The decades of the newe worlde or west India conteynyng the nauigations and conquestes of the Spanyardes, with the particular description of the moste ryche and large landes and ilandes lately founde in the west ocean perteynyng to the inheritaunce of the kinges of Spayne. ... Wrytten in the Latine tounge by Peter Martyr of Angleria, and translated into Englysshe by Rycharde Eden.

❧ A briefe declaration of the vyage or nauigation made a∣bowte the worlde. Gathered owt of a large booke wrytten hereof by master Antonie Pygafetta Uincentine, knyght of the Rhodes and one of the coomp••nye of that vyage in the which, Ferdinando Magalianes a Portugale (whom sum caule Magel¦lanus) was generall Capitayne of the nauie.

ALthowgh Sebastian Munster in his vniuer∣sall Cosmographie in the fyfthe booke of the landes of the greater Asia (which I transla¦ted into Englyshe abowte two yeares sen••e) hath wrytten of the vyage of Magellanus, de∣clarynge therein howe the Spanyardes by the West, and the Portugales by the Easte, saylyng to the Ilandes of Molucca, compased the hole globe of the worlde betwene them, yet haue I here thought it good to make a breefe repeticion of this vyage, addynge hereunto dy∣uers notable thynges which were not touched of Munster, as I haue gathered them owt of the bookes of Antonie Pigafet∣ta and Transiluanus wrytten of the same vyage. For albe∣it in deede it was a straunge and woonderful thynge that the Spanyardes and Portugales compased the hole circumfe∣rence of the worlde betwene them, yet is it more marueylous that the same was doone with one shippe and one coompanie of men as dyd the Spanyardes in this vyage, who keepynge theyr continuall cours•• by the Weste, returned into Spayne by the Easte. A thynge doubtlesse so much more woonderfull and strange then yf they had returned from the halfe circumfe¦rence by the same way they went. In howe muche they were

ignorante in the vyage neuer attempted beefore, besyde the thousande daungiours and perylles whiche they were daylye lyke to faule into, aswell by wanderynge in vnknowen coa∣stes as also by faulynge into the handes of the Portugales by whose dominions in the Easte, they shulde needes passe of necessitie, not trustynge to theyr gentelnesse for the contro∣uersie which had byn longe betwene them for the Ilandes of Molucca. I wyll therefore (as I haue sayde) make a briefe re∣hearsall of this vyage from the begynnynge to the endynge: Omyttynge neuerthelesse many notable thynges whiche are more largely described in the bookes of Maximilianus Transiluanus and Antonius Pigafetta.

The tenthe day of August, in the yeare of owre lorde M. D. xix. Ferdinando Magalianes departed from the porte of Siuile in Spayne with a nauie of fyue shyppes and two hun∣dreth thirtie and seuen men, wel furnysshed with all thynges necessarie. And saylynge fyrste downe by the ryuer of Gua∣dalehiber which runneth from the sayde porte into the sea, they came fyrste to a place named Giouan Dulfarax where are manye vyllages of the Moores: And from thense arryued at a castel of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, where is the porte from whiche they enter into the sea and to the cape saynte Uincent beinge distant from the Equinoctiall .xxxvii. degrees, and frome the sayde port .x. leaques, and is from thense to Siuile betwene xvii. and .xx. leaques. Here they remayned certeyne dayes to make newe prouision of such thynges as they lacked.

Departynge from hense the .xx. daye of September, they arryued the .xxvi. day of the same moneth at one of the Ilan∣des of Canarie cauled T••nerife, beinge .xxv. degrees about the Equinoctiall. In one of these Ilandes is none other water but that is continually engendered of a clowde which appea∣reth dayly at noone tyde as though it descended from heauen and compaseth abowt a certeyne great tree from whose bran∣ches distilleth greate abundaunce of water, and faulethe in streames from the roote of the same into certeine trenches and cestarnes made and placed to receaue it. This water serueth sufficiently all thinhabitauntes and cattayle of the Ilande. The lyke thinge is also seene in the Iland of saynt Thomas, lyinge directly vnder the Equinoctiall lyne.

The thyrde day of October abowt mydnyght, the capy∣tayne

commaunded theym to lyght fyrebrandes and to hoyse vp theyr sayles directynge theyr course towarde the South, saylynge betwene Capo Verde of Affryke and the Ilandes ly∣inge abowt the same, beinge from the Equinoctiall .xiiii. de∣grees and a halfe. They fayled thus, manye dayes in the syght of the coaste of Guinea, of Ethio••e, where is the moun∣tayne cauled Serra Liona beinge .viii. degrees aboue the Equi∣noctiall. In this coast they had no maner of contrary wynde but a great calme and fayre wether for the space of threescore and tenne dayes, in the which they came vnder the Equinoc∣tiall lyne. In this vyage they sawe manye straunge fysshes and monsters of the sea besyde an other straunge thynge whi¦che appeared vnto them. For there appeared in theyr shyppes certeyne flames of fyre burnynge very cleare, which they caul saynt Helen and saynt Nicolas. These appeared as thought they had byn vppon the mast of the shyppes, in suche cleare∣nesse that they tooke away theyr sight for the space of a quar¦ter of an houre: by reason wherof, they so wandered owte of theyr course and were disparsed in sunder, that they in maner dispayred to meete ageyne. But as God wolde, the sea and tempest beinge quieted, they came safely to theyr determyned course. And before I speake any further of the vyage, I haue here thought good to saye sumewhat of these straunge fyers, which sum ignorant folkes thynke to bee spirites or suche o∣ther phantasies wheras they are but natural thynges procea∣dynge of naturall causes and engendered of certeyne exhala∣tions. Of these therefore, the greate Philosopher of owre tyme Hieronimus Cardanus in his seconde booke de Subtilitate, wry∣teth in this maner.

There are two maner of fyers engendered of exhalations wherof the one is hurtfull and the other without hurte. That which is hurtful, is fyer in deede, engendered of malicious & venemous vapours which in successe of time take fyer as apt matters to be kyndeled. The other kynd, is no trew fy••e, but lyke the matter that is in such owlde putrified wod as giueth the shynynge of fyer without the substaunce or qualitie ther∣of. Of the kynde of trewe fyer, is the fyer baule or starre com¦monly cauled saynt Helen which is sumtyme seene abowt the mastes of shyppes, beinge of suche fy••ry nature that it sume∣tyme melteth brasen vesselles, and is a token of drownyng,

forasmuch as this chaunceth only in great tempestes. For the vapoure or exhalation whereof this fyre is engendered, can not bee dryuen togyther or compacte in forme of fyre, but of a grose vapoure and by a great poure of wynde, and is ther∣fore a token of imminent perell: As on the contrary parte, the lyke fyers cauled in owlde tyme Castor and Pollux and nowe na¦med the two lyghtes of saynt Peter and saynt Nycolas whi∣che for the most parte faule on the cables of the shyppes, lea∣pynge from one to an other with a certeyne flutterynge noyse lyke byrdes, are a token of securitie and of the tempeste ouer∣passed. For they are but vapoures cleauynge to the cables: which in successe of tyme, the fyer passynge from one to an o∣ther, appere in the similitude of a lyght candell. They are a token of securitie bycause they are lyttle, not slowe or grosse, wherby they myght haue ioyned altogyther in one, and byn thereby more malicious and lasted longer, wheras beinge ma¦ny and but lyttle, they are the sooner consumed. Hetherto Cardanus. But let vs nowe returne to the vyage.

When they had sayled paste the Equinoctiall lyne, they lost the syght of the north starre, and sayled by southweste vntyll they came to a lande named the lande of Bressil whiche sum caule Brasilia, beinge .xxii. degrees and a halfe toward the south pole or pole Antartyke. This lande is continuate and one firme lande with the cape of saynte Augustine whiche is viii. degrees from the Equinoctiall. In this lande they were refresshed with many good frutes of innumerable kindes, and founde here also very good sugar canes and diuers kyndes of beastes and other thynges which I omitte for breuitie. They entered into this hauen on saynt Lucies day: where the sonne beinge there Zenith (that is the poynt of heauen directly ouer theyr heades) they felte greater heate that daye then when they were vnder the Equinoctiall line. This lande of Brasile is very large and great: and bygger then all Spayne, Portu∣gale, Fraunce, and Italie: and is moste abundaunte in all thynges. The people of this countrey praye to noo maner of thinge: but liue by thinstincte of natu••e, and to thage of .C.xx and .C. xl. yeares. Bothe the men and women go naked, and dwell in certeyne longe houses. They are very docible, and soone allured to the Chrystian fayth.

Therteene dayes after that they arryued at the sayd port,

they departed from this lande and sayled to the .xxxiiii. de∣gree and a halfe toward the pole Antartike where they found a great ryuer of fre••she water and certeyne Canibales. Of these they sawe one owt of theyr shyppes, of stature as bigge as a giante, hauynge a voyce lyke a bul. Owre men pursued them, but they were so swyfte of foote that they coulde not ouertake them. Abowt the mouth of this ryuer, are seuen I∣landes, in the byggest wherof, they founde certeyne precious stones, and cauled it the cape of saynt Marie. The Spany∣ardes thought that by this ryuer they might haue passed into the south sea. But they were deceaued in theyr opinion. For there was none other passage then by the ryuer which is .xvii leaques large in the mouth.

