The estates, empires, & principallities of the world Represented by ye description of countries, maners of inhabitants, riches of prouinces, forces, gouernment, religion; and the princes that haue gouerned in euery estate. With the begin[n]ing of all militarie and religious orders. Translated out of French by Edw: Grimstone, sargeant at armes.

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Title: The estates, empires, & principallities of the world Represented by ye description of countries, maners of inhabitants, riches of prouinces, forces, gouernment, religion; and the princes that haue gouerned in euery estate. With the begin[n]ing of all militarie and religious orders. Translated out of French by Edw: Grimstone, sargeant at armes.
Author: Avity, Pierre d', sieur de Montmartin, 1573-1635.
Publication: London :: Printed by Adam: Islip; for Mathewe: Lownes; and Iohn: Bill,; 1615.
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Subject terms: World history -- Early works to 1800.; Geography -- Early works to 1800.; Orders of knighthood and chivalry -- Early works to 1800.; Monasticism and religious orders -- Early works to 1800.; Europe -- Early works to 1800.
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¶ The Qualitie of the Countrie.

THe ayre is so troublesome, as not only strangers, but euen they that are borne there are many times troubled with diuers infirmities, which fasten chiefely to the skinne and haire: so as it is almost a miracle if any one escape with life: which makes many for∣beare to goe thither; yet the desire of gaine doth incite many to hazard their healths by this voyage. The countrie yeelds not any fruit, but some little corne in certaine places. Finally, all the realme of Malaca, which runs two hundred and seuentie miles in length, [ C] is in a manner nothing but a de••••rt, if you except that which is neere vnto the towne. The Countrie people sleepe vpon trees for feare of Tygers, where of there are so many as they will come into the towne for a prey. The Portugals who tooke this towne from a king of the Moores, found the scituation so commodious, as they haue made it in a man∣ner the Center of all the merchandise and trafficke of the East, and the head of a king∣dome, which extends from S••••capura to Pullo, and Cambilan; yet, as I haue said, the ••••re is vnwholesome, by reason it lies so neere the equinoctiall, and is hot and moist.