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regnum_fw-la granatense_n et_fw-fr popâ—ayan_n 4._o la_fw-fr palma_n build_v anno_fw-la 1572._o in_o a_o certain_a territory_n the_o people_n whereof_o be_v ancient_o call_v musi_n and_o colymae_n 5._o trinidad_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o ancient_a tudela_n renew_v or_o a_o city_n spring_v out_o of_o the_o ruin_n thereof_o this_o tudela_n stand_v on_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o river_n zarbi_n which_o run_v between_o high_a mountain_n make_v the_o rivulet_n turatena_n and_o in_o the_o same_o territory_n as_o la_fw-fr palma_n above_o mention_v viz._n of_o the_o musi_n &_o colymae_n by_o who_o the_o spaniard_n who_o have_v here_o a_o colony_n be_v so_o exceed_o molest_v that_o they_o desert_v the_o same_o together_o with_o their_o governor_n peter_n de_fw-fr orsua_n yet_o not_o long_o after_o the_o forsake_a place_n be_v again_o rebuilt_a by_o the_o name_n of_o trinidad_n but_o that_o place_n prove_v incommodious_a be_v again_o abandon_v and_o a_o new_a trinidad_n build_v where_o now_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v on_o a_o convenient_a place_n eastward_o from_o the_o high_a and_o cold_a mountain_n paramo_n from_o several_a rich_a gemmary_n thereabouts_o be_v dig_v store_n of_o emerald_n crystal_n like_o diamond_n white_a marble_n and_o the_o beryl_n especial_o on_o the_o mountain_n ytoco_n and_o abipi_fw-la 6._o tunia_n have_v a_o territory_n about_o it_o to_o which_o it_o give_v denomination_n it_o lie_v on_o a_o high_a hill_n from_o whence_o the_o church_n and_o two_o cloister_n of_o the_o dominican_n friar_n be_v see_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n here_o also_o be_v keep_v the_o great_a market_n in_o new_a granada_n 7._o pampelona_n sixty_o league_n distant_a from_o st._n foy_n to_o the_o north-east_n abound_v with_o cattle_n and_o gold_n 8._o merida_n surround_v with_o cornfield_n the_o far_a town_n of_o this_o province_n northeastward_a towards_o venezuela_n 9_o belez_fw-mi which_o though_o it_o suffer_v great_a prejudice_n by_o a_o burn_a a_o mountain_n that_o 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martha_n divide_v it_o for_o the_o most_o part_n on_o the_o north_n it_o have_v nova_n andaluzia_n or_o carthagena_n on_o the_o west_n mare_fw-la del_fw-it zur_n and_o on_o the_o south_n quito_n or_o rather_o some_o unreduced_a country_n lie_v betwixt_o they_o both_o it_o extend_v in_o length_n above_o a_o hundred_o league_n from_o north_n to_o south_n but_o in_o breadth_n betwixt_o the_o river_n and_o the_o south_n sea_n not_o much_o above_o forty_o or_o fifty_o the_o country_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o little_a too_o much_o subject_n to_o rain_n yet_o not_o so_o but_o that_o the_o fertility_n of_o the_o soil_n answer_v the_o industry_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o most_o place_n very_o well_o sebastian_n de_fw-fr bevalcazar_n governor_n of_o quito_n march_v anno_fw-la 1536._o with_o a_o company_n of_o spaniard_n to_o otabalo_fw-it where_o the_o country_n papayan_n begin_v be_v often_o set_v upon_o by_o the_o native_n from_o their_o ambuscadoe_n and_o the_o many_o
