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.

The fyft booke of the thirde decade.

AL suche lyuynge creatures as vnder the cer∣cle of the moone bringe forthe any thynge, are accustomed by thinstincte of nature as soone as they are delyuered of their byrthe, eyther to close vppe the matrice, or at the leaste to bee quyete for a space. But owre mooste frutefull Ocean and newe woorlde, engendereth and bringeth furthe dayly newe byrthes wher∣by men of great wytte, and especially suche as are studyous of newe and meruelous thinges, may haue sumwhat at hand wherwith to feede their myndes. If yowre holynesse do aske to what purpose is al this, ye shal vnderstand, that I had scarcely fynysshed the historye of suche thynges as chaunsed to Vaschus Nunnez and his coompanye in their vyage to the southe sea, when soodenly there came newe letters from Pe∣trus Arias the newe gouernour whom the kyng had appoynted the yeare before with an army of men and a nauye of shippes to sayle to these newe landes. He sygnifyeth by his letters, that he with his nauye and coompany, arryued all safelye.

Furthermore, Iohannes Cabedus (whome yowre holynes at the requeste of the moste catholyke kynge had created bysshoppe of that prouynce of Dariena) and three other of the chiefe offy∣cers ioined in cōmission to be his assystance,* 1.1 as Alfonsus de Ponte, Diegus Marques, and Iohannes de Tauira, confyrmed the same let∣ters and subscribed them with their names. The nauygati∣on therfore of Petrus Arias,* 1.2 was in this maner. The daye be∣fore the Ides of Apryll, in the yeare of Christe .1514. he hoy∣sed vppe his sayles in the towne of saincte Lucar de Barrameda,* 1.3 sytuate in the mouthe of the ryuer Batis,, whiche the Spani∣ardes nowe caule Guadalchebir. The seuen Ilandes of Canaria are about foure hundreth myles distant from the place where this riuer fauleth into the sea.* 1.4 Summe thinke that these are the Ilandes which the owlde writers did caule the fo••t••n••te Ilandes. But other thynke the contrary. The name of the••e Ilandes, are these. The two whiche appere fyrste in syght, are named Lanzelota and Fortisuentura. On the backehalfe of these, lyeth Magna Canaria or Grancanaria. Beyonde that is Te∣urife: and Gomera sumwhat towarde the northe frome that.

Palma and Ferrea, lye behynde as it were a bulwarke to all the other. Petrus Arias therfore, arriued at Gomera the eyghte daye after his departure, with a nauye of .xvii. shippes and a .M. and fyue hundreth men, althoughe there were onely a thou∣sand and two hundreth assygned hym by the kynges letters. It is sayde furthermore that he lefte behynd hym more then two thousande verye pensyue and syghynge that they also myght not be receaued, proferynge them selues to go at their owne charges. He taried .xvi. dayes in Gomera to thintente to make prouysyon of fuell and freshe water:* 1.5 But chiefely to repayre his shyppes beynge sore brosed with tempestes, and especially the gouernours shippe whiche had loste the rudder. For these Ilandes are a commodious restynge place for all suche as intende to attempte any nauygations in that mayne sea. Departynge from hense in the nones of Maye, he sawe no more lande vntyll the thirde daye of Iune, at the whiche he arriued at Dominica an Ilande of the Canibales,* 1.6 being distant from Gomera aboute eyght hundreth leaques. Here he remay∣ned foure dayes, makinge newe prouision of freshe water and fuell, durynge whiche tyme he sawe no man nor yet any step∣pes of men: But founde plentie of sea crabbes and greate ly∣sartes. From hense he sayled by the Ilandes of Matinina (o∣therwyse cauled Madanino) Guadalupea,* 1.7 and Galanta (otherwyse cauled Galana) of all whiche, we haue spoken in the fyrste de∣cade. He passed also throughe the sea of herbes or weedes, continuyng a long tracte. Yet nother he, nor Colonus the Ad∣myrall (who fyrste founde these Ilandes and sayled through this sea of weedes) haue declared anye reason howe these weedes shoulde coome.* 1.8 Summe thynke the sea too be ve∣rye muddye there, and that these weedes are engendered in the bottome therof, and so beynge loosed, to ascende to the vppermooste parte of the water, as wee see oftentymes chaunce in certeyne stondynge pooles, and sumtymes also in greate ryuers. Other suppose that they are not engendered there, but to bee beaten from certeyne rockes by the vyolence of the water in tempestes. And thus they leaue the matter in dowte: Neyther haue they yet any certeyne experyence whe∣ther they stycke faste and gyue place to the shyppes, or wan∣der loose vppon the water. But it is to bee thought that they are engendered there. For otherwyse they shulde bee dryuen

