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[Here endeth the boke of Iohn Maunduyle knyght of wayes to Ierusalem [and] of marueylys of y5xx]; Itinerarium. English
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Mandeville, John, Sir.; Jean, d'Outremeuse, 1338-ca. 1399, attributed name.
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no shame of that that god made and they byleue in god that made Adam and Eue and all the worlde and there is no woman weddyd but women ar all comon there and they forsake no man And they say that god coÌ„maunded to Adam and Eue and all that came of theym saynge ¶ Crescyte et multiplicamini et replete terram That is for to say in englysshe ¶ wex and be multyply â— ed and fyll the erthe and no man may say there Thys is my wyfe Ne woman say This is my husbond And whan they haue chyldren they gyue to whom they woll of men that haue delt with theym Also the londe is alle comom for that one man hathe in one yere another man hath it another yere Also all the goodes and cornes of the countre ar in comon for there is no thynge vnder â—oâ— and as riche is oâ—â— man as another but they haue an yll cusâ—ume they ete gladlyer mans flesshe than other Theder brynge marchauntes their children to sell and those that are fatte they ete theym and the other kepe they tyll they be fatte and than are they eâ—en Besyde thys I le is an I le that men call Somober that is a gode yle men of that I le do marke theym in the visage with an hoote yron men and women for great nobley and to be know from other for they holde theym self the worthyest of the worlde and they haue warre euermore wyth those men that ar naked that I spake of before And there aâ— many other Iles aâ—d dyuers maners of men of whyche it were oueâ—moche for to speke of all But theâ—e â—s a great I le that men call â—ana And the kynge of that countre hath vnder hym vii kynges for he is full mighty In that I le groweth all moneâ— of spices more pleÌ„teuously than in other places as gyngeâ—â—lowes canell nutmygges other and ye shall vnderstonde that the nutmygge bereth the maâ—â—s all thynge them is plente but wyne The kynge of this londe â—ath a â—iâ—he paleys and the best that is in the worlâ—e for all the greces in to his hall and chambers ben all of golde another of syluer and all the walles ar couered and plated with golde and syluer and in those plaâ—es ar wreten sâ—oryes of knyghtes and batayles and â—â—e pauement of the hall and chaumbres is of golde of siluer there is no man that wold trowe the ryches that is there â–ª but if he had sene it and the kynge of thys I le is so myghty that he hath many tymes ouercome the greate Chane of chatay that is the myghtyest Emperour that is in all the worlde for there is oft warre amonge theym for the greate Chane wolde make hym holde his lond to hym and for to go furth by see men fynde one Ile that is called Salamasse and som call it paten that is a great kyngdom with many fayre cytees In this londe growe trees that bere mele of which men make fayre bredde whyte and of gode sauoure and it semethe as it were of whete And there is other trees that bere venym ageyne which is no medecyne but one that is to take of the leues of the same tre and stampt theym and temper wyth water and drynke it or elles he shall dye sodeynly for tryaâ—le may nat helpe And if ye woll wete howe the Trees bere mele I shall say you men hewe â–ª wyth an hachet aboute the 〈◊〉 â—â—etre by the erth so that no berke be per sed in many places and than cometh oute a lycoure thyâ— which they take in a vessell and put it to the sonne drye it and whan it is drye they do it vnto the mylle to grynde and so is it fayre mele and whyte and hony and wyne and venym ar drawe oute of other trees in the same maner and do it in vessels to kepe In that I le is a ded see that is a water that hath no grounde and if any thynge fall therin it shall neuer be founde besyde that see groweth greate cannes and vnder their rotes men fynde precyous stones of greate vertue for he that bereth one of tho stones vpon hym there may no yron dere hym ne drawe blode on him and therfore they that haue these stones fighte ful hardely for there may no quarel ne such thynge dere theym therfore they that