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philip_n moses_n nicolaus_n zeno_n olympiodorus_n paulus_n venetus_n pedro_n de_fw-fr ancieta_n pedro_n pizarro_n pedro_n fernandez_n de_fw-fr quir_n pedro_n maria_n peter_n martyr_n pedro_n ordonnes_fw-fr de_fw-fr cevallos_n peter_n van_fw-mi gendt_fw-ge philo_z judaeus_n philippus_n cluverius_n philippus_n mornaeus_n phylarchus_n pier_n moreau_n pinedas_n plato_n pliny_n plutarch_n pomponius_n mela_n proclus_n procopius_n quarterius_n rabbi_n simeon_n robertus_fw-la comtaeus_n sam._n purchas_n sebastiaen_n schroten_n simplicius_n sallust_n sigismond_n baro_n strabo_n theodosio_n theopompus_n thevet_n tertullian_n trigaut_n vegetius_n virgil_n the_o content_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n and_o section_n the_o first_o book_n america_n unknown_a to_o the_o ancient_n fol._n 1_o of_o the_o original_a of_o the_o american_n whence_o they_o come_v when_o how_o and_o from_o what_o people_n plant_v fol._n 11_o first_o discoverer_n of_o america_n with_o christopher_n colonus_n his_o expedition_n fol._n 43_o pedro_n alphonso_n nigno_fw-la his_o voyage_n fol._n 56_o the_o voyage_n of_o vincent_n agnes_n pinzon_n fol._n 58_o the_o expedition_n of_o americus_n vesputius_n fol._n 60_o the_o expedition_n of_o alphonso_n fogeda_n diego_n nicuesa_n ancisus_n and_o roderick_n col._n menare_n fol._n 65_o peter_n arias_n his_o expedition_n and_o the_o remarkable_a passage_n of_o vascus_n nunnez_fw-fr fol._n 69_o the_o expedition_n of_o francisco_n fernandez_n lupo_n caizedo_n christopher_n morantes_fw-la bernardo_n igniguez_n and_o juan_n grisalva_n fol._n 76_o the_o expedition_n of_o ferdinand_n magaglian_n common_o call_v magellan_n fol._n 79_o ferdinando_n cortes_n his_o voyage_n fol._n 81_o diego_n gottierez_n his_o expedition_n fol._n 92_o the_o expedition_n of_o pedro_n alvarado_n francisco_n and_o gonzalvo_n pizarro_n and_o diego_n de_fw-fr almagro_n fol._n 95_o the_o expedition_n of_o john_n stade_n and_o nicholas_n durando_n villegagnon_n fol._n 103_o the_o expedition_n of_o john_n ribald_a renatus_n laudonier_n and_o gurgie_n fol._n 105_o four_o english_a expedition_n under_o the_o command_n of_o our_o famous_a sea-captain_n martin_n forbisher_n sir_n francis_n drake_n thomas_n candish_n and_o john_n smith_n fol._n 108_o a_o netherlands_n expedition_n by_o jaques_n mahu_n and_o simon_n de_fw-fr cordes_n fol._n 110_o the_o expedition_n of_o oliver_n van_fw-mi noord_n fol._n 113_o the_o expedition_n of_o george_n van_fw-mi spilbergen_n fol._n 115_o the_o expedition_n of_o corneliszoon_n schouten_n and_o jacob_n le_fw-fr maire_n fol._n 117_o the_o voyage_n of_o the_o nassavian_a fleet_n under_o the_o command_n of_o jaques_n le_fw-fr eremite_n and_o hugo_n schapenham_n fol._n 120_o henry_n brewer_n his_o voyage_n fol._n 122_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o bound_n of_o america_n and_o of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o mexican_n or_o northern_a part_n thereof_o fol._n 125_o estotiland_n fol._n 126_o terra_fw-la laboratoris_fw-la fol._n 128_o 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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lie_v in_o basse-terre_n and_o which_o be_v also_o build_v full_a of_o storehouse_n and_o dwelling-house_n two_o stone_n high_a the_o castle_n which_o lie_v near_o the_o city_n have_v four_o bulwark_n with_o great_a gun_n the_o next_o neighbour_a mountain_n be_v also_o crown_v with_o garrison_v fort._n moubane-tree_n the_o moubane-tree_n the_o country_n hereabout_o bear_v moubane-tree_n which_o produce_v yellow_a oval_a plumb_n with_o great_a stone_n wherewith_o the_o hog_n be_v