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the_o nature_n of_o the_o tupinikinsi_fw-fr native_n of_o st._n vincent_n the_o native_n of_o st._n vincent_n which_o be_v in_o league_n with_o the_o portuguese_n be_v call_v tupinikinsi_fw-fr inhabit_v the_o mountain_n which_o extend_v above_o twenty_o eight_o league_n up_o into_o the_o country_n they_o maintain_v continual_a war_n against_o the_o carioes_n a_o civilise_a people_n and_o white_a of_o complexion_n as_o also_o against_o the_o cupin-imbas_a on_o the_o north_n and_o a_o nameless_a people_n border_v on_o peru._n moreover_o the_o miramumin_n a_o very_a wild_a people_n range_v all_o the_o country_n over_o but_o be_v much_o lessen_v since_o the_o portuguese_n arrival_n sect_n iii_o rio_n de_fw-fr janeiro_n janeiro_n first_o discovery_n and_o possession_n of_o rio_n de_fw-fr janeiro_n the_o second_o lordship_n rio_n de_fw-fr janeiro_n former_o by_o the_o french_a call_v ganabara_n be_v discover_v anno_fw-la 1515._o by_o juan_n dias_n de_fw-fr solis_fw-la but_o the_o french_a first_o settle_a themselves_o here_o forty_o year_n after_o dias_n de_fw-fr solis_fw-la for_o set_v sail_n from_o haure_n de_fw-fr grace_n with_o three_o well_o man_v ship_n command_v by_o nicholas_n durandus_fw-la villegagnon_n they_o arrive_v at_o rio_n janeiro_n in_o november_n and_o at_o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o river_n which_o be_v about_o half_a a_o league_n broad_a build_v a_o wooden_a fort_n of_o a_o hundred_o foot_n long_o and_o sixty_o broad_a and_o give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o the_o french_a admiral_n coligni_n put_v several_a gun_n into_o the_o same_o to_o secure_v the_o entrance_n enclose_v on_o each_o side_n by_o two_o steep_a mountain_n in_o the_o river_n which_o be_v very_o broad_a lie_v several_a woody_a isle_n on_o one_o of_o which_o near_o the_o fort_n coligni_n villegagnon_n settle_v himself_o suffer_v great_a inconvenience_n for_o want_n of_o water_n because_o he_o dare_v not_o land_n on_o the_o main_n for_o fear_v of_o be_v surprise_v by_o the_o native_n 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canada_n or_o new_a france_n fol._n 129_o accadia_n or_o nova_n scotia_n fol._n 133_o norumbegua_n fol._n 138_o new_a england_n fol._n 139_o new_a netherlands_n now_o call_v new_a york_n fol._n 168_o a_o new_a description_n of_o mary-land_n fol._n 183_o virginia_n fol._n 192_o the_o relation_n of_o captain_n smith_n be_v be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o powhatan_n and_o his_o deliverance_n by_o his_o daughter_n pocahonta_n fol._n 202_o carolina_n fol._n 205_o florida_n fol._n 213_o jucatan_n fol._n 222_o guatimala_n fol._n 224_o vera_fw-la paz_n fol._n 227_o honduras_n fol._n 229_o nicaragua_n fol._n 232_o costarica_n fol._n 235_o veragua_n ibid._n guatimala_fw-mi proper_o so_o call_v ibid._n the_o kingdom_n of_o mexico_n or_o new_a spain_n fol._n 238_o mechoacan_a fol._n 261_o tlascalla_n fol._n 264_o guaxata_n fol._n 268_o panuco_fw-la fol._n 270_o tabasco_n fol._n 273_o new_a gallicia_n fol._n 281_o guadalajara_n fol._n 284_o xalisco_n fol._n 285_o chiametla_n ibid._n couliacan_a fol._n 286_o cinoloa_n fol._n 288_o zacatecas_n fol._n 289_o new_a biscay_n fol._n 290_o new_a mexico_n fol._n 291_o cibola_n tontonteac_n and_o nova_n granada_n fol._n 298_o quivira_n fol._n 301_o terra_fw-la nova_fw-la or_o new-found_a land_n with_o the_o island_n of_o assumption_n fol._n 304_o the_o bermuda_n or_o summer-island_n fol._n 311_o hispaniola_n fol._n 314_o porto_n rico_n and_o monico_n fol._n 327_o cuba_n fol._n 331_o jamaica_n fol._n 337_o the_o island_n call_v the_o lucay_n fol._n 344_o the_o caribbean-island_n fol._n 345_o anegada_n and_o sombrero_n fol._n 362_o las_n virgin_n fol._n 363_o anguilla_n ibid._n saba_n fol._n 364_o st._n crux_fw-la ibid._n st._n martin_n fol._n 365_o st._n bartholomew_n fol._n 367_o barboude_n fol._n 368_o rotonda_n ibid._n nevis_n ibid._n eustathius_n fol._n 369_o antego_n fol._n 370_o montserrat_n ibid._n guadalupe_n fol._n 371_o deseado_n fol._n 372_o marigalante_n ibid._n todo_fw-es sanctos_fw-la fol._n 373_o de_n ave_n ibid._n dominico_n fol._n 375_o martinico_n fol._n 376_o st._n lucia_n fol._n 377_o barbados_n ibid._n st._n vincent_n fol._n 380_o bekia_fw-la fol._n 381_o granada_n ibid._n tabago_n fol._n 382_o st._n christopher_n fol._n 383_o california_n fol._n 389_o the_o three_o book_n castella_n aurea_n otherwise_o call_v terra_n firma_n fol._n 394_o panama_n fol._n 395_o darien_n fol._n 399_o new_a andaluzia_n fol._n 400_o st._n martha_n fol._n 403_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr hacha_n fol._n 405_o new_a granada_n fol._n 406_o granada_n fol._n 408_o popayana_n fol._n 409_o peru_n fol._n 412_o quito_n fol._n 441_o los_fw-la quixos_n fol._n 446_o lima_n
