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 seuenthe booke of the thirde decade.

PEtrus Arias the gouernour of the supposed con∣tinente, was scarsly entred into the mayne sea with his nauye onwarde on his vyage to Dariena. But I was aduertised that one Andreas Moralis a pilot who had oftentymes ouer runne the coastes of these new seas and the Ilandes of the same,* 1.1 was coome to the courte to sell suche marchaundies as he broughte with hym frome thense. This man had dyligently searched the tracte of the supposed continente, and especyally thinner regyons of the Ilande of Hispaniola, wherunto he was appoynted by

his brother Nicolaus Ou••ndos (the gouernour of the Iland and chiefe Commendatory of the order of the knyghtes of Alcanta∣ra) bycause he was a wytty man and more apte to searche su∣che thynges then any other: So that with his owne han∣des he drewe faire cardes and tables of suche regyons as hee discouered. Wherin as he hath bynne founde faythfull of suche as haue sense had better tryall hereof, so is he in most credyt emongest the best sorte. He therfore resorted to me as all they are accustomed to doo, wh••che retourne from the Ocean.* 1.2 What I learned of hym and dyuers other of thin∣ges heretofore vnknowen, I wyll nowe declare. The begin∣nynge of this narration, shalbe the particular description of the Ilande of Hispaniola, forasmuche as it is the heade and as it weare the principall marte of all the lyberality of the Oce∣an, and hath a thousande and againe a thousande fayre, plea∣saunt,* 1.3 bewtifull, and ryche Nereides whiche lye aboute it on euery syde, adournynge this their ladye and moother, as it were an other Tethis the wyfe of Neptunus,* 1.4 enuyronynge her aboute, and attendynge vppon her as their queene and pa∣tronesse. But of these Nereiades (that is to saye, the Ilandes placed aboute her) we wyll speake more hereafter. Lette vs in the meane tyme declare sumwhat of the Ilande whiche owre men named Margaritea Diues (whiche the Spanyardes caule De las perlas) beyng nowe well knowen,* 1.5 and lyinge in the southe sea in the goulfe cauled Sinus Sancti Michaelis (that is) sainte Michaels goulfe.* 1.6 This Iland hath presently brought to owre knowledge many straunge and woonderfull thynges and promysseth no smaule hope of greater thynges in tyme to coome. In this is founde great plentie of pearles so fayre & great,* 1.7 that the sumptuous queene Cleopatra myght haue see∣med to weare them in her crownes, chaynes, and braslettes. Of the shelfysshes wherin these are engendered, wee wyll speake sumwhat more in thende of this narration. But let vs nowe returne to Hispaniola moste lyke vnto the earthly pa∣radyse.* 1.8 In the description hereof, we wyll begynne of the imposytion of dyuerse names: Then of the forme of the I∣lande, temperate ayer and benefyciall heauen: And fynally of the deuisyon of the regyons. Therfore for the ryghter pro∣nunsyation to the names, yowre holynesse muste vnderstande that they are pronounced with thaccent, as yowe may know