exceed_o fatten_v corbary_n the_o corbary_n the_o corbary_n which_o grow_v high_a than_o the_o moubane_n have_v a_o hard_a shelly_a fruit_n in_o which_o lie_v a_o douny_a pulp_n of_o a_o saffron_n colour_n the_o gum_n which_o drop_v out_o of_o the_o tree_n be_v harden_v by_o the_o sun_n and_o become_v very_o clear_a wherefore_o the_o caribbeean_n make_v use_v of_o it_o for_o arm-rings_a and_o other_o ornament_n sect_n xvi_o deseado_n deseado_n situation_n of_o deseado_n ten_o league_n to_o the_o north-west_n of_o guadalupe_n and_o at_o sixteen_o degree_n and_o ten_o minute_n appear_v deseado_n or_o desirado_n like_o a_o galley_n of_o which_o the_o north-east_n end_n have_v a_o low_a point_n to_o the_o northward_o lie_v sand-hill_n full_a of_o red_a vein_n it_o be_v so_o call_v by_o christopher_n columbus_n in_o his_o second_o voyage_n from_o obtain_v of_o his_o desire_n it_o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o caribbee_n which_o he_o discover_v as_o st._n salvador_n the_o first_o land_n in_o all_o america_n guano_n the_o guano_n the_o soil_n be_v whole_o barren_a and_o destitute_a of_o tree_n and_o breed_v the_o amphibious_a creature_n call_v guano_n which_o in_o stead_n of_o fin_n to_o swim_v withal_o have_v four_o foot_n the_o big_a of_o they_o be_v fifteen_o inch_n long_o their_o skin_n full_a of_o little_a scale_n shine_v like_o silver_n and_o in_o the_o night_n they_o make_v a_o loud_a and_o shrill_a noise_n from_o the_o holes_n in_o the_o rock_n frigate_n the_o frigate_n on_o this_o desolate_a island_n be_v a_o innumerable_a company_n of_o fowl_n call_v frigate_n which_o have_v a_o body_n like_o a_o duck_n but_o large_a wing_n and_o fly_v swift_a so_o soon_o as_o they_o perceive_v a_o fish_n in_o the_o water_n they_o fall_v upon_o the_o same_o catch_v they_o in_o their_o claw_n and_o especial_o devour_v abundance_n of_o fly_a fish_n fauves_n the_o fauves_n but_o the_o fauves_n which_o be_v much_o lean_a be_v no_o way_n so_o swift_a they_o resemble_v a_o moorhen_n have_v foot_n like_o duck_n bill_n like_o a_o snipe_n and_o in_o rainy_a night_n rest_n on_o the_o ship_n in_o stead_n of_o rock_n so_o that_o many_o time_n they_o become_v a_o easy_a prey_n to_o the_o mariner_n sect_n xvii_o marigalante_n marigalante_n situation_n of_o marigalante_n not_o far_o from_o hence_o at_o fifteen_o degree_n and_o forty_o minute_n appear_v marigalante_n like_o a_o wood_n in_o the_o water_n on_o the_o southeast_n side_n about_o half_a a_o league_n from_o the_o shore_n lie_v black_a 〈…〉_o full_a of_o white_a speck_n westerly_n the_o shore_n be_v very_o plain_a whither_o the_o governor_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr howell_n send_v some_o people_n from_o that_o island_n of_o which_o twenty_o be_v kill_v by_o the_o caribbeean_n who_o have_v garden_n and_o fishpond_n thereon_o not_o long_o after_o which_o howell_n build_v a_o fort_n here_o and_o garrison_v the_o same_o with_o frenchman_n the_o wood_n afford_v a_o delightful_a sight_n to_o the_o eye_n as_o also_o the_o cinamon-tree_n who_o leave_n never_o wither_v a_o sweet_a smell_n to_o the_o nose_n lamantin_n the_o fish_n lamantin_n the_o ocean_n hereabout_o produce_v plenty_n of_o lamantins_n which_o be_v dry_v like_o gaberdine_n this_o fish_n grow_v eighteen_o foot_n long_o and_o seven_o thick_a the_o head_n thereof_o be_v like_o a_o cow_n with_o little_a eye_n and_o a_o thick_a brown_a skin_n rough_a and_o speckled_a in_o some_o place_n and_o have_v two_o little_a foot_n in_o stead_n of_o fin_n it_o feed_v on_o weed_n which_o grow_v on_o the_o rock_n and_o bank_n the_o female_n bring_v two_o young_a one_o at_o a_o time_n which_o suck_v for_o