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A71305	Purchas his pilgrimes. part 3 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.	Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.	1625 (1625)	STC 20509_pt3; ESTC S111862	2,393,864	1,207

words following Through the will of the almightie and without beginning God which was before this world whom we glorifie in the Trinitie one onely God the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost maker of all things worker of all in all euery where fulfiller of all things by which will and working he both liueth and giueth life to man that our onely God which enspireth euerie one of vs his onely children with his word to discerne God through our Lord Iesus Christ and the holy quickning spirit of life now in these perillous times established vs to keepe the right Scepter and suffer vs to raigne of our selues to the good profit of the land to the subduing of the people together with the enemies and the maintenance of vertue And so the Metropolitan blessed and laid his crosse vpon him After this he was taken out of his chaire of Maiesty hauing vpon him an vpper roabe adorned with precious stones of all sorts orient pearles of great quantity but alwayes augmented in riches it was in weight two hundred pounds the traine and parts thereof borne vp by six Dukes his chiefe imperiall Crowne vpon his head very precious his staffe imperiall in his right hand of an Vnicornes horne of three foote and a halfe in length beset with rich stones bought of Merchants of Ausburge by the old Emperour in Anno 1581. and cost him 7000. Markes sterling This Iewel Master Horsey kept sometimes before the Emperour had it His Scepter globe was carried before him by the Prince Boris Pheodorowich his rich cap beset with rich stones and pearles was carried before him by a Duke his sixe Crownes also were carried by Demetrius Iuanowich Godonoua the Emperours vnckle Mekita Romanowich th● Emperors vnckle Stephen Vasiliwich Gregorie Vasiliwich Iuan Vasiliwich brothers of the bloud royall Thus at last the Emperour came to the great Churchdoore and the people cried God saue our Emperour Pheodor Iuanowich of all Russia His Horse was there ready most richly adorned with a couering of imbrodered pearle and precious stones saddle and all furniture agreeable to it reported to be worth 300000. markes sterling There was a bridge made of a hundred fiftie fadomes in length three manner of waies three foot aboue ground and two fadome broad for him to goe from one Church to the other with his Princes and nobles from the presse of the people which were in number infinite and some at that time pressed to death with the throng As the Emperor returned out of the Churches they were spred vnder foot with cloth of Gold the porches of the Churches with red Veluet the Bridges with Scarlet stammelled cloth from one Church to another and as soone as the Emperor was passed by the cloth of gold veluet and scarlet was cut taken of those that could come by it euery man desirous to haue a piece to reserue it for a monument siluer and gold coine then minted of purpose was cast among the people in great quantitie The Lord Boris Pheodorowich was sumptuously and richly attired with his garments decked with great orient pearle beset with all sorts of precious stones In like rich manner were apparelled all the family of the Godonouaes in their degrees with the rest of the Princes and nobilitie whereof one named Knez Iuan Michalowich Glynsky whose roabe horse and furniture was in register found worth one hundred thousand markes sterling being of great antiquitie The Embresse being in her Pallace was placed in her chaire of Maiesty also before a great open window most precious and rich were her robes and shining to behold with rich stones and orient Pearles beset her crowne was placed vpon her head accompanied with her Princesses and Ladies of estate then cried out the people God preserue our noble Empresse Irenia After all this the Emperour came into the Parliament house which was richly decked there he was placed in his royall seat adorned as before his sixe crownes were set before him vpon a Table the Bason and Ewre royall of gold held by his knight of gard with his men standing two on each side in white apparell of cloth of siluer called Kindry with scepters and battle-axes of gold in their hands the Princes and nobility were all placed according to their degrees all in their rich roabes The Emperour after a short Oration permitted euery man in order to kisse his hand