by the verge sette ouer the heddes of the vowels, as in the name of the Ilande Matinino, where the accente is in the last vowell, and the lyke to be vnderstoode in all other names. They saye therfore, that the fyrste inhabitours of the Iland were transported in their Canoas (that is boates made of one hole pyece of woodde) from the Ilande of M••tinino,* 1.9 beynge lyke banysshed men dryuen from thense by reason of certaine contrary factions and diuisyons emonge them selues, lyke as wee reade howe Dardanus came from Corytho,* 1.10 and Teuerus from Creta into Asia,* 1.11 and that the regyon where they placed their habitation, was afterwarde cauled Troianum.* 1.12 The lyke wee reade howe the Tirians and Sidonians arryued with their nauye in Libya by the fabulous conduction of Dido.* 1.13* 1.14 These Matininans in like maner beynge banysshed from their owne countrey, planted their fyrste habytation in that parte of the Iland of Hispaniola whiche they caule Cabonao, vpon the banke of the ryuer named Bahaboni: As is redde in the begynnynge of the Romaynes that Eneas of Troye aryued in the region of Italy cauled Latium vppon the bankes of the ryuer of Ti∣ber.* 1.15* 1.16 Within the mouthe of the ryuer of Bahaboni, lyeth an I∣lande where it is sayde that thinhabitauntes buylded their fyrste howse whiche they named Camoteia. This howse they consecrated shortely after, and honoured the same reuerently with continual gyftes and monumentes, euen vntyl the com∣mynge of owre men, lyke as the Christians haue euer relygy∣ously honoured Ierusalem the fountayne and oryginall of owre faythe:* 1.17 As also the Turkes attribute the lyke to the cytie of Mecha in Araby,* 1.18 and thinhabytantes of the fortunate Ilandes (cauled the Ilandes of Canarye) to Tyrma buylded vppon a hyghe rocke from the whiche many were wounte with ioyfull myndes and songes to caste them selues downe headlonge,* 1.19 beyng persuaded by their priestes that the soules of all suche as so dyd for the loue of Tyrma, shulde therby en∣ioye eternall felycity. The conquerours of the Ilandes of Canarie, founde them yet remaynyng in that superstition, e∣uen vntyll owre tyme: Nor yet is the memory of their sacri∣fyces vtterly worne awaye: The rocke also reserueth the owlde name vnto this daye. I haue also learned of late, that there yet remayneth in the Ilande summe of the faction of Betanchor the Frenshe man and fyrste that broughte the I∣landes* 1.20

to good culture and ciuilitie beyng therto lycenced by the kynge of Castile as I haue sayde before. These doo yet (for the moste parte) obserue bothe the language and maners of the Frenshemen, although the eyres and successours of Be∣tanchor, had soulde the two subdued Ilandes to certeyne men of Castile. Yet thinhabitours whiche succeded Betanchor, and buylded them houses and encreased their families there, do contynue to this daye: And lyue quietly and pleasauntly with the Spanyardes, not greued with the sharpe coulde of Fraunce. But lette vs nowe returne to thinhabitauntes of Matinino and Hispaniola. The Ilande of Hispaniola was fyrste named by the fyrste inhabitours,* 1.21 Quizqueia, and then Haiti.

And this not by chaunce, or at the pleasure of suche as diui∣sed these names, but of credulitie and belefe of summe great effecte. For Quizqueia, is as muche to saye as a great thinge: And that so greate that none maye bee greater. They inter∣prete also, that Quizqueia sygnifyeth, large, vniuersall, or al, in like signification as the Greekes named their god cauled Pan:* 1.22 Bycause that for the greatnes therof, these symple sou∣les supposed it to bee the hole worlde: And that the soonne beames gaue lyghte to none other worlde but onely to this Ilande with the other adiacente aboute the same: And thervppon thoughte it most woorthy to bee cauled great, as the greatest of all other knowen to them. Haiti is as muche to saye by interpretation, as roughe, sharpe, or craggie. But by a fyguratiue speache cauled denomination (wherby the hole is named by part) they named the hole Iland Haiti (that is) roughe: For as muche as in many places the face of this Iland is rough b•• reason of the craggie montaynes,* 1.23 horrible thicke wooddes, and terrible darke and diepe valleys enuy∣roned with great and highe montaynes, althoughe it bee in manye other places exceadynge bewtifull and florysshynge.

