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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• B, Seldome vsed by the Chinois, 342.40•• The Tartars can∣not pronounce it, 18.60
• Babes new borne hardned in the Snow, 677
• Babes enioyned so keepe Fasting-dayes in Russia, 543.1
• Baccasaray, the Court of the Chan of the Crim Tartars, 634.50. Described, ibid.
• Bacchu, the Medowes, 49.20
• Bachu the Port described, 245.40
• Badascian Tengi, what, 312.30
• W. Baffins Death at Ormus, 848.30
• Bahama the Iland and Chanell in New Spaine, 870.10
• Baiazet turnes from Constantino∣ple to fight with Tamerlane, 157.1. He encampes nere him, ibid. The manner of his March, 157.50. Hee fights on foot in the middest of his Ianizaries, 158.1 His force, she charges, is wounded, and taken aliue by Axalla, 158 30.40.50. His stout answere to Tamerlaine, 195.••0. His rage after hee was prisoner. Vsed for Tamerlanes footstoole, ibid. Car∣ried in Chaines into Tartary, 160.40
• Bacha••na a riuer in Tartaria, 791.1
• ...Baked 〈◊〉〈◊〉 eaten first and broths last in Russia, 457.40. & 459.1
• Bal••ams Science, and the Learning amongst the Arabians, what, 140 60
• Bal••sses a precious stone, where found, 73.40
• Balaxaim in Persia, 73.40. Their Kings descended from Alexan∣der, ibid. They are called Zulcar∣nen, ibid. Dulca••••••m (per∣chance) that is, two-horned: for so is Alexander the Great called; of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 supposed Father God Am∣mion, who was worshipped in like∣nesse of a 〈◊〉〈◊〉,
• Balayes, are precious stones found in Balaris, 110.1
• Balchia is Walachia, 54.10
• Baldwin•• the Emperours Conquest of Constantinople, 65.50. & in marg.
• Baldach, 70.10. Clothes of Gold, &c. There, ibid. Their Galisa taken by the Tartars, 70.20
• Balke or B••••gh, the kingdom, 241.10
• Balme and Balme-trees of the West Indies: the kindes, colours and manner of getting: Creame of Balme vsed in Church Cere∣monies, for Creame of Milke, 959.30
• Balsara and the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Dates growing there, 70.10
• Banquetting-house a curious one, 294.30
• Banquets of the Chinois, a ship∣board, 395.10
• Banquets in China: the most serious discourse is still at them, 391.40 The tedious complements at them, 392.10, 20. &c.
• Banquetting in China: their bry∣ding it, 374.40. It takes vp halfe their times, ibid.
• Baptisme imitated by the Deuill in Mexico, the manner of it, 1044 20. & 1102
• Baptisme, the maner in Russia, 229 20. Godfathers promise for the Child, to forsake, the Deuill, &c. and to b••ing it vp in Religion, as our Church doth, 229, 30, 40
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• Baptisme the order in Russia, 450 60. Within eight dayes of the birth, ibid. Dipped in a Tub▪ in∣stead of a Fou••••. The Deuill ex∣••rcised out of the mater, ibid. God∣fathers exhorted, &c. The true forme in the name of the Trinity kept. Oyle and Salt added, after which the Child is admitted into the Church, and presented: and some of the haire dipt and laid to. 451
• Barbaring with stones in the West Indies▪ 992.30
• Bardestraund Prouince in West Island▪ 655
• Barefooted Seruants and Suit••rs to the Kings of Mexico, 1126.60 1127.20
• B••rges of China described. 364.••1••
• Bargu a Tartarian Prouince, 7••
• Barlouente Ilands of the West In∣dies, which they be, 930.40
• Barlouente Ilands, their Natiue Commodities, 938. What will not grow there, ibid.