Thus folowynge this coaste by the tracte of the lande to∣warde the pole Antartyke, they came to a place where were two Ilandes replenysshed with giese and woolues of the sea which sum thynke to bee those fysshes that wee caule pikes. These were in such number that in an houre all the fyue ship∣pes myght haue byn lade with giese beinge all of blacke co∣loure, and such as can not flye. They lyue of fysshe and are so fatte that they coulde scarsely fle theym. They haue noo fe∣thers but a certeyne downe: and theyr byls like rauens byls. These woolues of the sea are of dyuers coloures, and of the byggenesse of calues, with theyr heades of golden coloure. Here were they in great daungiour by tempest. But as soone as the three fyers cauled saynte Helen, saynte Nycolas, and saynt Clare, appered vppon the cabels of the shyppes, sud∣deynely the tempeste and furye of the wyndes ceased.

Departynge frome hense, they sayled to the .49. degree and a halfe vnder the pole Antartyke: where beinge wynte∣red, they were inforced to remayne there for the space of two monethes, all which tyme they sawe no man except that one daye by chaunce they espyed a man of the stature of a giante, who came to the hauen daunsyng and syngynge, and shortly after seemed to cast dust ouer his heade. The capitayne sente one of his men to the shore with the shyppe boate, who made the lyke signe of peace. The which thynge the giante seinge, was owt of feare and came with the capitaynes seruaunte to his presence into a lyttle Ilande. When he sawe the capi∣tayne with certeyne of his coompany abowte hym, he was

greatly amased and made signes heldynge vppe his hande to heauen, signifyinge therby that owre men came from thense. This giante was so bygge, that the heade of one of owr men of a meane stature, came but to his waste. He was of good corporature and well made in all partes of his bodie, with a large vysage paynted with dyuers coloures, but for the most parte yelowe. Uppon his cheekes were paynted two hartes, and redde circles abowt his eyes. The heare of his headde was coloured whyte, and his apparell was the skynne of a beaste sowde togyther. This beaste (as seemed vnto vs) had a large heade and great eares lyke vnto a mule, with the body of a camel and tayle of a horse. The feete of the g••ant were foulded in the sayde skynne after the maner of shoos. He had in his hande, a bygge and shorte bowe, the strynge whereof was made of a synewe of that beaste. He had also a bundell of longe arrowes made of reedes fethered after the maner of owrs, typte with sharpe stones in the steade of iren heades. The Capitayne caused him to eate and drynke, and gaue him many thynges, and amonge other a greate lookynge glasse: In the which as soone as he sawe his owne lykenesse, was sud¦deynely afrayde and started backe with such violence that he ouerthrewe two that stoode nearest abowte hym. When the Capitayne had thus gyuen hym certeyne haukes belles and other great belles, with also a lookynge glasse, a combe, and a payre of beades of glasse, he sente hym to lande with foure of his owne men well armed.

Shortely after, they sawe an other giaunte of sumewhat greater stature, with his bowe and arrowes in his hande, As he drewe neare vnto owre menne, he layde his hande on his heade and poynted vp towarde heauen, and owr men dyd the lyke. The Capitayne sente his shyppe boate to brynge him to a lyttle Ilande beinge in the hauen. This giante was verye tractable and pleasaunt. He soonge and daunsed: and in his daunsynge lefte the printe of his feete on the grownde. Here mayned longe with owre men who named hym Iohan. He coulde wel speake and playnely pronounce these wordes: Iesus: Aue Maria, Iohannes, euen as we doo, but with a bygger voyce.

The capitayne gaue hym a shert of lynnen clothe, and a coate of whyte woollen clothe: Also a cappe, a combe, a lookynge glasse, with dyuers suche other thynges, and so sente hym to his coompany. The day folowyng, he resorted ageyne to the

shyppes, and brought with hym one of those greate beastes▪ which he gaue the capitayne. But after that daye they neuer sawe hym more, supposynge hym to bee slayne of his owne coompany for the conuersation he had with owre men.

After other .xv. dayes were paste, there came foure other giantes without any weapons, but had hydde theyr bowes and arrowes in certeyne busshes. The capitayne reteyned two of these whiche were youngest and beste made. He tooke them by a deceyte in this maner, that gyuynge them knyues, sheares, lookynge glasses, belles, beades of crystall, & suche other ••ryfels, he so fylled theyr handes that they coulde hold no more. Then caused two payre of shackels of iren to bee put on theyr legges, makynge signes that he wold also gyue them those chaynes: which they lyked very wel bycause they were made of bryght and shynynge metal. And wheras they could not cary them bycause theyr handes were full, the other gy∣antes wolde haue caryed them: but the Capitayne wolde not suffer them. When they felte the shakels faste abowte theyr legges, they begunne to doubte: but the Capitayne dyd put them in comforte and badde them stande styll. In fine when they sawe how they were deceaued they rored lyke bulles and cryed vppon theyr greate deuyll Setebo•• to helpe them. Being thus taken, they were immediatly seperate and put in sundry shyppes. They coulde neuer bynde the handes of the other two, Yet was one of them with much difficultie ouerthrowne by nyne of owre men, and his handes bownde: but he sud∣deynely loosed hym selfe and fledde, as dyd also the other that came with them. In theyr f••ying, they shot of theyr arrowes and slewe one of owre men. They say that when any of them dye, there appere .x. or .xii. deuyls leapynge and daunsynge a¦bout the bodye of the deade. and seeme to haue theyr boddyes paynted with dyuers colours. And that amonge other, there is one seene bygger then the residue, who maketh great mirth and reioysynge. This grea••e deuyll they caule Setebos, and caule the lesse Chel••ule. One of these giantes which they toke, declared by signes that he had seene deuyls with two hornes aboue theyr heades, with longe heare downe to theyr feete: And that they cast furth fyre at theyr throtes both before and behynde. The Capitayne named these people Patagoni. The most part of them weare the skynnes of suche beastes wherof I haue spoken before: And haue no houses of continuaunce

but make certeyne cotages whiche they couer with the sayde skynnes, and cary them from place to place. They lyue of raw flesshe and a c••rteyne sweete roote whiche they caule Capar. One of these which they had in theyr shippes, dyd eate at one meale a basket of byskette, and drunke a bowle of water at a draught.

They remayned fyue monethes in this porte of saint Iuli∣••n, where certeyne of the vnder capitaynes conspirynge the death of theyr general, were hanged and quartered: Amonge whom the treasurer Luigo of Mendozza was one. Certeyne of the other conspiratours, he left in the sayd land of Patogoni

Departyng from hense to the .52. degree toward the pole Antartike lackynge a thyrde parte, where they founde a ry∣uer of fresshe water and good fysshe. Theyr shyppes were here in great daungiour. They remayned twoo monethes in this porte where they made newe prouision of fresshe water, fuell, and fysshe. Here the Capitayne caused all his men to bee confessed.

Approchynge to the .52. degrees, they founde the straight nowe cauled the straight of Magellanus, beinge in sum place L. x. leaques in length: and in breadth sumwhere very large and in other places lyttle more then halfe a leaque in bred••h. On both the sydes of this strayght, are great and hygh moun¦taynes couered with snowe, beyonde the whiche is the ente∣raunce into the sea of Sur. This enteraunce the Capitayne na¦med Mare Pacificum. Here one of the shyppes stole away puni∣lie and returned into Spaine. In this was one of the giantes who dyed as soone as he felt the heate that is abowte the E∣quinoctiall lyne.

When the Capitayne Magalianes was past the straight and sawe the way open to the other mayne sea, he was so gladde therof that for ioy the teares fell from his eyes, and named the poynt of the lande from whense he fyrst sawe that sea, Ca∣po D••siderato.

Supposing that the shyp which stole away had byn loste, they erected a cro••••e vppon the top of a hyghe hyll to directe their course in the straight yf it were theyr chaunce to coome that way. They founde that in this strayght in the moneth of Oc¦tober the nyght was not past foure houres longe. They found in this strayght at euery three myles, a safe hauen and exce∣llent

water to drynke: woodde also and fysshe, and greate plentie of goodherbes. They thynke that there is not a fayrer strayght in the worlde. Here also they sawe certeyne ••••yinge fysshes.

The other giante which remayned with them in the shyp, named breade Capar: water, Ol••: redde clothe, Chereca••red colour, Cheiche: blacke colour, Amel: And spoke al his wor∣des in the throte. On a tyme, as one made a crosse before him and kyssed it, shewynge it vnto ••ym, he suddeynely cryed Se∣tebos, and declared by signes that if they made any more cros∣ses, Setebos wold enter into his body and make him brust. But when in fine he sawe no hurte coome thereof, he tooke the crosse and imbrased and kyssed it oftentymes, desyringe that he myght bee a Chrystian before his death. He was therfore baptysed and named Paule.

