Purchas his pilgrimes. part 1 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.

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• PAgan Princes Christened, 428
• Pageants and shewes very arti∣ficiall and pretie, 181.182.183
• Pagod an Idoll or Idoll Temple of the Pagans, 404. Three faire Pagods richly wrought with in∣laid workes, adorned richly with Iewels, and maintained with rich offerings, 435
• Pahan or Pan a Citie burnt by the King of Ior, 321. A Feast made in honour of the King of Pahan, 324
• Pahanaunis a Towne in Persia where is made great store of raw Silke, 237
• Painting much delighted by the Great Mogoll, 546.547
• Paleacate, how situate, 315.320. A dangerous shoale neere it, 314
• Palimbam Point, 443
• Palimbon Straight, and the way to it, 452
• Palmito wine, otherwise called Moy 414.415
• Palmito tree, 416
• Panama an Iland that hath mines of very fine Gold, 68
• Panders in Iapan, their abominable esteeme after death, they are bri∣dled with a bridle of Straw, and dragged through the streetes into the fields, and there cast vpon a Dunghill, for Dogs and Fowles to deuoure, 368
• Pan-Hange a very plentifull Coun∣trey, full of Gentrie, Shipping, and victuals very cheape, where situate, 137
• Pantagoms an Iland, 73
• Parra a Citie of great traffique in Persia, but especially for raw Silke, 237
• Parrots plentifull, 80.331.416. Gray Parrots, ibid.
• Pasharaboues, a Fowle that deligh∣teth to come to a Ship in the night and holding out a hand will light vpon it, 132
• Passaman the trading there, 465. It is a very contagious place, 465.468.532. The best Gold and most plenty is had there, as also the greatest quantitie of Pepper, the fairest and best cheape, 532
• Patagoni, certaine Giants so cal∣led, 35
• Patahan Iland, 329
• Patana or Patania a Region, where situate, 77.320.648. The Queen thereof her State; a Letter pre∣sented to her with great pompe, 321. The Iapanites great ene∣mies to the Patanes, 321. The personage of the Queene of Pata∣na, and her going a Hunting, 323 A Factorie for the English at Pa∣tania, 324. Vproare by Iapan Slaues in Patania, ibid. The Dutch trade at Patania, 713
• Pauiloghon an Iland discouered where were found blacke men. 42
• Paula Commendators wife of Pey∣ta, a woman for Beauty, Wise∣dome and Vertue, of singular re∣putation in India, 82
• Payton his first Voyage to the East-Indies, and what happened there∣in, 488.489. & seq. The second Voyage of Captaine Walter Pay∣ton into the East Indies, set foorth by the East Indian Com∣pany, and what happened there∣in, 528.529. & seq.
• Pearles as bigge and round as Hen-Egges, 43. Other Pearles of great bignesse found in the Ilands of Zolo, and Taghima, ibid. Pearles taken in the Riuer of Saint Iago, 64. Great store of Pearles in Zeilan, 124. The best Pearles are in the Iland of Ba∣harem, which are round and O∣rient, they fish for them foure Moneths in the yeere, 237
• Pearle Iland the situation thereof, 331. A place as good as the world can affoord for refreshing, hath store of Fowle and Fish, 331.
• Pedra Branca, a Rocke full of Fowle, and be-dunged, which causeth the top thereof to bee white, and giues it the name, 325
• Pegu, a place where are store of Ru∣bies, Saphires, and Spi••els, 236. The Kings of Tangu and Arra∣can, become sharers of the King∣dome of Pegu, 322. The King of Pegu is slaine with a Pilon, wher∣with they stampe Rice, ibid.