• Barley as white as Rice, 544.30
• Barmake Fish, Rockes in the Cas∣pian Sea, 245
• Bartholomew martyred, and where, 49.50
• Barter of Commodities without mo∣ney, vsed in the Indies, 943.1
• Bascia the Prouince, where, 74.1 Their Inchantments and Iewels, 74.1
• Basil martyred at Sebaste, 69.40
• Bafilius an Englishmans Son found in Tartary, 36.30
• Basiliwich what, in Russian, 221 marg.
• Basons beaten before great men, 353
• Bastards giuen to Suiters as part of the Dowry, in Island, 646.50
• Baths medicinable in Ormuz, 72.1
• Baths hot in Island, 597.50. And cold, 647.50
• Baths in Greenland, boyle flesh, and bake bread, and how, 610.30. They keepe the Hauen from free∣zing, and draw wild fowle thither, ibid.
• Baths hot & medicinable in Grone∣land, 519.50
• Baths hot and cold in Peru, 894.20
• Bath-stoues in Russia pay Tribute, 429.30. Vsed insteed of all Phy∣sicke, 459.10
• Batampina the Riuer, what it sig∣nifies, 265.1. Runnes through the midst of China, ibid.
• Bategaria, or Latton Vessels made in China, 177.20
• Bats of West India, still bite the same man, how their byting is cu∣red. Their fight with the Spar∣rowes, 995.50
• Baughleata, the Land, 234
• Bawbiata the Iland, 234.10
• Bay of Saint Nicholas, 218.60▪ & 223.50
• Bay of Saint Nicholas first traded vnto by the English, 462.50.463 40. When the Netherlan∣ders first waded thither, 464.20
• Bay of Nanquin, 260.30. The strong Current ther••▪ ibid.
• Bay of B••xipalem, 260.60▪ Of Calnidan, 261.••
• Bay of Saint Iohn in Newfound Land, 809.30▪ 40
• ... Baia de Sibabas, 284.60
• Beads of Pearl•• vsed by the King of Malabar, 104 40, 50
• Beads prayed vpon in China, 408.50
• Beads vsed in the Russe Church, 453.10
• Beala the sirname of the Russian Em∣perours, in whom it expired, 746 30. Whence t••ken ••••9.40. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it attayned to the Empire, 4••••.1 The estate of that Family, ibid.
• Beare-baytings in Russia, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 4••7.30. With man who are rewarded with being made drunk, ibid. The 〈…〉〈…〉 the Beare assaile 〈…〉〈…〉. ibid.
• Beares of West Ind•••• described ••77 50. His ar•• to feed 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the A••ts ••78.20.30
• Beares driuen by cold into Villages, ••15, ••0 〈…〉〈…〉 22••▪ 50
• Beare Iland, or Che••••••-Iland, ••64 30. The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Com∣passe there, ••8••.40
• Beare, 100. pound of fat taken out of one of their 〈…〉〈…〉 Lumps for Oyle▪ 502.20. Strang•• Stories of Beares, se•• from page 4750 &c. vsque ad 504. &c. Their Dens••in the 〈…〉〈…〉 They eate Buckes and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Beares liuer venemous, 506.30. They goe into the Sea vpon the Ice, 30. miles, 507▪20▪ They 〈◊〉〈◊〉 one another, 510
• Beares swimming in the Sea▪ 510•• & ••aepe.
• Beares at Sea 27. leagues from shore: they liue vpon Sea-fish, 55•• 40. Assault cowards, 561. Eate dead Whales, 734.1. A Story of their courage, 475.••0.481.30. The manner of killing them, & 484.••••
• Beares white in Greenland, 703.10
• Beares powdred and ••aten by the English, ••63 Vnpowdred are vn∣holeso••e, 570.50. Beares will 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Sea, 598.50
• Beares swell further then they see, 486▪40▪ None in Island, ••57.30
• Beards the Indians haue none, 992 10
• Beard fiue foot long blessed, 250.10
• Bea•••• goe to Heauen, 277.1. Of each kind•• and beleeued to bee in 〈…〉〈…〉 1027 40
• Beasts of the West Indies their kinds, 962.963.995.10, 20. How the sea•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 kind could c••me there, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 errour, 9••3 20. in marg.
