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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• NAcapirau, the mother of the Starres, 274.30. Her Sta∣tue, 275.1
• Nagayan Tartars, their Countrey, 414.1
• Nagayan Tartars border vpon the Crims, 638.1. They are the best Souldiers of all the Tartar Na∣tions, but the cruellest, 442.30 By Religion they are Mahome∣tans, 232. All destroyed, ibid. & 233.20, 40
• Naium the Tartar his Rebellion, 81.50 Ouerthrowne, 82.10. He is a fa••se Christian. His Ensigne was the Crosse, ibid. Many Chri∣stians slaine with him, ibid.
• Nakednesse of the Indians, 991.60 993.40
• Nakednesse no shame in Rustene, 617.30
• Names changed at entring of Mo∣nasteries, 745.30. The Armeni∣an Monkes change them, 118.50
• Names, the Chinois adde and take often, 394.50. The women haue no name, ibid.
• Names of strangers hard to write in the Chinese Language, 1051 50
• Names, the manner of imposing them vsed in Mexico, 1102 1103
• Nancian in China: an Vniuersitie, 338.60. Princes of the bloud stu∣die there, ibid.
• Nanga••ak in Iapon, 325.20
• Nanquin the City described, 265 The Commodities, 96
• Na••quin or Quinsay in China de∣scribed, 363.1. The length of the streets, and pauing, ibid. Foure times as populous as Rome or Lisbone, ibid. Called the City of Heauen, ibid. The building is nothing faire, ibid. How serued with prouisions, 364.10.10000. ships belong to it, ibid.
• Nanquin or Quinsay, what it sig∣nifies, when the Court was re∣moued thence to P••quin, 389.30 See Quinsay.
• Napery not vsed in China, 292.40
• Naramsie Sea, 546.20. & 551.1
• Narfarawike Hauen in Island, 654 40
• Narue the Riuer in Liefland, 628 40. First traded vnto, 250.40 The Rosses errour there, 439
• Nase of Norway, or Lyndis Nose. The Variation of the Compasse there, 814.40
• Na••••ades, or Russian Boates descri∣bed, 224.10. Built without Iron, ibid.
• Nassicke a Tartarian Carpet, 30 60
• Natigai, the Tartars God of Earthly things, 88.50
• Natiuities cast in China, 395.50
• Nauatalcas, the first peoplers of Me∣xico, their sixe Linages, 1001 Whence the name of Mexico comes, 1002.50
• Nauidad Port in the West Indies, the latitude, 875.1
• Nauigation the benefits of it, 473 20
• Nauigations from Spaine to the Indies, foure seuerall, 858.1, 10 The times and courses, ibid. The way backe againe by other Cour∣ses, and why. 859.20
• Nauigation from the Auana to Ca∣stile, from the Azores to Saint Lucar. To the Riuer of Plate, 859.40, 50, &c. From Panama to Los Reyes, and to Chil••, 860
• Naxnan the Castle, where, 49.40 Sometimes the head of Armenia, ibid.
• Nayles of Iron well sold, 284.50
• Nayman, a Christian people in Tar∣tary, 14.50
• Needles and thred of fishbones and sinewes, 522.50
• Needles inclination, 89 degrees and an halfe, in 75. degrees and 22. minutes, 20
• Needles inclination in 89 degrees and an halfe, 576. & in 74. de∣grees 35. minutes, 576.50. And about the North Cape, 575.1 And in 61. degrees 11. minutes, 567.30. In 65. degrees 45. mi∣nutes, 716. In 76. degrees 55.

• minutes, 717.50. In 77. degrees 40. minutes, 719.40. In 61. de∣grees 40 minutes, 812.50. In 58 degrees 10. minutes, 827.50
• Negligence in seruants seuerely pu∣nisht, 186.20
• N••per, is the Boristhenes, 633 20
• Nederich an Iland in the Riuer Vi∣stula, 626.10. Encompassed with a Wall as high as Paules S••cepl••, ibid.
• Nester the Riuer in Moldauia, the Course and Fall, 633.1. Called Tyras and Meoptolemus, ibid.
• Nestorian Heresie, the extent, 317 40. Dispersed throught all India, 138.40
• Nestorian Priests in Tartary, 27 10. They vse the Syrian tongue, 24.1
• Nestorians in Tartary, 14.60. Great Liars, 14.60. Some in Cas∣char, 74.40. And in Carchan, 74.50
• Nestorians in Tanguth, 75.40. In Chinchintalas, 76.30. In Suce∣uir, 76.50. In Campion, 77.1
• Nestorians neere M••labar, vnder the Bishop of Soccotera, 106.30 Great Enchanter, ibid.