Departynge owt of this strayght into the sea cauled Mare Pacificum the .xxviii. day of Nouember in the yeare .1520. they sayled three moonethes and .xx. dayes before they sawe any lande. And hauynge in this tyme consumed all theyr bysket and other vyttayles, they fell into suche necessitie that they were inforced to eate the pouder that remayned therof beinge nowe full of woormes and stynkynge lyke pysse by reason of the salte water. Theyr fresshe water was also putrifyed and become yelowe. They dyd eate skynnes and pieces of lether which were foulded abowt certeyne great ropes of the shyps. But these skynnes beinge made verye harde by reason of the soonne, rayne and wynde, they hunge them by a corde in the sea for the space of foure or fiue dayes to mollifie them, and sodde them and eate them. By reason of this famen and vn∣clene feedynge, summe of theyr gummes grewe so ouer theyr teethe, that they dyed miserably for hunger. And by this oc∣casion dyed .xix. men, and also the giante with an Indian of the lande of Brasile otherwyse cauled Terra de papagalli, that is the lande of popingiayes. Besyde these that dyed .xxv. or .xxx were so sicke that they were not able to doo any seruice with theyr handes or armes for feeblenesse: So that there was in maner none without sum disease. In these three monethes & xx. dayes, they sayled foure thousande leaques in one goulfe by the sayde sea cauled Pacific••m (that is) peaceable, whiche may well bee so cauled forasmuch as in all this tyme hauyng

no syght of any lande, they had no misfortune of wynde o•• any other tempest. Durynge this tyme also, they discouered only two little Ilandes vnhabited, where they sawe nothing but birdes and trees, and therefore named theym infortunate Ilandes, beinge one from the other abowte two hundreth lea¦ques distante. The firste of these Ilandes is from the Equi∣noctial toward the pole Antartike .xv. degrees, and the other fyue. Theyr sailinge was in suche sorte that they sailed dai∣ly betweene .l.lx. to .lxx. leaques. So that in fine, if god of his mercy had not gyuen them good wether, it was necessary that in this soo greate a sea they shuld all haue dred for hun∣ger. Whiche neuerthelesse they escaped soo hardely, that it may bee doubted whether euer the like viage may be attemp∣ted with so good successe.

They consydered in this nauigation that the pole Antar∣tike hath no notable starre after the sorte of the pole Artike. But they sawe many starres gathered togyther, whyche are like two clowdes one separate a l••ttle from an other, and sum what darke in the myddest. Betweene these, are two starres not very bigge, nor muche shynninge, whiche moue a little: And these two are the pole Antartike. The needell of theyr compasse varyed sumwhat, and turned euer towarde the pole Artike. Neuerthelesse, had no suche force as when it is in these partes of the pole Artike. In so muche that it was nece••sarie to helpe the needle with the lode stone (com∣monly cauled the adamant) before they could saile ther∣with, bycause it mou••d not as it doothe when it is in these owre partes. When they were in the myddest of the goulfe, they sawe a crosse of fiue cleare starres directly toward the West, eand of equall distance the one from the other.

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❧ The order of the starres abowt the pole An∣tartike, summe haue figured in this maner.

A. The pole Antartike. B. The Crosse.

In these dayes they sayled betwene the West and South so farre that they approched to the Equinoctiall line, & were in longitude from the place from whense they fyrst departed, a hundreth and twentie degrees. In this course they sayled by two Ilandes of exceadynge height, wherof the one named Cipanghu, is .xx. degrees from the pole Antartike: And the o∣ther named Sumbdit .xv. degrees. When they were past the Equinoctiall line, they sayled betwene the West and South∣west at the quarter of the West towarde the Southwest more then a hundreth leaques, changinge theyr sayles to the quar∣ter of the Southwest vntyll they came to the .xiii. degrees a∣boue the Equinoctial towarde the pole Artyke, intendyng as much as were possible, to approche to the cape cauled of the owlde wryters Cartigara: The whiche is not founde as the owlde Cosmographers haue discribed it, but is towarde the north abowt .xii. degrees as they afterwarde vnderstode.

When they had thus sayled .lxx. leaques of this vyage in the .xii. degree aboue the Equinoctial, and .C.xlvi. degrees of longitude (as I haue sayde) the syxte day of March they dis∣couered a lyttle Ilande towarde the northweste, and two o∣ther towarde the southweste: but the one was hygher and bygger then the two other. In the byggest of these, the gene¦rall capitayne wolde haue rested hym selfe a whyle: but he coulde ••ot by reason the people of these Ilands resorted con¦tinually to the shippes with theyr canoas, and stole nowe one thynge and nowe an other, in such sorte that owr men could take no reste, and therfore demaunded of the capitayne that they myght stryke theyr sayles to brynge the shyppes to land. But the Capitayne beinge prouoked to anger, wente alande with fortie armed men, and burnte about fiftie of theyr hou∣ses with many of theyr Can••as: And slewe also abowt seuen men, and recouered a shyppe boate whiche the Barbarians had stolne, and so departed folowynge his vyage. The Capi¦tayne named these Ilands Insulae Latronum, that is, the Ilands of theeues. When owr men had so wounded summe of th••ym with arrowes that they were stryken throughe bothe syd••s, they pulled furth the arrowes not cea••yng to marueyle at thē tyll they ••ell downe deade: And yet coulde not the other ••o de¦part, but styll folowed ••he shyppes with more then two hun∣d••eth of theyr boates, approchynge as nere to the shyppes as

they coulde, and prof••rynge owre men certeyne fysshee. As the s••yppes passed with full sayle in ••he myddeste of theyr b••ates, they sawe in sum of them certeyne wom••n lam••n••ing and tearynge theyr heare, which ••wre men thought they did for the death of theyr husbandes. As farre as they could per¦ceaue, these people lyue at theyr owne libertie without anye ruler or gouernour. They go naked and haue blacke beardes and blacke heate on theyr heades whiche they weare longe downe to theyr wastes. They are of the same sta••ure that we are, and well made, of coloure lyke vnto an olyue. Theyr wo¦men are well fauored with blacke and thicke heare on theyr heades reachynge to the grownde. The menne coloure theyr teeth redde and blacke, which they esteeme a coomely thynge. They annoynt theyr bodies and heare with the oyle of Cocus. Theyr boates are sum all blacke, sum whyte, and sum redde, and haue sayles made of the broade leaues of date trees sowd togyther. In the steade of a rudder, they vse a certeyne brode boo, d•• with a staffe in the toppe, and maye when they wyll, make the st••rne the forecastell, or the forecastell the sterne.

They sayle to swyftely that they seeme a farre of, lyke Del∣phyns swymmynge aboue the water.

The tenth day of ••arch, in the yeare .1521. they wente alande vppon a lyttle Ilande named Zamal .xxx. leaques dy∣stant from the Ilande of the••ues. Bycause this Ilande was not inhabyted, they rested here a whyle, where the capitayne caused a pauilion to bee pytched for the sicke and crased men, and a hogge to bee kylde.

The .xviii. day of Marche, they sawe a boate with nyne men commynge towarde them, shewynge theim selues ioyfull and reioysynge of theyr commynge. They brought many pre∣sentes with them, and seemed to bee people of much humani∣tie. They gaue the cap••tayne a great fyshe, and a great vessel of the wyne of those date trees whiche beare the frute Cocus. They made also signes that within the space of foure dayes, they wolde bryng rysse and dyuers foules and beasts as they dyd in deede.

This Cocu•• is a frute of certeyne date trees whereof they make breade, wyne, oyle, and vineger. They make wyne in this maner. They cutte a bygge braunche of the tree, & hange therat a reede as bigge as a mans legge, into the which drop¦peth

a sweete li••••ur from the tree lyke vnto newe whyte wine sumwhat ••ar••, & let the reede continewe there from mornynge tyll euenynge, and from euenynge to mornynge. The frute of this tree cauled Cocus, is as bygge as the head of a ••an or more. The fyrste rynde of this, is greene and of the thycke∣nesse of two fyngers, hauynge in it certeyne threedes wherof they make cordes with the which they tye theyr boates. Un∣der this rynde, there is a thicke shell whiche they burne and make pouder therof and vse it as a remedie for certeyne disea∣ses. Under this shell, is a whyte substaunce lyke the carnell of a nutte being a fynger in thickenesse, which they eate with flesshe and fysshe as wee doo breade. It hath the taste of an almonde, and is vsed in the steade of breade when it is dryed. In the myddest of this carnell, is a cleare and sweete water, beinge very holsome and cordiale. This water sumtyme con∣geleth and lyeth within the shell lyke an egge. When they in¦tende to make oyle hereof, they ley it to putrifie in water, and boyle it vntyll it bee lyke oyle or liquide butter. When they intende to make vineger, they suffer only the water to putri∣fie, and then set it to the soonne where it becommeth vineger lyke vnto that which is made of whyte wyne. And when they mengle the carnell with the water which is in the myddest of the frute, and strayne it thorowe a cloth, they make a mylke therof lyke vnto goates mylke. These date trees are lyke vn¦to them that beare dates, but are not so full of knottes. With the iuise of two of these date trees, a hole famelie of tenne per¦sons may bee maynteyned with wyne vsynge one viii. dayes, and the other, other .viii. dayes: for they shulde els bee dryed and wythered. These trees continue for the space of a hun∣dreth yeares. This Ilande where they founde this humane and gentell people, is cauled Zuluan, and is not verye bygge. Abowt this Ilande they founde manye other Ilandes, and therefore named this sea Archipelago di San Lazaro, that is, the great sea of saynte Lazarus, beinge tenne degrees aboue the Equinoctiall towarde owre pole, and .C.lxi. frome the place from whense they departed. The people of this Ilande are Caphranitae (that is gentyles. They go naked sauynge that they couer theyr priuie partes with a clothe made of the rynde of a certeyne tree. The chiefest men, haue abowte theyr heades a sylken cloth of needle woorke. They are grosse and brode set

and of the coloure of an oliue. They annoynte theyr bodies with the oyle of Cocus to defend them ageynst the heate of the soonne and drynesse of the wynde. The .xxv. day of Marche, they departed from hense and directed theyr course betwene the Weste and southwest, and sayled betwene foure Ilandes named Cenalo, Huinanghan, Hibusson, and Abarien, &c.

The xxviii. daye of Marche, they came to the Ilande of Buthuan where they were honorably interteyned of the Kynge and the Prince his soonne who gaue theim muche golde and spices. The capitayne gaue the kynge a vesture of red clothe and an other of yelowe made after the Turaysshe fasshyon, and also a red cappe. And gaue li••ewi••e to other that came with hym, certeyne knyues, glasses, and beades of cristalle.