• Beasts strange 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in Lapland, 213 30
• ...Beasts 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with fish, 527.20
• Beasts consulted with for Oracles, 395.601
• Beasts drowned in the Snow, great 〈…〉〈…〉, 647.20
• Beaue•• the best where, 416.20
• Beauers in Greenland, 707.40
• ...Beduines 〈…〉〈…〉 Arabs, 122.20
• Beds of the West Indians, 995.10
• Bed st••ade prouided by the Bride in Russia, 454
• Bees of the West-Indies, their shape, working, and Honey, 963.40
• Beene•• worshipped, and Bie••e 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 meat, 104.60 Their heires worne for preserua∣tiues, 104.40.50
• Beggars, the Lawes against them in Island, 666.20. They were to be gelt▪ ibid.
• Beheading is the most abominated death in China▪ and why, ••05.60
• ...Beitst••d 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Norway, 660.10
• Bel••sownd, and Wha••••-fishing there, 467.1
• ...Bel•• ••inging on the New Moone, 275.30
• ...Bels, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in mens yards, 138.60
• Bels heard vnder ground, 197.50.198.10
• Bels vsed by 〈…〉〈…〉, 353.60
• Bels cast 〈◊〉〈◊〉 China 334.20
• Bels with wooden Hammers in Chi∣na, 383.••0
• Bel•• to the Desart, 74.30
• ...Bellowes 〈…〉〈…〉 not metals, so well 〈◊〉〈◊〉 naturall wind, 944.20
• Belgi••n the Mountaine, 111, 10. The countries about it conquered, by the Tartars, 112.20
• Benedictus Goez, his Voyage to China, hee speakes the Persian tongue, 311▪20. He takes the ha∣bit of a Merchant▪ is inraged by the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Mogore, ibid. His com∣panions,

• ... ibid. Assaulted by Theeues. 311.312. His tedious Iourney, 312.30. comes to the King of Casca••, 313. Goes to the King of Quotan, his Good•• sei∣zed on, ibid. Refuses to inuoke Mahomet, 313.20.30. Sets on to Cathay, 313.50. Danceth ibid. Comes to 〈◊〉〈◊〉, & disputes 314.10.20. Heares of his fellow Iesuits, ibid. Boldly professes him∣selfe a Christian, ibid. Is lost in the night, and how found againe, 315.1. Growes rich by trauell, ibid. Sends, Letters to his fellowes, is sent for by them, 315.50. Is di∣stressed, ibid. Dies. 316.1. No Priest: his Acts, ibid.
• Bengala the Kingdome, the Com∣modities of it, 94.10
• Bengala conquered by the Tartars 93.40
• Beniamin Woods two ships in China, 309.20
• Ben. Ioseph his Voyage, 466.50
• Benson a Lieutenant, leades three hundred English 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Sweden▪ 772.20. His and their danger in Iui••land, 773.774
• Berga the Towne, by Norway, 61•• 10
• Bergen the famou•• Mart of Nor∣way, the Language altered there, and why, 644.60
• Bermuda Iland called Garza: the furthest Iland yet found, in the World, 989
• Bessarabia; what Countrey, 633.1. marg.
• Bestede in Island, the residence of the Danish Gouernour, 653.20.
• Betre, Bescle, Betel, Tembul or Arecca, an herb•• excellant for the teeth, 105.50
• Bewtie preferred before Nobilitie, where, 80.1
• Bezar-stone, what beasts beare it, and where, 967.20. & 968.1. Whereabouts in their seuerall big∣nesses, colours, and vertues, the best how knowne, how bred in the beast; an admirable thing of their growing, 969.10.20. & see also, 878.40
• Bialogrod in Moldauia, taken by the Turkes, 633.