• Pelabry Roade, 360
• Pelagius his making head against the Saracens, 4
• Pemba Iland, 228. The condition of the people, 229
• Penance of a Woman taken in acti∣on with an Eunuch, at the Great Mogols Court, 547
• Pene an Herbe not much vnlike our winter Sauorie, of the seed whereof they make Bread at Sierra Leo∣na, 415.416
• Pengwins Fowles that liue of Fish, hauing billes like Rauens, no fea∣thers, but a certaine Downe, of colour blacke, fat and cannot flie, Ilands discouered wherein are in∣finite plenty of them, 34.50.58.59 61.72.73.90.150.136. The Pengwin Confutes that definiti∣on of a man, to bee Animal bipes implume, 536
• Pengwin Iland, 59.61.73.90.130 190.226.536
• Pengwin-eaters certaine people so called, 73
• People with long hayre, 37. With Eares downe to their armes, 38. Others quite ouer-growne with haire, 43. Other strange people, 49.50.73
• People most filthy and loathsome, 275
• People most perfidious, 633
• Pepper plentifull, 45.56.77.119.121.161.172.194.532. The manner how it groweth, 121. Danger by heate thereof, 172. Good Counsell concerning the buying of Pepper at Priaman, 194. Great deceit in buying Pep∣per, 311
• Pepper-Hauen, 80
• Persian Trauels, 236.237. & seq. The Persian Countrey described, 522.524. & seq. Commodities to be carryed from England into Persia, 237. The Commodities of Persia their monyes and measure, 523. The King of Persia his Firman for the English, 524▪ A P••rsian Embassadours arriuall at the Court of the great Mogoll, his presents, behauiour, entertain∣ment, 555.556. He shewed such Anticke trickes, that he appeared rather a Iester or Iugler, then a person of any grauitie, 557. He is distasted by the Mogoll, 568. Persian Newes, 58••. The Map of Persia▪ 724. Diuers wayes from Russia by the Caspian Sea into Persia, 730. Persian trade, 731
• Peru relations of the Gouernment

• thereof, 83
• Pesus or P••zo, a kind of Gold weight what it is, 40.65
• Petelopie Road how situate, a description thereof, 315.316.320.442
• Peter Aluarez Capralis sent Em∣bassadour from the King of Por∣tugall to the King of Calecut, 30
• Peter Couilian first discouerer of Prester Iohn, and of the Indies and Sophala, 7
• Peters Patrimoni••, 23
• Peyta a Towne in India strong and impregnabl••: it hath two Chur∣ches, a Monasterie, many good∣ly Buildings, an excellent Ha∣uen, &c. 83
• Philippina Ilands the description thereof, 66.67
• Pictures of diuers sorts, 432.433. Notable question about the Pi∣cture of Venus and a Satire, 564
• Pietie of a great Prince to his Mo∣ther, 600
• Pike a signe of Authoritie, 372
• Pilgrimages to our Lady, 12
• Pilgrimages to Tencheday, 373
• Pilgrimages to Polle Medoway a Moore Diuell or Saint, for Wealth, Children, or what else they desire, 437. Other Pilgri∣mages, 438.486.518
• Pinange, a Nu•• in operation very hot, which the Iauans eate conti∣nually to warme them within, and preuent the Fluxe, 166
• Pinsons their maligning of Colum∣bus, 12
• Plantan-trees where growing, their fruit, 58.416
• Plant very strange, a small twigge whereof growing vp to a young Tree, in offering to plucke vp the same, it shrinkes downe into the ground, and sinketh, vnlesse held very hard: plucked vp, a great Worme is the roote of it, and as the Tree groweth in greatnesse the Worme diminisheth. The leaues and pill stripped off, it turns into a hard Stone, like to white Corall, 152
• Plate the plenty thereof in our King∣dome, 744
• Plats false, 320.529
• Playes, or Interludes, 167
• Plen••y cause of Dearth, 353
• Plummes of diuers sorts, 415
• Point Ayre, 633
• Pola Tellore an Iland, how situ∣ate, 620
• Polaroone Road, 610.698. The English were the first Christians that euer came into the Road of Poolarone, 610. The King of England intituled King of Poo∣laroone, 701
• Polar rauishments, 2
• Pole Antartike, 34
• Poldauis worne by a King of Ia∣pan, 369
• Pontana a great Citie in Purrop sacked, 427
• Pooloo Rowdon an Iland, 648
• Pope challengeth Christs right o∣••er the Christian world, 13. His pres••••tuous Edicts, 17. His Au∣thority long since resisted by Eng∣lish Bishops, 18
• Pope Martin the fift his Indulgence and Donation to the Crowne of Portugall, 6
• Popes Bull made to Castile, tou∣ching the new World. 13. His Disposall thereby of Kingdomes and Countries, 17
• Popes of most wicked and lewd con∣uersation, 18.19. Their vsurpa∣tion, 21.22. Their temporall Power refuted, 23. The renoun∣cing their Baptismall name, 25
• Popingay Land, 36
• ... Popingayes, 44
• Porcellina a kind of fi••e earth whereof the Indians made stately dishes and other vessels, 40
• Porposses great store, 92
• Porto Santo an Iland by whom en∣countred, why so called, the Ayre, Soyle, and Natiues, 5
• Port of Valparizo, 50
• ... Port Tarapaxa, 51
• Port Desire, an Harbour in which is an Iland or two, where is great store of Seales, and gray Guls, 58
• Port Famine where situate, 59.73
• Portugals praise, 4. Their beeing beholding to the English, 5. Their discontent and compromise with the Spaniard, and their first Discouerie of the East Indies, 26.27. & seq. Their victorie a•• Malacca, 33. Their fame there∣by atchieued, ibid.