knowe the maner of them they make their quarels withoute yron and so they sle theym And than is another I le that men call Calonach that is a greate londe and a plenâ—euous of godes And the kynge of that londe hath as many wyues as he woll for he hathe a thousande and mo and lyethe neuer by one of them but ones And that londe hathe a maruayle that is in no other londe For all maner of fysshes of the see comethe a tyme of the yere euery maner after other and sayethe theym nere the londe and on the londe somtyme and there they lye thre dayes and men of the londe come theder take of theym what they woll and than go those fysshes awey â— and comethe another maner and lyethe other thre dayes and men take of theym And thus doth euery maner of fysshes tyll all haue be there and men haue taken of eueryâ—hone what they woll And me◠〈◊〉 nat the cause why it is But they sey there thâ—◠〈◊〉 â—ysshes co me so tâ—eder to do worship to their kynge for as the most worthy kynge of â—he worlde for he hath so many wyues and geteth so many children of theym ¶ And than is a nother I le that men call Gaffoloâ— Men of thys I le whan ther frendis ar seke that they trowe that they shal dye they take hange hym vp all quyk on a treâ— say it is better yâ— birdes that ar auÌ„gellis of god ete theym than wormes of the erth Fro thens men go to an yle therethe men ar of yll kynd they noryssh houÌ„des for to worow men whan theyr frendes are syke that they hope they shall dye they do those houÌ„des strangle theÌ„ for they wol nat that they dykyndly deth for than shuld they suffre to gret peyne as they sey when they ar thus ded they ete their flessh for venyson ¶ A fro thens men go thorough many Iles by see vnto an I le that men call Melke there is full yll folke for they haue none other delyte but for to fyght and sle men for they drynke gladly mannys blode whiche blode they call god and he that may moost sle is of moost name amonge theym And if two men be at stryfe and they be made at one theym behoueth to drynke eyther too other blode â— or ellys the accorde is noughte Fro this I le men go to an I le that men call Tracota where all men are as bestes and nat resonable and they dwell in caues for they haue no wytte to make theym howses and they ete edders and they
put oure bodyes in auenture to go thoroughe it and som of my felowes accorded therto and som wolde nat accorde therto and there was in oure company two freres Mynours of lumbardy they sayde if any of vs wold go in they wolde go also and whan they had sayde soo vpon trust on theym we sayde that we wolde goo we â—yd synge a messe and we were shryuen and houseled we went in xiiii and whan we came oute we were but x. and we wyse nat Wheder oure felowes were lost there or they â—urned ageyne but we sawe nomore of theym other of oure felawes that wâ—ld nat go with vs in went aboute by another wey for to be before vs so they were and we went thorough the Valey and sawe there many maruelous thynges golde â–ª syluer and precious stones Iewellys greate plente on many sydes as vs thoughte 〈◊〉 it was as it semed I wote nat for I touched theÌ„ nâ—â— for the deuylles ar so subtell and queynt that make many â—ymes a thynge to seme that it is nat for to desceyâ—â— men therfore â— wolde touche no thynge for drede of 〈◊〉 that I sawe in many lykenesses what of ded 〈◊〉 that I sawe lye in the valey but I dare nat say â— thâ—y were nat all bodies but they semed bodies thorow makynge of deuyllys and we were oft casten downe to the erthe thorough wende and thonder and tempestes but god helped vs alwey and so passed we thorowe that valey withoute ê‘yll and harme thanked be god almyghty that vs kept well And beyonde that valey is a gret Ile Where folke are as greate as gâ—auntes of xxviii fote or xxx fote longe and they haue no clothynge but beestys skynnes that hange on theym and they ete no brede but flesshe rawe and drynke mylke and they haue no houses they ete gladlyer flessh of men than of other meÌ„ sayd vs that beyonde that yle is one yle where ar gretter geauntes as of xlv or l. fote longe som say of l. cubytes longe but I sawe nat theym amonge those geauÌ„tes ar gret shepe as it were yonge oxen they bere great Woll these shepe haue I sene many tymes Another