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these_o navigation_n and_o the_o new_a cosmographie_n of_o the_o which_o no_o part_n be_v know_v to_o ptolemy_n or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o owlde_v wrytter_v ¶_o of_o two_o notable_a thing_n as_o touch_v the_o west_n indies_n and_o of_o the_o great_a rychesse_n bring_v from_o thence_o into_o spayne⸫_n after_o my_o universal_a description_n of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o indies_n there_o come_v to_o my_o rememberaunce_n two_o thing_n chief_o to_o be_v note_v as_o touching_n thempire_n of_o this_o west_n indies_n perteyn_v to_o the_o dominion_n of_o yowre_a majesty_n and_o these_o beside_o the_o other_o particular_n whereof_o i_o have_v suffycient_o speak_v be_v to_o be_v considere_v as_o thing_n of_o great_a importance_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v the_o shortenesse_n of_o the_o way_n &_o with_o what_o expedition_n your_o majesty_n shyppe_n may_v pass_v beyond_o the_o main_n firm_a land_n of_o these_o indies_n into_o the_o new_a southe_n sea_n cawled_a mare_n deal_v sur_fw-fr lying_n 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the_o mine_n of_o gold_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o work_v in_o theym_n this_o particular_a of_o the_o mine_n of_o gold_n be_v a_o thing_n great_o to_o be_v note_v and_o i_o may_v much_o better_o speak_v hereof_o then_o any_o other_o man_n forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v now_o twelve_o year_n past_a sense_n i_o serve_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o surueier_n of_o the_o melt_a shop_n perteyn_v to_o the_o gold_n mine_n of_o the_o firm_a land_n and_o be_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o mine_n of_o the_o catholyke_a king_n don_n ferdinando_n after_o who_o departure_n from_o this_o life_n i_o serve_v long_o in_o the_o same_o room_n in_o the_o name_n of_o your_o majesty_n by_o reason_n whereof_o i_o have_v have_v great_a occasion_n to_o know_v how_o gold_n be_v find_v and_o wrought_v owte_n of_o the_o mine_n and_o do_v know_v right_a well_o that_o this_o land_n be_v excead_o rich_a have_v by_o my_o account_n and_o by_o the_o labour_n of_o my_o indian_n and_o slave_n gather_v and_o fyne_v a_o great_a portion_n of_o the_o same_o and_o may_v therefore_o the_o better_a affirm_v this_o by_o testimony_n of_o sight_n for_o i_o be_o well_o assure_v that_o in_o no_o part_n of_o casâ—ilia_n del_fw-it oro_fw-la that_o be_v golden_a castille_n otherwise_o cawled_a boragua_n no_o man_n can_v ask_v i_o of_o the_o mine_n of_o gold_n but_o that_o i_o dare_v have_v bind_v myself_o to_o have_v discover_v they_o in_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o league_n of_o the_o country_n where_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v demand_v i_o and_o the_o same_o to_o be_v very_o rich_a for_o i_o be_v allow_v all_o manner_n of_o charge_n to_o make_v search_n for_o the_o same_o and_o although_o gold_n be_v find_v in_o manner_n every_o where_n in_o these_o region_n of_o golden_a castille_n yet_o owght_fw-mi we_o not_o
etc._n the_o city_n of_o uisba_n uiâ—ba_n the_o city_n of_o uiâ—ba_n be_v in_o the_o degree_n .61_o 30_o 54_o 15._o be_v a_o ancient_a and_o famous_a mart_n town_n as_o be_v genua_n in_o italy_n at_o this_o day_n but_o afterward_o be_v afflict_v by_o thincursion_n of_o the_o pirate_n of_o the_o dane_n and_o moscovite_n moscovite_n danes_n and_o moscovite_n it_o be_v leave_v desolate_a there_o remain_v to_o this_o day_n certain_a ruin_n which_o testify_v the_o ancient_a nobility_n in_o this_o place_n be_v the_o first_o station_n of_o the_o goth_n that_o possess_v meotis_n it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n of_o fruitful_a soil_n and_o famous_a by_o many_o goodly_a and_o strong_a castle_n and_o monastery_n there_o be_v among_o other_o a_o monastery_n of_o thorder_n of_o saint_n benedicte_n in_o the_o which_o be_v a_o library_n of_o abowt_n two_o thousand_o book_n of_o owlde_v autour_n â—ookes_n a_o library_n of_o two_o thousand_o â—ookes_n abowt_v the_o year_n of_o christ_n fourscore_o and_o viii_o the_o goth_n unto_o who_o resort_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o other_o people_n of_o these_o northe_a parâ—es_n of_o the_o world_n as_o from_o livonia_n prusia_n russia_n and_o tartary_n with_o diverse_a other_o country_n make_v they_o dyvers_a king_n and_o captain_n do_v depopulate_v and_o bring_v in_o subjection_n the_o more_o part_n of_o europe_n invade_v italy_n destroy_v rome_n rome_n the_o goth_n invade_v europe_n and_o destroy_v rome_n inhabit_v that_o part_n of_o italy_n now_o cawled_a lombardy_n â–ª_o and_o likewise_o subdue_v the_o roialme_n of_o castille_n and_o aragonie_n their_o war_n contynew_v above_o three_o hundred_o year_n ¶_o finland_n and_o eningia_n finlandia_n be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o a_o fair_a land_n or_o fine_a land_n so_o name_v for_o the_o fertility_n of_o the_o ground_n pliny_n seem_v to_o caule_v it_o finnonia_n for_o he_o say_v that_o abowte_n the_o coast_n of_o finlande_n be_v many_o island_n withowt_n name_n of_o the_o which_o there_o 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of_o phinnonia_n eningia_n have_v in_o owlde_v time_n the_o title_n of_o a_o kingdom_n