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A20032 The decades of the newe worlde or west India conteynyng the nauigations and conquestes of the Spanyardes, with the particular description of the moste ryche and large landes and ilandes lately founde in the west ocean perteynyng to the inheritaunce of the kinges of Spayne. ... Wrytten in the Latine tounge by Peter Martyr of Angleria, and translated into Englysshe by Rycharde Eden.; De orbe novo. Decade 1-3. English Anghiera, Pietro Martire d', 1457-1526.; Eden, Richard, 1521?-1576. 1555 (1555) STC 647; ESTC S104405 685,206 801

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pace_fw-la ac_fw-la tranquillitate_fw-la huius_fw-la regni_fw-la habenas_fw-la ad_fw-la divini_fw-la nominis_fw-la gloriam_fw-la diu_fw-la gubernetis_fw-la finis_fw-la ¶_o the_o table_n of_o the_o content_n of_o this_o book_n beside_o the_o decade_n the_o table_n of_o who_o content_n you_o may_v read_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n be_v contain_v furthermore_o in_o this_o boooke_v these_o thing_n follow_v ¶_o of_o the_o land_n and_o island_n lat●ly_o find_v folio_n 149._o the_o pope_n bulle_n and_o donation_n 167._o and._n 171._o the_o history_n of_o the_o west_n indies_n write_v by_o gonzalus_n ferdinandus_n 174._o the_o ordinary_a navigation_n from_o spain_n to_o the_o west_n indies_n 175._o of_o two_o notable_a thing_n as_o touching_n the_o west_n indies_n and_o of_o the_o great_a riches_n bring_v from_o thence_o into_o spain_n 176_o of_o the_o gold_n mine_n and_o manner_n of_o work_v in_o they_o 177._o the_o manner_n of_o fysshing_n for_o pearl_n 180._o the_o familiarity_n that_o the_o indian_n have_v with_o the_o devyl_n 181._o of_o temperate_a and_o habitable_a region_n under_o the_o equinoctial_a line_n etc._n etc._n 184._o of_o dyvers_a particular_a thing_n as_o worm_n serpent_n beast_n fowl_n etc._n etc._n 185._o of_o tree_n fruit_n and_o plant_n etc._n etc._n 194._o of_o the_o venomous_a apple_n wherewith_o the_o canibale_n inveneme_v their_o arrow_n 199._o of_o fish_n and_o their_o manner_n of_o fysshing_n 201._o of_o the_o rise_v and_o faul_v of_o hour_n ocean_n sea_n and_o the_o south_n sea_n cawled_a the_o sea_n of_o sur._n 204._o of_o the_o straight_a of_o land_n be_v between_o the_o north_n and_o south_n sea_n 205._o how_o thing_n of_o one_o kind_n dyffer_v by_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n and_o of_o the_o beast_n cawled_a tiger_n 206._o of_o the_o manner_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o indian_n of_o the_o firm_a land_n and_o of_o their_o woman_n 208._o of_o the_o island_n hispaniola_n and_o cuba_n 210._o of_o the_o island_n of_o cuba_n and_o other_o 213._o of_o the_o land_n of_o baccallaos_n 213._o other_o notable_a thing_n gather_v out_o of_o dyvers_a autour_n and_o of_o the_o universal_a card_n and_o new_a world_n 214._o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o marvellous_a voyage_n make_v by_o the_o spanyarde_n round_o about_o the_o world_n 215._o the_o order_n of_o the_o star_n abowt_v the_o pole_n antarctic_a 222._o the_o price_n of_o precious_a stone_n and_o sp●ces_n with_o their_o weighte_n and_o measure_n as_o they_o be_v sell_v both_o of_o the_o moor_n and_o gentyles_n 233._o of_o the_o weighte_n of_o portugal_n and_o india_n and_o how_o they_o agree_v 239._o of_o the_o doove_n of_o the_o island_n of_o madera_n 239._o of_o the_o island_n of_o saint_n thomas_n under_o the_o equinoctial_a line_n 