togyther on heapes by thympulsyon of the shyppes euen as a beasome gathereth the swepynges of a house, and shulde al∣so lette the course of the shyppes. The fourth day after that he departed frome Dominica,* 1.9 the hyghe mountaynes couered with snowe (wherof we haue spoken in the seconde decade) appered vnto hym. They saye that there the seas runne as swyftely towarde the weste,* 1.10 as it were a ryuer faulyng from the toppes of hyghe montaynes: Although they sayled not directly toward the west, but inclined sumwhat to the south. From these montaynes fauleth the ryuer of Gaira,* 1.11 famous by the slaughter of owre men at such tyme as Rodericus Colmenares passed by those coastes as we haue sayde before. Lykewyse many other fayre ryuers haue their originall from the same montaynes. This prouynce (in the whiche is also the regy∣on of Caramairi) hath in it two notable hauens,* 1.12 of the which owre men named the one Carthago or Carthagona,* 1.13 and the other Sancta Martha, the region wherof, thinhabitantes caule Satur∣ma.* 1.14 The porte of Sancta Martha, is nearer to the montaines co∣uered with snowe cauled Montes Niuales:* 1.15 for it is at the rootes of the same montaines. But the hauen of Carthago, is more westewarde aboute fyftie leaques. He writeth marueylous thynges of the hauen of Sancta Martha, whiche they also con∣firme that came lately frō thēse: Of the which younge Vesput••us is one to whō Americus Vesputius his vncle (being a Florētine borne) left the exact knowlege of the mariners facultie,* 1.16 as it were by inheritance after his death for he was a very expert maister in the knowledge, of his carde, his compasse, and the eleuation of the pole starre with all that perteineth ther∣to. This younge Vesputius was assygned by the kyng to bee one of the maisters of the gouernours shyppe, bicause he was cunninge in iudgyng the degrees of the eleuation of the pole starre by the quadrante. For the charge of gouernynge the rudder, was chiefely coommytted to one Iohannes Serranus a Spaniarde, who had oftentymes ouer runne those coastes. Vesputius is my verye familyar frende, and a wyttie younge man in whose coompany I take great pleasure, and there∣fore vse hym oftentymes for my geste. He hath also made many vyages into these coastes, and diligently noted suche thinges as he hath seene. Petrus Arias therfore writeth, and he confyrmeth the same, that thinhabitantes of these regy∣ons

