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.

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• L, Vsed for N, by some Chinois, 338.10
• Laches Father of the Polanders, 439.30
• Lakes of two hundred miles long in Russia, 415.20
• Lake without a bottome where, 878 50
• Lake a huge one, where Rubies and Saphires grow, 799.1
• Lakes of Titicaca and Aulagas in Peru, 894
• Lake that kills Birds flying ouer it, 648 1
• Lake admirable one, 337.30
• Lakes their originals from Snowes and Springs, Riuers flow out of them, why they breed little fish, a wonder they should be so hote, why they neither increase nor de∣crease. Varieties of their tem∣pers and tasts, 932.50
• Lambri, a Kingdome of Iaua, 104.1
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• Lamps before Tombes in China, 265 & 266.1
• Land in 73. degrees No••th: not mentioned in any Sea Card, 568.40. Called Hold with Hope, ibid. A temperate land, ibid. The Sun is long together aboue the Hori∣zon there, 569.20
• Lands set apart for sacred vses in Peru, 1056.60
• Lands in P••ru, how the profits are distributed, according to each mans necessity, 1057.30
• Langa and Solanga, a Tartarian people, 23.20. Their habits, ibid.
• Langenes in Noua Zembla, 474 30. & 513, 1
• Land-lords, Iudges ouer their Te∣nants, 216.40
• Language of China discoursed vp∣on, 384
• Language and writing, the same through all China, 101.50
• Language of Island, is the pure old Go••ish or N••rwegian, 658.1
• Languages forty seuerall ones, spo∣ken in so many Castles in Kerso∣ua, 2
• Languages diuers in Persian Pro∣uinces, 74
• Language of Russia, different from the Polish, 761.30
• Laos Siones Maons a great King∣dome where, 168.20. Hath Mu••ke and Gold▪ ibid. Their complexion and habit ibid. A mighty Riuer amongst them: & a wonder of that, 169.1, 10
• Lipland, the length and breadth, 443.50. It hath two sorts of peo∣ple, ibid. To whom subiect. Their poore liuing, some are wild, and the greatest witches in the world, 444. Excellent Bowmen and Gunners, their Commodities and Faires, 444.1.10.223.20
• Laplanders their miserable li∣uing, 516.1. Their swiftnesse, 517.30
• Laque a Perfume in China, 196.1
• Latitudes which the Spanish Fleets obserue in going and comming to the West Indies, 924. See Cour∣ses and Nauigations.
• Laua Riuer in Russia, his mouth and fall into the Lake Lodiga, 794 40
• Laulo the Iland, 307.50
• Lautimey in China fired by the Tartars, 278.40
• Law of Nature: the Iesuits hope, that the Chinois were saued by it, 396.60
• Law altogether studied in Chi∣na, 185.20
• Lawes made by Kings in China, 387.40
• Law-sutes in China, most about their Buriall places, 368.50
• Lawes of Island some rehearsed, 666.667. &c.
• Lawes in Russia, 435.20. None written, but all speaking Lawes, ibid. 216. & 217
• Lawes of the Tartars, 443.1
• Lawyer, none may plead in the West Indies, where his Kins∣man is Iudge, 913
• Lawyers bribes taken, and giuen to honest men, 276
• Lawyers forbidden to goe to the Spanish Indies, and why, 998.30
• Lawing of the Russes, the order, 433.40. Their seuerall Courts and Iudges, ibid.
• Lawing, vnknowne to the Tartars, 639.1
• Saint Lawrence in Canada disco∣uered, 463
• Saint Lawrence Bay, 477.20. The latitude, ibid.
• L••uzu, a China Sect▪ 398.40. Their Legends and Fooleries, their Pa∣radice, ibid.
• Lay-Commissaries to Bishops in Russia, appointed by the Empe∣rour, 446 40. They ouer-rule the Clergie, ibid.
• Lead Myne in Cherry Iland, 558 50. & 564
• Leafe in India, that heales a broken Arme pr••sently, 986.40
• Learning only giues Wealth, Ho∣nour, and Nobility in China, 367.40
• Learning feared by Tyrants, 447 30
• Leaue-rites in Curland, 628.10
• Lechias, a rare Fruit in China, 178 50
• Left-hand most honourable, where, 373.20
• Left-hand no•• vsed to touch their meate with it, where, 105.1
• Legends and Prophesies, the effects of them, 1021
• Legend of Huiunsuns, killing the Dragon, and flying into Heauen, 337.20
• Legend of Leus, 398.40
• Legges, Armes, heads, &c. Offe∣red by sicke Men to their Idols, 271.1
• Lent-time to the people of the East, 34▪ 20
• Lent, the Armenians and Nesto∣rians, eate no fish in Lent, 35 20
• Lents foure in a yeare, 217.60. & 227. They begin on Munday, the endings of all foure, 218.1. No flesh nor White-meates eaten in Lent, 218
• Lents foure in Russia, and when and how, 456
• Leopards vsed like Hounds, 80.50
• Leprous people are Toll-gatherers in Tartary, 10.50
• Lequios Ilands by Iapan and Chi∣na, rich in Gold, &c. 906.50 See Lucaios.