240._o the_o debate_n and_o strife_n between_o the_o spanyarde_n and_o portugal_n for_o the_o division_n of_o the_o indies_n and_o the_o trade_n of_o spyce_n 240._o of_o the_o pole_n antarctic_a and_o the_o star_n about_o the_o same_o and_o of_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o region_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o element_n abowt_v the_o equinoctial_a line_n also_o of_o certain_a secreate_v touching_n the_o art_n of_o sail_v 245._o a_o discourse_n of_o dyvers_a vyage_n and_o way_n by_o the_o which_o spice_n precious_a stone_n and_o gold_n be_v bring_v in_o owlde_v time_n from_o india_n into_o europe_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n also_o of_o the_o voyage_n to_o cathay_n and_o easte_n india_n by_o the_o northe_a sea_n and_o of_o the_o viage_n of_o sebastian_n cabot_n 249._o of_o the_o vyage_n to_o moscovia_n and_o cathay_n 249._o a_o brief_a description_n of_o moscovia_n 259._o the_o description_n of_o the_o north_n region_n and_o how_o they_o be_v habitable_a contrary_a to_o thopinion_n of_o the_o owlde_v writer_n 264._o scondia_n 267._o gronlande_n 268._o island_n 269._o laponia_n 270._o norway_n 273._o suetia_n or_o suethlande_n 275._o gothia_n or_o gothlande_n 276._o finlande_n and_o eningia_n 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of_o great_a basilius_n prince_n of_o moscovia_n to_o pope_n clement_n the_o seven_o 278._o other_o notable_a thing_n as_o concern_a moscovia_n gather_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o sigismundus_n liberus_n 289._o the_o description_n of_o the_o region_n and_o people_n lyinge_v north_n and_o easte_n from_o moscovia_n to_o the_o ryver_n petzora_n and_o the_o province_n of_o jugaria_n and_o the_o ryver_n obi._n etc._n etc._n 294._o of_o the_o famous_a ryver_n of_o tanais_n 297._o more_o direct_o from_o moscovia_n to_o ●athay_fw-mi 298._o of_o the_o tartar_n 299._o the_o navigation_n by_o the_o freeze_a se●_n ▪_o 303._o the_o letter_n missive_a which_o king_n edward_n the_o vi_o send_v to_o the_o king_n prince_n and_o other_o potentate_n inhabit_v the_o north_n east_n part_n of_o the_o world_n toward_o the_o empire_n of_o cathay_n 306._o and._n 308._o the_o letter_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o moscovia_n send_v to_o king_n edward_n 319._o other_o notable_a thing_n as_o touching_n the_o 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of_o the_o land_n of_o florida_n 319._o a_o opinion_n that_o europe_n africa_n and_o asia_n be_v island_n and_o of_o certain_a navigation_n abowt_v the_o same_o 320._o that_o the_o spanyarde_n have_v sail_v to_o the_o antipode_n which_o inhabit_v the_o undermost_a half_n of_o the_o bawl_v of_o the_o earth_n contrary_a to_o thopinion_n of_o the_o owlde_v writer_n 321._o who_o first_o find_v the_o needle_n of_o the_o compass_n and_o the_o use_n thereof_o 322._o the_o situation_n and_o byggenesse_n of_o the_o earth_n 323._o what_o degree_n be_v 324._o a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o roundenesse_n of_o the_o earth_n 324._o what_o credit_n owght_fw-mi to_o be_v give_v to_o writer_n as_o touching_n the_o work_v of_o nature_n 325._o the_o preface_n to_o the_o book_n of_o metal_n 326._o of_o the_o generation_n of_o metal_n and_o their_o mine_n with_o the_o manner_n of_o find_v the_o same_o 327._o of_o the_o mine_n of_o gold_n and_o the_o quality_n thereof_o 334._o of_o the_o mine_n of_o 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