After that, the capitayne had shewed the Kynge the secreates of his shippe and suche marchaundies as he had therin, he caused a piece of ordinaunce suddenly to bee shore of, whereat the kyng was greately amased vntil the capitayne comforted hym. Then the Capitaine commaunded one of his men to be armed from the heade to the foote, and caused three other to strike hym with theyr swoordes, whereat the Kynge maruay∣led greately, and sayde to thinterpretoure (who was a slaue borne in Malacha) that one of those armed men was able to encounter with a hundreth of his men. But he maruayled muche more when the capitaine tould hym by thinterpretoure howe he founde the straight by the compasse and lode stone, and howe many dayes they were without sight of any lande. Then askynge licence to departe, the capitayne sente two of his men with him, of the whiche Antonie Pigafetta was one. When the kynge sawe Antonie Pigafetta write the names of many thinges, and afterwarde rehearse them ageyne, he mar∣uayled yet more, makynge sygnes that suche men descended from heauen. The Kynge brought them firste to his pallaice where he interteyned them honorably and gaue them manye gyftes, as dyd also the Prince in his pallaice beynge in an o∣ther Ilande named Caleghan.

As they syfted a certeyne myne of earthe in the Kynges Ilande, they founde pieces of golde, su•• as bigge as nuttes and other as bigge as egges. All the kynges ve••selles were of golde, and his house well furnysshed. In all the hole na∣tion there was no man of coomlier personage then the kinge.

He had his heare long downe to his shulders, and very blake, with a vaile of silke rowled abowte his head, and two greate ringes of golde hanginge at his eares. He had abowte hys myddle, a clothe wroughte of cotton and silke impaled wyth golde, and reacheinge downe to his knees. On his one syde, he had a long dager with a hafte of golde, and the shethe of a fayre kynde of carued woodde. He had on euery finger, three ringes of golde, and had his bodie annoynted with oyle of storax and Beniamin. The natural coloure of his face was like vnto the coloure of an oliue: And all his bodye bysyde paynted with diuers colours. The kynges name was Raia Colambu, and the Prince was cauled Raia Siagu.

The laste day of Marche neare vnto Easter, the capitaine caused his preeste to say masse, and sente to the kinge by thin∣terpretoure, that his commyng a lande at that tyme was not to dyne with hym, but only to heare masse. The Capitayne came alande with fyftie of his men in theyr best apparel with owte weapons or harnesse, and all the resydue well armed. Before the boates came to lande, he caused sixe pieces of or∣dinaunce to be shotte of in token of peace, and so came aland, where the two kinges embrased hym, and accompanyed hym to the place appoynted for masse to be sayde not farre frome the sea syde. Sumwhat before the beginnynge of masse, the Capitayne sprinkeled the Kynges with damaske water.

When the preeste was at mid masse at the offitorie, the kings profered them selues to go to kysse the crosse with the capy∣tayne, but offered nothynge. At the tyme of sacringe when the preeste lifted vppe the bodie of Christ, and the Christians kneeled downe and helde vppe their handes ioyned togither, the kinges dyd the like also wyth greate reuerence. In the meane tyme, whyle certeyne of the Christians were at the com¦munion, a handegunne was shotte of to signifie vnto theym that were in the shyppes, to discharge all theyr ordinaunce.

When masse was fynysshed, the Capitaine caused certeyne of his men to put on theyr harnesse and to make a combat with theyr naked swoordes, wherat the kynges tooke great plea∣sure. This doone, the Capitaine caused a crosse to be brought furth, with nayles and a crowne of thornes, gyuynge com∣maundement to all his men to gyue reuerence therunto, and signifyinge to the kynges by thinterpretour that that banner

was gyuen hym by Themperoure his lorde and master, with commaundement t•• l••aue the same in al places where he came to the great commoditie and profite of all such as wolde reue∣rendly receaue it as an assured token of frendship: And that he wold ther••ore leaue it there aswel to accomplyshe his lords commaundement, as also that if at any tyme any shyppes of Christians shulde chaunce to coome that way, shulde by seing that crosse perceaue that owre men had byn well enterteyned there. and wolde therfore not onely absteyne from doing them any hurte or displeasure, but also helpe to ayde them ageynste theyr enemies. And that therfore it shulde bee requisite to e∣recte that crosse v••pon the toppe of the hygheste mountayne that myght bee seene from the sea on euery syde. Also to pray vnto it reuerently. And that in so doinge, they shulde not bee hurte with thunder, lyghtnynge, or tempestes. When the kynges harde these woordes, they gaue the Capitayne great thankes, promysinge gladly to obserue and fulfyll all suche thynges as he required. Then the Capitayne demaunded whether they were Moores or gentyles. They answered that they had none other kynde of religion, but that lyftyng•• vppe theyr handes ioyned togyther and theyr faces toward heauen, they cauled vppon theyr god Abba. whiche answere lyked the Capitayne ver•• well, bycause the gentyles are sooner persua∣ded to owre fayth then the Moores. &c.

D••partynge frome hense, they came to the Ilandes of Zeilon, Zubuth, Messana, and Calaghan, by the conducte of certeyne pylottes of the sayde kynges. Of these, Zubuth is the beste, and hath the trade of beste trafique. In the Ilande of M••ssana, they founde dogges, cattes, hogges, heunes, goates, ry••e, ginger, Cocus, mylle, panyke, barlye, fygges, oranges ware▪ and golde in greate quantitie. This Ilande is aboue the Equinoctiall towarde owre pole .ix. degrees twoo thyrde partes: and .162. degrees frome the place frome whense they depar••ed. They remayned in this Iland for the space of .viii dayes, and then directed theyr vyage towarde the northwest, and passed betwene these fyue Ilandes, Zeilon, Bohol, Cangbu, Bar¦bai, and Catighan. In this Ilande of Catighan, are certeyne great battes as bygge as Eagles, of the which they toke one. They are good to bee eaten, and of taste muche lyke a henne. There are also stocke dooues, turtle dooues, popingiayes, and cer∣teyne foules as bygge as hennes. These foules haue lyttle

hornes, and lay great egges, which they couer a cubet depthe in the sande, by the heate whereof and vertue of the soonne, they are hatch••d, and the younge byrdes creepe owte of the sande by them selues. From the Ilande of Messana to Catighan▪ are .xx. leaques saylynge towarde the West. And bycause the kynge of Messana coulde not folowe the shyppes, they tary∣ed for him about the Ilandes of Polo, Ticobon, and Pozon, where the Capitayne tooke hym into his shippe with certeyne of his principall men, and so folowed theyr vyage towarde the I∣lande of Zubut, whiche is abowte fiftie leagues distante from Catighan.

The .vii. day of Apryll abowte no one, they entered into the porte of Zubut: And passynge by many vyllages and habi∣tacions in trees, they came to the citie, where the Capitayne gaue commaundement to the maryners to stryke theyr sayles & to set them selues in order in maner of battayle ray, causing all the ordinaunce to bee shorte of, wherewith all the people were put in greate feare. After this, the Capitayne sent an ambassadoure with thinterpretoure to the kynge of Zabut. When they approched nere to the citie, they founde the kyng with a great company of men sore astonyshed at the noyse of the gunnes, But thinterpretour aduertised them that it was the custome of owre men in al sucke places where ••hey coome, to discharge theyr ordinaunce in token of frendeshyppe and to honour the lorde of the citie. With which woordes the kyng and his coompany, were well quieted. After this, thinterpre¦tour declared that his master was the Capitayne of the ships of the greatest Prince in the worlde, and that they wente to discouer the Ilandes of Molucca: And further, that hearyng of his good name and fame by the reporte of the kyng of Mes¦sana, they determyned to visite hym and to haue vyttayles for exchaunge of theyr marchaundies. The kynge answered that he was well contented therwith, and that t••ey were har¦tely welcoome. Neuertheles••e, that it was a custome in that place▪ that all 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shyppes as cutered into that hauen, shuld pay tribute: And that there were not many dayes paste, sence a shyppe laden with golde and slaues dyd so paye. In token wherof, he caused to coome before hym certeyne marchaunces of that coompany whiche yet remayned with hym. To this thinter••recour answered, that forasmuch as his lorde was the Capitayne o•• so myghtie a Prince, he neuer payde tribute

to any kynge in the worlde, and wolde not nowe begynne. Wyllynge hym to take this for a resolute answere, that if he wolde accepte the peace that was profered hym, he shulde en∣ioy it, And if he rather desyred warre, he shoulde haue his handes full. When thinterpretour had sayde these woordes, one of the sayde marchauntes (who was a Moore) spake to the kynge in this maner. CATACAIA Chitae: that is. Take hede syr. For these men are they that haue conquered Calicut, Ma¦laca, and all the greater India: and are of suche poure that yf yowe intreate them otherwyse then well, yowe may to late knowe what they are able to doo more then they haue doone at Calicut and Malaca. When thinterpretoure harde these woordes, he sayde that the kynge his lorde was of much grea¦ter puissaunce and more dominions, and lorde of more shyppes then was the kynge of Portugale: declarynge further that he was kynge of Spayne and Emperour of all Christendome Addynge hereunto that yf he wolde not bee his frende, he wolde hereafter sende thyther suche a poure of armed men as shulde destroy his contrey. The Moore conferred all these woordes with the kynge, who sayde that he wolde further deliberate with his counsayle, and gyue theym a full answere the daye folowynge. In the meane tyme he sente theym cer∣teyne vyttayles and wyne. When all these thynges were de∣clared to the kynge of M••ssana who was the chiefest there a∣bowt nexte vnto hym, and lorde of many Ilandes, he wente alande and repayred to the kynge of Zubut and declared vnto hym the great humanitie and curtesie of the generall Capi∣tayne. Shortely after, the Capitayne sente certeyne of his men with thinterpretour to the kynge of Zubut to knowe his pleasure and what aunswere he wolde make them. As they wente towarde the courte, they mette the kynge commyng in the streete accompanied with many of his chiefe men. He caused owr men to sit downe by him, and demaunded of them if there were any more then one Capitayne in theyr coompa∣nie: And whether it were theyr requeste that he shulde pay tri¦bute to Themperour. They answered that they desyred none other thynge but that they myght exercise marchaundies with them, and to barter ware for ware. The kynge made answere that he was well content therwith: wyllynge the Capitayne in token of frendshippe to sende him a little of the blud of his ryght arme, affirmyng that he wold do the lyke. &c