which being done he remoued to a princely seate prepared for him at the table where he was serued by his Nobles in very princely order The three out roomes being very great and large were beset with plate of gold and siluer round from the ground vp to the vauts one vpon the other among which plate were many barrels of siluer and gold this solemnitie and triumph lasted a whole weeke wherein many royall pastimes were shewed and vsed after which the chiefest men of the Nobilitie were elected to their places of office and dignitie as the Prince Boris Pheodorowich was made chiefe Counsellour to the Emperour Master of the Horse had the charge of his person Lieutenant of the Empire and warlike engins Gouernor or Lieutenant of the Empire of Cazan and Astracan and others to this dignitie were by Parliament and gift of the Emperour giuen him many reuenewes and rich lands as there was giuen him and his for euer to inherite a Prouince called Vaga of three hundred English miles in length and two hundred and fiftie in bredth with many Townes and great Villages populous and wealthy his yearely Reuenew out of that Prouince is fiue and thirtie thousand Markes sterling being not the fifth part of his yeare Reuenue Further he and his house be of such authoritie and power that in forty dayes warning they are able to bring into the field a hundred thousand Souldiours well furnished The conclusion of the Emperours Coronation was a peale of Ordnance called a Peale royall two miles without the Citie being a hundred and seuenty great pieces of brasse of all sorts as faire as any can be made these pieces were all discharged with shot against bulwarkes made of purpose twentie thousand hargubusers standing in eight ranks two miles in length apparelled all in veluet coloured silke and stammels discharged their shot also twise ouer in good order and so the Emperour accompanied with all his Princes and Nobles at the least fiftie thousand horse departed through the Citie to his palace This royall coronation would aske much time and many leaues of paper to be described particularly as it was performed it shall suffice to vnderstand that the like magnificence was neuer seene in Russia The Coronation and other triumphs ended all the Nobilitie officers and Merchants according to an accustomed order euery one in his place and degree brought rich presents vnto the Emperour wishing him long life and ioy in his kingdome The same time also Master Ierom Horsey aforesaid remaining as seruant in Russia for the Queens most excellent Maiestie was called for to the Emperour

PVRCHAS HIS PILGRIMES IN FIVE BOOKES The first Containing Peregrinations and Discoueries in the remotest North and East parts of ASIA called TARTARIA and CHINA The second Peregrinations Voyages Discoueries of CHINA TARTARIA RVSSIA and other the North and East parts of the World by English-men and others The third Voyages and Discoueries of the North parts of the World by Land and Sea in ASIA EVROPE the Polare Regions and in the North-west of AMERICA The fourth English Northerne Nauigations and Discoueries Relations of Greenland Greenland the North-west passage and other Arctike Regions with later RVSSIAN OCCVRRENTS The fifth Voyages and Trauels to and in the New World called AMERICA Relations of their Pagan Antiquities and of the Regions and Plantations in the North and South parts thereof and of the Seas and Ilands adiacent The Third Part. Vnus Deus Vna Veritas LONDON Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Rose 1625. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE AND RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD IOHN Lord Bishop of LINCOLNE Lord Keeper of the GREAT SEALE OF ENGLAND c. Right Reuerend and Honourable THese PILGRIMS deliuering a Historie of the World in their owne Trauels by Sea and Land not onely needed authoritie from the Admiraltie but fearing suspition of Riot without warrantable assemblie become humble Sutors for your Lordships fauour So shall they in the approbation of both to apply by a warrant of Ego dixi dij estis the Patriarchs mysticall Dreame to our Historicall purpose finde a Scala Coeli to ascend from the ground where they are prostrate Petitioners to the Princes Highnesse whence authorised they may againe descend and become the Commons of Common Readers Order requires a Medium betwixt Princely Height and his Lowlinesse whose function is also tearmed Holy Orders as further tying him to that equall inequalitie wherein hee beseecheth your Lordship as by speciall Office and in Proprietie