yle is there occian in the see where ar many yll fell women they haue precious stones in theiriyen they haue suche kynde that if they behold any man With wreth they sle theym of the beholdynge as the baselyk doth another I le is there of fayre folke gode where the custume is such that the fyrste nyght that they ar wedded they take a certeyne man yâ— is ordeyned therfore do hym ly by their wyues to haue their maydenhede they gyue hym greate reward for his trauayle those men ar called gadlibirieâ— for men of that countre holde it a great thynge to make a womaÌ„ no maydon if it be so that the husbonde fynde hyr a maydon the nyght after for ê‘auenture he that lay by hir was dronken or for any other skyll the husbonde shall pleyne of 〈◊〉 to the lawe that he hath nat do his deuoure â— he shall greuously be punysshed chastysed but after the first night they kepe ther wyues well that they speke nat with those meÌ„ I asked what was the cause why they had thaâ— custom they sayde somtyme men lay wyth their wyues first none other their wyues had edders in their bodyes and stonged their husbonde on their yerde their bodyes â— so was many man slayne ¶ And therfore hadde they that custom to lete other men haue their mâ—ydenhede for drede of the dâ—the And thus they suffre theym to assay the passage or they put theâ—m vnto auenture ¶ Another is there where women make moche sorowe whan their childre ar borne and whan they ar dede they make greate ioy and cast theym in a greate fyre breÌ„ne theym and they that loue well their husbondes whanne they ar dede they cast theym in a fyre to brenne also for they say that fyre shall make theym clene of all fylthe vyces and they shal be cleene in another worlde and the cause why they wâ—pe and make sorowe whan their chyldren are boâ—ne and that they make ioy at theyr deth they say a chylde whan he is borne he cometh into this worlde for to traueyle and sorowe and heuynesse and whanne they ar dede they go to paradyse where ryuers ar of mylke and hony and there is lyfe and Ioy and plente of godes withoute trauayle and sorowe In this I le they make theyâ— kynges by chesynge and they chese hym nat for hiâ—â—ychâ—sse 〈◊〉 his noâ—ley but hym that is of gode condycyons and most rightwys and trewe that Iugethe eche man truly lytell and moche after their trespas And the kynge may iuge no man to dethe wythoute counseyle of his batons and that all they assent And if so be that the kynge do a greate trespasse as slee a man or suche other â—e shal be dede â–ª but he shal be slayne but they shall defende forbede that no man be so hardy to make hym company ne to speke wyth hym ne gyue hym mete ne drynke and thus he shall dye they spare no man that hath done trespas for loue nâ— for lordshyp ne â—ychesse nor nobley that men do hym right after that he hathe done And there is another I le where is greate plente of folke and they ete neuer flesshe of hares ne of â—ennes ne of goose but yet there is many of theym but they ete gladly flesshe of all other bestes and they drynke mylke In this countre they wedde their doughters and other of their kyn as theym lyketh and if there be ten or twelue men in an house echon of their wyues shal be comon to other And a nyght shal one haue one of the wyues and another nyghte another and if she haue any chylde she may gyue to which of theÌ„ she woll so that no man wote if it be his or nat In this londe and many other places of ynde ar many Cokadrilles that is a maner of a longe nedder and a nyghtis they dwelle on water and on dayes they dwell on londe and roches and they ete nat in wynter This nedder slee men and eteth theym gretande and they haue no tonge In this countre and many other men cast sede of coton and sowe it eche yere and it groweth as it were smale trees that be re coton In araby is many byrdes and som men calle Gyrsantis that is a full fayre best that is hygher than a greate courser or a stede but his necke is nere xx cubites longe and his croupe and his tayle is lyke to an herte he may loke ouer an hyghe hous and there is many Camylions that is a lytell best and he etethe and drynkethe neuer and he chaungeth oft hys coloure for somtyme he is of one coloure and somtyme of another and he maye chaunge hym into