After this the kynge of Messana with the kynge of Zubu•• his neuie (who was the prince) and certeyne other of his gen¦tylmen, came to the shyppes and brought the Capitayne ma∣ny goodly presentes. They entered into greate amitie, and had large communication of many thynges. The Capitayne persuaded them to the Christian fayth, which they gladly em¦brased, and tooke suche pleasure in hearynge the articles of owre beliefe, that the teares fell from theyr eyes for ioye. They were baptised, and shortely after all the people of the Ilande. They esteeme nothyng more precious then drynking glasses of Uenice woorke.

When they came to the citie, they founde the kyng in his pallaice sittynge vppon a floure or stuorie made of the leaues of date trees wrought after a curious diuise lyke a certeyne kynde of mattes. He had vppon his body, none other appa∣rell but only a cloth of bombasine cotton hangyng before his priuie partes. On his heade, he had a vayle of needle worke: and abowte his necke a chaine of greate price. At his eares, hunge two rynges of golde wherein were inclosed many pre∣cious stones. He was but of smaule stature, but sumewhat grosse, and had the residue of his body paynted with dyuers coloures wherof sum were lyke vnto flamynge fyre. Before hym, he had two vesselles made of the fine earth cauled Por∣cellana, with sodden egges. Also four vessels of Porcellana full of wyne made of date trees, and couered with many odorife∣rous herbes. The prince brought them to his house, where he had foure doughters verye well fauoured and whyte lyke owres. He caused them to daunce all naked, and therwith to synge, and play on certeyne tymbrelles made of metall.

At this tyme it so chaunced that one of the Spanyardes dyed in one of the shyppes. And when certeyne of theyr coom¦panye desyred the kynge to gyue them leaue to burie hym on the land, he answered that forasmuch as he and all his, were at the commaundement of theyr kynge and master, how much more ought the grounde so to bee.

They greatly marueyled at the cerimonies perteynyng to the maner of owre funeralles, and honoured the crosses whi∣che were set at bothe thendes the graue.

They lyue with iustice, and vse waightes and measures. Theyr houses are made of Timber and sawne boordes: and

are so buylded aboue the grownde vppon proppes and pyles, that they ascende to the same by certeyne stayers. Under theyr houses, they keepe theyr hogges and hennes.

When they came to barterynge, they gaue golde, rysse, hogges, hennes, and dyuers other thynges for sume of owre tryfels of smaule value. They gaue tenne Pesos of golde for xvi. poundes weyght of men. One pesus is in value a ducate and a halfe. The sunday folowynge, the kynge was bapty∣sed with great solemnitie. At which tyme, the Capitayne ad∣monysshed him before not to bee afrayde at the shootyng of of the ordinaunce, bycause it was theyr custome so to doo at such solemne feastes. After this, the Capitayne caused theym to breake all theyr Idoles, and to set vppe the crosse in dyuers places, prayinge to the same bothe mornynge and euenynge kneelynge on theyr knees and holdynge vp theyr handes ioy¦ned togyther. The kinge in his baptisme, was named Char∣les after the Emperours name, and the Prince, Ferdinando after the name of his maiesties brother. The kynge of Mes∣sana was named Iohn, and the Moore Christopher. To all other they gaue such names as are commonly vsed in Christen¦dome. And thus beefore masse was begunne, were fiue hun∣dreth men baptised. When masse was fynysshed, the Capi∣tayne inuited the kynge to dyne with him in his shyppe, and at his commynge, caused the ordinaunce to bee discharged.

The queene was also baptised with fortie of her gentlewo¦men, and her doughter the Princes wife. The queene was ve¦ry younge and fayre, hauynge her body couered with a white cloth. Her lyppes were redde, and she had on her head a hat, on the toppe wherof was a triple crowne much lyke the papes This crowne & the hat, were made of the leues of dates trees.

Within the space of .viii. dayes, thinhabitauntes of the I∣lande were baptised excepte one vyllage of Idolaters who wolde not herein obey the kynges commaundement. Wherup¦pon the Capitayne sent certeyne of his menne thyther, who burnt the towne and erected a crosse in that place bycause the people of the vyllage were gentyles (that is) Idolaters. But if they had byn Moores (that is Machumetistes) they wold haue erected a pyller of stone, bycause the Moores are more stooberne and harder to bee conuerted then are the gentyles.

When the queene came to the place where shee shuld heare

masse, shee came surth with great pompe and solemnitie, ha∣uynge goinge before her three younge damoselles and three men with theyr cappes in theyr handes, whom shee folowed apparelled in whyte and blacke, with a great vayle of sylke vppon her heade fringed abowte with golde, whiche couered her hatte and hunge downe to her shoulders. Shee had also a great trayne of women folowynge her, beinge all barefoo∣ted and naked, excepte that vppon theyr heades and priuie partes, they wore certeyne vayles of silke, and hadde theyr heare spredde.

Before the kynge of Zubut was baptised, he was named Raia Humabuon. When the Capitayne demaunded of hym why all the Idoles in the Ilande were not burnt accordynge to his promesse, he answered that they esteemed thē no more as goddes, but only made sacrifice to theym for the Princes brother who was very sycke, and as noble and wyttie a man as was in the Ilande. The Capitayne answered that if he wolde burne a•• his Idoles and beleue faythfully in Christ, and bee baptised, he shulde be immediatly restored to health, and that he wolde els gyue them leaue to stryke of his heade. By these woordes and persuasions of the Capitayne, he con∣ceaued such hope of health, that after he was baptised he felt no more greefe of his disease. And this was a manifest myra¦cle wrought in owre tyme wherby dyuers infidels were con∣uerted to owre fayth, and theyr Idoles destroyed, and also theyr altares ouerthrowen on the whiche they were accusto∣med to eate the sacrifyced flesshe. The people of the Ilande pay the kynge a portion of vittayles for theyr tribute by all theyr cities and vyllages.

Not farre from this Ilande of Zubut, is the Iland of Ma∣than, whose inhabitauntes vse maruelous cerimonies in theyr sacrifices to the soonne and burying the deade. They weare rynges of golde abowt theyr priuie members. The Ilande is gouerned by two Princes wherof the one is named Zula, and the other Cilapulapu. And wheras this Cilapulapu refused to pay tribute to the kynge of Spayne, the Capitayne went ageynst hym in his owne person with .lx. of his menne armed with coates of mayle and helmettes. Cilapulapu diuided his army into three battayles, hauynge in euery battaile two thousand and fiftie men armed with bowes, arrowes, dartes and iaue∣lins

hardened at the poyntes with fyer. This continued longe and sharpe. But the Capitayne beinge a valient man and pre∣synge hym selfe in the brunte of the battayle, was sore woun¦ded and slayne, forasmuch as the moste of the Barbarians di¦rected all theyr force ageynst hym. Besyde the Capitayne, were slayne of owre men abowt .viii. or .ix. Of the Barbari¦ans, were .xv. slayne and many sore wounded. After the death of the Capitayne, they chose two other in his place, of the which one was Odoardo Barbessa a Portugale, and the o∣ther Iohn Serrano who was shortely after betrayde by thin∣terpretour and taken prisoner with dyuers other.

Certeyne dayes before the Capitaynes death, they hadde knowleage of the Ilandes of Molucca whiche they chiefely sought. Departynge therfore from the Ilande of Mathan, they sayled farre and came to the cape of an other Ilande na∣med Bohol. In the myddest of this mayne sea (whiche they named Archipelagus) they consulted to burne the shyppe named Conception, bycause they were nowe fewe in number, and to furnyshe the other two shyppes with thartillerie therof. Thus directynge theyr course towarde Southewest, they came to an other Ilande named pauiloghon, where they founde blacke men lyke vnto the Sarasins. Shortly after, they arryued at an other great Iland, whose kyng named Raia Calauar, in∣treated them very frendely in all thynges as dyd the kyng of Messana. This Ilande is ryche in golde, and hath plentie of rysse, gynger, hogges, goates, hennes, and dyuers other thynges. It is named Chippit, and is .viii. degrees aboue the Equinoctiall line towarde owr pole: And in longitude from the place from whense they first departed .170. degrees: And abowt .50. leaques from Zubut.

Departinge frome hense they came to an other Iland na∣med Caghaian beinge 40. leaques frome Chippit as they sayled betwene the weste and Southe weste. This Ilande is ve¦ry greate, and in maner vnhabited. The people are moores, and were banyssshed owt of the Ilande of Burnei whiche sum caule Porne.

