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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• WAlachia, some places in it, 633.1
• Walking Captaine in Russia, his Office, 437
• Walking Castle in Russia, 438.10
• Wall of China against Tamer∣lanes inuasions, 142.60. & 146.40. Impregnable, 147.20. The Guards, 798.40
• Wall of China, described, the height, Materials, Towers, Beacons, the length, number of Gates, 800.20.30
• Wall of China, the building, descri∣bed, 268. Called Chanfancau, ibid. Interru••ted by Hils and Riuers, ibid. The Fortifications of that Wall on both sides, ibid. Man••ed by Slaues or Condem∣ned men, ibid. The Prison where they are first kept, 273.20. They serue there sixe yeeres, 273.30. The number there, ibid.
• Wall of China, the length, &c. 315.1. & in marg. A particular Go∣uernour it hath, ibid.
• Wall three hundred miles long, 168 10
• Walls of mighty bredth, 342.1▪
• Walls of Townes haue a Surueyor in China, 170.50
• Walls of Thistles in the Indies, 897.60
• Wardhouse, the strongest Hold in Finmarke, 212. Described, 223.10
• Warpe, a Sea tearme, what 565. marg.
• Warres of the Mexicans, mostly to take Prisoners for their Sacrifices 1039.20. The Ceremonies of de∣nouncing it in Mexico, 101••.1
• Warfare of the Crim Tartars, 640. &c.
• Warfare the manner in Russia, 436.437 &c. Their Officers, Musters Armes, Marchings, Prouisions for the Field, Discipline, Ensignes, Chargings, Ambushes, Engines, Ordnance, Rewards, &c. 438
• Warfare of the West Indians, 992.20
• Warsouia on the Riuer Vistula, 629
• Warts growing on mens faces vnder the Aequinoctiall, occasioned by eating of Fish, 889.10
• Warwickes Foreland in America, the Latitude, and the seuen I∣lands by it. How the Land beares and appeares, 810.50. The In∣lets and setting of the Currents a∣bout it.
• Water, why it is not mooued about with the Primum Mobile, 924.50
• Water of the Sea, good against Poy∣son, 985
• Water bursting fourth of the Earth, that destroyed a Countrey, 906.1
• Waters wonderfull ones in Island, that turne Wood into Iron and Stone, cure the French Disease, and other Maruailes, 647.648
• Waters of the West Indies, of seue∣rall properties, 933.20
• Water fr••ezing as it falls, 415.1
• Water warme mixed with the Wine, in the Sacrament in Russia, and why, 452.10
• Water clarified with Allome, 364.1
• Water alone, not drunke by the Tar∣tars, 6.1
• Water procuring loosenesse, 72.1
• Water causing Webbes on the Eyes, 868.30. Beleeued to restore Youth, 868.50
• Water fall a fearefull one, the despe∣rate attempt of some Spaniards to passe it, 934.1
• Water-Hawkes in Hispaniola, 997.50
• Watches, admired in China, 321.30
• Watch and Ward, the manner in Catay, ••00
• Watch and Ward duely in China, 395.20. A pretie Order for it, 173.1
• Watching all night at Church, 456.30
• Wat••sfiordur Hauen in Island, 655.1
• Waxe boyling out of a Fountaine, 647.60
• Waxe Candles in China, 292.40
• Way from Cascar to Catay 〈◊〉〈◊〉 242.50
• Wayes foure admirable one•• in Pe∣ru, 894.50
• Way-Markes in Tartarie, 87.60. & 88.1
• Weapons not worne by the Tartars, 639.1. Nor by the Chinois, 344.40
• Weauers of the West Indies, 968.30
• Weauers in China, 407.1
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• Weauers Shop in a Chesnut Tree, 960.50
• Weddings of the Chinois. See Marriages.