some_o day_n their_o flesh_n palatable_a and_o wholesome_a be_v streak_v with_o fat_a which_o when_o melt_v never_o putrify_v they_o be_v often_o take_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o river_n than_o in_o the_o ocean_n sea-devil_n the_o sea-devil_n about_o this_o isle_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o caribbee_n be_v fish_n call_v sea-devil_n four_o foot_n long_o and_o proportionable_o thick_a their_o skin_n rough_a their_o head_n flat_a their_o back_n arm_v with_o prickle_n little_a black_a eye_n wide_a mouth_n full_a of_o tooth_n and_o two_o tusk_n that_o stick_v out_o of_o the_o same_o four_o fin_n a_o long_a slit_a tail_n with_o which_o they_o swim_v exceed_o swift_a above_o their_o eye_n stick_v broad_a sharp_a horn_n turn_v towards_o the_o back_n the_o flesh_n be_v deadly_a poison_n becune_fw-fr the_o becune_fw-fr the_o becune_n which_o be_v eight_o foot_n long_o fall_v upon_o a_o fish_n like_o a_o mad_a dog_n bite_v great_a piece_n of_o the_o flesh_n out_o of_o the_o body_n which_o occasion_n present_a death_n its_o flesh_n be_v likewise_o poison_n sect_n xviii_o todo_fw-es sanctos_fw-la sanctos_fw-la situation_n of_o todo_fw-es sanctos_fw-la southward_o from_o guadalupe_n and_o at_o the_o same_o latitude_n with_o marigalante_n lie_v four_o desolate_a isle_n call_v todo_fw-es sanctos_fw-la and_o on_o their_o shore_n a_o sort_n of_o shellfish_n call_v lambis_fw-la from_o the_o resemblance_n of_o a_o tongue_n shell_n curious_a sort_n of_o shell_n the_o shell_n whereof_o the_o indian_n sound_v in_o stead_n of_o horn_n when_o they_o give_v a_o alarm_n as_o also_o another_o sort_n call_v porcelenes_n of_o which_o the_o most_o esteem_v be_v without_o of_o a_o carnation_n and_o within_o of_o a_o silver_n or_o skye-colour_n mix_v with_o golden_a beam_n the_o next_o be_v the_o black_a mix_v with_o a_o pale_a blue_n and_o little_a vein_n but_o the_o most_o remarkable_a shell_n be_v those_o who_o back_n nature_n have_v mark_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n with_o musical_a note_n that_o one_o may_v almost_o express_v a_o tune_n by_o they_o oyster_n mother-of-pearl_n oyster_n moreover_o it_o will_v amaze_v the_o beholder_n to_o see_v the_o mother-of-pearl_n oyster_n move_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o rock_n for_o at_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n they_o appear_v above_o the_o water_n and_o gape_v for_o the_o dew_n of_o which_o they_o have_v no_o soon_o receive_v a_o drop_n but_o they_o close_v their_o shell_n and_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n again_o sect_n xix_o de_fw-fr ave_n ave_n situation_n of_o de_fw-fr ave_n westward_o from_o todo_fw-es sanctos_fw-la at_o fifteen_o degree_n and_o forty_o five_o minute_n lie_v the_o isle_n de_fw-fr ave_n beside_o duck_n pluver_n moorhen_n goose_n and_o the_o like_a fowl_n that_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v catch_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n which_o be_v very_o strange_a to_o they_o there_o be_v here_o also_o many_o rare_a sort_n of_o bird_n as_o the_o white_a bird_n call_v aigrettos_n aigrettos_n aigrettos_n which_o be_v somewhat_o big_a than_o crow_n with_o red_a bill_n and_o foot_n and_o curious_a plume_n on_o their_o head_n they_o often_o fly_v a_o great_a way_n off_o at_o sea_n the_o large_a bird_n call_v the_o craw-fowl_n craw-fowl_n craw-fowl_n which_o feed_v on_o fish_n have_v a_o thick_a head_n a_o long_a flat_a bill_n hollow_a eye_n and_o a_o short_a neck_n under_o which_o hang_v the_o maw_n big_a enough_o to_o contain_v a_o pail_n full_a of_o water_n on_o the_o tree_n along_o the_o seaside_n they_o