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the_o governor_n meneses_n with_o some_o other_o who_o he_o
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salvador_n who_o build_v four_o sugar-mill_n and_o a_o town_n consist_v of_o a_o hundred_o house_n and_o four_o hundred_o shed_v for_o cattle_n but_o the_o town_n be_v destroy_v have_v nothing_o leave_v but_o heap_n of_o rubbish_n and_o the_o cattle_n either_o fell_a into_o the_o netherlander_n hand_n or_o be_v devour_v by_o tiger_n the_o inhabitant_n flee_v back_o to_o st._n salvador_n many_o trouble_n have_v prevent_v the_o re-building_n of_o it_o pernambuco_n the_o fertility_n of_o pernambuco_n pernambuco_n may_v for_o its_o fruitfulness_n stand_v in_o competition_n with_o any_o place_n in_o the_o world_n except_o in_o those_o part_n where_o the_o soil_n be_v sandy_a and_o stony_a the_o field_n feed_v abundance_n of_o excellent_a cattle_n the_o wood_n deer_n and_o fowl_n the_o ocean_n and_o rivers_n all_o manner_n of_o good_a fish_n it_o be_v inhabit_v but_o eight_o league_n into_o the_o country_n because_o the_o near_a the_o sea_n the_o more_o convenient_a it_o be_v for_o import_v and_o export_v of_o good_n neither_o can_v the_o portuguese_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o small_a number_n spread_v themselves_o far_a as_o also_o in_o regard_n they_o find_v great_a resistance_n from_o the_o brasilian_n the_o negro_n that_o work_v in_o the_o sugar-mill_n between_o the_o river_n grande_n and_o francisco_n amount_v to_o four_o thousand_o the_o cape_n verde_n mina_n angola_n ardra_n and_o calabaria_n general_o provide_v three_o thousand_o in_o a_o year_n to_o supply_v the_o number_n of_o the_o sick_a or_o those_o that_o run_v away_o sect_n fourteen_o the_o councillor_n dussen'_n relation_n of_o so_o much_o of_o brasile_a as_o concern_v the_o west-india_n company_n that_o part_n of_o brasile_n which_o the_o west-india_n company_n have_v subdue_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n on_o the_o continent_n of_o america_n be_v divide_v into_o six_o county_n viz._n seregippa_n pernambuco_n itamarica_n parayba_n rio_n grande_n and_o siara_n the_o expedition_n undertake_v by_o gysseling_n and_o schuppe_n make_v seregippa_n desolate_a the_o inhabitant_n wheof_o remove_v to_o the_o coast_n todo_fw-es los_fw-es sanctos_fw-la also_o siara_n which_o the_o portuguese_n former_o possess_v be_v thin_o inhabit_v and_o have_v a_o mean_a fortress_n there_o whither_o some_o few_o brasilian_n come_v now_o and_o then_o to_o the_o netherlander_n assistance_n pernambuco_n lie_v between_o the_o river_n francisco_n and_o tamarica_fw-la excel_v the_o other_o country_n in_o fruitfulness_n and_o pleasantness_n the_o brasilian_n compare_v it_o to_o a_o hollow_a rock_n under_o which_o fresh_a water_n flow_v pernâmbuco_n havens_n of_o pernâmbuco_n moreover_o pernambuco_n have_v several_a havens_n viz._n the_o outermost_a road_n before_o reciffa_n which_o be_v in_o the_o open_a sea_n be_v somewhat_o dangerous_a but_o the_o innermost_a be_v secure_a against_o all_o storm_n also_o at_o the_o promontory_n st._n augustine_n where_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o haven_n be_v narrow_a and_o dangerous_a 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bella_fw-la pojuca_fw-la and_o formosa_fw-la the_o village_n moribeca_n st._n laurence_n antonio_n amaro_n and_o other_o be_v also_o not_o inferior_a to_o little_a to_n the_o country_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n hilly_a but_o be_v exceed_o fruitful_a in_o the_o valley_n and_o near_o the_o river_n especial_o in_o sugarcane_n here_o be_v also_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o sugar-mill_n of_o which_o a_o great_a number_n stand_v still_o for_o want_v of_o negro_n next_o pernambuco_n lie_v tamarica_fw-la which_o have_v only_o one_o haven_n one_o city_n and_o twenty_o three_o sugar-mill_n of_o which_o thirty_o be_v only_o employ_v this_o island_n produce_v excellent_a grape_n and_o melon_n yet_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n barren_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o pismire_n the_o country_n parayba_n have_v its_o denomination_n from_o the_o river_n which_o wash_v it_o be_v deep_a and_o without_o any_o rock_n or_o sand_n on_o the_o bank_n thereof_o stand_v twenty_o sugar-mill_n two_o of_o 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sugar_n they_o make_v yearly_a in_o regard_n through_o the_o
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