tooke their originall of the Caribes or Canibales, as ap∣peared by the desperate fiercenes and crueltie which they of∣tentymes shewed to owre men when they passed by their coa∣stes. Suche stou••enes and fortitude of mynde is natu••••llye engendered in these naked Barbarians,* 1.17 that they feared not to a••sayle owre hole nauy & to forbyd them to coome a land. They feyght with venemous arrowes as we haue sayde be∣fore. Perceauynge that owre men contempned their threat∣nynges, they ranne furiously into the sea, euen vppe to the breastes,* 1.18 nothynge fearinge eyther the bygnes or multitude of owre shyppes, but ceased not continually beinge thus in the water, to cast dartes and shute their venemous arrowes as thicke as hayle: In so muche that owre men had bynne in great daunger if they had not byn defended by the cages or pauisses of the shyppes and their targettes. Yet were two of them wounded whiche died shortely after. But this con∣flycte continued so sharpe, that at the length owre men were enforced to shute of their byggest pieces of ordinaunce with hayleshotte:* 1.19 At the slaughter and terrible noyse wherof the barbarians beynge sore discomfited and shaken with feare, thynkynge the same to be thunder and lyghtnynge,* 1.20 tourned their backes and fledde amayne. They greately feare thun∣der bycause these regyons are oftentymes vexed with thun∣der and lyghtnynge by reason of the hyghe montaynes and nearenesse of the same to the region of the ayer wherin such fierie tempestes are engendered which the philosophers caule Meteora.* 1.21 And all be it that owre men had nowe dryuen their enemyes to flyght, and sawe them disparcled and owte of or∣der, yet dowted they and were of dyuers opinions whether they shulde pursue them or not On the one partie, shame pric∣ked them forwarde, and on the other syde feare caused them to caste many perelles, especially consyderynge the venemous arrowes whiche these barbarians canne direct so certeynely.* 1.22 To departe from theym with a drye foote (as saithe the pro∣uerbe) with so great a nauye and suche an armye, they repu∣ted it as a thynge greately soundynge to their reproche and dishonour. At the length therfore shame ouercommyng feare, they pursued them and came to land with their shippe boates.

The gouernoure of the nauie, and also Vesputius doo wryte, that the hauen is no lesse then three leagues in compasse, be∣inge

also safe withowt rockes, and the water therof so clere, th••t a man may see pybble stones in the bottome twentie cu∣bettes deape. They saye lykewyse that there fauleth twoo fayre ryuers of fresshe water into the ha••••n: but the same to bee meeter to beare the canoas of these prouinces then anye bygger vessels. It is a delectable thynge to heare what they tel of the plentie and varietie, and also of the pleasaunt tast of the fysshes aswel of these riuers as of the sea there about. By reason wherof they founde here many fyssher boates and nettes woonderfully wrought of the stalkes of certeyne her••∣bes or weedes dryed and tawed and wrethed with cordes of spunne gossampine cotton.* 1.23 For the people of Caramairi, Gaira,* 1.24 and Saturma, are very cunnynge in fysshynge, and vse to sell fysshe to theyr bortherers for exchaunge of suche thynges as they lacke. When owre men had thus chased the Barbary∣ans from the sea coastes, and hadde nowe entered into theyr houses, they assayled them with newe skyrmushes, especial∣ly when they sawe them faule to sackynge and spoylyng, and theyr wyues and chyldren taken captiue. Theyr householde stuffe was made of great reedes which growe on the sea ban∣kes,* 1.25 and the stalkes of certeyne herbes beaten and afterward made harde. The floures therof were strewed with herbes of sundry coloures: And the waules hanged with a kynde of tapstry artificially made of gossampine cotton,* 1.26 and wrought with pictures of Lions, Tygers, and Eagles. The doores of theyr houses and chambers were full of dyuers kyndes of shelles hangynge loose by smaule cordes,* 1.27 that beinge shaken by the wynde they myght make a certeyne rattelynge and al∣so a whystelynge noyse by gatherynge the wynde in theyr ho¦lowe places. For herein they haue greate delyte, and impute this for a goodly ornamente. Dyuers haue shewed me many woonderfull thynges of these regions: Especially one Conza∣lus Fernandus Ouiedus beinge one of the maiestrates appointed in that office which the Spanyardes caule Veedor,* 1.28 who hath al∣so hetherto entered further into the lande then any other. He affirmeth that he chaunced vppon the fragmente of a saphire bygger then the egge of a goose. And that in certeyne hylles where he trauayled with thirtie men, he founde many of the precious stones cauled Smaragdes,* 1.29 calcidones, and Iaspers, besyde great pieces of amber of the montaines. He also with

