fontayns that sourde in therth / Capl
xxj.
¶Wherfore & why the erthe cleueth & openeth / capl.
xxij.
¶How the watre of the see becometh salte capl /
xxiij.
¶Of the ayer and his nature caplo /
xxiiij /
¶How clowdes haylles tempestes thondres / lyghtnyn∣ges and layte come comynly / capitulo /
xxv.
¶Of the frostes and snowes / capitulo
xxvj.
¶Of hayll and tempestes / capitulo.
xxvij /
¶Of layhte lyghtnyng and thondre / capitulo /
xxviij.
¶For to knowe how the wyndes growe / capitulo.
xxix.
¶Of the fyre & the sterres whiche seme to falle / ca.
xxx.
¶Of the pure ayer & how the vij planets ben sette /
xxxj /
¶How the vij / planetis gyue names to the vij. dayes. Capitulo /
xxxij /
¶Of the tornyng of the fyrmament and of the sterres / Capitulo /
xxxiij.
¶Here endeth the second partie of the table of the Rubryces of this present booke /
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