• Lesgi, a Tartarian people, 12.50 Their border, 16 10
• Letany of the Tartars for their Prince, 85.10
• Letters of the Islanders, 646.30
• Letters of Demetrius of Russia, to the Nobility, 752. Of him to the English Agent, 758.20
• Letters of Mexico, their manner, 1135.10
• Letters of Almeida to E••. Sand, 330.40. Of Longobard and Taiso, 343.40.344. Of Pantoia to Luys de Guzman, 350
• Letters of the Visitor of Concheo in China, to the Gouernour of the Philippinaes, 309. The answere to them, 310. Of Ierome Xauie∣re, 310.50
• Letters of the Russian Emperour, 221
• Letter of the Duke of Brabant, concerning the Tartars, 60.50 And of the Emperour to the King of England, 61.30
• Letters of the Tartarians to the French King, 45.50. To the Pope, 59.30. Of one Tarta∣rian Prince to another, 59.50
• Letters, the West Indians igno∣rance of them, they thought the Spaniards Packets of Letters could speake, 994.50
• Letters about businesse of Green∣land fishing 731.732.733.734.735.736.737
• Letters vnknowne to the West In∣dies, 1051.40
• Letter of Sir Humphrey Gilbert from New-found-land, 808.50 Of Iohn Rut a Mariner to King Henry the Eighth, 809. Of Al∣bert de Prato to Cardinall Wol∣sey, 809. Of William Baffin to Master Wostenholme, 843
• Letters of Master Locke to a Greeke Pilot, and their answers, 851
• Letters of Suiskey Emperour of Russia, to our King Iames, 765 Of English Merchants concer∣ning

• ... Russian troubles, 780. Of Doctor Hall, 781
• Letters of Xauier the Iesuite, 318.10. Of the King of Bungo to the Pope, 322.30. Of the King of Arima to the Pope, 323.20. Of the Iaponian Tyrant, to the Spa∣nish Viceroy, 324
• Lettow, is Lithuania, 624.50
• Leuca Iland, where, 633.10
• Leuconia, where, 53.40
• Lewfoot Ilands, 212.10. & 222.50
• Lewis in Orkney, 827.40
• Lezards are Crocodiles.
• Liampeo, where, 190.50
• Liampoo a Portugall Towne in China, raced by the Chinois, 259.50
• Libanus inhabited by Christians, 122.20
• Lice sold for meate in Mexico, 1133.10
• Lice eating men to the bones, 614.40
• Lice forsake Saylers, and finde them againe comming to the same place 975
• Licence written on a board, 292.20.299.20
• Licotice where; described, 233.1
• Liefland how diuided, betwixt the Russe, the Sweden, and the Pole, 627.60
• Light-Dogge of the Indies, his strange heauinesse, described, 966.50. Sings musically, 978.50.60
• Lignum Aloes where it growes, 102.60. & 103.10
• Lignum Guacum, or Sanctum, the vse, and where it growes, 938.10
• Lignum Sanctum, better for the French Poxe then Guyacum, 998.30
• Lignum vitae or Guayac, whence brought, 959.60. See Guacum.
• Life, much studied in China, 369.20
• Lying in China is prudence, 339.10
• Lima Citie in Peru. See Los Reyes.
• Limahon a Chinese Pirate, 286.50. His Storie, 287. A migh∣ty Fleete made out against him, ibid. How hee came to the Phi∣lippinaes, ibid. Goes to sur∣prise the Spaniards there, ibid. Comes before Manilla▪ 288.1. Burnes the Citie, ibid. Seates himselfe on the Riuer Pangasi∣nan, and erects a Fort, ibid. 40. The Spaniards ioyne against him, ibid. They set vpon him at two seuerall places▪ 289. He•• flees to his Fort, they besiege him, three Moneths, ibid. His fiue Stratagem to escape, 289.30. & 308.30. Omoncon the Chinese comes with Commission to take him, ibid.