Frome this Ilande aboute xxv. leaques betwene the west and northe weste, they founde a maruelous frutefull Ilande named Pulaoan, beinge towarde owre pole aboue the Equinoc∣tiall ix. degrees and a thirde parte: And C.lxxix. degrees and

a third parte in longitude frome the place of theyr departing.

Frome this Ilande .x. leaques towarde the South weste, they sawe an other Ilande whiche seemed to them sumtymes to mounte as they sayled by the coastes therof. As they were enteringe into the porte, there arose a boystious and darke tē∣peste which ceased as soone as the fiers of the three sayntes (wherof we haue spoken before) appeared vppon the cabells. Frome the beginninge of this Ilande to the porte, are fyue leaques. This Ilande is greate and riche: and the chiefe citie therof conteyneth .xxv. thousande houses. The kynge inter∣teyned owre men very frendlye, and sent them bysyde many other presentes, two elephantes trapped with silke to bring them to his pallaice that brought the presentes which the Ca¦pytaynes sent hym. He hath a magnyfycalle courte and a greate garde. Also a multitude of concubynes. He is a moore, and is named Raia Siripada. He is a kynge of great poure, and hath vnder hym many other kynges, Ilandes, and cities. This Ilande of Burnei is aboue the Equinoctiall toward owre pole fyue degrees and a quarter. And in longitude frome the place of theyr departing .C.lxxvi. degrees and two thirde partes.

Departinge frome Burnei, they came to an Ilande cauled Cimbubon, beinge .viii. degrees aboue the Equinoctiall lyne Hete they remayned .xl. days to calke theyr shyppes and fur∣nysshe them with fresshe water and fuell whiche was to them great payne and trauayle because they were in maner all bare footed, theyr shooes and in maner theyr other apparell being worne by reason of the longe vyage. In the wooddes of this Ilande, they founde a tree whose leaues as soone as they faule on the grounde, doo slurre and remoue frome place to place as though they were alyue. They are muche lyke the leaues of a mulbery tree: And haue on euery syde as it were two short and blunt fiete. When they are cut or broken, there is no bludde seene come furth of them. Yet when any of them are touched, they suddeynely moue and starte away. Antonie Pigafetta k••pte one of them in a platter for the space of .viii. dayes. And euer when he touched it, it rannt, rounde abowt the platter. He supposeth that they liue only by ayer.

Departynge from hense, they directed theyr course by the Weste quarter towarde the South easte, to fynde the Ilandes

of Molucca. and sayled not farre from certeyne mountaynes where they founde the sea full of great weedes and herbes.

From hense, they came to the Ilandes of Zolo and Taghima, in the which are founde perles of exceadyng biggenesse.

Folowyng theyr course toward the north East, they came to a great citie named Mangdando, lyinge aboue the Ilandes of Buthuan and Calaghan, where they tooke a canoa of certeyne of thinhabitaunts: by whome being informed of the Ilandes of Molucca, they lefte theyr course towarde the north Easte, and folowed the South easte nere vnto a cape of the Iland of Bu∣thuan, they were aduertised for certentie that on the bankes of a certeyne ryuer, there dwelte men ouergrowen with heare, and of high stature.

Folowyng still theyr course by the south easte, and pas∣syng by many smaule Ilandes, they came to the Ilandes of Molucca the syxte daye of Nouember and the .xxvii. monethe after theyr departure owt of Spayne. Beinge therfore ioy∣full and gyuyng thankes vnto god, they discharged all theyr ordynaunce. In the coaste of all these Ilandes, euen vnto the Ilandes of Molucca, soundyng with theyr plummet, they founde the deapthe of the sea to bee no lesse then a hundreth and two yardes, which is contrary to the saying of the Por∣tugales who affyrme that no shyppe can passe that way with out great daungioure by reason of the shalownes and rockes or shelues: and for the darkenesse which the clowdes cause in the heauen. All which thyngs they fayned to thintent that none other shulde haue knoweleage of theyr vyagies.

The .viii. day of Nouember in the yeare .1521. before the rysinge of the soonne, they entered into the porte of the Ilande of Tidore, being one of the chiefe Ilandes of Molucca, where they were honorably interteyned of the kynge who de∣clared that he had longe before seene a sygne in heauen that certeyne shyppes shuld comme from a farre contrey to the I∣landes of Molucca: And that wheras for the better certificat therof he consydered the starious of the moone, he sawe ther∣in the commyng of owre shyppes, and that we were the men whome he seemed to see in the same. Wherupon he profered hym selfe to enter into leaque of frendshyppe w••th the kynge of Spayne, and to accepte owre men as his brotherne and chyldren wyllyng them to come alande as into theyr owne

houses. Also that for theyr commynge, that Ilande shulde no more bee cauled Tidore, but Castile for the greate loue whi¦che he bore to theyr kynge whom he reputed as his lorde and master. This kynge is a Moore, and is named Raia Sultan Mauzor.

The Ilandes of Molucca are fiue in number, & are thus named: Tarenate, Tidore, Mutir, Macebian, and Bacchian. Of these, Tarenate is the chiefest.

Directly ageynste the Ilande of Tidore, there is an other great Ilande named Gilolo, inhabited of Moores and Gen∣tyles. The Moores haue two kynges, of the which one hath syxe hundreth chyldren, & the other sixe hundreth and fiftie. The Gentyles kepe not so many women as doo the Moores nor yet lyue in suche superstitions. They praye to the fyrste thynge that they meete in the mornynge when they go furth of theyr houses, and honoure that as theyr god for that day. The kynge of the gentyles is very ryche in golde. In the sayde Ilande of Gilolo, are reedes as bygge as a mans legge, and full of cleare water holsome to bee drunke.

The .xii. daye of Nouember, the kynge of Tidore ap∣poynted owre men a ware house in the citie where they might sell theyr marchaundies. Theyr maner of exchange was in this sort. For tenne yardes of good redde cloth, they had one Bahar of cloues, whiche amounteth to foure Cantari and syxe pounde weight: And one Cantar is a hundreth pounde weight. For .xv. yardes of cloth sumwhat woorse then the other, they receaued in Cambie, one Bahar. For .xxxv. dryn∣kynge cuppes of glasse, they had one Bahar. For .xvii. Ca∣thyls of quicke syluer, one Bahar. They came dayly to the shyppes with many of theyr barkes full of goates, hennes, fygges of a spanne longe, also the frute cauled Cocus, with dy¦uers other kyndes of vyttayles in such quantitie that it was a marueylous thynge to beholde. They furnyshed also theyr shyppes with fresshe water which is hotte as it issheweth owt of the sprynge, but is very coulde when it hath stoode a while in an other place. It spryngeth from the mountaynes on the which the cloue trees growe. They sawe a cloude ryse in ma¦ner dayly, which compaseth about the sayde mountaynes.

The kynge of the Ilande of Bacchian, sente the kynge of Spayne two deade byrdes of straunge forme. They were of the bygg••nes of turtle dooues, with lyttle heades and longe

vylles: also longe and smaule legges and no wynges, but in the st••ade therof certeyne longe fethers of diuers colours, and tayles lyke turtle dooues. All the other fethers are of one co∣loure much lyke vnto tawny, except those of the wynges.

They flye not but when the wynde bloweth. These Moores are of opinion that these byrdes coomme frome the heauenlye Paradyse, and therfore caule them Manuccodiata, that is the byrdes of god.

When they were determyned to depart from the Ilandes of Molucca, certeyne kynges of the Ilandes accompanied thē with theyr canoas, and conducted them to an Ilande cau∣led Mare where they refresshed theyr shyppes with freshe wa¦ter and fuell. The kynges sent Themperours maiestie many presentes: and embrasynge owre menne, departed with the teares in theyr eyes: And owre men for theyr laste farewell, shotte of all theyr ordinaunce. When in the Ilande of Mare, they perceaued that one of theyr shyppes leaked and toke wa¦ter very sore: wherby they were inforced to tary there three dayes. But seinge that they coulde fynde no remedie for the same but in longe tyme, they determined to leaue it, gyuynge order that if afterwarde it coulde bee repayred, they shuld re¦turne into Spayne as well as they coulde.

In all the Ilandes of Molucca is founde cloues, ginger, breade of the roote of Sagu, ryse, goates, sheepe, hennes, fygges, almondes, sweete pomegranates and sowre, oran∣ges, lemondes, and hony which is made of certeyne flyes l••sse then antes: Also canes of suger, oyle of Cocus, mellons, geurdes, and a marueilous coulde frute which they name Ca∣mulicai and dyuers other frutes. Furthermore whyte and redde popingiayes, and other of variable coloures. It is not paste fiftie yeares sence the moores fyrste inhabited anye of these Ilands, which were before inhabited only with gētyles.

The Ilande of Tidere, is aboue the Equinoctiall line to∣warde owre pole, abowt .27. minutes: And in longitude frō the place from whense they departed .171. degrees. And from the Archipelagus in the which is the Iland of Zamal which our men named the Iland of theeues, ix. degrees and a halfe, and runneth to the quarter of south southwest, and north north∣east. Terenate, is vnder the Equinoctial line foure minutes vn¦der the pole Antartike. Mutir, is directly vnder the Equinoc∣tiall line, Macchian is .xv. minutes toward the pole Antartike,

••nd Bac••hian one degree. These Ilandes are lyke foure sharpe mountaynes, except, Macchian which is not sharpe. The byg∣gest of all these, is Bacchian.