dyuers other do affirme that in the houses of sume of the Ca¦nibales of these regions,* 1.30 they found the lyke precious stones set in golde and inclosed in the tapstry or arras (if it may soo bee cauled) wherewith they hange theyr houses. The same lande bryngeth foorth also many wooddes of brasile trees & great plentie of golde:* 1.31 In so much that in maner in al places they founde on the se•• bankes and on the shoores, certeyne marchasites in token of golde.* 1.32 Fernandus Ouiedus declareth fur∣thermore that in a certeyne region cauled Zenu, lyinge foure score and tenne myles from Dariena Eastwarde, they exercyse a straunge kynde of marchaundies. For in the houses of the inhabitantes, they founde greate chestes and baskets made of the twigges and leaues of certeyne trees apte for that pur¦pose, beinge all full of gressehoppers, grylles, crabbes, or crefysshes: snayles also, and locustes whiche destrowe the fieldes of corne,* 1.33 all well dryed and salted. Beinge demaun∣ded why they reserued such a multitude of these beastes, they answered that they kepte them to bee soulde to theyr borthe∣rers which dwell further within the lande: And that for the exchange of these precious byrdes and salted fysshes, they re¦ceaued of them certeyne strange thynges wherin partely they take pleasure, and partly vse them for theyr necessary affay∣ers. These people dwel not togyther, but scattered here and there. Thinhabitantes of Caramairi, seeme to dwel in an earth¦ly Paradise, theyr region is so fayre and frutefull, withowt owtragious heate or sharpe coulde, with lyttle difference of the length of day and nyght throwghowt all the yeare. Af∣ter that owre men had thus dryuen the barbarians to flyght, they entered into a valley of two leagues in breadth & three in length, extendynge to certeyne frutful mountaynes ful of grasse,* 1.34 herbes, and trees, at the rootes wherof, lye twoo o∣ther valleys towarde the ryght hande and the left, throwgh eyther of the which runneth a fayre ryuer, whereof the ryuer of Gaira is one, but vnto the other they haue yet gyuen noo name. In these valleys they founde manye fayre gardeyns and pleasaunte fyeldes watered with trenshes distrybuted in marueylous order,* 1.35 with no lesse arte then owre Insubrians and Hetrurians vse to water theyr fyeldes. Theyr common meate, is Ages, Iucca, Maizium, Battatae, with suche other rootes and frutes of trees, and also suche fysshe as they vse in the

Ilandes and other regions of these prouinces. They eate mans fleshe but seldome, bycause they meete not oftentymes with strangiers, except they goo foorth of theyr owne domi∣nions with a mayne army of purpose to hunt for men,* 1.36 when theyr rauenynge appetite pricketh them forwarde. For they absteyne from them selues, and eate none but suche as they take in the warres or otherwyse by chaunce. But suerly it is a miserable thynge to heare howe many myriades of men these fylthy and vnnaturall deuourers of mans flesshe haue consumed,* 1.37 and lefte thousandes of moste fayre and frutfull Ilandes and regions desolate withowte menne: By reason wherof owre men founde so many Ilandes whiche for theyr fayrenes and frutefulnesse myght seeme to bee certeyne earth¦ly Paradyses, and yet were vtterly voyde of men. Hereby yowre holynesse may consider howe pernitious a kynde of men this is. We haue sayde before that the Ilande named Sancti Iohannis (which thinhabitantes caule Burichena) is nexte to Hispaniola. It is sayde that onely the Canibales which dwell in the other Ilandes nere about this, as in the Ilande cau∣led Hayhay or Sancte Crucis, and in Guadalupea (otherwise cauled Queraqueiera,* 1.38 or Carucuiera) haue in owre tyme vyolentely taken owte of the sayde Ilande of Sancti Iohannis, more then fyue thousande men to bee eaten. But let it suffice thus much to haue wandered by these monstrous bludsuckers. We wyll nowe therfore speake sumewhat of the rootes whereof they make theyr breade, forasmuch as the same shall hereafter bee foode to Christian men in steede of breade made of wheate,* 1.39 and in the steade of radysshe with such other rootes as they haue byn accustomed to eate in Europe. We haue oftentymes sayde before that Iucca is a roote whereof the beste and moste delicate breade is made bothe in the firme lande of these regi¦ons, and also in the Ilandes. But howe it is tylled or hus∣banded, howe it groweth, and of howe dyuers kyndes it is, I haue not yet declared. Therefore, when they intende to plante this Iucca,* 1.40 they make a hole in the earth knee deape, and rayse a heape of the earth taken owte of the same, fashio¦nynge it lyke a square bedde of nyne foote breadth on euerye syde, settynge twelue trunkes of these rootes (beinge about a foote and a halfe longe a piece) in euery of the sayd beddes conteynynge three rootes of a syde, so layde a slope, that the