• Portugall wiles discouered, 156. Craft retorted, 157
• Portugals treacherie, 208.209
• Portugals pride, and iniurie to our English, 207.330.268.420. Their abuse of our King, ibid. Their insolence, proud affronts and dissimulation with the Eng∣lish, 294.295. Three hundred Portugals assault the English, 296. Another assault of the Por∣tugals to the English, 298
• Portugall Ship taken by Sir Fran∣cis Drake, 48. Three other Por∣tugall Ships taken by the Eng∣lish, 111. A Portugall Frigat taken, 295. Portugall Fugitiues, 301. A Portugall Ship of three hundred tunnes taken, 304. Fight betweene the Hollanders & Por∣tugals, 332. Three Portugall Ships burnt by the Flemmings, and three by themselues, 38••. Dangerous fights and other passa∣ges betweene the Portugals and Hollanders, 421.422. Fight of the E••glish with the Portugals, 459.460.480.554.481.482.505.518. The Portugals great authority in the Indies, 492. their Forces, Acts, Attempts fight with the English and disgracefull re∣pulse, 505.506. & seq. Care of the English to preuent the Portug••ls attempts, 513. A declaration of the Ports, Cities, and Townes, in∣habited and traded vnto by the Portugall, betwixt the Cape of good Hope and Iapan, 534. A Fray betwixt the Portugals and English, 560. A fight betwixt Portugals & Nayros, 60••. Por∣tugall spies, 632. Portugall inso∣lence, 711. A Sea-fight b••••wixt the English and the Portugals, 726. A wonderfull victory at Sea against the Portugals, 728. The Portugall Fleet vanquished and scattered, 729
• Potania. vid. Patana.
• Potatoes plentifull, 415
• Pot full of Rials of plate found, 52
• Potossi, called La valla Imperiall, comprehending a great Moun∣taine in which are Siluer mines, 83. It is so cold that nothing growes in foure leagues space, but a Herbe called Ycho, 84
• Prester Iohn, the K. of B••nin vas∣sall, and Tributarie to him, 7. O∣ther relations of Prester Ioh. 540
• Priaman Road, 450.135.329. Ob∣seruations for going into the road, 533. The 3. Ilands of Priaman how they lye, 194. What store of Pepper there, ibid. Good counsell for trading there, ibid. Many I∣lands to the South of Priaman, 450. Dangerous sholds neere it, 533. Primeiras Ilands, 335
• Princes Ile, 71
• Printing the Inuentor•• thereof, 3
• Priuiledge for 15. yeeres granted by Q. Elizabeth to certaine Aduen∣turers, for the Discouery of the Trade for the East Indies, 139.140. & seq.
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• Proclamation by the Emperour of Iapan against the Christians, 377
• Proiects questioned, 573
• Prophet in Achein, whom they greatly honour, say hee hath the spirit of Prophecie as the Ancients had, 122
• Psalmes of Dauid known to the Ma∣humetans, and s••ng by them, 160
• Publication of the Popes Indulgen∣ces in Peru, is worth to the K. of Spain yeerly 1470058 pounds, 83
• Publike losse by priuate Trade, 574
• Puerto Seguro, a Harbour in Bra∣sil, 30
• Pulaoan a marueilous fruitfull I∣land, stored with Rice, Ginger, Hogs, Goats, Hens, Figs, halfe a yard long, & as bigge as a mans arme, Cocos, Battat••••, Sugar Canes, & pleasant Roots, 42
• Pulo Tuio Iland, 443
• ...Pulo Calasai, 453
• ...Pulo Pagadure, ibid.
• Pulo Labuck an Iland how situate, 355
• ...Pulo Lack, 354. Pulo Condor, 381
• Pulo Cili or Pulo Cecir, 381
• ...Pulo Cotan, 381. Pulo Tingo, 381
• Pulo Timaou where situate, 136.381.443. The Sea there runneth alwayes from the beginning of Nouember, to the beginning of Aprill to the Southward: & so from Aprill to Nouember backe againe to the Northward. The wind also in the aforesaid moneths is Northerly, & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the other mo∣neths Southerly, 137
• Pulo Sumatra, two small Ilands so called, 138
• Puloway & Pulorin Ilands so cal∣led, 186.698.198.242.516.609 610. The insolencies of the Hol∣landers at Puloway, and their a∣buses to the English, 533.609. His Maiesty of England intitu∣led King of Pooloway, & Poo∣laroone, 701. The Ile of Poola∣way taken from the English by force of Armes 615. The English right by Law & Equity vnto Po∣laway, 617. The surrender there∣of to his Maiestie, and the forti∣fying there by the English, 664.
• Pumicestone Ile, a place which al∣wayes burneth, & casteth forth Pumicestones like to Fuego, 630
• Puna an Iland within one degree of the Aequinoctial to the South, 62 The Ile almost as big as the Ile of Wight in England, in it are Cot∣ton-trees▪ Fig-trees, Oranges, Li∣mons, Pomegranat••, &c. 63. The chiefe Towne therein burnt, 63
• ...Punta de Sancta Luzia, 329
• ...Punta de Galle, 330
• Pythagoreans, their opinions and ceremonies, 231