• Nestorians giue way to the Tarta∣rians Sorceries, 33.20
• Nestorians, Saracens, and Idolaters dwell together in Tartary, 21.1
• Nestorians in Erginul, 79.50. In Egregaia, 80.10, 20. In China, 97▪40. & 100.40. In Chaldaea, 110.50. In Carianfu, 89.40. In Iaci, 91.40
• Nestorian Christians many in Ca∣thay, 24.1. Their rites, 24.10. & 30, 40
• Nestorians drunke at Church, 31.1 Their fast of three weekes before Lent called the Fast of Ionas, 31 1. They eate no fish in Lent, 35 20
• Nestorians baptize at Easter, and hallow the Fount solemnely, 30.40
• Nestorians how they make and con∣secrate the bread for the Sacra∣ment, 37.10. Their manner of gi∣uing the bread, ibid. They bap∣tise vpon Easter Eeue, 37.10 Their Patriarch resideth at Bal∣dach, 37.40
• Nestorians sing Mattens, their So∣lemniti••s at Church, in Tartary, 30.30 40 50. The Tartarian Emperour and Ladies come to their Seruice, 30 30,40. &c. Vse Beads, and sing their Prayers, 15 40. Know not Extreme-vnction, nor Confession, 38.20
• Nestorian Patriarch giues Orders euen to Infants, 58.10
• Nestorian Chronicles omit the Pas∣sion of Christ, 41.30
• Netherlanders, when they first traded into Muscouia, 464.10 Forbidden by their owne Soue∣reigne to interrupt the English there, ibid. Their incroching, i∣bid. & 466.20. Forbidden by the English, ibid. See Dutch.
• Neustat besieged by the Tartars, 63 50
• Newleas in Sweden; how far from Stockholme, 775
• New Age of the Mexicans, 1050 See also, pag. 1067 40
• New Bizkie in the West Indies, the Siluer Mynes in it, the lati∣tude, 877.20
• New-found-land discouered, 808 20. Taken possession of for Eng∣land, ibid.
• New-found-land, the Banke, 584 20. The Variation of the Com∣passe there, ibid. Fisht by French∣men, ibid. Cods and Herrings there, 585.1. The height, ibid. The people report of Gold and Sil∣uer Mynes to be there, ibid. Fiue Ilands by it, ibid. Lobsters there, 586.10. And Furres and Bea∣uer bought by the French, ibid.
• New-found-land, the Latitudes, Variation of the Compasse, and Sowndings alongst the Coast, 584.585.586.587.588
• New-land is Greenland, 463 10
• New Moones kept Festiuall in Tar∣tary, 84.40
• New Moones Festiuall in China, 202
• New Moone musters in China, 305 10. Held good to begin businesse vpon, 305.50
• New Moone, brings tempests, in China, 256.50. Best sayling there, at the Full and Change, 258.30
• New Moone, welcommed with fire∣workes, 345.30. How welcommed in Peru, 1046.1. Bells rung on it, 275.30
• New-yeares feasting (like to our Christmasse) lasts fifteene dayes, 374.60
• New-yeares gifts, 343.30
• New-yeares gifts in China, 202 10
• Nicaragua Prouince in the West Indies, the Iurisdiction, Commo∣dities, Tributary Indians, Lake of that name, Cities, Riuers, &c. 880
• Nicenesse, ridiculous, 375.20
• Nidrosia, is Dronten in Norway, 651.30. A Prouince it is, 660.1
• Saint Nicholas, the Russes great Saints: his three hundred An∣gels, 452.50
• Saint Nicholas day, how kept in Russia, 553.40
• Saint Nicholas the towne in Russia, in 63. degrees 50. minutes, 415
• Nicolo and Maffio, their Voyages to the Tartars, 65.50. & 66. sons Ambassadours from Cublai Chan to the Pope, 66.40. Returne to Tartary, 67.40. They goe into India, 68.20
• Night none at all, where, 218.60 483.10. & 574. &c.
• Night none in Greenland, from May the three and twentieth, to Iune the fourth, 716.40
• Night none in ten weekes together, 580.50
• Night one and twenty houres long, 613.20. For three moneths to∣gether, 617.40
• Nights long in Island, 647.30 When and when no night at all, ibid.
• Night shall be as cleere as the day, say the Chinois, 275.50
• Night, see day.
• Nightingales sweetest in Russia, 415 10
• Night-Sparrowes, fight with the Bats in the West Indies, 995 50
• Nigua a small Indian Vermin••, bites off mens feet, &c. 975.50
• Nilus in Norway, 630.60
• Nine a number of esteeme in Tar∣tary, 84.60. The reason, 112.50 & 113.20
• Nyse-Nouogrod in Russia, 231
• Nixiamcoo in China, taken by the Tartars, 278.30
• Noahs Arke where it rested, 50.10 The City C••mainum, or Eight, built in memory of it, ibid. Ar∣menian Fables of those Hilles ibid
• Noble Families decayed, relieued by the Prince in Tartary, 88 10
• Nobles of Russia oppresse the people, 421▪60. They exercise absolute authority, 422.40. The priuiledge lost, ibid.