endes of them ioyne in maner togyther in the center or myd∣dest of the bedde within the grounde. Owt of the ioyntes of the rootes and spaces betwene the same, sprynge the toppes and blades of newe rootes, which by lyttle and lyttle encrea¦synge, growe to the byggenes and length of a mans arme in the brawne, and oftentymes as bygge as the thygh: So that by the tyme of theyr full rypenes, in maner all the earthe of the heape, is conuerted into rootes.* 1.41 But they say that these rootes are not rype in lesse tyme then a yeare & a halfe: And that the longer they are su••fered to growe euen vntyll twoo yeares complete, they are so muche the better and more per∣fecte to make breade therof.* 1.42 When they are taken foorthe of the earth, they scrape them and slyse thē with certeyne sharpe stones scruynge for the same purpose: And thus layinge thē betwene two great stones, or puttynge them in a sacke made of the stalkes of certeyne towgh herbes and smaule reedes, they presse them (as we do cheese or crabbes to drawe owte the iuse thereof) and so let them drye a daye before they eate them. The iuse or lyquoure, they cast away: for (as we haue sayde) it is deadly poyson in the Ilandes.* 1.43 Yet is the iuse of suche as growe in the firme lande, holsome if it bee sodde, as is the whey of owre mylke. They saye that there are manye kyndes of this Iucca, wherof su••e are more pleasaunte and delycate then the other, and are therefore reserued as it were to make fine manchet for the kynges owne tables. But the gentelmen eate of the meaner sorte, and the common people of the basest. The fynest they caule Cazabbi,* 1.44 which they make rounde lyke cakes in certeyne presses before they seeth it or bake it. They saye furthermore that there are lykewyse dy∣uers kyndes of the rootes of Ages and Battata.* 1.45 But they vse these rather as frutes and dysshes of seruice, then to make breade therof, as we vse rapes, radysshes, mussheroms, na∣uies, perseneppes, and such lyke. In this case, they mooste especially esteeme the best kynde of Battatas, which in pleasant tast and tendernes farre exceadeth owre musheromes. It shal suffice to haue sayde thus muche of rootes.* 1.46 We wyll nowe therfore speake of an other kynde of theyr breade. We decla¦red before that they haue a kynde of grayne or pulse muche lyke vnto Panicum, but with sumwhrt bygger graines, which they beate into meale vppon certeyne greate hollowe stones

with the labour of their handes when they lacke Iucca: And of this is made the more vulgar or common breade. It is sowen thrise a yeare, so that the frutfulnesse of the grounde may beare it by reason of the equalitie of the tyme, whereof wee haue spoken suffyciently before.* 1.47 In these regyons they founde also the graine of Maizium,* 1.48 and sundry kyndes of fru∣tes of trees diligentely planted and well husbanded. The waye betwene the regyons of Caramairi and Saturma, is fayre, brode, and ryghte foorthe. They founde here also sundrye kyndes of waterpottes made of earthe of dyuers colours,* 1.49 in the whiche they bothe fetche and keepe freshe water. Lyke∣wise sundry kindes of iugges, godderdes, drynkyng cuppes, pottes, pannes, dysshes, and platters artifycially made.

When the gouernour had gyuen commaundement by procla∣mation, that thinhabitantes shulde eyther obey the Christian kynge and embrase owre relygion, or elles to depart owte of their countrey, they answered with venemous arrowes. In this skyrmyshe, owre men tooke summe of theym: whereof clothynge the moste parte in faire apparell, they sente them ageyne to their owne coompany: But leadyng the resydue to the shyppes to thin••ent to shewe them the poure and magny∣fycence of the christians that they myght declare the same to their coompanions, therby to wynne their fauour, they ap∣pareled them lykewyse and sente them after their felowes.