and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o river_n omapalchas_n inhabit_v on_o both_o side_n by_o the_o cheriabones_n and_o marquire_n who_o oppose_v he_o in_o his_o cross_n over_o the_o river_n but_o meet_v with_o nothing_o but_o barren_a commons_o he_o travel_v up_o along_o the_o river_n and_o view_v the_o country_n moio_n cochabamba_n and_o chuguiabo_fw-la from_o whence_o he_o return_v to_o collao_n have_v lose_v most_o of_o his_o people_n by_o hunger_n and_o hardship_n but_o not_o long_o after_o other_o go_v over_o the_o andes_n to_o the_o country_n which_o extend_v themselves_o east_n and_o west_n some_o whereof_o travel_v through_o camata_n and_o other_o through_o cochabamba_n note_n town_n and_o place_n of_o note_n the_o principal_a town_n and_o place_n of_o trade_n in_o it_o be_v 1._o bombon_n situate_v upon_o the_o lake_n chinchacocha_n say_v to_o be_v ten_o league_n in_o compass_n begird_v round_o about_o almost_o with_o hill_n and_o have_v neighbourhood_n with_o many_o other_o 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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 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people_n call_v tovoebinambauti_fw-la there_o
be_v several_a other_o isle_n on_o which_o breed_v good_a oyster_n with_o little_a pearl_n which_o stick_v so_o fast_o to_o great_a stone_n that_o they_o can_v scarce_o be_v pluck_v off_o the_o river_n janeiro_n abound_v with_o fish_n note_n town_n and_o place_n of_o chief_a note_n the_o french_a once_o possess_v this_o island_n but_o be_v dispossess_v by_o emanuel_n de_fw-fr sa_n governor_n of_o brasile_n for_o the_o portuguese_n the_o city_n sebastian_n which_o contain_v three_o hundred_o house_n be_v build_v on_o the_o southern_a point_n of_o janeiro_n opposite_a to_o which_o on_o the_o northern_a point_n lie_v the_o fort_n a_o large_a church_n the_o jesuit_n cloister_n and_o two_o sugar-mill_n give_v no_o small_a lustre_n to_o the_o city_n where_o the_o chief_a trade_n consist_v in_o brasile_a wood_n and_o cotton_n the_o french_a storm_v this_o town_n anno_fw-la 1581._o but_o march_v off_o without_o any_o success_n dirk_n ruiter_n a_o eye-witness_n give_v we_o this_o description_n 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set_v ashore_o on_o hispaniola_n and_o divide_v into_o company_n each_o company_n consist_v of_o twenty_o parent_n separate_v from_o their_o child_n and_o husband_n from_o their_o wife_n and_o lot_n cast_v for_o they_o those_o that_o have_v either_o sick_a decrepit_a or_o old_a people_n fall_v to_o their_o share_n use_v to_o cry_v as_o casas_n testify_v he_o have_v often_o hear_v what_o do_v i_o do_v with_o this_o sick_a decrepit_a old_a dog_n give_v he_o to_o the_o devil_n i_o will_v not_o put_v myself_o to_o the_o trouble_n to_o kill_v and_o bury_v he_o but_o soto_n death_n be_v not_o leave_v unrevenged_a for_o not_o long_o after_o jacob_n castellon_n set_v sail_n from_o st._n domingo_n leave_v several_a company_n on_o cubagua_n to_o rebuild_v the_o town_n cadiz_n and_o raise_v a_o fort_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o cumana_n which_o have_v ever_o since_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o spaniard_n who_o make_v great_a slaughter_n among_o the_o native_n man_n hieronymo_n ortall_a desert_v by_o his_o man_n hieronymo_n ortall_a sail_v up_o the_o stream_n negeri_n send_v his_o lieutenant_n augustine_n delgado_n through_o the_o populous_a province_n guacharuco_n and_o parimatuotu_n to_o the_o river_n unare_n where_o not_o without_o a_o sharp_a conflict_n he_o take_v abundance_n of_o provision_n in_o a_o village_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n ortall_a travel_v to_o meta_n act_v inhuman_a cruelty_n all_o the_o way_n but_o approach_v guiana_n where_o delgado_n be_v kill_v he_o be_v desert_v by_o his_o mutinous_a man_n who_o run_v over_o to_o nicholas_n federman_n so_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o return_v