watch_v for_o fish_n which_o swim_v near_o the_o top_n of_o the_o water_n and_o by_o their_o attentiveness_n on_o their_o prey_n be_v easy_o shoot_v themselves_o here_o be_v likewise_o the_o bird_n arras_n arras_n arras_n of_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o pheasant_n but_o more_o resemble_v a_o parraquito_n their_o long_a tail_n consist_v of_o divers_a 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hunter_n stop_v the_o entrance_n of_o they_o dig_v a_o hole_n direct_o over_o the_o place_n where_o the_o coney_n lodge_v and_o so_o kill_v they_o with_o long_a pike-stave_n in_o the_o ground_n brasile_n five_o sort_n of_o rabbit_n in_o brasile_n of_o these_o five_o sort_n of_o rabbit_n in_o brasile_n the_o chief_a call_v paca_n have_v a_o thick_a head_n little_a ear_n their_o fore-feet_n big_a than_o their_o hind-feet_n short_a hard_a and_o brown_a hair_n speckled_a grey_a on_o the_o side_n but_o no_o tail_n the_o flesh_n of_o this_o sort_n of_o rabbit_n be_v very_o delicate_a the_o second_o sort_n be_v the_o tupesi_n which_o be_v like_o a_o hare_n among_o we_o may_v as_o well_o be_v account_v of_o that_o kind_n the_o aguti_n resemble_v our_o rabbit_n only_o it_o have_v harsh_a brown_a hair_n round_a ear_n bald_a foot_n gruntles_a like_o a_o hog_n have_v two_o toe_n more_o on_o their_o hind-leg_n than_o on_o the_o foremost_a the_o cavia_n cobaya_n though_o less_o than_o the_o european_a rabbit_n excel_v they_o in_o soft_a and_o diverse-coloured_a hair_n distinguish_v by_o white_a red_z and_o black_a spot_n their_o head_n and_o tooth_n resemble_v those_o of_o a_o rat_n but_o it_o have_v no_o tail_n no_o rabbit_n can_v be_v make_v tame_a than_o these_o and_o if_o carry_v to_o any_o remote_a country_n breed_v as_o well_o there_o as_o in_o brasile_n the_o last_o of_o all_o be_v the_o aparea_n which_o differ_v little_a in_o run_v from_o a_o hare_n as_o also_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o head_n and_o beard_n harbour_v more_o in_o rend_a cliff_n than_o in_o sandy_a ground_n tucum_n the_o tree_n tucum_n the_o soil_n of_o porto_n seguro_fw-la bear_v two_o sort_n of_o palm-tree_n viz._n the_o tucum_n and_o airi_fw-la the_o tucum_n have_v small_a bough_n full_a of_o prickly_a leave_n and_o a_o fruit_n not_o unlike_o the_o damask_n prune_n hang_v in_o cluster_n of_o three_o or_o four_o hundred_o together_o and_o be_v excellent_a food_n to_o fatten_v hog_n and_o ape_n also_o when_o press_v yield_v a_o clear_a oil_n which_o be_v high_o esteem_v the_o fruit_n when_o ripe_a grow_v black_a without_o and_o within_o have_v a_o white_a kernel_n of_o the_o leave_v the_o brasilian_n spin_v fine_a and_o strong_a thread_n the_o airi_n grow_v much_o high_a than_o the_o tucum_n and_o have_v also_o long_a leave_n a_o body_n full_a of_o sharp_a thorn_n and_o a_o round_a fruit_n full_a of_o white_a and_o oily_a pulp_n but_o not_o eatable_a the_o wood_n hard_o heavy_a and_o black_a sink_v in_o the_o water_n and_o the_o brafilians_n make_v their_o club_n of_o the_o same_o cocoi_fw-fr the_o bird_n cocoi_fw-fr along_o the_o river_n fly_v the_o bird_n cocoi_fw-fr resemble_v heron_n though_o in_o beauty_n they_o far_o exceed_v they_o they_o have_v but_o little_a flesh_n long_o sharp_a bill_n of_o a_o yellowish_a green_a colour_n and_o curious_a crest_n of_o feather_n on_o their_o head_n which_o fall_v back_o over_o their_o neck_n their_o flesh_n when_o young_a be_v delicate_a sect_n vi_o los_fw-la isleos_n isleos_n situation_n and_o description_n of_o los_fw-es isleos_n next_o porto_n seguro_fw-la border_n the_o country_n los_fw-es isleos_n so_o call_v from_o its_o chief_a town_n which_o consist_v