Theye affyrme that in all the ryuers of these coastes, theye sawe great argumentes and tokens of golde.* 1.50 They founde here and there in their houses good store of hartes flesshe and bores fleshe wherwith they fedde them selues dilycately.* 1.51

They also, haue greate plentie of sundry kyndes of byrdes and foules,* 1.52 wherof they brynge vppe many in their houses, summe for necessarye foode, and other for daynty dysshes as we do hennes and partriches. Owre men hereby coniecture that the ayer of these regions is veary holsome,* 1.53 for as muche as sleapynge all nyghte vnder the fyrmament on the bankes of the ryuers, none of them were at any tyme offended with reumes or heade ache by reason of any noysome humoure or vapoure proceadynge from the earthe, ayer, or water. Owre men furthermore, founde there many great bothomes of gos∣sampyne cotton ready spunue, and fardelles of dyuers kyn∣des of fethers wherof they make them selue•• crestes and plu∣mes* 1.54

after the maner of owre men of armes: also certeine clo∣kes whiche they esteeme as moste cumly ornamentes. They founde lykewyse an innumerable multitude of bowes and ar∣rowes.* 1.55 Thinhabitantes also of these regiōs, in summe places vse to burne the carkeses of their prynces when theye are deade, and to reserue their bones buryed with spyces in cer∣teyne hylles.* 1.56 In other places, they onely drye theym and imbaume them with spyc••s and sweete gummes, and soo re∣serue them in sepulchers in their owne houses. Sumwhere also, they drye them, spyce them; adourne them with precy∣ous iewells and ouches, and so reuerently place them in cer∣teyne tabernacles made for the same purpo••e in their owne palayces. When owre men had many of their tabellets, bras∣lettes, collers, and suche other ouches (whiche they caule Guanines) they founde them rather to bee made of laton then of golde:* 1.57* 1.58 wherby they suppo••e that they haue vsed to exchaunge their ware with summe craftie straungers whiche broughte thē those counterfect ou••hes to defraude them of their golde. For euen owre menne perceaued not the deceate vntyll they came to the meltynge. Furthermore, certayne of owre buyl∣ders wanderynge a lyttell way from the sea coastes, chaun∣ced to fynde certayne pyeces of white marble.* 1.59 Wherby they thynke that in tyme paste summe straungers haue coome too those landes, whiche haue dygged marble owte of the moun∣taines, and lefte those fragmentes on the plaine. There owre men learned that the ryuer Maragnonus descendeth frome the montaynes couered with snowe cauled Montes Niuales or Serra Neuata:* 1.60 And the same to bee encreased by many other ryuers whiche faule into it throughowte all the lowe and watelye regions by the whiche it runneth with so longe a tracte from the sayde montaynes into the sea: And this to bee the cause of the greatnesse therof. These thynges beyng thus brought to passe, the gouernour cōmaunded the trumpitour to blowe a retraite: Whervppon they whiche were sente to lande (be∣ynge fyue hundreth in noumber) makynge a great shoute for ioye of their victory, sette them selues in order of battayle, and so keping their array, returned to the shippes laden with spoyle of those prouinces, and shynynge in souldiers clokes of fethers,* 1.61 with faire plumes and crestes of variable colours. In this meane tyme hauynge repaired their shyppes and fur∣nysshed

the same with all necessaries, they loosed anker the xvi. daye of the Calendes of Iuly, directynge their course to the hauen of Carthagena, in the whiche viage they destroyed and wasted certayne Ilandes of the Canibales lyinge in the waye, accordynge as they were commaunded by the kynge. But the swifte course of the water deceaued bothe Iohannes Serranus the chiefe Pilet of the gouernours shyppe,* 1.62 and all the other, althoughe they made their boste that they perfectely knewe the nature therof. For they affyrme that in one night they were caried forty leaques beyonde their estimation.* 1.63