Here muste wee sumwhat digresse from thorder we are ente∣red into. Perhappes your holynesse wyll maruell by what meanes these symple men shoulde of soo longe contynuance beare in minde suche principles, where as they haue no know¦ledge of letters. So it is therfore, that from the beginninge, their princes haue euer byn accustomed to committe their chil∣dren to the gouernaunce of their wise men whiche they caule Boitios, to bee instructed in knowledge,* 1.24 and to beare in me∣morie

suche thynges as they lerne. They gyue them selues chieflye to two thynges: As generally to lerne thoriginall and successe of thynges: And particularlye to reherse the no∣ble factes of their graundefathers great graundefathers and auncestours aswell in peace as in warre. These two thynges they haue of owlde tyme composed in certeyne myters and ballettes in their language. These rhymes or ballettes,* 1.25 they caule Ar••itos. And as owre mynstrelles are accustomed too synge to the harpe or lute, so doo they in lyke maner synge these songes and daunce to the same, playinge on tymbrelles made of shels of certen fysshes. These tymbrels they caule Ma∣guei. They haue also songes and ballettes of loue: And o∣ther of lamentations and moornyng:* 1.26* 1.27 Summe also to enco∣rage them to the warres, with euery of them their tewnes a∣greable to the matter. They exercyse theym selues muche in daunceinge, wherin they are verye actyue and of greater agi∣litie then owre men, by reason they gyue them selues to no∣thyng so muche, and are not hyndered with apparell whiche is also the cause of their swiftenesse of foote. In their bal∣lettes lefte them of their auncestours, they haue prophecies of the comminge of owre men into their countrey. These they synge with moornyng and as it were with gronyng,* 1.28 bewayle the losse of their lybertie and seruitude. For these prophecies make mention that there shoulde coome into the Ilande Ma∣guacochios,* 1.29 that is, men clothed in apparell, and armed with suche swoordes as shulde cutte a man in sunder at one stroke: vnder whose yoke their posteritie shulde bee subdued. And here I do not maruell that their predicessours coulde prophe¦cye of the seruitude and bondage of their successyon, if it bee trewe that is sayd of the familiaritie they haue with spirites whiche appeare to them in the night,* 1.30 wherof we haue large∣ly made mention in the nynth booke of the first decade, where also wee haue entreated of their Zemes (that is) their Idoles and Images of diuelles whiche they honoured.* 1.31 But they saye that sence these Zemes were taken awaye by the Christi¦ans, the spirites haue no more appeared. Owre men ascribe this to the sygne of the crosse wherwith they defende theym selues from suche spirites. For they are nowe all clensed and sanctifyed by the water of bapt••me wherby they haue renoun¦ced the deuel and are consecrated the holy members of Christ.

They are vniuersally studyous to knowe the boundes and ly∣mettes of their regions and kingdomes: And especially their Mitaini (that is) noble men. So that euen they are not vtterlye ignorante in the surueyinge of their landes.* 1.32 The common people haue none other care then of settynge, sowynge, and plantynge. They are mooste experte fysshers,* 1.33 by reason that throughowte the hole yeare, they are accustomed daylye to plounge them selues in the ryuers, so that in maner they lyue no lesse in the water then on the lande. They are also giuen to huntynge. For (as I haue sayde before) they haue twoo kyndes of foure footed beastes, wherof the one is lyttle cun∣nes cauled Vtias, and the other Serpentes named Iuannas,* 1.34 muche lyke vnto Crocodiles,* 1.35 of eyght foote length, of moste pleasaunte taste, and lyuynge on the lande. All the Ilandes nooryshe innumerable byrdes and foules:* 1.36 As stocke doues, duckes, geese, hearons, bysyde nolesse number of popingiais then sparowes with vs.* 1.37 Euery kynge hath his subiectes di∣uided to sundrye affaires: As summe to huntynge, other to fysshynge, and other summe to husbandrye. But let vs now returne to speake further of the names. We haue sayde that Quizqueia and Haiti, were the oulde names of this Ilande.