• Wednesdayes fasted by the Russi∣ans, 218.1. But vpon a false rea∣son, 456.20
• Wednesday the Etymon of it, 664.50
• We praise thee O God, vsed in the Russian Seruice, 450.40
• Weeding of Rice by Duckes in China, 174.40
• Weekes of the Mexicans of thir∣teene dayes, 1050.20
• Weekes of yeeres in Mexico, 1136.10
• Weight, all things sold by in China, 199.40
• Welchmens ancient sayling to the West Indies, a discourse of that 807.10
• Wendouers Relations of the Tar∣tars, 60.20
• Wenne•• in mens throates, by drin∣king bad water, 74.60
• West, the Mahumetans turne to∣wards in Prayer, & why, 313.30
• West Indies diuided into two parts, 860.20. Vice-roy in each Diui∣sion, ibid. How much of them vn∣der the Spanish Dominion, 856.5••. They are not Ioyned to our World, 963.20. in marg. How Men, Beasts, and Fowles, come first thither, in Acostae•• Iudge∣ment, 963.964
• West Indies, the supreame Coun∣sell, President, &c. The number of the Archbishops, Bishops, Mo∣nasteries, and Vniuersities, how the Clergie is maintained there, 908. Church gouernment, proui∣sions for Prehends, and other Church businesse 909. Names of all the Officers, 916: Orders for the goods of the Deceased, for Marryed men, Spanish Inquisi∣tion, &c. 910. Orders for the Supreme Counsell, 911. Indian Courts diuers, 912. Officers, 913 Other Orders for Gouernment, 914. Lawes, 915. &c.
• West Indians diminished by the Spaniards, 996.40. Troubled in their Religion, ibid.
• Westmen, who in the Norwegian sp••ech, 657.30
• Weygates, see Vaigats.
• Whales store, neere the North-west Passage, 844.40. Difficulties of taking them, ibid. 20
• Whale monstrous one, taken in the Ile of Thanet described. His Eye a Cart loade, his Liuer two Cart loade, &c. 737. &c.
• Whale endangers a Ship, 571.20
• Whale his bignesse, thicknesse, Finnes, &c. Discouered by his owne spowting of water, the manner of Hunting and killing him. How he reuenges himselfe. He spoutes blood. How they take his fat, 470. The making of his Oyle, 471.20. His Finnes how taken, ibid. Eight seuerall sorts of Whales, 471.40. What sorts yeeld Oyle, Whale-bone, Sperma Caeti, and Amber-greece, and what, nothing, ibid. And which is good meat, 472.10. The man∣ner of taking him described in a Mappe, 472
• Whales eight sorts of them, 710.20 Their seuerall quantities of Oyle.
• Whales not afraid of Ships, 715.40
• Whales huge, 223.1. Cry in ingen∣dring, ibid.
• Whales giue suck•• to their young, 930.50. marg.
• Whale built within Island, 649.60. The dwellers in them dreame of Shipwracke, 650
• Whale-fishing begun in Greenland, 465.10
• Whale-fishing 〈◊〉〈◊〉 admirable maner, in the Indies, 931.30.40
• Whale-fishing in Groneland, 519.10
• Whale killing taught vs by Biskay∣ners, 715.30
• Whale Sound, the Latitude, 846.60
• Whale Bay, 464.40
• Whay the Islanders drinke, 663.60
• Wheat cheape in Russia, 416.1.10
• Wheat where in the Indies it will not growe, and why, 954.20. See Baruolents.
• Wheele of the Mexicans contay∣ning fifty two yeeres, the Art of it, 1050.30
• Whips and Whipping, the manner in China, 188.40. Worse then han∣ging, ibid. & 202.40
• Whipping with Caues, the manner, 319.50. & 396.30
• Whips of Sinewes, or Whit-leather, 434.40
• Whirle-poole of Malestrand, 222.60
• Whirl-pooles hinder sayling, where 520.40
• Whistling Arrowes in Tartarie, 29.30
• Whistling Language, men vnder∣stand one another in it in Mexico, 1135.10
• Whoores in China are all blinde, 176.50. And all Slaues, 182.40. An Officer set ouer them, ibid.
• Whoredomes vnpunished in Russia, 460.50
• Whoredome for a morsell of Bread, 646.40. Scarce punished in Ise∣land, ibid.
• White, the Tartars hold for a signe of good lucke, 84.50
• White the Festiuall Colour of the Muscouites, 214. The mourning colour in China, 368.1.165.50
• White Creatures in cold Countries, 649.50
• White people vnder the Tor••id•• Zone, 898.20
• White men rarely borne in Mexico 1128.50
• White Castle, a Citie in Catay, de∣scribed, 801.10
• White Sea, 515.40. The breadth, it is vpon Lapland, ibid. See 531.10
• Wiccings, are Piracies, 620.1
• Wichida in Russia, made habitable, 432.50. The proiectors of it ry∣fled, ibid.
• Wichida the Riuer, the Samoi••ds trade by it into Russia, 522.20. The head, 525.20
• Widowes in Tartarie Marry not, and why, 7.40
• Widowes continuing so, rewarded in China, 344.50. And honou∣red, 393.1
• William Baffin his Voyage to Greenland, 716
• William Helye his Actions in Greenland, 468.469. &c.