of_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o house_n or_o perhaps_o by_o this_o time_n many_o more_o eight_o sugar-mill_n a_o cloister_n for_o the_o jesuit_n and_o a_o church_n the_o inhabitant_n live_v by_o tillage_n and_o transport_v of_o provision_n in_o little_a bark_n to_o pernambuco_n seven_o league_n far_o in_o the_o country_n beyond_o the_o town_n of_o isleos_n lie_v a_o nameless_a lake_n three_o league_n long_o as_o many_o broad_a and_o above_o ten_o fathom_v deep_a and_o full_a of_o the_o fish_n manati_n which_o be_v very_o large_a and_o well_o taste_v beside_o abundance_n of_o crocodile_n and_o in_o windy_a wether_n the_o water_n be_v as_o rough_a as_o if_o it_o be_v in_o the_o ocean_n out_o of_o this_o lake_n flow_v a_o river_n by_o a_o passage_n so_o narrow_a that_o a_o boat_n can_v scarce_o pass_v through_o the_o same_o round_o about_o this_o river_n live_v the_o guaymure_n the_o most_o savage_a people_n of_o all_o america_n they_o be_v of_o a_o gigantic_a size_n have_v white_a skin_n carry_v exceed_o great_a bow_n and_o arrow_n live_v without_o house_n like_o beast_n devour_v mans-flesh_n like_o tiger_n never_o fight_v in_o company_n or_o army_n but_o watch_v to_o surprise_v a_o single_a man_n or_o beast_n they_o also_o eat_v their_o own_o child_n and_o possess_v former_o all_o the_o land_n from_o the_o river_n st._n francisco_n to_o the_o promontory_n frio_n but_o beat_v from_o thence_o by_o the_o tupinambas_n and_o tupinachias_n they_o go_v to_o the_o county_n los_fw-es isleos_n which_o they_o invade_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o the_o portuguese_n be_v not_o only_o force_v to_o leave_v several_a sugar-mill_n but_o also_o the_o whole_a country_n sect_n vii_o bahia_n de_fw-fr todo_fw-es los_fw-es sanctos_fw-la when_o sosa_fw-la land_a on_o the_o forementioned_a shore_n the_o portuguese_n have_v but_o little_a foot_n on_o america_n for_o their_o plantation_n at_o isleos_n st._n vincent_n pernambuco_n villa_n veja_n itamaraca_n and_o porto_n seguro_fw-la discover_v by_o pedro_n alvares_n capralis_n anno_fw-la 1500._o be_v run_v all_o to_o ruin_v beside_o the_o city_n st._n salvador_n and_o the_o decay_a town_n villa_n veja_n the_o city_n paripe_n lie_v three_o league_n far_o into_o the_o country_n consist_v of_o three_o thousand_o family_n and_o eighteen_o sugar-mill_n the_o country_n about_o the_o same_o produce_v plenty_n of_o cotton_n the_o island_n taperica_n which_o be_v pretty_a large_a have_v a_o fertile_a soil_n for_o the_o production_n of_o tobacco_n and_o grass_n to_o fatten_v cattle_n the_o inhabitant_n boil_v much_o train-oyl_n of_o the_o whale_n which_o come_v ashore_o there_o in_o considerable_a number_n twelve_o league_n southward_o from_o st._n salvador_n appear_v the_o village_n cacocheira_n former_o belong_v to_o a_o rich_a portuguese_a who_o take_v great_a pain_n in_o reform_v the_o savage_a people_n guaymure_v to_o a_o civil_a life_n but_o see_v he_o profit_v but_o little_a he_o cause_v great_a company_n of_o they_o to_o be_v remove_v to_o taperica_n that_o they_o may_v do_v less_o mischief_n where_o the_o unusual_a and_o unwholesome_a air_n kill_v they_o all_o in_o a_o short_a time_n the_o lordship_n bahia_n have_v abundance_n of_o sugar-mill_n which_o be_v either_o turn_v by_o the_o water_n or_o draw_v by_o oxen._n olinda_n de_fw-fr phernambuco_n a._n narale_n b._n nonasterium_n in_o insula_fw-la antonic_n face_n c._n hospitium_fw-la domini_fw-la presiotuâ—_n h._n c._n lonck_n d._n ecclesia_fw-la pagi_n povo_fw-la e._n promptuaria_fw-la sacâ—aro_fw-la aâ—_n hispanen_n ique_a delecâ—â—_n f._n vallum_n ferrestre_fw-fr cum_fw-la nonnuâ—â—is_fw-la fortulitus_fw-la