to owne that which hee hath presumed to offer to the Prince in Capite Quemadmodum sub optimo rege omnia Rex imperio possidet Domini dominio Ad reges protestas pertinet ad singulos proprietas Many are the reasons which moued the Author to obtrude his PILGRIMS on your Lordship because he is deeply obliged Yours former fauours euen then when you were initiated in the Mysteries of Honour learning by seruice to Command in the Discipline of that Honorable Worthy Lord Chancellor EGERTON because some conceptions of this Worke were in your Honourable Iurisdiction of Westminster whither lest some traduce Trauellers for Vagrants they returne in hope of Sanctuarie not so much trusting to the ancient Liberties as to your Lordships liberall respect to literate endeauours because these Trauellers aduenturing the world seeke like Iacob at his going and returne a Reuerend Fathers Blessing and Confirmation The Author likewise being called on for his promised Europe submits himselfe to your Lordships Order heere tendring of that debt what hee is able in readie payment The worke it selfe also being a Librarie in this kind presents it selfe to your Honour the Founder of two famous Libraries one in Westminster where the Stones renued Fabrikes speake your Magnificence the other in that famous Nurserie of Arts and Vertue Saint IOHNS Colledge in Cambridge which sometime knew you a hopefull Sonne but now acknowledgeth your Lordship a happie Father where also the Author first conceiued with this Trauelling Genius whereof without trauelling he hath trauelled euer since Learning the Aduancer of your Honour hath secured her welwillers not to bee reiected in whatsoeuer indeauours Scribimus indocti doctique to aduance Learning The greatnesse of Nature to goodnesse of Nature varietie of Estates to a prime Pillar of State the Historie of Religions to a Religious Prelate of Antiquities to an Antiquarie cannot bee altogether vnwelcome that I mention not the dependance of London Ministers Liuings fined by the Times iniquitie on your Lordships equall Sentence These Causes haue moued One hath inforced these PILGRIMES are your Seruants fitly so called à Seruando saued by your Lordships hand when they were giuing vp the ghost despairing through a fatall stroke of euer seeing light Most humbly therefore sue vnto your Honour these PILGRIMES for acknowledgement esteeming your Lordships Name in fore-front a cognisance of blest Libertie and best Seruice Now when Ianus sends many with gratefull emulations to present their acclamations of a New Yeere presenting a wordie rather then worthy Present a World yea a New world in great part one Age younger to mens knowledge then America sometimes stiled by that Name I had written others Causes of my addresse to your Honour but dare not proceed to interrupt Others more weightie In all humble earnestnesse beseecheth now in this Festiuall time the Author with his PILGRIMES to finde Hospitall entertainment not at your Honours table where Great affaires of Church and State are feasted except some recreation some times permit but with Schollers and Gentlemen in the Hall which will welcome such Guests as your Lordship shall Countenance So shall you encourage euer to pray for the increase of your Lordships happinesse in the Happie Seruice of his MAIESTIE Your Lordships most bounden SAMVEL PVRCHAS THE CONTENTS OF THE CHAPTERS AND PARAGRAPHS IN THE SECOND BOOKE OF THE SECOND PART OF PVRCHAS HIS PILGRIMS CHAP. I. THe Iournall of Friar William de Rubruquis a French-man of the Order of the Minorite Friars vnto the East parts of the World Anno Dom. 1253. H. pag. 1. CHAP. II. Tartarian and Northerne Relations written in Latin by the famous Friar Roger Bacon H. p. 52 Relations of Vincentius Beluacensis the most of which he receiued from Friar Simon de Sancto Quintino one of the foure Friars sent by Pope Innocent the fourth to the Tartars seruing to the illustration of the former pag. 58. CHAP. III. Relations touching the Tartars taken out of the Historie of R. Wendouer and Mat. Paris with certaine Epistles of the same subiect pag. 60. CHAP. IIII. The first booke of Marcus Paulus Venetus or of Master Marco Polo a Gentleman of Venice his Voyages pag. 65. § 1. The voyages of Master Nicolo and M. Maffio from Constantinople to the Great Can and their comming home to Venice their second voyage with the Authour and returne ibid. § 2. Obseruations of M. Polo of Armenia Turkie Zorzania Baldach Persia Chirmain Cobniam Ormus Knaue-fooles paradise and other Easterne parts in Asia and Armenia the lesse pag. 69. § 3. Of Sapurgan Balac Thaican Scassem Balaxiam Bascia Chesmur Vochan Samarchan Carchan Peym the dreadfull Desart of Lop and Tanguth pag. 73. § 4. Of Carchoran the originall proceedings and exploits of the Tartars of Priest Iohn and his discendants Customes of the Tartars Of Bargu Erginul Xandu the Cans Citie and Palace of Muske of strange Sorcerers and anstere Monkes pag. 77. § 5. Of Cublai Can his Raigne and Acts Magnificent feasts and