• Lime and Stone built withall in China, 292.10
• Lincin in China, 352.60
• Linna or the Frier of Linne, his Story, 624
• Linnen and ••••perie of the Cotton-tree, 1132.40
• Lions taught to Hunt like Hounds, 85.20. And Leopards and Wolues, ibid. The ma••er of it, ibid.
• Lions how slaine, 94 40.50
• Lions of West India not so fierce as ours, ordinarily hunted by men, 963.30
• Liquos the people, where, 168.1
• Li••ets Ilands in Greenland, 719.10
• Literate Sect of China, their fiue Doctrines, 397
• Lithuania, their Marriages, Reli∣gion, fewnesse of Chu••ches, wor∣ship of Snakes, Hunting, &c. 629
• Lituania, what Townes the Russe ha••e in it, 438 60. The Natiues destroyed, and Russes placed there 439.1
• Liturgie or Seruice of the Russian••, 450. Read at the Altar, ibid.
• Liuonia, lost to the Pole by the Russe, 438.60
• Lizard or Crocodile, a strange ease of one of them, 883.20
• Loafe diuided in the Russians Mar∣riage, the Ceremonie and mea∣ning, 454.30
• Loadstone found in the Indies, 890.50
• Loadstone, a Palace built of it, 801.30
• Loadstone communicates more strength to Iron touched with it, then the Stone it selfe hath, 857.10
• Lobsters in New found Land, 586.10
• Lodiga Lake and Towne in Russia, 794.40
• Lofoot on the Coast of Finmarke, 5••1.10.581.40
• Logicke, the Chinois wa•••• it, 348.••••
• Lomsbay described, 474.40
• London Coast, by Fretum Dauis, the Latitude, 845.••••
• Longitude, how the Degrees are to be reckoned, 856.60. An vncer∣taine reckoning, ibid.
• Longitude of Places, how to bee found by Art and Instruments, 839.840
• Longi••ude, the Degrees are longer or shorter as they are farre or nea∣rer to the Poles, 500 50
• Lop, a great Citie where. The De∣sart of Lop, 75.20. Spirits duell there, ibid.
• Lor in Persia, 70 50
• Lords Prayer in the beginning of the Russian Seruice, 450
• Lords Spirituall named before the Lords Temporall in Russi••, 709.20. & 784.1. & 783. & 787
• Loretto in Italy, the Towne, Tem∣ple and Idolatry there, described, 631.••0
• Los Reyes, the Iurisdiction and Li∣mits, the Soyle moystened with vapours, the natiue Comm••di∣ties: Latitude of the chiefe City, distance from Toledo, number of Housholds, excellency of the Climate, the Vniuersitie Mona∣steries, &c. 892. Number of Women and Negroes. Villages in the Countrey, with their Lati∣tudes, and differences of Commo∣dities, Mines, Complexions of people, &c. 893. Vermition and Quickesiluer, Springs, Bathes, admirable high wayes, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vene∣mous Wormes, &c. 894. F••uit∣full Villages vnder it, Earth∣quakes, &c. 895. The Ila••ds, Ports, Points, Capes, &c. 896.1.10. Vide Peru.
• Los Frayles, the Iles in the W••st Indies.
• Los Testigos the Iles in the West Indies, 866.30
• Los Angelos or Tlascala, the Bi∣shopricke in the West Indies, the extent, the Commodities of the Soyle, and Townes thereabouts: the numbers of Spaniards in them 872.30.40.50 The Ri∣uers, and Townes in it, 873.10 20▪
• Los Martyres, the Iles by Florida, 869 40
• Lost things, an Officer for them, 86.1
• Lots vsed by the Chinois, 309.1. & 318 20.40. If the Lots bee vnluckie, they beate their Idols, 319
• Lots, the Emperour of Russia elected by them, 769. The manner, ibid.
• Lots in China, 196. The maner, ib.
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• Lots determiners of Controuersies, 434.20
• Lot▪ law in Russia, 755.30
• Loutea, what Office, and how Crea∣ted in China, 184.20. & 200.••
• Lownesse in Greenland, our Kings Armes set vp there, 717.30
• Lowsie Loue in Island, 647.1
• Lubeckers pay no Custome to Den∣marke, why, 631
• Lucayos Iles of the West In∣dies, where their Names, Al∣titudes, Distances, 865.10. See Lequios.
• Lumleys Inlet in America, the La∣titude, 811.1
• Lusus the Chinese, his Legend, 334.1. Hee put Lice into his flesh againe, ibid. His Shrine, 334.20
• Lutheranisme in Island, 645.10.50
• Luxitay an Iland, 256.60
• Luzon the Kingdome, 309.30. The Chineses slaine there by the Spa∣niards, ibid. & 310