The hole Ilande was also cauled Cipanga of the region of the montaynes aboundynge with golde:* 1.38 Lyke as owre anciente poetes cauled all Italye Latium of parte therof.* 1.39 Therfore as they cauled Ausonia and Hesperia, Italie, euen soo by the na∣mes of Quizqueia, Haiti, and Cipanga, they vnderstode the hole Ilande of Hispaniola. Owre men dyd fyrste name it Isabella of queene Helisabeth whiche in the Spanyshe tounge is cauled Isabella:* 1.40 And so named it of the fyrst Colonie where they plan∣ted their habitation vpon the banke nere vnto the sea on the Northe syde of the Ilande, as wee haue further declared in the fyrste decade. But of the names, this shall suffyce. Lette vs nowe therfore speake of the forme of the Ilande.* 1.41 They whiche fyrste ouer ranne it, described it vnto me to bee lyke the leafe of a chestnutte tree, with a goulfe towarde the west syde, lyinge open ageynst the Ilande of Cuba. But the experte shyppe mayster Andreas Moralis, broughte me the forme therof sumwhat differynge from that. For from bothe the corners, as from the Easte angle and the West, he described it to be in∣dented and eaten with many great goulfes, and the corners

to reache foorthe verye farre: and placeth manye large and safe hauens in the great goulfe on the East syde. But I trust shortely soo to trauayle further herein, that a perfecte carde of the particular description of Hispaniola maye bee sente vnto yowre holynesse.* 1.42 For they haue nowe drawne the Geogra∣phicall description therof in cardes, euen as yowre holynesse hath seene the forme and sytuation of Spayne and Italye with their montaines, valleyes, ryuers, cities, and colonies. Lette vs therfore without shamfastnesse compare the Ilande of Hispaniola to Italie,* 1.43 sumtyme the heade and queene of the hole worlde. For if wee consyder the quantitie, it shal bee founde lyttle lesse, and muche more frutefull. It reacheth from the Easte into the Weste, fyue hundreth and fortye my∣les accordynge to the computation of the later searchers: Althoughe the Admyrall sumwhat increased this number as wee haue sayde in the fyrste decade. It is in breadth summe where, almoste three hundreth myles: And in summe places narower where the corners are extended. But it is suerlye muche more blessed and fortunate then Italie:* 1.44 Beynge for the mooste parte therof so temperate and florysshynge, that it is neyther vexed with sharppe coulde, nor afflycted with immoderate heate. It hath bothe the steyinges or conuersy∣ons of the soonne (cauled Solstitia) in maner equall with the Equinoctiall,* 1.45 with lyttle difference betwene the length of the daye and nyghte throughout all the yeare. For on the the south syde, the day ascendeth scarcely an houre in length aboue the nyghte, or contrary wyse. But the dyfference is more on the northe syde.* 1.46 Yet are there summe regions in the Ilande in the whiche the coulde is of sum force. But yowre holynesse muste vnderstonde this to bee incident by reason of the obiecte or nearenesse of the mountaines, as wee wyl more largely declare hereafter. Yet is not this coulde so pearcynge or sharpe, that thinhabitantes are molested with snowe or bytynge froste. In other places, the Ilande enioyeth perpe∣tuall springe tyme, and is fortunate with contynuall soomer and haruest.* 1.47 The trees floryshe there all the hole yeare: And the medowes contynue alway greene. All thynges are excea∣dynge fortunate, and growe to great perfection. How won∣derfully all garden herbes and frutes doo encrease,* 1.48 soo that within the space of syxtene dayes after the seede is sowne, al