• Bigaypotim, the Chinois Father of Gods, 269.20
• Bihaos a tree of Indi••, the vse, 984.50
• Bildih in Medi••, ••45. Variation of the Compasse there, 246.20
• Bils of Exchange, to bee receiued in Heauen, 271. & 277.1
• Bir a Castle in Syria, 123.50
• Birch tree, a Wine made of it, 231.10
• Birch tree onely growes in Island, of a fragrant sent, 649.30
• Bird with a Looking-glasse on his head, 1021.10
• Birds of the West Indies, 979. &c. & 995
• Birds without feet, how they fit, o∣thers as small as Bees, 965.20
• Birds breeding in the frozen Cliffes, 513.10. Not afraid of men, their manner of Nests and laying, ibid.
• Birds that dispeopled a Countrey, 254.1
• Birds and fishes bought to let go; 271 10
• Birth-day of their Prince, the Tar∣tars yearely obserue, 84.30. The solemnitie of it, 84.30. His Sub∣iects send Presents to him, 84.40
• Birth-dayes Festiuall in China, 202.10. & 394.1.180.60.374 60
• Biscayners fish at Greenland, for∣bidden by the English, 717.50. & 718.719
• Bishops in Russia, sometimes chosen out of the Nobilitie, 769, 20. & 791.10
• Bishop•• of Russia be fix, their Iuris∣diction, 446.40. Their Gentle∣men Commissaries, ibid. Their 〈◊〉〈◊〉, their Chapter of Priests, or Synod, ibid. Their Reuenues and their Habit 447.1. Elected by the Emperour, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of them cho∣sen out of Monasteries, vnmar∣ried, and shor••e, ibid. They preach but twice a yeare: their Sermon, ibid.
• Bishops of Island, 645.30
• Bishops of Island, vnder the Arch∣bishop of Nidrosia in Norway, 651.30
• Bishop of Groneland, ibid.
• B••snagar, the greatnesse of the King, 138.30
• Bittacle in a ship, what, 582. marg.
• Bitter a Sea-〈◊〉〈◊〉, what, 565. marg.
• Bitumen in a Myne of Cuba: ships talked, and houses built with it, 994.1
• Blacke sheepe preferred by the Tar∣tars, 441.50
• Blacke Foxe, the chiefe Furre of Russia, 748. &c.
• ... Blacke Point, 474.50
• Blacke Carpet, at the Coronation of the Great Chan, 111.30
• Blacians or Hacians an olde people, where 18.60. Whence descended, 19.1
• Blesse, the Greeke Bishops doe, with two fingers, 445.50
• Blessed bee the Lord God of Israel, vsed in the Russian Seruice, 450 40
• Blinghead in Orkney, 827.40
• Bloud dranke at a peace-making, 285.1
• Bloud rained, 198.30
• Bloud-letting in India, the manner, 992.10
• Bloud-letting for the Deuils ser∣uice in Mexico, 1014. & 1035.30
• Blubber, is the fat of Whales, 470.60. The Blue Sea, 234.10
• Boats of fish skins and bones, excel∣lent, 610
• Boats of Seale-skins, 817.60
• Boats on Russia of hollow trees, 777 20
• Boats of Groneland swifter then ships, 835. Sewed with sinewes or guts, ibid.
• Bocara, or Boghar in Bactria, 66.10. in marg.
• Boghar a Citie in Bactria, 239.10 Persian tongue spoken there, ibid. The Priest deposes the King, ibid. King not aboue three yeares, 239 50. The Copper money there, ibid. The commodities sold at Boghar, 240.20. The Citie besieged, 241 10
• Boghar or Burgauia, 312.10
• Bogus or Hispanis, the Riuer in Po∣dolia, 632.10. Runs into Boriste∣nes, 633
• Bohemia entred by the Tartars, 61.1
• Bothol the Iland, 285.30
• Bondage for debt: the manner of it, 217.10. Voluntary for pure need, ibid.
• Bones feasting one another each New Moone, 275.20. Peoples Oblations to these bones, ibid.
