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A17891 A pleasant description of the fortunate ilandes, called the Ilands of Canaria vvith their straunge fruits and commodities. Verie delectable to read, to the praise of God. Composed by the poore pilgrime. Nicholas, Thomas, b. ca. 1532. 1583 (1583) STC 4557; ESTC S112725 7,953 26

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from the sea néere vnto a lake called Laguna wherin are two faire Parish Churches there dwelleth the gouernour who ruleth al that Iland with iustice There are also Aldermen for the publike weale who buy their offices of the king the most of the whole inhabitants of this Citie are Gentlemen Merchants and husband men There are other foure Townes called Sancta Crux Larotaua Rialeio and Gara-chico In this Iland before the conquest dwelt seauen kinges who with all their people dwelt in caues and were cloathed in goat skinnes as the Canaria people were and with such like order of dyet as they had Their order of buriall was that when anie died he was carried naked to a greate caue where he was propped vp against the wall standing on his féete But if he were of anie authoritie among them then had hée a staffe in his hand a vessell of milke standing by him I haue séene caues of 300. of these corps together the flesh béeing dryed vp the bodie remained as light as parchment These people were called Guāches by naturall name they spake another language cleane contrarie to the Canarians and so consequētly euerie Iland spake a seuerall language Note gentle Reader that the Ilande of Canaria the I le of Tenerif and the I le of Palme appertaine to the King of Spaine vnto whome they rent fiftie thousand Duckets yéerely for custome other profits All these Ilandes ioyntly are one Bishoprick which rent to the Bishop is 12. thousand duckets yéerly and this I conclude of the I le of Tenerif which standeth 27. degrées and a halfe as I haue before declared Gomera THe Iland of Gomera standeth Westward from Tenerif in distaunce sixe leagues this is but a smal Iland containing 8. leagues in length It is an Earledome and the Lord thereof is called the Earle of Gomera But in case of anie controuersie the vassalls may appeale to the kings superiour Iudges which reside in Canaria This Iland hath one proper towne called Gomera which hath an excellent good port or harbor for ships where oftentimes the India Fléete take refreshing for their voyage There is also sufficient graine and fruit for the maintenaunce of themselues There is one Iugenio or Sugar house with great plentie of wine and other sorts of fruits as Canaria and Tenerif hath This Iland yéeldeth no other commoditie but onely Orchell it standeth in 27. degrées distant from the Equator toward the pole Articke The I le of Palma THe I le of Palma standeth 12. leagues distaunt from thy Ile Gomera Norwestward This Iland is fruitfull of wine and Sugar it hath a proper Citie called the Citie of Palma where is great contraction for wines which are laden for the West India other places This citie hath one faire Church and a gouernour Aldermen to mainetaine and execute iustice It hath also another pretie Towne called S. Andrewes It hath also foure Ingenios which make excellent sugar two of the which are called Zauzes and the other two Tassacort This Iland gathereth but little bread corne but rather is thereof prouided from Tenerif and other places Their best wines grow in a soile called the Brenia where yéerely is gathered 12. thousand Buts of wine like vnto maulmsies This Iland standeth round and containeth in circuit néere 25. leagues It hath plentie of all sorts of fruits as Canaria Tenerif hath it standeth in twentie seauen degrées and a halfe The Iland of Yron called Hierro THis Iland standeth 10. leagues distant from the Iland of Palma Weastward it is but a little Ilande which containeth sixe leagues in circuite and hath but small peroblation It appertayneth to the Earle of Gomera The chiefest commoditie of this Ilande is Goates flesh and Orchell There is no Wine in all that Iland but onely one vineard that an English man of Taunton in the West Countrie planted among rockes his name was Iohn Hill This Iland hath no kinde of fresh water but onely in the middle of the Ilande groweth a great trée with leaues lyke an Oliue trée which hath a great sesterne at the foote of the said trée This Trée continually is couered with clowdes and by meane thereof the leaues of the sayde Trée dooeth still droppe Water verye swéete into the sayd Sesterne which commeth to the sayd trée from the clowdes by attraction