herbes of smaule steames, as lettesse, borage, radyshe, and suche other, coome to their full rypenesse: And also howe herbes of the bygger sorte, as gourdes, melones, cucumers, pompons, citrous, and suche other, coome to their perfection in the space of thirtie dayes, wee haue sufficiently declared elles where. Of the beastes transported out of Spaine the∣ther,* 1.49 wee haue sayde howe they growe too a muche greater kynde: In so muche that when they faule into communica∣tion of the oxen or kyne, they compare them in bignesse to ele¦phantes, and swyne to mules:* 1.50 But this sumwhat by an ex∣cessyue kynde of speache. Wee haue also made mention how their swynes flesshe is more sauourye and of farre better and more pleasaunte taste and more holsome then owres, by rea∣son they are fedde with the frutes of Myrobalane trees,* 1.51 and other pleasaunte and nurysshynge fruites of that contrey, whiche growe there of them selues, as do with vs beeches, holly, & okes. Uynes woolde also prosper there with marue∣lous encrease,* 1.52 if they had any regard to the plantinge therof. The lyke encrease commeth of wheate if it be sowen vppon the mountaynes where the colde is of sume strength:* 1.53 but not in the playnes, by reason of to much fatnes and rankenes of the grownde. It is in maner incredible to heare, that an eare of wheate shuld bee bygger then a mans arme in the brawne,* 1.54 and more then a spanne in length, bearynge also more then a thousande graynes, as they all confesse with one voyce, and ernes••ly affirme the same with othes. Yet they say the bread of the Ilande (cauled Cazabbi made of the roote of Iucca,* 1.55 to bee more holsome, because it is of easyer digestion, and is cul¦tured with lesse labour and greater increase. The residue of the tyme which they spende not en settynge and plantynge, they bestowe in gatheringe of golde.* 1.56 They haue nowe suche plentie of foure footed beasts,* 1.57 that horses and oxe hydes with sheepe skynnes and goate skyns and such other, are brought from thense into Spayne: So that nowe the doughter in ma∣ny thynges helpeth and succurreth her mother. Of the trees of brasile,* 1.58 spices, the graine which coloureth scarlet in bright shinynge redde, mastix,* 1.59 gossampine cotton,* 1.60 the precious me∣tall cauled Electrum,* 1.61 and such other commodities of this I∣lande, we haue spoken sufficiently before. What therefore can chaunce more happy vnto man vpon the earth, then there

to lyue where he neede not to bee dryuen to close chaumbers with sharpe coulde or fayntynge heate?* 1.62 Nor yet in wynter eyther to bee laden with heauy apparell, or to burne the shin¦nes with continual syttyng at the fyer, which thynges make men oulde in short tyme by resoluinge the natural heate, wher of a thousande diseases insue.* 1.63 They also affirme the ayer to bee very healthfull: and the waters of the ryuers to bee no lesse holsome, as they whiche haue theyr continuall course through the earth of the golden mynes.* 1.64 For there is in ma∣ner no ryuer, no mountaynes, and but fewe playnes that are vtterly without golde. But let vs nowe at the length coome to the particular description of the inner partes of this bles∣sed Ilande.* 1.65 We haue before declared howe it is in maner e∣qually diuided with foure greate ryuers descendynge frome hygh mountaynes: wherof that which runneth towarde the East, is cauled Iunna, as that towarde the West is named At∣tibunicus: The thyrde is Naiba or Haiba which runneth South∣warde: The fourth is cauled Iache, and fauleth towarde the North. But this shippe master, hath brought an other des∣cription obserued of thinhabitantes from the begynnynge.

Let vs therfore diuide the hole Ilande into fiue partes, cau∣lynge the regions of euery prouince by theyr owlde names: and fynally make mention of suche thynges as are woorthye memory in euery of them. The begynninge of the Ilande on the East syde, is conteyned in the prouince named Caizcimu: so named for that in theyr language Cimu, signifieth the front or begynnynge of any thynge. After this, foloweth the pro∣uince of Huhabo, and then Caihabo. The fourth is Bainoa, Guacca¦iarima conteyneth the west corner. But the last saue one, Bainoa is of larger boundes then the three other. Caizcimu reachethe from the fyrst fronte of the Ilande to the ryuer Hozama, whi∣che runneth by the citie of saynt Dominicke.* 1.66 But towarde the North syde, it is ended at the rough mountaynes of Hai∣ti.* 1.67 Huhabo, is included within the mountaynes Haiti and the ryuer Iaciga. Caeiabo the thyrde prouince, conteyneth all that lyeth betwene Cubaho and Dahatio, euen vnto the mouth of the ryuer of Iaccha or Iache (one of the foure which diuide the I∣lande equally) and ascendethe to the mountaynes of Cibaua,* 1.68 where the greateste plentie of golde is founde: Owte of the which also the ryuer Demahus springeth: and ioynynge with