back_o to_o the_o new_a fort_n miguel_n de_fw-fr neveri_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o st._n domingo_n with_o ten_o soldier_n fear_v that_o antonio_n sedenno_n who_o judge_v himself_o wrong_v by_o ortall_a because_o cumana_n belong_v to_o his_o lordship_n will_v fall_v upon_o he_o sedenno_n be_v five_o hundred_o man_n strong_a discover_v the_o sea-coast_n all_o along_o to_o patigutaro_n where_o settle_v himself_o he_o regard_v no_o discipline_n which_o the_o native_n observe_v kill_v many_o a_o spaniard_n and_z other_o the_o tiger_n also_o devour_v especial_o in_o the_o night_n they_o be_v force_v to_o keep_v light_v fire_n about_o they_o against_o the_o wild_a beast_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n 1537._o sedenno_n travel_v to_o the_o country_n anapuya_n and_o orocomay_n to_o the_o province_n goioguaney_n where_o the_o inhabitant_n defend_v themselves_o very_o valiant_o in_o a_o wooden_a fort_n before_o which_o many_o spaniard_n be_v kill_v with_o poison_a arrow_n and_o those_o who_o be_v not_o mortal_o wound_v have_v no_o way_n to_o escape_v but_o by_o burn_v the_o poison_n out_o with_o hot_a iron_n yet_o at_o last_o the_o defendant_n be_v force_v to_o fly_v with_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n up_o to_o the_o mountain_n overgrow_v with_o bramble_n sedenno_n march_v through_o barren_a field_n and_o over_o troublesome_a river_n fernandez_n the_o death_n of_o sedenno_n and_o juan_n fernandez_n come_v to_o the_o mountainous_a country_n catapararo_n where_o he_o find_v abundance_n of_o maiz_n and_o some_o little_a piece_n of_o gold_n and_o be_v advance_v about_o a_o league_n and_o a_o half_a in_o cumana_n when_o die_v he_o make_v room_n for_o his_o successor_n juan_n fernandez_n who_o survive_v he_o not_o long_a yet_o the_o expedition_n be_v not_o leave_v unprosecute_v for_o sedenno_n man_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o he_o and_o fernandez_n go_v far_o and_o discover_v a_o low_a land_n which_o in_o the_o winter_n be_v overflow_v force_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o remove_v to_o the_o mountain_n but_o at_o last_o the_o spaniard_n be_v weary_a with_o travel_v fall_v out_o among_o themselves_o and_o divide_v into_o several_a party_n go_v several_a way_n some_o to_o venezuela_n other_o to_o maracapana_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o cubagua_n sect_n iii_o venezuela_n venezuela_n situation_n and_o description_n of_o venezuela_n the_o 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sort_n of_o commodity_n afford_v good_a pasture_n for_o cattle_n and_o abundance_n of_o fair_a herd_n of_o they_o ox_n sheep_n swine_n etc._n etc._n plenty_n of_o corn_n and_o other_o grain_n great_a store_n of_o venison_n in_o the_o wood_n of_o fish_n in_o the_o river_n gold_n in_o the_o mine_n and_o therefore_o not_o likely_a but_o to_o be_v well_o people_v and_o inhabit_v especial_o by_o the_o spaniard_n who_o town_n and_o place_n of_o chief_a importance_n be_v these_o venezuela_n town_n and_o principal_a place_n of_o venezuela_n 1._o venezuela_n at_o the_o most_o westerly_a confine_n of_o the_o country_n build_v upon_o the_o sea_n with_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o double_a haven_n in_o a_o temperate_a and_o good_a air_n and_o the_o soil_n round_o about_o it_o the_o best_a in_o the_o whole_a province_n it_o be_v now_o a_o bishop_n see_v who_o be_v suffragan_n to_o the_o archbishop_n in_o hispaniola_n and_o the_o ordinary_a residence_n of_o the_o governor_n 2._o caravalleda_n call_v 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a_o