Of the newe la[n]des and of ye people founde by the messengers of the kynge of porty[n]gale named Emanuel Of the. x. dyuers nacyons crystened. Of pope Iohn̄ and his landes, and of the costely keyes and wonders molodyes that in that lande is.

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IN-ALLAGO

THat lande of Allago is .v.C. myles great¦ter And gothe ayenste the begynnynge of Arabien and there is that kyngdom Safale in this lāde Allago is the people clothed as aboue is marked / the were and bere for there clothes skynnes of wylde bestes. The men bere clokes made of barkes of trees & ledder to kyuer theyr members with. And the women kyuer theym with skynnes of bestes. & take vpon there hed∣des for kerchers skynnes of oxē or other bestes also pyche the theyr mennes forhed lyke as mē pytche the shyppes / and there dwellynge is vn∣der the erthe. There is many cowes. oxē / great shepe and other fayre bestes. This is on fayre & lusty lande of good water & swete herbes. This people hathe a swyfte hasty speche. There is no money but of yron and that euery body take it for there ware they bere whyte staues there we pyns is lange pykes and stones ther they caste myghtly with. That Lande is so full of sande y^t they muste goo vpon brode trenchers that they falle not and synke. After that cometh men in∣to the lande of arabyen.