And this water sufficeth the Iland for all necessitie as well the Cattell as for the inhabitants It standeth in 27. degrées The Iland of Lanzerot THe Ilande of Lanzerot standeth xviij leagues distaunt from Gran Canaria Southeastward the onely commoditie of this Iland is Goats flesh and Orchell It is an Earldome doth appertaine to Don Augustine de Herrera with title of Earle of Fortauentura Lanzerot But the vassalls of these Earledomes may in any cause of wrong appeale to the Kings Iudges which reside in Canaria as I haue sayd before because although the King hath reserued to himselfe but onely the thrée fruitfull Ilands called Canaria Tenerif Palma yet hée also reserued the rod of iustice to himselfe because otherwise the vassals might bée euill intreated of their Lords From this Iland is wéekly brought to Canaria Tenerif Palma boates laden with dried Goates flesh called Tussinetta which serueth in stéed of bacon and is very good meate This Iland standeth in 26. degrées and is in length 12. leagues The I le of Fortauentura THE I le of Fortauentura standeth 50. leagues distant from the Promontorie of Cabo de Guer in the firme land of Affrica and 24. leagues distant from Canana Eastward This Iland doth appertaine to the Senior of Lanzerot It is reasonable fruitfull of Wheate and Barly and also of Kine Goats and Orchell this I le is 15. leagues long and 10. leagues broad on the North side It hath a little Ilande about one league distant frō the maine Iland betwéene both of the which it is nauegable for anie ships and is called Graciosa Both Fortauentura and Lanzerot haue verie little wine of the growth of those Ilands It standeth in 27. degrées Thus much haue I written of these 7. Ilands by experiēce because I was a dweller there as I haue sayd before the space of seauen yeares in the affaires of Master Thomas Lock Master Anthonie Hikman and Master Casthin who in those dayes were worthie Merchants and of great credit in the citie of London A description of the Iland of Madera THE Iland of Madera standeth in 33. degrées distant from the equinoctinall line and 70. leagues from the I le of Tenerif Northeastward Southwest from Hercules pillers This Iland was discouered conquered inhabited by the Portingall nation it was first called the Iland of Madera by reason of the great wildernesse of sundrie sorts of trées that there did grow and yet dooth as Ceder Cipers Vinatico Barbuzano Pine trées and diuers others and therefore the sayd Iland continueth still with the same name Howbeit they hold opinion that betwéene the said Iland and the I le of Palma is an Iland not yet discouered which is the true Iland Madera called S. Brandon This Iland renteth a great sum of money to the king of Portingal yéerely it hath one faire citie called Fouchall which hath a faire port or harbour for ships and a strong Bulwarke a faire Cathedrall Church with a Bishop other dignities therevnto appertaining There is also iustice and gouernment according to the Portingal vse But causes of appellation are remitted to the citie of Lisborne in Portingal to the kings superiour Iudges there This Iland hath another towne called Machico which hath likewise a good rode for ships There is also 16 Sugar houses called Ingenios which make excellent good Sugar There is besides the gooly timber before declared greate store of diuers sortes of fruites as peares apples plummes wilde dates peaches of diuerse sortes Mellons Batatas Oringes Lemons pomgranads Cidrons Figs and all manner of garden hearbs Ther are many Dragon trees such as grow in the Canaria Ilands But chiefly this land produceth great quantitie of singular good wines which are laden for manie places On the North side of this land thrée leagues distant from the maine Iland standeth another little Iland called Porto santo the people therof liueth by husbandrie for the Iland of Madera gathereth but little corne but rather is thereof prouided out of Fraunce and from the Iland of Tenerif On the East side of the I le of Madera sixe leagues distant standeth another little Iland called the Desart which produceth onely Orchell and nourisheth a great number of Goates For the prouision of the maine Iland which may be 30. leagues in circuit and the land is of great height where those trées grow It is wonder to sée the conueiance of the water to the Ingenios by mines through the mountaines In the midde waie betwéene Tenerif and the Iland of Madera standeth a little solitarie Iland called the Saluages which may be about one league in compasse which hath neither trée nor fruit but onely foode for Goates FINIS