town_n lie_v more_o towards_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o lake_n say_v to_o be_v much_o haunt_v with_o tiger_n and_o more_o than_o this_o not_o much_o be_v say_v of_o it_o venezuela_n cum_fw-la parte_fw-la australi_fw-la novae_n andalusiae_n when_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o marry_v with_o isabel_n daughter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n anno_fw-la 1526._o the_o welsares_n be_v dutch_a gentleman_n in_o augsburgh_n make_v a_o agreement_n with_o he_o for_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o conquer_v venezuela_n whither_o they_o send_v ambrose_n alfinger_n and_o bartholomeus_n sayltar_n with_o four_o hundred_o foot_n and_o eighty_o horse_n these_o force_n land_v at_o venezuela_n drive_v away_o juan_n de_fw-fr ampue_v who_o sail_v from_o st._n domingo_n thither_o have_v discover_v the_o coast_n along_o coriano_n and_o already_o make_v a_o agreement_n with_o a_o mighty_a prince_n of_o that_o country_n call_v manaure_n but_o alfinger_n march_v to_o the_o lake_n maracabo_n 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island_n which_o he_o call_v st._n gabriel_n from_o whence_o go_v seven_a far_o he_o discover_v a_o stream_n which_o fall_v into_o la_fw-fr plata_fw-la this_o river_n he_o call_v st._n salvador_n and_o cast_v up_o a_o fort_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o it_o where_o a_o inlet_n afford_v a_o convenient_a harbour_n for_o ship_n he_o find_v the_o river_n la_fw-fr plata_fw-la to_o be_v general_o ten_o league_n broad_a and_o full_a of_o isle_n and_o to_o the_o westward_n of_o it_o the_o river_n zaracaranna_n inhabit_v on_o the_o south_n side_n by_o a_o subtle_a people_n call_v diagnitas_fw-la at_o the_o place_n where_o zaracaranna_n disembogue_n into_o la_fw-fr plata_fw-la he_o build_v a_o castle_n and_o call_v the_o same_o castello_n di_fw-it santo_n spirito_n go_v up_o far_o leave_v on_o the_o west_n side_n the_o people_n tenbues_n mequaretas_n mepenes_n and_o aigais_n to_o the_o eastward_o the_o quiloaca_n and_o santana_n and_o strike_v up_o out_o of_o the_o river_n la_fw-fr plata_fw-la 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more_o southward_o down_o to_o the_o strait_n of_o magellan_n sect_n ii_o chile_n proper_o so_o call_v call_v the_o bound_n of_o chile_n special_o so_o call_v chile_n special_o so_o call_v be_v border_v northward_o with_o the_o desert_n and_o barren_a country_n of_o acatama_n above_o mention_v on_o the_o south_n with_o magellanica_fw-la on_o the_o west_n with_o mare_n del_fw-it zur_n eastward_o and_o to_o the_o north-east_n with_o some_o part_n of_o paraguay_n or_o rather_o with_o some_o undiscovered_a country_n lie_v betwixt_o they_o both_o the_o length_n of_o it_o from_o north_n to_o south_n be_v reckon_v to_o be_v little_o less_o than_o three_o hundred_o league_n and_o general_o of_o a_o fruitful_a soil_n afford_v beside_o abundance_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n both_o corn_n cattle_n vineyard_n and_o divers_a sort_n of_o fruit_n equal_a both_o for_o kind_n and_o plenty_n to_o spain_n itself_o and_o sundry_a other_o part_n of_o europe_n the_o air_n likewise_o temperate_a and_o the_o people_n in_o their_o manner_n and_o condition_n come_v much_o near_o to_o the_o civility_n and_o likewise_o subtlety_n of_o the_o european_n than_o other_o american_n do_v which_o doubtless_o may_v be_v attribute_v to_o the_o conformity_n of_o the_o climate_n under_o which_o they_o lie_v agreeable_a to_o those_o of_o europe_n though_o