the springes of the ryuer of Naiba, (being an other of the foure which diuideth the Ilande towarde the south sea) fauleth to an other banke of the ryuer of saynt Dominicke. Bainoa, be∣gynneth at the confines of Caiabi, and reacheth euen vnto the Ilande of Cahini which lieth neare vnto the sea bankes of the north syde of the Ilande where wee sayde that they erected the fyrst colonie or habitacion.* 1.69 The prouince of Guaccaiarima,* 1.70 occupieth the remanent towarde the west. This they named Guaccaiarima, bycause it is the extreme or vttermost parte of the Ilande. For Iarima in theyr language signifieth the tayle or ende of any thynge: And Gua, is an article whiche they vse often tymes in the names of thynges: And especially in the names of theyr kynges: as Guarionexius, and Guaccanarillus. In the prouince of Caizimu, are these regions: Higuei, Guanama, Rey∣re, Xagua, Aramana, Arabo, Hazoa. Macorix, Caiacoa, Guaiagua, Baguanimabo and the rough mountaynes of Haiti. Here let vs speake sume¦what of theyr aspirations which they vse otherwyse then the Latins doo.* 1.71 It is to bee noted that there is no aspiration in theyr vowels, which hath not theffecte of a consonant. So that they pronounce theyr aspirations more vehemently then wee do the consonant .f. Ye, all suche woordes as in their tonge are aspirate, are pronounced with lyke breath and spi∣rite as is .f. sauing that herein the neather lyppe is not mo∣ued to thuppermost teethe. With open mouthes and shakynge theyr brestes, they breath out these aspirations, ha, he, hi, ho, hu, as the Hebrewes and Arabians are accustomed to pronounce theyrs.* 1.72 I fynde also that the Spanyardes vse the lyke vehe∣mence in the aspirations of those woordes whiche they haue receaued of the Moores & Arabians which possessed Spaine,* 1.73 and continued there many yeares: As in these woordes: Almo hadda, whiche signifieth a pyllowe or bolster: Also Almohaza, that is, a horse combe: with dyuers such other woordes whi¦che they speake in maner with panting brestes and vehement spirite. I haue thought it good to reherse these thynges, by¦cause amonge the Latines it often tymes soo chaunceth that onely the accent or aspiration, chaungeth the signification of the woorde:* 1.74 as hora, for an houre, and ora for the plurale number of this woorde os, which signifieth the mouth: Also ora, which signifieth regions or coastes. The lyke also chaun¦ceth in the diuersitie of the accente, as occido I kyll, and occi∣••o

I faule. Euen so in the language of these simple men, there are many thynges to bee obserued. But let vs nowe returne to the description. In the prouince of Hubabo, are these regi∣ons: Xamana, Canabacoa, Cuhabo, with many other, the names wherof I haue not yet learned. The prouince of Caibabo, con¦teyneth these regions: Magua, and Cacacubana. Thinhabitan∣tes of this region, haue a peculyar language much differinge from the common language of the Iland,* 1.75 and are cauled Ma∣coryxes. There is also an other region cauled Cubana, whose language differeth from the other. Lykewyse the region of Baiohaigua, hath a dyuers toonge. There are also other regi∣ons, as Dahabon, Cybaho, and Manabaho. Catoy is in the myddle of the Ilande. By this runnethe the ryuer Nizaus: And the montaynes cauled Mahaitin, Hazua, and Neibaymao, confine with the same. In the prouince of Bainoa, are the regions of Ma∣guana, Iagohaiucho, Bauruco, Dabaiagua, and Attibuni, so named of the ryuer: Also Caunoa, Buiaici, Dahabonici, Maiaguariti, Atiei, Maccazina, Guahabba, Anniuici, Marien, Guaricco, Amaguei, Xaragua, Yaguana, Azzuei, Iacchi, Honorucco, Diaguo, Camaie, and Neibaimao. In Guaccaierima the last prouince, these regions are conteyned: Mauicarao, Guabagua, Taquenazabo, Nimaca, Bainoa the lesse, Cabaymi, Iamaizi, Manabazao, Zaua¦na, Habacoa, and Ayqueroa. But let vs entreate sumwhat of the particulars of the regions. In the prouince of Caizcimu, with in the great goulfe of the beginnynge, there is a greate caue in a hollowe rocke vnder the roote of a hygh mountayne,* 1.76 a∣bout twoo furlonges from the sea. The enterie of this caue is not much vnlyke the doores of a great temple, beinge very large and turnynge many wayes. Andreas Moralis the shyp ma∣ster,* 1.77 at the commaundement of the gouernoure, tempted to searche the caue with the smaulest vessels. He sayth that by certeyne priuie wayes, manye ryuers haue concourse to this caue as it were to a sinke or chanell.* 1.78 After thexperience here of, they ceased to maruaile whither other ryuers ranne whi∣che commynge fourescore and tenne myles, were swalowed vp, so that they appeared no more, nor yet fell into the sea by any knowen wayes. Nowe therfore they suppose that ry¦uers swalowed vp by the holowe places of that stony moun∣tayne, faule into this caue. As the shipmaster entered into the caue his shippe was almost swalowed. For he saith that there are many whyrlepooles and rysinges or boylinges of the wa∣ter,