Notes

• * 1.1

  The bysshop of Dariena.
• * 1.2

  The nauigati¦on of Petrus Arias.
• * 1.3

  Saint Lucar.
• * 1.4

  The Iland of Canarie.
• * 1.5

  Prouision of fresshe water and fuell.
• * 1.6

  The Iland of Dominica.
• * 1.7

  Guadalupea, otherwy••e cauled Caru∣cuer••a, or Que¦raquiera.
• * 1.8

  The sea of herbes.
• * 1.9

  These moun∣taynes are cauled Mon∣tes Niuales or Serra Ne∣uata, dec••de ii. liber. i & .ii.
• * 1.10

  The swyfte cour••e of the sea towarde the west.
• * 1.11

  The ryuer Gaira.
• * 1.12

  Caramairi.
• * 1.13

  Carthago.
• * 1.14

  Saturma.
• * 1.15

  Mountaynes couered with snowe.
• * 1.16

  Americus Vesp••¦tius.
• * 1.17

  The stoutnes of the Barba∣rian••.
• * 1.18

  The Caniba∣les feygh•• in the water.
• * 1.19

  The vse of gunnes.
• * 1.20

  The genera∣cion of thun∣der and lyght¦nynge.
• * 1.21

  Meteora.
• * 1.22

  Uenemous arrowes
• * 1.23

  Plentie of fysshe.
• * 1.24

  Cunnynge fysshers.
• * 1.25

  Theyr house∣holde stuffe.
• * 1.26

  Tapstry.
• * 1.27

  A straunge phantasy.
• * 1.28

  This is he whom Card••¦nus praiseth.
• * 1.29

  Precious stones The Sma∣ragde is the treweme••od••
• * 1.30

  Another kind of amber is founde in whales.
• * 1.31

  Gold & bra∣sile.
• * 1.32

  Marchasites are flowers of metals, by the colours wherof the kyndes of me¦tals are kno∣wen.
• * 1.33

  These locu∣stes burne the corne with toching and deuoure the residewe they are in India of .iii. foote length. The fayre re∣gion of Cara∣mairi.
• * 1.34

  Fruteful mon¦taynes.
• * 1.35

  Gardens. In••ubres are nowe cauled Lumbardes, and hetrusci, Tuseans.
• * 1.36

  Many coun∣treys lefte de¦solate by the fiercenes of the Caniba∣les.
• * 1.37

  One my••iade is ten thou∣sande.
• * 1.38

  A miserable hearynge.
• * 1.39

  Breade of rootes.
• * 1.40

  The maner of plantinge the roote Iuc¦ca.
• * 1.41

  Earth turned into rootes.
• * 1.42

  howe breade is made of rootes.
• * 1.43

  A straunge thynge.
• * 1.44

  Cazabbi.
• * 1.45

  Ages and Battata.
• * 1.46

  Panicum is a grayne sume∣what lyke 〈◊〉〈◊〉 The Italians caule it Me∣••••ca.
• * 1.47

  he meanethe the equall length of day and nyght which i•• con∣tinually in re∣gions vnder the Equinoc∣tial lyne.
• * 1.48

  Maizium
• * 1.49

  Earth of dy∣uers colours.
• * 1.50

  Golde in ryuers.
• * 1.51

  hartes and bores.
• * 1.52

  Foules.
• * 1.53

  holsome ayer.
• * 1.54

  Gossampine cotton. Fethers.
• * 1.55

  Bowes and ar••owes.
• * 1.56

  Deade bo∣dies reserued
• * 1.57

  Ouches of la∣ton.
• * 1.58

  Gonzalus Oui¦edus, sayth that they gilt maruelo••••••y with the iuse of a certeyne. herbe.
• * 1.59

  whyte mar∣ble.
• * 1.60

  The great ry¦uer Maragno¦nus. This ioyneth with the myghty ryuer cauled Flumen Ama¦zonum, found of late.
• * 1.61

  Clokes of fethers.
• * 1.62

  The swyfte course o•• the water.
• * 1.63

  x••. leaques in one nyght.