eningia_n eningia_n it_o be_v of_o such_o largeness_n but_o have_v now_o only_a the_o title_n of_o a_o inferior_a governoure_n be_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o slavons_a and_o use_v the_o same_o tongue_n in_o religion_n it_o observe_v the_o rite_n of_o the_o greek_n of_o late_a year_n when_o it_o be_v under_o the_o governaunce_n of_o the_o moscovite_n but_o it_o be_v at_o this_o present_a under_o the_o king_n of_o suecia_n and_o observe_v thinstitution_n of_o the_o occidental_a church_n spanysshe_n wine_n be_v browght_fw-mi thither_o in_o great_a plenty_n which_o the_o people_n use_v mere_o and_o cheerful_o wyneâ—_n spanysshe_n wyneâ—_n it_o be_v termine_v on_o the_o north_n side_n by_o the_o southe_n line_n of_o ostrobothnia_n and_o be_v extend_v by_o the_o mountain_n toward_o the_o west_n it_o be_v termine_v with_o the_o sea_n of_o finnonia_n accord_v to_o this_o description_n and_o have_v degree_n .71_o 66._o etc._n etc._n ¶_o of_o the_o difference_n of_o region_n and_o cause_n of_o great_a city_n after_o the_o description_n of_o hieronimus_fw-la cardanus_n libre_fw-la xi_o de_fw-la subtilitate_fw-la there_o be_v a_o other_o difference_n of_o region_n cause_v of_o can_v and_o heat_n for_o such_o as_o be_v near_o unto_o the_o pole_n be_v vex_v with_o to_o much_o can_v and_o such_o as_o be_v under_o the_o line_n where_o the_o son_n be_v of_o great_a force_n be_v oppress_v with_o heat_n such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n between_o both_o be_v near_o unto_o temperatnesse_n under_o the_o pole_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v populous_a city_n because_o the_o land_n be_v baren_a and_o the_o carriage_n or_o conveyaunce_n of_o fruit_n vyttayle_n and_o other_o necessary_n be_v incommodious_a by_o reason_n whereof_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o thinhabitaunte_n of_o such_o region_n live_v ever_o in_o continual_a wander_v from_o place_n to_o place_n or_o 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silver_n 340._o the_o manner_n of_o work_v in_o the_o gold_n mine_n of_o egypte_n in_o old_a tyme._n 342._o the_o description_n of_o the_o two_o vyage_n make_v out_o of_o england_n to_o guinea_n in_o africa_n 343._o a_o brief_a description_n of_o africa_n 344._o the_o first_o voyage_n to_o guinea_n 345._o the_o second_o voyage_n to_o guynea_n 350._o the_o manner_n of_o find_v the_o longitude_n of_o region_n by_o dyvers_a way_n 360._o a_o new_a manner_n of_o find_v the_o longitude_n of_o region_n 361_o â–ª_o a_o brief_a rehearsal_n of_o the_o content_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o decade_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la ¶_o the_o interpretation_n of_o certain_a word_n ¶_o continente_fw-la that_o be_v the_o firm_a land_n not_o enclose_v with_o water_n or_o no_o island_n a_o caravel_n or_o caruel_v a_o kind_n of_o shyppe_n hemispherium_fw-la the_o half_a globe_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n pesus_n a_o ducat_n and_o a_o half_a equinoctial_a the_o line_n that_o divide_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o midst_n between_o the_o two_o pole_n in_o the_o which_o when_o the_o son_n come_v the_o day_n &_o nyghte_n be_v of_o equal_a length_n clime_n be_v a_o portion_n of_o the_o world_n between_o north_n and_o south_n parallel_n be_v line_n whereby_o the_o son_n pass_v cause_v variation_n of_o tyme._n gatti_n mammoni_n monkey_n schoenus_n be_v a_o space_n of_o xl_o furlonge_v werst_n be_v a_o italian_a mile_n colony_n a_o habitation_n the_o indian_a language_n ¶_o canoa_n a_o boat_n or_o bark_n caciqui_fw-la king_n or_o governor_n zemes_n a_o idol_n tuyra_n the_o devyll_n machana_n a_o sword_n areitos_fw-la song_n or_o ballad_n tona_n the_o moon_n tonatico_fw-la the_o son_n quine_n preste_n chivy_a a_o man_n ira_fw-la a_o woman_n boam_o a_o house_n cauni_n gold_n mayani_n nothing_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o note_v that_o the_o island_n of_o hispaniola_n be_v now_o cawled_a san_n domingo_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o chief_a city_n so_o name_v also_o faint_v johns_n island_n 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to_o see_v and_o hear_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v commendable_a in_o their_o predicessour_n and_o this_o sure_o think_v i_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o either_o the_o famous_a fact_n of_o worthy_a man_n fact_n commendation_n of_o noble_a fact_n or_o ingenious_a invention_n of_o experte_a artificer_n have_v not_o only_o nobilitate_v the_o autour_n and_o diviser_n of_o the_o same_o or_o such_o to_o who_o they_o have_v be_v dedicate_v but_o also_o that_o part_n of_o their_o commendation_n have_v redound_v to_o all_o such_o as_o have_v spend_v their_o time_n and_o take_v peyne_n in_o illustrating_a and_o setting_a forth_o their_o do_n for_o who_o shall_v at_o this_o day_n have_v know_v mausolus_n the_o king_n of_o caria_n mausolus_n mausolus_n with_o his_o wife_n artemisia_n or_o these_o famous_a artificer_n artificer_n cunning_a artificer_n scopa_n bryaces_n timotheus_n leochares_n or_o pythis_n if_o the_o wonderful_a and_o sumptuous_a work_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n which_o artemisia_n 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