Departynge from the Iland of Mare and directyng these courle towarde the southwest, with onely .xlvi. men in theyr shyppe and .xiii. Indians, they passed by the Ilandes of Cha¦couan, Lagoma, Sico, Gioghi, Caphi, Sulacho, Lumatola, Tenetum, Buru, Ambon, Budia, Celaruri, Benaia, Amba∣lao, Bandan, Zorobua, Zolot, Noceuamor, Galian, and Mallua, with dyuers other Ilandes both great and smaule, of Moores, Gentyles, and Canibales. Owre men remayned xv. dayes in the Ilande of Mallua to repayre theyr shyppe in certeyne places where it tooke water. All the fieldes of this Ilande is full of longe and rounde pepper, and is situate to∣warde the pole Antartike vnder the Equinoctiall line .viii. de¦grees and a halfe, and is in the longitude of .169. degrees and 40. minutes.

The pilote which owre men brought owt of the Ilandes of Molucca, toulde them that not farre from thense, was an Iland named Arucetto in the which are men and women not past a cubite in height, hauynge eares of such byggenesse that they lye vppon one and couer them with the other. But owr men wolde not sayle thyther, bothe bycause the wynde and course of the sea was ageynste theym, and also for that they gaue no credite to his reporte.

The .xxv. day of Ianuary in the yeare .1522. they departed from Mallua, and the day folowyng, arryued at a greate I∣land named Timor, beinge fiue leaques distante from Mallua betwene the south and southwest. In this Ilande is founde the woodde of whyte sanders and ginger, and dyuers kindes of frutes. Also sundry kyndes of beastes, and plentie of vyt∣tayle and golde. They of the Ilandes of Giaua, Molucca, and Lozon, resort to this Ilande for sanders. Thinhabitauntes are gentyles. They say that when they go to cut the woodde of saunders, the deuyll appeareth to them in dyuers formes and asketh theym what they haue neede of: And that after this vision, many of them are longe sicke. In al the Ilandes of this Archipelagus, rayneth the disease of saynt Iob (whi¦che wee caule the frenche poxe) more then in any other place in the worlde.

Farre from this Ilande betwene the west and northwest they came to an Ilande named Eude, in the whiche growethe great plentie of Sinamome. In this tracte are founde many Ilandes lying in order as it were one directly behynde an o∣ther, euen vnto the Ilande of the greater Giaua, named Giaua maior, and vnto the cape of Malaccha, beinge in East India. Gia¦ua the lesse, is as bygge as the Ilande of Madera, and is but halfe a leaque distante from Giaua maior. Here they were infor¦med that aboue Giaua maior toward the north, is a great goulfe cauled the goulfe of China, in the which are trees of exceadyng byggenesse, inhabyted with foules of suche greatenes that they cary great beastes in the ayer. The frutes of these trees are as bygge as cucummers.

The cape of Malaccha is one degree and a halfe aboue the Equinoctiall line towarde the pole Artike. On the East side of this cape, runneth a very longe coaste in the which are ma¦ny regions and cities wherof sum are cauled by these names, Cingaporla which is the cape. Also Pahan, Calantan, Patani, Braalin, Beneu, Longon, and Odia wherin is the citie in the which dwel∣leth the kynge of Sian named Zacabedera. Theyr cities are buil¦ded as owres are, and subiecte to the kynge of Sian. After the realme of Sian, are the regions of Iamgoma & Campaa where Reubarbe groweth, of the which are dyuers opinions, sume supposynge it to bee a roote, and other a putrifyed tree, affir∣myng that yf it were not putrified, it shulde not haue so great a sauour. They caule it Calama. Next vnto this, is found the great China, whose kyng is thought to bee the greatest prince in the worlde, and is named Santoa Raia. Furthermore, al that is written hereafter of this kyng and these regions, they lerned by thinformation of a Moore that was in the Ilande of Timor. He affirmed that the sayde kynge hathe threescore and tenne crowned kynges vnder his empyre, and hathe a porte in the sea named Canthan: And two principal cities na∣med Nauchin and Connulaha where he remayneth hym selfe, and hath euer foure of his chiefe princes lying abowt his pallaice on euery syde, towarde the Easte, Weste, Northe, and South giuinge dylygente attendaunce what is doone in euerye of theyr quarters. All the prynces of the greater India (cau∣led India Maior,) and of that wherof I haue spoken before, are obedient to this kynge. And in token that they are trewe

subiectes, they keepe in theyr pallaices which are in the mid∣dest of theyr cities, the beaste cauled Linx, being fayrer then a lyon, And is the great kynges signette, whiche all suche as intende to go to China, beare with them sealed in waxe or on a piece of Iuerye for theyr safe conducte, withowt the which they may not enter into the hauen.

When any of his kyngs rebell or are disobedient, he cau∣seth them to bee f••ene, and salted and dryed at the soonne: Then to bee stuffed with chaffe, and sette vppe on sum hygh thyng in the myddest of the chiefe streate of the citie where al the people may see it. He neuer suffereth his owne person to bee openly seene to any man. But when his noble men of the courte are desyrous to see hym, he commeth downe frome hys pallaice into a ryche pauylyon accompanyed with syxe of hys principall concubynes appareyled with lyke vestures as is he hym selfe. All thys way he is not seene by reason of the pauylyon. When he hath passed through the pauylyon, he entereth into a serpent named Nagha, being the most mar∣ueylous and ryche woorke of the worlde, and placed in the grea••est courte of the pallaice. When the kynge entereth in to this with the womē, to thintent that he may not be knowē among them, he causeth the sayd noble men only to looke in at a glasse which is in the breste of the serpente, where they see the kynge amonge the women, but can not dicerne which is he. He ioyneth in mariage with hys syster that the blud royall bee not myxte with any other. His pallaice is enuiro¦ned with seuen large walles, the one being farre dystante frō the other: And hath in euery such circuite tenne thowsande men for the garryson of hys pallaice, who haue theyr way∣tinge dayes appoynted them course by course with fresshe mē in theyr places, and thus keepe theyr watch continually both daye and nyght. In this pallaice are .lxxix. haules, in the which is an infinite number of women that serue the kynge hauyng euer lyght torches in theyr handes for the greater magnyfycence••. He that wolde see all the pallaice, shulde spend a hole day therin. Amonge other, there are foure principal haules where sumtymes the kynge gyueth audience to hys noble men. Of these, one is couered both aboue and beneth with metall, an other all ouer with syluer, the thyrde with gold, and the fourth with pearles and precious stones.

These people of China, are whyte menne, appareled as we are, and eate theyr meate on tables as wee doo. They haue th•• crosse in sum estimation, but knowe not the cause whye. Beyonde the coaste of China, are dyuers other nations and peo∣ple as Chenchii where pearles and cynamon are founde. Also the people named Lichii, where reyneth the great kynge of M••en, hauyng vnder hym .xxii. kynges, and is subiecte to the kyng of China. Here is also founde the great citie of CATHAY in the East, and dyuers other nations in the sayd firme land, of the which sum are brutysshe and bestiall which vse to kyll and eate theyr parentes when they are owld, thinking therby that they shall reuyue in them. All these people are gentyles.

The .xi. day of February in the yeare .1522, they departed from the Iland of Timor and were ingulfed by chance in the great sea cauled Lantchidol, and tooke theyr course betwene the weste and south weste, leauynge the northe coastes on theyr ryght hand, fearyng least if they shuld sayle toward the firm land, they myght bee seene of the portugales who are of great power in Malaccha: and therfore dyrected theyr cours withowt the Iland of Sumatra cauled in owld tyme Taprobana: Leauyng al¦so on theyr ryght hand vpon the fyrm land, the prouinces and regions of Pegu, Bengala, Calicut, Canonor, Coa, Cambaia, the goulfe of the Ilande of Ormus, and all the coastes of the greater India. And more safely to passe the cape of Buona Speranza being about Affrike, they sayled about .xlii. degrees toward the pole An∣tartike, and remayned seuen weekes abowte that cape with many fetches compassyng the wynd with theyr sayles conty∣nually alofte, because they had a west and north weste wynd in the proos of theyr shyppe which wolde not suffer them to passe. The cape of Buona Speranza, is toward the pole Antartik beneth the Equinoctiall line .xxxiiii. degrees and a halfe: and .1600. leaques from the cape of Malaccha: And is the greateste and moste daungyerous cape that is founde at thys day in al the worlde.

When they had by these perels ouerpassed thys cape, cer∣teyne of them aswell for lacke of vytayles as also by reason of syckenesse, were mynded to sayle to a hauen of the Portu∣gales named Monzambique aboue Affryke. But the other an∣swered that they wold rather dye then go to any other place then directly to Spayne. They folowed theyr course therfore

saylynge towarde the Southwest two monethes continually without touchynge at any porte: In whiche tyme there dyed abowte .xxi. of theyr coompany, whom they cast into the sea. And suerly if god of his infinite mercie had not preserued the residue in tyme, they hadde all dyed of famen.

In fine, beinge inforced of necessitie, and halfe of theyr com∣panye deade, they sayled to one of the Ilandes of Capo verde cauled Insula Sancti Iacobi, that is, saynte Iames Ilande, par∣teyning to the kyng of Portugale. Where, as soone as they ariyued, they sent certeyne alande in the shippe boate for vyt¦tayles, declarynge to the Portugales with all loue and fa∣uour what necessitie they were dryuen to and what miseries and trauayles they had susteyned, informynge them further of theyr marueylous viage and suche thynges as they hadde seene in both the East and West India, with such other gen∣tel woordes wherby they obteyned certeyne measures of rise. But when afterwarde .xiii. of theym returned for more ryse, they were deteyned: Whereuppon the reste whiche remayned in the shippe, fearynge the lyke chaunce, departed with full sayles, and the .vii. day of September with the helpe of god entered into the hauen of San Lucar nere vnto Siuile, where dischargynge all theyr ordinaunce for ioy, they wente imme∣diatly to the greate churche in theyr shertes and barefooted with a torche before them to gyue thankes to almyghtie god who had brought them safe to theyr owne countrey, and re∣stored them to theyr wyues and chyldren.