otherwise_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o sphere_n and_o season_n of_o the_o year_n there_o be_v a_o diametrical_a difference_n betwixt_o we_o as_o for_o example_n their_o spring_n beginning_n in_o september_n which_o be_v our_o autumn_n and_o their_o autumn_n in_o march_n which_o be_v our_o spring_n their_o long_a day_n be_v that_o of_o st._n lucy_n on_o the_o eleven_o of_o december_n which_o be_v our_o short_a and_o their_o short_a being_n st._n barnabas_n viz._n the_o eleven_o of_o june_n which_o be_v our_o long_a etc._n etc._n importance_n town_n and_o place_n of_o importance_n the_o town_n of_o chief_a note_n and_o importance_n in_o this_o province_n be_v 1._o gopiapo_n a_o old_a town_n in_o the_o most_o northerly_a part_n of_o this_o province_n towards_o the_o sea_n where_o it_o have_v a_o very_a commodious_a haven_n belong_v to_o it_o 2._o la_fw-fr serena_n a_o town_n situate_a on_o the_o bank_n of_o coquimbo_n a_o pleasant_a river_n a_o little_a above_o its_o influx_n into_o the_o sea_n build_v by_o baldivia_n in_o the_o year_n 1544._o the_o country_n about_o very_o rich_a in_o mine_n of_o gold_n and_o the_o town_n itself_o so_o well_o garrison_v for_o fear_n of_o the_o native_n that_o when_o the_o english_a under_o sir_n francis_n drake_n about_o fourscore_o year_n since_o attempt_v the_o gain_n of_o the_o place_n they_o find_v hot_a service_n of_o it_o be_v stout_o resist_v and_o beat_v back_o again_o to_o their_o ship_n by_o a_o sally_n of_o no_o less_o than_o three_o hundred_o good_a horse_n and_o two_o hundred_o foot_n 3._o st._n jago_n the_o principal_a town_n of_o the_o province_n a_o bishop_n see_v and_o the_o ordinary_a residence_n of_o the_o governor_n lie_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n tapocalma_n in_o the_o thirty_o four_o degree_n of_o southern_a latitude_n fifteen_o league_n distant_a from_o the_o south_n sea_n at_o which_o it_o have_v a_o very_a commodious_a and_o much_o frequent_v haven_n which_o they_o call_v valparayso_n and_o where_o the_o english_a meet_v with_o better_a fortune_n as_o have_v be_v say_v already_o in_o the_o report_n of_o sir_n francis_n drake_n voyage_n tabule_n megellanica_n qua_fw-la tierrae_fw-la del_fw-it fuego_n 〈…〉_o 5._o los_fw-es confine_n a_o frontee_a town_n build_v by_o the_o aforesaid_a baldivia_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o rich_a mine_n of_o gold_n at_o angol_n a_o place_n near_o adjoin_v 6._o la_fw-fr imperiale_n another_o strong_a garrison_n of_o this_o place_n on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n cauten_n near_o to_o which_o that_o great_a battle_n be_v fight_v where_o baldivia_n with_o divers_a other_o soldier_n be_v take_v prisoner_n who_o be_v not_o otherwise_o overcome_v but_o by_o be_v overwearied_n with_o kill_v of_o their_o enemy_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v not_o able_a to_o make_v their_o retreat_n 7._o villarica_n another_o colony_n of_o the_o spaniard_n in_o these_o part_n sixteen_o league_n distant_a from_o imperiale_n and_o twenty_o five_o from_o the_o sea_n 8._o baldivia_n so_o name_v from_o the_o commander_n pedro_n baldivia_n who_o build_v it_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o guadallanquen_n two_o or_o three_o league_n distant_a from_o the_o sea_n where_o it_o have_v a_o good_a and_o capacious_a port_n but_o near_a to_o it_o the_o best_a mine_n of_o peru_n so_o rich_a that_o it_o be_v say_v they_o yield_v baldivia_n every_o day_n so_o long_o as_o he_o can_v enjoy_v they_o twenty_o five_o thousand_o crown_n 9_o osorno_n a_o town_n lie_v in_o the_o bay_n of_o chilue_n