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indies_n chap._n 16._o thick_a water_n fish_n and_o fish_n original_a of_o lake_n great_a river_n flow_v from_o lake_n hot_a lake_n and_o many_o wonder_n thereof_o lake_n of_o mexico_n salt_n and_o fresh_a râ—ch_o lake_n of_o many_o and_o diverse_a spring_n and_o fountain_n chap._n 17._o hot_a spring_n turn_v into_o stone_n fountain_n of_o pitch_n cold_a and_o hot_a spring_n together_o salt_n spring_n which_o yield_v salâ—_n without_o boil_v pocke-â—pring_a smoak_n spring_n ink_n etc._n etc._n of_o rivers_n chap._n 18._o maragnon_n or_o amazon_n water-fall_a golden_a thirst_n river_n of_o plata_fw-la increase_v as_o nilus_n how_o they_o pass_v their_o river_n hair_n and_o straw_n bridges_n l._n 3._o c._n 19_o decay_n of_o people_n in_o the_o indies_n by_o the_o spaniard_n corn_n groundâ—_n the_o indies_n mountainous_a and_o thereby_o temperate_a of_o the_o property_n of_o the_o land_n of_o peru._n chap._n 20_o one_o wind_n only_o the_o plain_n the_o hill_n and_o the_o andes_n see_v sup_n in_o herera_n rain_v almost_o ever_o and_o almost_o never_o diverse_a beast_n their_o bread_n the_o reason_n why_o it_o rain_v on_o the_o lanos_fw-la along_o the_o sea_n coast_n chap._n 21._o of_o the_o property_n of_o new_a spain_n of_o the_o land_n and_o of_o other_o land_n chap._n 22._o peru_n wine_n sugar_n work_v and_o hide_v indian_n waste_v of_o the_o unknown_a land_n and_o the_o diversity_n of_o a_o whole_a day_n betwixt_o they_o of_o the_o east_n and_o the_o west_n chap._n 23._o of_o the_o volcans_n or_o vent_v of_o fire_n chap._n 24._o terrible_a earthquake_n at_o guatimala_n covetous_a priest_n cause_n of_o this_o burn_a basil._n psal._n 28._o &_o in_o exaâ—_n of_o earthquake_n cap._n 26._o great_a earthquake_n noise_n before_o the_o earthquake_n why_o the_o sea_n coast_n be_v subject_a to_o earthquake_n earthquake_n at_o ferrara_n terrible_a aâ—_n angoango_n metal_n grow_v as_o