which make a violent conflicte and horrible rorynge one encounteryng the other. Also many huge holes & holowe pla∣ces: So that what on the one syde with the whirle pooles,* 1.79 & on the other side with the boyling of the water, his shyp was long in maner tossed vp and downe lyke a baule. It greatly repented hym that he had entered, yet knewe he no way how to come forth. He now wandered in darkenesse, as wel for the obscurenesse of the caue into the which he was farre entered,* 1.80 as also that in it were thicke cloudes engendered of the moist vapours proceading of the conflicte of the waters whiche cō∣tinually faule with great violence into the caue on euery side. He compareth the noyse of these waters, to the faule of the famous ryuer of Nilus from the montaines of Ethyope.* 1.81 They were al so deafe, that one could not here what an other said. But at the length with great daunger & feare, he came foorth of the caue as it had byn owte of hel. Aboute three score mi∣les distante from the chiefe citie of saincte Dominicke, there are certeyne hyghe montaynes vppon the toppes wherof is a lake or standynge poole inaccessible,* 1.82 neuer yet seene of them whiche came latelye to the Ilande, bothe by reason of the roughnesse of the montaines, and also for that there is noo pathe or open waye to the toppes of the same. But at the length the shyppe maister beinge cond••cted thether by one of kynges, ascended to the toppes of the montaines and came to the poole. Hee saith that the coulde is there of sum force. And in token of wynter, hee founde ferne and bramble bus∣shes, whiche two, growe only in coulde regions.* 1.83 These mon∣taynes, they caule Ymizui Hibabaino. This poole is of freshe water three myles in compasse, and wel replenysshed with di∣uerse kindes of fysshes. Many smaule riuers or brookes faule into it. It hath no passage owte, bycause it is on euery syde enclosed with the toppes of mountaynes. But lette vs nowe speake of an other poole whiche maye well bee cauled a sea in the mydlande, and bee coompared to the Caspian or Hircanian sea in the fyrme land of Asia:* 1.84 with certeyne other la∣kes and pooles of fresshe water.