in_o a_o barren_a soil_n but_o otherwise_o neither_o less_o rich_a nor_o less_o populous_a than_o baldivia_n itself_o these_o three_o last_v mention_v town_n viz._n baldivia_n imperiale_n and_o osorno_n be_v in_o the_o year_n 1596_o 1699_o and_o 1604_o surprise_v by_o the_o araucanes_n and_o other_o savage_n confederate_a with_o they_o sack_v and_o burn_v and_o though_o the_o spaniard_n be_v say_v to_o have_v recover_v and_o garrison_v some_o of_o they_o with_o fresh_a soldier_n yet_o how_o long_o they_o be_v able_a to_o hold_v they_o or_o whether_o they_o be_v master_n of_o they_o at_o this_o day_n we_o can_v say_v 10._o castro_n the_o most_o southerly_a town_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n build_v on_o a_o certain_a island_n within_o the_o bay_n of_o chilue_n 11._o mondoza_n and_o 12._o st._n juan_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr frontera_n both_o which_o lie_v towards_o paraguay_n and_o rio_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plata_fw-la but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o andes_n forty_o league_n distant_a from_o any_o of_o those_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o and_o perhaps_o more_o not_o above_o a_o hundred_o from_o buenos_n ayres_n and_o the_o atlantic_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 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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 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52_o americus_n vesputius_n fol._n 60_o ferdinand_n magellanus_fw-la fol._n 79_o vetus_n mexico_n fol._n 87_o athabaliba_n fol._n 97_o novum_n belgium_n quod_fw-la nunc_fw-la nou._n jorck_n voco_fw-la fol._n 168_o mary-land_n fol._n 183_o nova_fw-la virginiae_fw-la tabula_fw-la fol._n 192_o arx_n carolina_n fol._n 205_o virginiae_fw-la pars_fw-la australis_fw-la &_o florida_n fol._n 213_o pagus_n hispanorum_n in_o florida_n fol._n 218_o yucatan_n &_o guatimala_n fol._n 222_o francisco_n the_o campeche_n fol._n 223_o truxillo_n fol._n 231_o nova_n hispania_n nova_n gallicia_n &_o guatimala_n fol._n 238_o nova_n mexico_n fol._n 243_o muteczuma_n fol._n 253_o portus_n acapulco_n fol._n 260_o viztlipuztli_n fol._n 297_o insulae_n americanae_n in_o oceano_fw-la septentrionali_fw-la fol._n 304_o mappa_fw-la aestivarum_n insularum_fw-la alius_fw-la bermuda_n fol._n 311_o urbs_fw-la domingo_n in_o hispaniola_n fol._n 318_o porto_n rico_n fol._n 327_o havana_n fol._n 333_o jamaica_n fol._n 337_o urbs_fw-la martini_n 365_o carthagena_n fol._n 401_o terra_fw-la firma_n regnum_fw-la granatense_n &_o popayan_n fol._n 408_o peru_n fol._n 412_o franciscus_n pizarrus_n fol._n 429_o cusco_n fol._n 456_o potosi_n fol._n 463_o callao_n de_fw-fr lima_n fol._n 466_o chili_n fol._n 470_o magellanica_fw-la fol._n 472_o paraquaria_n fol._n 474_o brasile_v fol._n 477_o sinus_n omnium_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la fol._n 502_o olinda_n fol._n 505_o ostium_n fluminis_fw-la paraybae_fw-la fol._n 508_o itamaraca_n fol._n 517_o fluvius_n grandis_fw-la fol._n 517_o siara_n fol._n 517_o urbs_fw-la salvador_n fol._n 519_o obsidio_fw-la &_o expugnatio_fw-la portus_n calvi_n fol._n 554_o alagoa_n deal_v zul_a fol._n 556_o serinhaim_n fol._n 580_o mauritio-polis_n fol._n 604_o castrum_n mauritii_n ad_fw-la ripam_fw-la francisci_fw-la fol._n 605_o arax_n principis_fw-la guilielmi_n fol._n 605_o bonavista_n fol._n 606_o guiana_n sive_fw-la amazonum_fw-la regio_fw-la fol._n 607_o arx_n nassovii_n fol._n 608_o venezuela_n cum_fw-la parte_fw-la australi_fw-la novae_fw-la andalusiae_n fol._n 624_o