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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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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Anghiera, Pietro Martire d', 1457-1526.
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Londini :: In ædibus Guilhelmi Powell [for Edwarde Sutton],
Anno. 1555.
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America -- Early accounts to 1600.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20032.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024.
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¶ The contentes of the seuenth booke. Fol. 79.
¶ Howe Quicedus and Colmenaris the procuratours of Da¦riena, were honorably enterteyned at the courte and brought to the kynges presence: And howe theyr complexion was chaunged by alteration of the ayer.
Howe Petrus Arias a noble man, was elected gouernou•• and Lieuetenaunt of Dariena: And howe other of the court laboured for the same office. Also howe the bysshop of Bur∣ges spake to the kynge in his behalfe.
Howe Petrus Arias had a thousande and two hundrethe souldyers appoynted hym at the kynges charges: And of th•• kynges custome hou••e in the citie of Ciuile, cauled the house of the contractes of India.
Howe a great number of Spanyardes profered thē selues to go at theyr owne charges: And of a restra••nt made that no straunger myght passe without the kynges licence. Also howe the autour reproueth Aloisius Cadamustus a wryter of the Portugales vyages.
Howe Petrus Arias shortely after his departure frome Ci∣uile, lost two of his shyppes and was dryuen backe ag••yne by tempest: And howe beinge newly furnysshed, hee pa••sed the O••ean with more prosperous wyndes.
The thyrde vyage of Uincentius Pinzonus, and howe he came to the regions of Paria where encounterynge with thin¦habitauntes he put them fyrst to flyght: but after faulyng to entreatie of peace, they gaue hym greate plentie of golde and
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abundaunce of masculine frankensence with dyuers other princely presentes.
Of the greate multitude of popingiayes which are in th•• region of Paria, and howe thinhabitours are apparelled. Also of the fyue kynges that made a league of frendeshyppe with Uincentius.
Howe Uincentius sayled Eastwarde by the tracte of the regions of Paria vntyll he came to the poynte of that longe lande which the autour supposeth to be the greate Ilande At∣lantike wherof the owlde wryters make mention.