The history of trauayle in the VVest and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes As Moscouia, Persia, Arabia, Syria, Ægypte, Ethiopia, Guinea, China in Cathayo, and Giapan: vvith a discourse of the Northwest passage. Gathered in parte, and done into Englyshe by Richarde Eden. Newly set in order, augmented, and finished by Richarde VVilles.

The Contentes of the .viii. booke. Fol. 135.

OF a great lake or standyng poole of sowre and salte water, and of the sea fyshes in the same in the myd lande of the I∣lande: also of deuouryng fyshes called Tiburo••i.

Of the ryuers fallyng into the lakes, and of .CC. sprynges in the space of a furlong.

A marueylous hystorye of a kyng stryken dumbe and lame by a myracle, and of the Indian language.

Howe suche as are drowned in the lake, are neuer cast vp agayne, and of the Ilande Guarizacca in the myddest of a stand∣yng lake: also of a lake of freshe water, and an other of salte and freshe water.

Of a large playne of two hundred myles in length, and an o∣ther of an hundred and twentie.

Of the marueilous fyshe or monster of the sea, called Manati, or Matum, fedde with mans handes, and howe she caryeth men ouer the lake.

Of the mountaynes, vales, hylles, playnes, and ryuers of Hispaniola, and howe golde is founde in all mountaynes, and golde and fyshe in all ryuers.

Of salte bayes, and howe the ryuers haue theyr increase from the caues of the mountaynes: also howe there is no hurtefull beast in the Ilande.

Of the pleasures of Hispaniola, and of the region of Cotohi wel inhabited, & situate in a plaine in the toppes of mountaynes reachyng to the cloudes.

Of moderate colde in the mountaynes, and of fearne of mar∣ueylous bygnesse.

Howe pure and massie golde is founde in the region of Cotoy or Cotohi, and that the vaine of gold is a lyuyng tree: also of the rootes, branches, and floures of the same, and howe certayne caues are susteyned with pyllers of golde.

What gold is brought yeerely from Hispaniola into Spaine, and of the salte of the mountaines, being as hard as stones, and cleare as crystall: also sprynges of salte, freshe, & sowre water.

Of certayne wylde men, lyuing in caues and dennes without any certaine language, and of their marueylous swiftnes a foote.

Of pytche of the rocke, and two kyndes of trees, and of the leafe of a tree vsed in the steede of paper: also howe thinhabitants thynke that the Christians can make those leaues speake and dis∣close all secretes.

Of a strong coloure made of the iuice of a certayne apple,

and of the hearbe whose smoke is poyson.