As touchynge thende of this viage, Transiluanus wry∣teth sumwhat more largely as foloweth.

The other shyppe which they lefte behynde them to bee re¦payred, returned afterwarde by the Archipelagus aforesayde and by the great sea to the coastes of the firme of the west In¦dia, and arryued at a region of the same being ageynst Dariena, where the South sea of Sur is seperate but by a lyttle space of lande from the Weste Ocean in the which are the Ilandes of Hispaniola and Cuba, and other Ilandes of the Spanyardes. The other shyppe which returned into Spayne by compasing abowt the hole bowle of the worlde by the coastes of East In∣dia and Affrike, departynge from the Iland of Tidore, and say¦lynge euer on this syde the Equinoctiall, dyd not fynde the cape of Cattigara beinge aboue Asia, and (by the description

of Ptolome) rechynge many degrees beyonde the Equinoctial. But hauynge sayled many dayes by the mayne sea, they came to the cape of Buona Speranza and frome thense to the Ilandes of Capo verde, where their shyppe beinge soore broosed by rea∣son of the longe viage, leaked and tooke water, in suche sorte that the mariners being nowe but fewe in number, and those also weake and feeble by reason of longe sickenesse and hun∣ger, were not able both to drye the poompe continually and otherwyse gouerne the shippe: and were therfore of necessitie inforced to goo alande at the Ilande of saynte Iames to bye theym certeyne slaues to helpe theim. But beinge destitute of mony, according to the custome of the mariners, they profered them cloues for theyr slaues. The which thyng when it came to the eares of the Portugale that was Capitayne of that I∣lande, he cast .xiii. of them in prison. Wherby the residue that remayned in the shippe (beinge nowe but .xviii. in number) were put in such feare that they departed immediatly without rescuing theyr felowes, and sayled continually both by daye and by nyght by the coastes of Affrike, and came in fine to Spayne the .vi. day of September in the yeare .1522. and ar¦ryued at the porte nere vnto Siuile the .xvi. moneth after they departed from the Ilande of Tidore. Mariners doubtlesse more woorthy to bee celebrate with eternal memorie then they whi¦che in owlde tyme were cauled Argonauti that sayled with Ia∣son to win the golden fleese in the region of Cholehic and the ri¦uer of Phasis in the greate sea of Pontus. And the shyppe it selfe, more woorthye to bee placed amonge the starres then that owlde Argo which departynge owt of Grecia, sayled to thende of that great sea. For this owre marueylous shyppe, takynge her vyage from the straightes of Gibilterra and say¦lynge by the greate Ocean towarde the South and pole Antar¦tike, and turnynge from thense to the Weste, folowed that course so farre that passynge vnder the great circumference of the worlde, shee came into the Easte, and frome thense ageyne into the Weste, not by returnynge backewarde, but styll fay¦lynge forwarde, so compasynge abowt the vaule of the world vnder the hole circumference of heauen vntyll shee were my∣raculously restored to her natiue region of Spayne and house of Siuile.

Notes

• Sebastian Munster.
• The Ilandes of Molucca.
• Controuer••ie betw••ne the Spanyardes and Portuga∣les.
• Ferdinando Magalianes.
• The Cape of saynt Uincent
• The Ilandes of Canarie.
• water engen∣dered of a clowde.
• The Iland of saynt Tho∣ma••.
• Capo verde.
• Ginnea in Ethyope
• Serraliona.
• Fysshes and monsters of the sea.
• The fyers of saints helene & S. Nicolas. A tempest.
• The naturall cause of such ••iers as faule in the ••hyps
• Cardanus.
• Two kyndes of fyers engē¦dered of exha¦lations.
• Trewe fyer & false fyer.
• Casto•• and Pollux.
• The lyghtes of saynt Pe∣ter and saynte Nycolas.
• They lost the syght of the North starre.
• The lande▪ of Bresile.
• The South pole.
• Sugar.
• The greate∣nesse of the land of Bra∣sile.
• C••ni••ales.
• Giantes.
• Insula•• gemma∣rum.
• Cap. S. Marie.
• The pole ••n¦artike.
• Geese-Sea woolues
• The .xlix. de∣gree of the south pole.
• Giantes.
• The bygnes of the giants.
• An other giante.
• Foure other giantes.
• Two giantes are t••ken by a po••licie.
• The deuyll Setebos.
• Deuyls ap∣p••r•• to the gy¦ant•••• when they dye.
• Patagoni.
• The gyantes feedynge.
• They cospire ageynst theyr Capitayne.
• Confession.
• The straight of Magella∣nus.
• The South sea.
• Mare pacificu••.
• The giantes di••d fo•• heat.
• Capo Deside••ato
• Short nights in the moneth of October.
• F••ying fy••••hes
• The gyantes language.
• The gyant is baptised.
• Three mo∣nethes sayt lyng without the syght of lande.
• Extreme f••∣m••n.
• Di••ease•• of famen.
• Unfortunate Ilandes.
• what they sayled dayl••
• The ••tarre•• abow•• the south pole.
• The needle of the coom∣pase.
• The lode stone.
• The Equi∣noctial line.
• The Ilandes of Cipanghu and Sumbdit
• Insule Latronū.
• People with longe heare
• They coloure theyr teethe.
• The Ilande of zamail.
• wyne of date trees.
• The marue∣lous frute. Cocus.
• The Iland of zuluan
• The sea cau∣l••d Arch••pe∣lago d••••an La••aro.
• Gentyles.
• Foure Ilands
• The Iland of Buthuan.
• The Iland of Cal••ghan.
• Plent••e of golde.
• The kynge of Buthuan.
• Masse.
• A combatte.
• The Crosse and crowne of thornes.
• Moores and gentyles.
• Many Ilands
• The Iland of Messana.
• Battes as bygge as Eagles.
• Fowles with hornes.
• Egges hat∣ched in sand.
• The Ilande of zubut.
• The kynge of zubut.
• A shyp laden with gold and slaues.
• Calicut.
• Malacha.
• Sheadyng of bludde is a to¦ken of frend∣shyppe
• The kynge of zibut is bap∣tised.
• The kynge of zubut his ap∣parell.
• well fauored women.
• Barterynge
• Pesus what.
• They breake theyr Idoles and erecte the crosse.
• Fyue hun∣dreth men baptised.
• The queene of zubut.
• The queenes apparell.
• A miracle.
• The Iland of Mathan.
• The capitaine Magellanus is slayne.
• The Iland of Bohol.
• They burnte one of theyr shyppes.
• Blacke men.
• The Ilande of Chippit.
• The Iland of Caghaian.
• The Iland of Pulaoan.
• The Ilande Burne•• or Po¦ne.
• A great citie.
• Elephantes.
• The Iland of Cimbulon.
• Leaues of trees which seeme to liue
• A sea full of weedes.
• Perles.
• Men ouer∣growen with heare.
• The Ilandes of Molucca.
• The Portu∣gales are re∣proued.
• Tidode one of the Ilandes of Molucca.
• A vision in the planettes
• The fyue I∣landes of mo∣lucca.
• Tarenate.
• The Iland of Gilolo.
• Moores & gen¦tyles.
• Golde.
• water in reedes.
• Theyr maner of barteringe.
• water of A straunge qua∣litie.
• Byrdes of a straunge forme,
• They lea••e one of theyr shyppes be∣hynd them.
• The Ilandes of Molucca.
• hony of flyes.
• Popingiayes.
• The Iland of Tidore.
• Terenate.
• Mutir.
• Macchian.
• Bacchian.
• Many Ilande.
• The Iland of Mallua.
• Pepper.
• Lyttle men with longe eares.
• The Iland of Timor.
• whyte san∣ders and gin∣ger.
• The deuyll appeareth.
• Saynt Iob his disease.
• Cinamome
• The Ilandes of Giaua.
• Malaccha.
• The greate goulfe of China.
• The cape of Malaccha.
• The names of many regi∣ons.
• Reubarbe.
• The greate kynge of Chi∣na.
• The greater India.
• The beast cauled linx.
• The punishe∣ment of re∣belles.
• The kynge is not seene but at a glasse.
• A thyng of strange work∣manshyppe.
• The kynge maryeth his syster.
• hispallaice.
• A marueilous garde.
• women serue the kynge.
• Foure mar∣uelous haules
• The people of China.
• The Crosse.
• The greate kyng of m••en
• CATHAY.
• The sea of Lantchidol.
• Malaccha.
• The Iland of Sumetra.
• Pegu,
• Bengala.
• Calicut.
• Canonor.
• Coa.
• Cambaia.
• Ormus.
• East India.
• Cap. de Buona. Speranza.
• The port of M••nzambi∣q••••▪
• Famen.
• Capo Verde.
• S. Iames Ilande.
• The ingrat••¦tude of the Portugales.
• The port of saynt Lucar nere vnto Siuile.
• what became of the other shyppe.
• Dariena
• The cape of Cattigara.
• Ptolome.
• The vyage hardly per∣formed.
• They bye slaues for lacke of helpe
• Maryners woorthy im∣mortal fame.
• Argonauti.
• The viage of Iason to wyn the golden fleese.
• The shyppe more woorthy fame then owlde Argo of Grecia.
• The vyage