The contentes of the fyft booke. Fol. 119.
THe nauigation of Petrus Arias from Spayne to Hispaniola and Dariena, and of the Ilandes of Canarie: also of the Ilands of Madanino, Guadalupea, and Galanta.
Of the sea of hearbes, & mountaynes couered with snow: also of the swyft course of the sea towards the West.
Of the ryuer Gaira, the region Caramairi, and the port Cartha∣go, and Sancta Martha: also of Americus Vesputius, and his ex∣pert cunnyng in the knowledge of the carde, compasse, and qua∣drant.
How the Canibales assayled Petrus Arias with his whole nauie, and shot of theyr venomous arrowes euen in the sea, also of theyr houses and housholde stuffe.
How Gonsalus Ouiedus founde a Saphire bygger then a goose egge: also Emerodes, Calcidonies, Iaspers, and Amber of the mountaynes.
Of woods of Brasyle trees, plentie of gold, and marcha∣sites of metals, founde in the regions of Caramairi, Gaira, and Saturma: also of a straunge kynde of marchaundies exercised a∣mong the people of Zunu.
That the region of Caramairi is lyke to an earthy Paradise, & of the fruitfull mountaynes and pleasaunt gardens of the same.
Of many goodly countreis made desolate by the fiercenesse of the Canibales, and of diuers kyndes of bread made of rootes: also of the maner of plantyng the roote of Iucca, whose iuise is deadly poyson in the Ilandes, and without hurt in the continent or fyrme lande.
Of certayne golden ryuers, Hartes, wylde Boores, foules, gossampine, whyte marble, and holsome ayre: also of the great ryuer Maragnonus, discending from the mountaynes couered with snowe, called Serra Neuata.
How Petrus Arias wasted certaine Ilands of the Canibales, & how by the swyft course of the sea, his shyps were caried in one night fourtie leagues beyonde thestimation of the best pilotes.