g._n monasterium_fw-la sancti_fw-la benedicti_fw-la dictum_fw-la bento_n h._n sancti_fw-la antoni_fw-la i._o s_o â—i_fw-fr francisci_fw-la k._n ecclesia_fw-la magaâ—_n l._n ecclesia_fw-la jesuitarum_fw-la n._n promontorium_n ex_fw-la virgultis_fw-la â—â—â—stium_fw-la sect_n viii_o pernambuco_n pernambuco_n description_n of_o pernambuco_n northward_o from_o bahia_n de_fw-fr todo_fw-es los_fw-es sanctos_fw-la lie_v pernambuco_n which_o extend_v along_o the_o coast_n above_o seventy_o league_n between_o the_o river_n st._n francisco_n and_o the_o country_n of_o hamaraca_n pernambuco_n which_o signify_v hells-mouth_n be_v on_o the_o east_n wash_v by_o the_o northern_a ocean_n in_o which_o grow_v a_o weed_n much_o like_o a_o oaken_a leaf_n and_o so_o thick_a that_o unless_o it_o be_v cut_v to_o make_v their_o way_n impede_v the_o sail_v of_o ship_n fish_n several_a sort_n of_o fish_n the_o sea_n be_v also_o very_o full_a of_o fish_n which_o in_o calm_a wether_n be_v visible_a sixty_o fathom_n deep_a and_o be_v take_v in_o great_a abundance_n than_o they_o be_v able_a to_o spend_v for_o they_o no_o soon_o let_v down_o a_o bait_n cover_v with_o feather_n
while_o fouke_n honx_n storm_v the_o battlement_n towards_o the_o south_n but_o stein_n callenfels_n and_o eltz_n be_v already_o master_n of_o olinda_n the_o defendant_n surrender_v all_o mean_o while_o the_o colonel_n be_v skiff_n bring_v five_o hundred_o man_n more_o ashore_o with_o which_o he_o march_v without_o any_o hindrance_n into_o the_o city_n where_o the_o conqueror_n faint_a with_o excessive_a heat_n and_o want_v of_o water_n find_v but_o little_a booty_n because_o the_o inhabitant_n have_v notice_n of_o the_o hollander_n come_v have_v convey_v all_o their_o good_n and_o wealth_n to_o reciffa_n which_o the_o governor_n mathias_n albuquerque_n brother_n to_o the_o lord_n duarte_n albuquerque_n to_o who_o pernambuco_n proper_o belong_v burn_v with_o all_o the_o storehouse_n partly_o out_o of_o revenge_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n who_o flee_v contrary_a to_o his_o command_n and_o partly_o because_o he_o will_v not_o enrich_v the_o hollander_n the_o portuguese_n captain_n correa_n de_fw-fr castel_n blanco_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n value_v the_o loss_n at_o twenty_o hundred_o thousand_o ducat_n but_o still_o the_o portuguese_n have_v possession_n of_o several_a fort_n about_o the_o country_n whereof_o the_o most_o considerable_a be_v st._n george_n whither_o stein_n callenfels_n march_v in_o the_o night_n with_o six_o hundred_o man_n but_o his_o ladder_n be_v too_o short_a and_o the_o hand-granado_n not_o easy_o take_v fire_n he_o be_v fore_v to_o retreat_n whereupon_o judge_v it_o most_o convenient_a to_o besiege_v the_o castle_n he_o dig_v trench_n about_o the_o same_o nor_o be_v it_o long_o ere_o the_o besiege_a desire_v quarter_n take_v the_o fort_n st._n george_n take_v which_o be_v grant_v they_o march_v from_o thence_o with_o ninety_o men._n the_o water_n castle_n surrender_v in_o like_a manner_n they_o find_v fifteen_o brass_n gun_n therein_o and_o in_o that_o of_o st._n george_n four_o thousand_o pound_n of_o gunpowder_n and_o twenty_o four_o iron_n gun_n when_o the_o netherlands_n force_v land_a on_o pernambuco_n the_o portuguese_n inhabit_v eleven_o town_n the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v olinda_n be_v general_o garrison_v by_o four_o company_n of_o arm_a citizen_n each_o contain_v a_o hundred_o man_n and_o three_o company_n of_o soldier_n among_o the_o citizen_n be_v two_o hundred_o merchant_n some_o of_o who_o be_v judge_v to_o be_v worth_a fifty_o thousand_o crusado_n southward_o from_o