• Bonzi of China, their dotages, 346.1
• Bonzi are inferiour to the Manda∣rines, 347. Held the basest peo∣ple of China, 359.20
• Bonzi, the Iaponian Priests, 323 50. A Military order of them▪ ibid.
• Bookes made of the leaues of trees. in New Spaine, 1052.10
• Boots an Ensigne of Magistrates in China, and the Ceremony about them, 333.10
• Boots: the Bryde in Russia pulls off the Brydegroomes and the Cere∣monie of that, 230.10
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• Boots and Shoes embroydered in China, 176.60. Shoes of Straw, 177.1
• Borichen the Il•• by Hispaniola, 998 30
• Boris Pheodorowich, his great Of∣fices, & Reuenues in Russia, 742 10. His Present to Queene Eli∣zabeth, 743.60. His power, 744 40. And policie to become popu∣lar, 745. Made Emperour, ibid. Modestly refuses the Empire. Accepts it, 745. His Wife, Son, and Daughter. Coronation. Ex∣pedition against the Crim Tar∣tars. His policies. The beginning of his disasters. Seekes a Wife for his Sonne out of England, 746 Desires a league with King Iames. Dies suddenly. Would bee new Christned before his death, 751. His care of his Sonne: po∣licies, &c. 752. His Wife and Son poysoning themselues, the Daugh∣ter liues, 753.50. His Patent to the English Muscouie Mer∣chants, 754. Reports of his death diuers, 757.1. Buriall, ibid.
• Boristhenes, the course of it, 633 20
• Bornaholm consigned to the Lubec∣kers, 631
• Botta a strange head tire of the Tar∣tarian women, 6.60. & 7.1
• Bougiusky sometimes Secretary to D••metrius of Russia, almost star∣ued there. Relieued by the Eng∣lish, 780.40. Escapes into Eng∣land, and is relieued, 782.10
• Boy of Clay wrestling and playing trickes with a liuing Boy, 349.40
• Boyes of Mexico, their bold hunting of Serpents, 1043.10
• Boyes put betimes to earne their li∣uings, 105.20
• Boyling Fountaines in Groneland, 751.40
• Boyling meates in Gourds, by ca∣sting in a burning stone to the li∣quor, 922.10
• Boxe of curious art wrought in Ia∣pon, 325
• Bralapisacon, a Hauen, 253.20
• Bramble-berries cure the loosenesse, 517.1
• Brames the people Lords of P••gu, &c. Rich in Gold and Rubies, 169.40
• Bramenes, most true Merchants, 105.50. They liue a hundred and fifty yeares, ibid. Their Discipline, ibid.
• Bramenes are Witches. The names of their Gods which they worship, 166.30, 40. Themselues yet a∣liue are worshipped for Gods, 166 50 Their authority, ibid. Their degrees of Religious men, 167.1
• Branding of Theeues in China, 395.20
• Branding for Theft in Island, 651 10
• Brasile, would not grow at Venice, 104.1
• Brasile Prouince, the latitude, disco∣uery, temperature, soyle, chiefe Traffique, Plantations by Portu∣gals, and their Latitudes, their Ports, Riuers, &c. And their La∣titudes, ••03
• Braslaro in Podolia, 632.10
• Brazen Serpent, and the Mystery of that, represented in China, strangely, 274.10
• Bread, the Tartars mocke vs for ea∣ting it, 232.50
• Bread, the Chinois eate not common∣ly, 365.40. Rice sodden, instead of it, ibid. Bread of Wheate without crust, how made, 365.50
• Bread of Straw in China, 230.50
• Bread very bitter in Ormuz, 72.1
• Bread of Roots and barke, 416.1
• Bread made of fish sod and dryed, 537.40
• Bread of the West Indies, 953.954
• Bread sodden in the reeke of water, 365.50
• Bread baked in Oxe dung, or in Horse d••ng, 34.30
• Bread & Corne vnknowne in Island 646.30
• Bread and drinke none, where, 223.20
• Breaking the Scutcheons, or day of mourning, 252.40
• Breath holden halfe an houre toge∣ther, 953.1
• Brewing with Holy-water in Rus∣sia, 456.1
• Bribery in course of Iustice, how preuented in China, 185.10
• Brickes preferred before stone in China, 34.20
• Bridge, an admirable one, 295.30. & 299.50. & 89.1. & 199.30
• Bridge made with men purposely kild, 628
• Bridge of naturall stone, 990.30
• Bridges of Straw, 1056.30
• Bridges of Haire and Straw where, 934.50
• Bridges, 12000. In one City, 98
• Bridges, see Toll.
