Purchas his pilgrimes. part 3 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.

The Contents of the Chapters and Paragraphs in the Seuenth Booke of the second part of Purchas his PILGRIMS.

• CHAP. I. A Treatise of Brasill, written by a Portugall which had long liued there. H. pag. 1289.
  • §. 1. Of the beginning and originall of the Indians of Brasill, and of their Customes, Reli∣gions, and Ceremonies. ibid.
  • §. 2. Of their manner of killing and eating of Humane flesh: and of their creating Gentle∣men. pag. 1294.
  • §. 3. Of the diuersitie of Nations and Lan∣guages, and of the Soyle and Climate. pag. 1297.
  • §. 4. Of the Beasts, Land-serpents, and Fowles. pag. 1301.
    • Of Land-snakes and Serpents. pag. 1303.
    • Of the Fowles that are in the Land, and are there∣on sustained. pag. 1304.
  • §. 5. Of the Brasilian Trees for Fruit, Medi∣cine, and other vses; and their Herbes of rare ope∣rations. pag. 1306.
    • Of the Herbes that yeeld Fruit, and are ea∣ten. pag. 1309.
  • §. 6. Of the Fishes that swimme in the Salt-water: also Shel-fishes, Trees, and Fowles of the Sea: of Riuers and the Creatures which liue there∣in; and the Beasts and Plants brought thither out of Portugall. pag. 1312.
    • Birds that doe feed, and are found in the Salt-water. pag. 1316.
    • Fresh-water Snakes (and Creatures of the wa∣ter.) pag. 1317.
    • Of the Beasts, Trees and Herbes, that came from Portugall, and doe grow and breed in Bra∣sill. pag. 1318.
• CHAP. II. Articles touching the dutie of the Kings Maie∣stie our Lord, and to the common good of all the estate of Brasill. Written (as is thought) by the Author of the former Treatise. H. pag. 1320.
• CHAP. III. Extracts out of the Historie of Iohn Lerius a Frenchman, who liued in Brasill with Monsieur Villagagnon, Anno 1557. and 58. H.P. pag. 1325
  • §. 1. Of the Beasts, and other liuing Creatures, and Plants of Brasill. ibid.
  • §. 2. Of the Warre, Battailes, Fortitude, and Weapons of the Barbarians: and of their Reli∣gion. pag. 1333.
  • §. 3. Of their Marriages, Education of Chil∣dren, Policie, Hospitalitie, Diseases, Physitians, Fu∣nerals and Lamentations. pag. 1341.
• CHAP. IIII. The Trauels of Hulderike Schnirdel in twen∣tie yeeres space, from 1534. to 1554. abbreuia∣ted. H. P. pag. 1347.
  • §. 1. His Voyage vp the Riuer of Plate, founda∣tion of Townes, their expedition vp the Riuer of Parana and Parabol; the people of these parts. ibid.
  • §. 2. Martin-Eyollas made Generall. Gabre∣ros comming: Scherues Voyage. Nunner his in∣solence. Diuers people and accidents descri∣bed. pag. 1354.
  • §. 3. A long and troublesome March from As∣sumption into Peru. The Authors returne. p. 1362
• CHAP. V. The Obseruations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knight, in his Voyage into the South Sea. An. Dom. 1593. once before published, now reuiewed and cor∣rected by a written Copie, illustrated with Notes, and in diuers places abbreuiated. pag. 1367.
  • §. 1. What happened in this Voyage before they came neere the Aequinoctiall Line, with diuers acci∣dentall Discourses vsefull for Nauigators. pag. 1367
  • §. 2. Considerations of Currents: the Scor∣bute: fire in Ships; Fishes which attend them: Sea-hawking and Hunting: their comming to Bra∣sill and obseruations thereof. pag. 1372.
  • §. 3. Tharltons treacherie: Discouerie of Land vnknowne: Entrance of the Straits, acci∣dents therein, and description thereof: Diuers oc∣casionall discourses for the furtherance of Marine and Naturall knowledge. pag. 1382
  • §. 4. Entrance into the South Sea; Discouerie of the South parts of the Straits to bee but Ilands, by Sir Francis Drake (which the Hollanders a∣scribe to Maire and Schouten.) Of the Iland Mo∣cha, and the parts adioyning. pag. 1391.
  • §. 5. The Vice-roy sends an Armado against the English; which vieweth them and returneth: is againe set foorth: their fight; the English yeeld vpon composition: diuers Martiall discour∣ses. pag. 1398.
• CHAP. VI. A briefe Note written by Master Iohn Ellis, one of the Captaines with Sir Richard Hawkins, in his Voyage through the Strait of Magelan, begun

• the ninth of Aprill, 1593. concerning the said Srait, and certaine places, on the Coast and Inland of Peru. pag. 1415.
• CHAP. VII. A briefe Relation of an Englishman which had beene thirteene yeeres Capti••e to the Spaniards in Peru, &c. H. pag. 1418.
• CHAP. VIII. The Relation of Alexandro Vrsino concerning the Coast of Terra Firma, and the secrets of Peru, and Chili, where hee had liued foure and thirtie yeeres. H. ibid.
• CHAP. IX. Notes of the West Indies, gathered out of Pe∣dro Ordonnes de Ceuallos, a Spanish Priest, his larger Obseruations. pag. 1420.
• CHAP. X. Relation of the new discouerie in the South Sea, made by Pedro Fernandez Giros Portugez, 1609. with his Petitions to the King, one English∣ed, another in Spanish. pag. 1422.
  • The Copie of a Petition presented to the King of Spaine, by Captaine Peter Ferdinand de Quir, touching the discouerie of the fourth part of the World, called Terra Australis Incognita: and of the great riches and fertilitie of the same: Prin∣ted with license in Siuill, An. 1610. ibid.
  • A Note of Australia del Espiritu Santo. written by Master Hakluyt. pag. 1432.
• CHAP. XI. The Historie of Lopez Vaz a Portugall (taken by Captaine Withrington at the Riuer of Plate, Anno 1586. with this discourse about him) touch∣ing American places, discoueries and occurrents; abridged. ibid.
• CHAP. XII. Briefe extracts translated out of Ierom Ben∣zos three bookes of the New World, touching the Spaniards cruell handling of the Indians, and the effects thereof. pag. 1448.
• CHAP. XIII. Obseruations of things most remarkable, colle∣cted out of the first part of the Commentaries Roy∣all, written by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega, Na∣turall of Cozco, in nine bookes; Of the Originall, Liues, Conquests, Lawes and Idolatries of the Incas, or ancient Kings of Peru. pag. 1454.
• CHAP. XIIII. The suppliment of the Historie of the Incas, briefly collected out of the Authors second part, or Generall Historie of Peru. pag. 1485.
• CHAP. XV. Briefe Notes of Francis Pizarro his conquest of Peru, written by a Spanish Captaine therein em∣ployed. pag. 1489.
• CHAP. XVI. The Conquest of Peru and Cusco, called New Castile, and directed to the Emperour by Fran∣cisco de Xeres, Secretarie to Captaine Francis Pizarro which conquered them. pag. 1491.
• CHAP. XVII. Relations of occurrents in the Conquest of Pe∣ru after Fernand Pizarros departure, written at Xauxa, Iuly 15. 1534. by Pedro Sancho, Nota∣rie Generall in the Kingdoms of New Castile, and Secretarie to the Gouernour Fr. Pizarro, subscri∣bed by the said Gouernour himselfe and others, and sent to his Maiestie. pag. 1494