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Notes

• * 1.1

  The nauigati¦ons of An∣••reas Mo∣••alis
• * 1.2

  A particular description of the Ilande of hispaniol••
• * 1.3

  Nereides are nymphes of the ••ea▪ he meaneth I∣landes,
• * 1.4

  T••this the wyfe of Nep¦tunus and goddesse of the sea,
• * 1.5

  The Ilande of Margari∣tea Diues,
• * 1.6

  Saincte Mi∣chaels goulfe
• * 1.7

  Great perles
• * 1.8

  hispaniola lyke vnto the earthly para∣dyse,
• * 1.9

  The fy••st in∣habitours of hi••paniola
• * 1.10

  Dardanus.
• * 1.11

  Teu••rus.
• * 1.12

  Troianum.
• * 1.13

  T••rians,
• * 1.14

  Sidonians:
• * 1.15

  Eneas.
• * 1.16

  Latium.
• * 1.17

  hierusalem
• * 1.18

  Mecha.
• * 1.19

  The Ilandes of Canarie,
• * 1.20

  Betanchor, a Frenchman,
• * 1.21

  The fyrst na∣mes of his∣paniola.
• * 1.22

  Pan.
• * 1.23

  The rough∣nesse of his∣paniola
• * 1.24

  The maner of lernynge.
• * 1.25

  Ballets and rhymes.
• * 1.26

  Singing and daunceing.
• * 1.27

  Soonges of loue and moor¦nynge.
• * 1.28

  Prophesies,
• * 1.29

  Note
• * 1.30

  Theyr famili∣aritie with spirites
• * 1.31

  The deuyl is dryuen awaye by baptisme
• * 1.32

  Surueyers
• * 1.33

  They lyue as much in the water as on the lande
• * 1.34

  Serpentes
• * 1.35

  A Crocodile is much lyke to owr ewte or Lyserte
• * 1.36

  Byrdes and foules
• * 1.37

  Popingayes
• * 1.38

  Cipanga.
• * 1.39

  Italy cauled Latium
• * 1.40

  Isabella
• * 1.41

  The forme of the Ilande of hispaniola
• * 1.42

  A particular carde of his∣paniola.
• * 1.43

  hispaniola compared to Italie,
• * 1.44

  The tempera¦ture of hispa∣niola.
• * 1.45

  The equinoc∣tiall.
• * 1.46

  Coulde acci∣dentall, and not by the sy∣tuation of the region,
• * 1.47

  Perpetuall ••pringe and ••oomer,
• * 1.48

  Maruelous frutfulnes
• * 1.49

  Beastes
• * 1.50

  Oxen and swyne of ex∣ceadyng byg∣nesse,
• * 1.51

  Swyne fed with Myroba¦lanes
• * 1.52

  Uines
• * 1.53

  wheate
• * 1.54

  An eare of wheate as byg as a mās arme in the brawne
• * 1.55

  The bread of the Ilande.
• * 1.56

  Golde,
• * 1.57

  Great plentie of cattayle,
• * 1.58

  Brasile,
• * 1.59

  Mastyx,
• * 1.60

  Gossampine
• * 1.61

  Electrum.
• * 1.62

  Incommodi∣ties of intem∣perat regiōs
• * 1.63

  holsome ayer and water
• * 1.64

  Golde euery where
• * 1.65

  The descripti¦on of the in∣ner partes of ••he Ilande,
• * 1.66

  The citie of s. Dominicke
• * 1.67

  The moun∣taynes of haiti
• * 1.68

  The moun∣taynes of Ci∣baua
• * 1.69

  The Ilande of Cahini
• * 1.70

  Of prouinces diuided into region••
• * 1.71

  Of theyr aspi∣rations
• * 1.72

  The pronunci¦ation of the hebrewes & Arabians,
• * 1.73

  The Moores and Arabiās possessed Spayne.
• * 1.74

  howe the as¦piration chan¦geth the sig∣nification of wordes
• * 1.75

  Dyuers lan¦guages in the Ilande
• * 1.76

  A greate caue in the rocke of a moun∣tayne,
• * 1.77

  A daungerus enterprise
• * 1.78

  Riuers deuou¦red of caues,
• * 1.79

  whirlepooles and conflict•• of waters,
• * 1.80

  Clowdes in the caue.
• * 1.81

  The Catarac∣tes of Nilus
• * 1.82

  A standynge poole in the t••ppe of a hygh moun∣tayne.
• * 1.83

  Ferne and bramble bus∣shes, growe only in coulde regions.
• * 1.84

  The Caspia•• and hircani∣an sea.