• William Barents his first Voyage, 474.20. Returnes into Hol∣land, 478.10. Sets out againe, ibid. Returnes, 482.30. His third Voyage, 483.1. Dyes by Noua Zembla, 508
• William Bouchier a French Gold∣smith found in Tartary, 28.40. His curious Workmanship, 35.50 & 37.40. How hee came thi∣ther, 39.20
• Williams Iland, the height of the Sunne there, 474.60
• Willoughbies Voyage to Denmark, 780.10
• Willoughbie Land, 462.60. And 212.50. It is Greene-land, 579
• Windowes first made in the Roofes of houses, 662
• Winter nine Monethes long in Groneland, 651.30. & 609
• Winter not knowne in some places of the Indies, 921.60. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Where,

• little or none is, 526.60
• Winter short and milde in Taurica, 637.1
• Winter and Summer, where con∣trary to curs in Europe, 896.30
• Wisera the Riuer his head & course, 525.30
• Witch of Malinalco, her Storie, 1003
• Witches of Peru, their Arts, 1043 1044
• Witches Sound in Greenland, the latitude, 725
• Wyle of a Portugall, to saue his life, 1029.30
• Wild beasts of China, 381.60
• Wild beasts more acceptable in Sa∣crifice, then tame, 272.60
• Winde in Winter, none in Tartary, and why, 27.1
• Winde extreme hote in Ormuz: it stifled an Army, 71.50
• Winde preserue: from corrup••••••n, 647.40
• Windes sold to Sea-faring men in Island, 653. & 646.20
• Winde, sold to Mariners by the Witches of Lapland a Fable, 444.1
• Windes temper the Torrid Zone, 921.40. Their differences, pro∣perties and Causes in generall, 922
• Windes which the Spaniards are to obserue in their Nauigations to the West Indies, and how farre each carries them, 924. & so, to and from the Philippin••s, ibid. A Philosophicall Discourse of Winds, from pag. 922. to pag. 928. Strange effects of Windes, 926
• Wine of Dates 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 103.50••. Of Indian Nuts, ibid.
• Wine of Rice, 366.1. Drunke hot, ibid.
• Wine of Peru, the taste, 938.1
• Wine of Palme-tree, 284.20
• Wine made of the sap of a tree, 957 20
• Wine drinking held a sinne, 109.10
• Wine-drinkers not admitted to bee Witnesses, 105.10
• Wiues the Chinois keepe as many as they are able, 359.60. They are bought and sold, 367.50
• Wiues sit at table, and Concubines waite, 394. They bring no portions, 394.1
• Wiues, the father•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for assu∣rance of her Mayden-head, 454 10. Vsed as seruants, 456.1
• Wiues and seruants slaine to waite on their Master in the next World, 1029.20
• Woden, in our Saxon Stories, is Odinus, 664.50
• Women the fairest in the World, where, 72.20
• Women in China haue no names, 394.50. They are seldome seene. They doe all the worke within doores in China, 189.10
• Women, Gold-smiths and Caruers in the West Indies, 1123.10
• Women Warriours in the Indies, 886.20. & 992.40
• Women brought to bed, the Men lye in, 92.30
• Women sold in Sweden, 631.10
• Womens Ilands in Groneland, the latitude▪ 845
• Wonders of Island, 647.648
• Wood held by the Chinois for an E∣lement, 345
• Wood in Ormu••, which will not en∣dure nayling, 71.50
• Wood mighty store in the West In∣dies, 960
• Wood floating in the Sea, 531. Whence it 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 527.50
• Wood shining in the night, 983.20
• Wooing-presents in Russia, 454 10. Wooing with whips, 229.50
• Wooll in China and in cloth made of it, 382.1
• Wor, see Vor.
• Workes of Piety in China, 271.30
• World, the Mexicans beliefe of the end of it, 1050.40
• Wormes troublesome ones in the Indies, 975
• Worme breeding in mens legs, 23•• Of an 〈…〉〈…〉▪ how got out, ibid.
• Writing with Pensils and in Chara∣cters. 34.10. & 370.30. From the right hand to the left, ibid. Vpward, ibid. Downward, ibid.
• Writing of China, from the right hand to the left, and the lines drawne downeward, 384. Faire writing very ••••are there, 340
• Writing by Pictures in Mexico, 1052.60. And in Peru, 1053.20
• Writing and reading in Peru by knots vpon coards: and by small stones vpon a W••••ele 10••3. Wri∣ting the lines vp or downe, 1054