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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Anghiera, Pietro Martire d', 1457-1526.
Publication: Londini :: In ædibus Guilhelmi Powell [for Edwarde Sutton],; Anno. 1555.
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Subject terms: America -- Early accounts to 1600.
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¶ Of Topasies.

THe natural Topasies, growe in the Ilande of Zeilam, and are named of the Indians Purceragua. It is a harde and fine stone: and of equall estimation with the Ru∣bie and the Saphire, bycause all these three are of one kynd. The perfecte colour of this, is yelowe lyke vnto fine beaten golde. And if it bee perfect and cleane, whether it bee greate or lyttle, it is woorth in Calicut as much fine gold as it wey¦eth. But if it bee not perfect, it is woorth the weight of gold the fanan, which is lesse by the halfe. And if it bee in maner whyte, it is woorth much lesse. And of these, are smaule di∣amundes counterfecte.