olinda_n between_o the_o river_n biberibe_v and_o the_o ocean_n be_v a_o narrow_a causeway_n at_o the_o end_n of_o which_o lie_v the_o populous_a village_n reciffa_n where_o the_o ship_n lade_v and_o unlade_v about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o cliff_n be_v a_o league_n long_o be_v the_o anchor_a place_n for_o great_a ship_n call_v pozo_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o forementioned_a causeway_n against_o pozo_n appear_v a_o round_a tower_n of_o fre-stone_n lancaster_n the_o memorable_a exploit_n of_o the_o english_a under_o captain_n james_n lancaster_n the_o journal_n keep_v by_o the_o english_a fleet_n that_o come_v hither_o under_o the_o command_n of_o captain_n james_n lancaster_n anno_fw-la 1595._o make_n mention_n of_o a_o fort_n which_o lie_v at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o haven_n before_o reciffa_n which_o the_o english_a valiant_o storm_v notwithstanding_o six_o hundred_o man_n and_o seven_o brass_n gun_n may_v easy_o have_v make_v it_o invincible_a but_o they_o conquer_a the_o same_o march_v up_o to_o olinda_n take_v the_o suburb_n consist_v of_o a_o hundred_o house_n without_o any_o resistance_n as_o also_o a_o great_a booty_n and_o the_o great_a because_o the_o good_n of_o a_o rich_a carak_fw-mi which_z have_v some_o few_o day_n before_o suffer_v shipwreck_n be_v keep_v there_o they_o also_o take_v fifteen_o lade_v ship_n and_o for_o thirty_o day_n keep_v the_o whole_a country_n about_o olinda_n restless_a with_o continual_a alarm_n since_o this_o invasion_n the_o portuguese_n build_v a_o three_o fort_n on_o reciffa_n so_o that_o the_o ship_n must_v pass_v in_o in_o between_o two_o fort_n where_o the_o channel_n be_v also_o full_a of_o rock_n and_o consequent_o the_o more_o dangerous_a from_o reciffa_n the_o good_n be_v send_v in_o bark_n or_o lighter_n to_o olinda_n between_o which_o and_o st._n salvador_n run_v the_o two_o great_a rivers_n francisco_n and_o real_a the_o first_o whereof_o retain_v its_o freshness_n twenty_o league_n into_o the_o ocean_n along_o the_o river_n popitinga_fw-mi stand_v many_o sugar-mill_n and_o five_o league_n far_a northward_o beyond_o olinda_n the_o portuguese_n inhabit_v these_o village_n viz._n garasu_n reciffa_n moribeca_n antonio_n de_fw-fr cabo_n miguel_n de_fw-fr poyuca_n gonsalvo_n de_fw-fr una_n povacon_n de_fw-fr porto_n calvo_n alagoa_n del_fw-it nort_n and_o alagoa_n del_fw-it zur_n beside_o other_o brasilian_n hamlet_n and_o above_o seventy_o sugar-mill_n pernambuco_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n in_o pernambuco_n the_o county_n of_o pernambuco_n have_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o good_a soil_n several_a plain_n low_a hill_n and_o fruitful_a valley_n abound_v with_o fair_a cane_n which_o also_o grow_v on_o the_o mountain_n masurepe_v zebaatan_n poyuca_n and_o moribeque_fw-la the_o wild_n of_o el_n grand_fw-mi matto_n afford_v the_o best_a wood_n with_o which_o they_o drive_v the_o great_a trade_n in_o the_o village_n laurenzo_n while_o mathias_n albuquerque_n entrench_v himself_o a_o league_n and_o a_o half_a westward_o from_o olinda_n by_o the_o sugar-mill_n belong_v to_o francisco_n montero_n with_o a_o hundred_o portuguese_a and_o three_o time_n as_o many_o arm_a brasilian_n loncque_n find_v that_o he_o can_v not_o long_o keep_v the_o city_n olinda_n against_o the_o enemy_n cause_v the_o same_o to_o be_v pull_v down_o and_o burn_v rey._n sergippo_n deal_v rey._n between_o the_o river_n francisco_n and_o real_a lie_v the_o town_n sergippo_n del_fw-it rey_n up_o in_o the_o country_n near_o a_o 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