• M. Briggs his Treatise about the probabilities of the North-west Passage. 852
• Brimstone euery where digged in Island, 648.10. & 649.20 B••ises, see East winds, 858.30. A Philosophicall reason for them, ibid. Most vsuall in the Terra Firma, 859.1
• Brittaines fishing at Island eight hundred yeares since, 657.40
• Brius the Riuer where Gold is found, 91.3
• Brother preferred before the Sunne in Peru, 1054.50
• Bryde goes crying to Church in Russia, 229.••••. Led by two naked men, 230.10. Shee is called a Dutchesse, ibid.
• Bryde not 〈…〉〈…〉, 453.60 Her gifts, portion and apparell, ibid.
• Brydegroome called Duke in Rus∣sia, 456.1
• B••e••phalus breed, 73.50
• ... Buckeranum, 30.60. in marg.
• Buffaloes yoakt in the Plough, 294.60. How they gouerne and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 them, ibid.
• Buildings, foure admirable in Pe∣quin, 273.••0
• Buildings but slight in China, 382 50
• Buildings of Russia, the manner. 419.20
• Buliano the Port, how farre from China. 291.10
• Bulgaria the greater, are most ear∣nest Saracens, 16.40
• Bulgaria w••••ne by the Tartars, 114 30
• Bulgai chiefe Secretary to Mangu-Chan, 46.60
• Bulangazi, the Tartarian Officer for lost things, 86.1
• Bullets for Guns wrought by nature, 993.60
• Bungo the Kingdome, 3••••.30. Speakes the Iaponian Tongue, ibid.
• Buquhannes, the Latitude, and de∣scription of the Coast, 809.810
• Burneo the Iland, 283.1
• Burning Mountaines or Volcanes in the Indies▪ 878.30. One of them melted the Copper and Iron of a Caldro•• brought neere it, 880 60. The cause of the burning, 891 20
• Burnils Cape in Greenland: the Latitude and Variation there. 833.40
• Buryall, in new Shoes, 230.40. In a Coffin, with a Testimoniall, ibid. The manner in Russia, 230
• Buryall places of the Chinois, 368 40. Their Sorcery ab••••t the choice of it, ibid. None buryed

• in their Cities, ibid.
• Buryall of the Iaponians, 327.10
• Buryall of the Chinois, 393.30. See Funerals and Mourning.
• Buryall of Tartars without their Ci∣ties, 84.1
• Buryall of the Gronelanders, 825 1. & 836.10
• Buryals the Chinois Superstitious in, 357.10
• Buryals of the Mordwit Tartar, 442.40
• Buryals of the Mamoses of Cur∣land, 628.20
• Buryals of the Mexicans, 1029.40
• Buryals of the West Indians, 994.40
• Busse Iland discouered, 582.30
• Busse Iland false placed in the Carts, 815.1. & 822.40
• Bussarmans what, 238.40
• Buskins worne in Russia, instead of Stockens, 459. & 460
• A Butcher in Russia, chosen Lord Treasurer, Author of his Coun∣tries liberty, 791
• Butter-weeke in Russia, 217.60
• Butter made in Tartaria Philoso∣phically, 5.60. Kept in Rammes skins, 5.60
• Buttons Iles. The Variation there, 837.60