• Nobility of Russia, their foure sorts, 423.40. The ancient Houses en∣forced to write themselues the

• Emperours Villaines, ibidem. How still kept vnder, and made away, 424. The Names of the chiefe Families, 424.50. The se∣cond degree of Nobles, 425.1. The third and fourth degrees, 425.30
• Nobilitie of Russia, are sometimes made Bishops. They change their names then 769.20. Slaine, 770 & 780.20
• Nobilitie and power not suffered to meete in Ru••sia, 436.40
• Nobilitie of the Crim Tartars, their Seruice in the Emperours Warres with two Horses, 441
• Nobilitie of China, 346.50
• Nocueran a Sauage Iland of Spices, 104.10
• Nombre de Dios first peopled and discouered, distance from Porto bello, 883.1
• Noone sacrificed vnto in Mexico, 1049.20
• North not alwayes the coldest, and why, 472.30. & 474.10
• North parts of Europe, last peopled, 661.50
• North-starre from about the Ae∣quinoctiall Line, is seene very low, 975.1
• North-starre not seene in Iaua Maior, 103.30. Where seene a∣gaine, 106.20
• North wind causes Raine in Afri∣ca, 922. Where, misty and vn∣holesome, 923.10. &c.
• North winds at certaine Monthes, 307.50. & 308.40
• North Sea which, 858.1. The seue∣rall courses of Nauigation in it, ibid. 600. iles in it, 860.50
• North and South Seas of the West Indies but eight leagues distant: why not let one into another. Where each begins. 929. The Tydes of both rise, encounter, and retire at the same time, 930.20
• Northerne Seas and Passages, why so long concealed: the occasion of discouering that way, 462.40
• North Cape, 223.10. The latitude, 699.60. marg.
• North Cape, the variation there, 574 60. The latitude, 58.20
• Northerne Passage beyond 80. de∣grees, the probabilitie of it. What ship conuenientest to discouer it, 731.10. Voyages and Obseruati∣ons towards the North Pole, 699 700. &c.
• North-east Passages giuen ouer, 463.20
• North-east parts, the right way to discouer them, 529.40
• North-west Passages attempted, 463.20. The commodity of it, 806
• North-west Passage, the greatest hopes of it, 811.1. & 813.40. & 841.30. Discouered as farre as the latitude of 65. Deg. 26. Min. by Baffin, 841.40. Hopes another way, 843. marg. Sir Thomas Button satisfied the King con∣cerning the hopes of the Passage, 848.40. A Discourse about the probabilities, 848.849. Concea∣led by the Spaniard, 849. A Treatise of it by M. Brigges, 852
• Norus, the manner of Norway, 659 40
• Norway, some of the Coasts descri∣bed, 518. Barren, 630.60
• Norway, sometimes subiect to Eng∣land, 621.50. Seuerall Expediti∣ons of the English Kings thither, 623. The King of Norway in∣uades England, 623.20. Traf∣ficke betwixt England & Nor∣way, 623. Matthew Paris his Voyage thither, ibid. Norwegi∣ans Expedition to the Holy-Land, ibid. Monasticall Houses and Orders destroyed there, and reformed, 624. Peopled by King Arthur out of Brittaine, 624.40
• Norwegian Iles peopled by Brit∣taines, 619.30. The people setled here, ibid.
• Norwegian Antiquities, some 656 40. & 661.20
• Norwegians their first breaking out, and their exploits, 644.50
• Nosegayes a great present in India, 958.60
• Nosegay of Siluer, giuen for a Re∣ward, 293.30
• Noua Albion of Sir Fran. Drake, 849.1
• Noua Hispania, first discouered, & why so named, it is the North Indies, the Natiue Commodities of it, 860.30, 40
• Noua Hispania called the best Coun∣trey in the World, a high Land, 935.60. Rich in pastures, 937.60 The temperature, Graine, Siluer Mynes, &c. 870.40, The cu∣stomes of the people, 1000
• Noua Zembla discouered, 463.20 The Sea frozen there, 473.50 Nothing green in it, 474.1. How farre from the Low Countries, 474.20. Why so cold, 527.50 And why that way vnpassable, 528.1. No passage that way to the East Indies, 577.30. See al∣so, 578.40. & 579.30. The Hol∣landers misplace it, in their Maps, 579.40. Called Costing Sarch, ibid. Whence the Ice comes thither, 579.30. The Eleuation and Decli••ation of the Sun there, 474.30. &c. Ice there in Iuly and August, 477.10. Ilands by it, 478.60. The length of it, 498 60. The difference in longitude from Venice, 500.30. The longi∣tude of Noua Zembla, ibid. The distance from Russia, 514.50 Day and Night for many Mo∣neths together there, 494. & 505 The stretch of the Land from one point of the Coast to another ex∣actly set downe, and so forth to Russia, 509
• Nouda in China taken by Portu∣gals, 258. The rich spoyle, 259
• Noueltie, China will admit none, 197.10
• Nouogrode, or Gratanoue, 214 10
• Nouograd in Russia, as bigge as London, 418.60. The vsurping Slaues defeated here by the Whip, 419.10
• Noyses horrible in Island, whence, 649.1
• Nunez the Iesuite his landing in China, 319.40. His reportes of China, ibid.
• Nunnes of the Gentile Indians, 1034.20. They were either sacri∣ficed or made Concubines, ibid. And in Mexico, and their Offi∣ces, ibid. By what the people, ghessed that the Nunne had bin dishonest, ibid.
• Nunnes of the Chinois, 274.40
• Nunneries in the Greeke Church, 449.20. Noble women thrust into them, ibid.