festiuall apparell with many Gold Chaines and gilded Swords till he came into the Port in which rode in a rew twentie six Ships and eightie Iunks besides a greater number of smaller vessels fastned one before another in two wings making a street betwixt them adorned with Laurell and other greene boughes and sweet herbs the Ordnance thundring on both sides a congratulation The Chinois wondred and asked if he were Brother or neere Kinsman to their King they receiued him in such honour Nay said a conceited Portugall but his father shooed the Kings Horses and therefore is he worthie of this honour Hereat they were more then amazed and said There were great Kings in the World of which their Authours had made no mention and the King of Portugall seemes one of them and much to exceed the Cauchim or the Tartar and it were no sinne to say he may hold compare with the Sonne of the S●nne the Lion crowned in the Throne of the World Others confirmed the same alledging the great riches which the bearded men generally possessed A glorious Lantea was purposely adorned for his person in which hee went with many Musicall Instruments of the Chinas Malayos Champaas Siamites Borneos Lequios and other Nations which there secured themselues vnder the Portugals for feare of Rouers which filled those Seas I should wearie you to let you see the rest of this pompous spectacle and more to heare their Orations preferring him before Alexander Scipio Annibal Pompey Caesar Neither will Religion let mee goe with him to their Masse nor doe I euer dine worse then at solemne Feasts and others will grudge me a roome at Comedies all which pompes I will leaue to our Author enlarged by the Spanish translator Canon of the Church of Arbas as dedicated to Manuel Seuerin de Faria There hee stayed fiue moneths spending the time in Hawking Hunting Fishing Feasting Quiay Panian in this time dyed After hee made ready to goe to the Mines of Quoangiparu Others disswaded him by reason of warres in those parts and a famous Pyrat called Similau told him of an Iland called Calempluy in which seuenteene Kings of China were buried with much treasures in Vests and Idols of Gold and other incredible riches which hee on no other testimonie embraced without consulting with his friends who not a little blamed him therefore and went with Similau in search of this Iland setting out May the fourteenth 1542. He set foorth with two Panouras which are as it were Frigots but somewhat higher Iunkes he vsed not both for secrecie and because of the Currents which set out of the Bay of Nanquin which great ships cannot stemme by reason of the ouer-flowings from Tartaria and Nixibum Flaon in those moneths of May Iune and Iuly He had with him sixe and fiftie Portugals with a Priest and fortie eight Mariners of Patane and fortie two Slaues more our Pilot Similau would not admit fearing suspition in trauersing the Bay of Nanquin and entry of many Riuers much i●habited That day and night wee cleared the Iles of Angitur and followed our voyage thorow a Sea before neuer sayled by Portugals The first fiue dayes we sayled with good winde in sight of land to the entrie of the Bay of Nanquins fishings and passed a gulfe of fortie leagues and had sight of a high Hill called Nangafu alongst which we ranne to the North fiue dayes at the end whereof Similau put into a small Riuer the people whereof were white of good stature with small eyes like the Chinois but differing in speech and behauiour After three dayes the tempest ceasing we set sayle East North east seuen dayes together in sight of land and crossing another gulfe there was a straight open to the East called Sileupaquim ten leagues in the mouth within which we sayled fiue dayes in sight of many Townes and Cities very faire and this Riuer or straight was frequented with innumerable shipping insomuch that Faria was afraid to bee discouered and would needs against Similaus minde turne some other way Thus out of the Bay of Nanquin Similau telling them of a moneths worke of sayling by the Riuer Sumhepadan one hundred and seuentie leagues distant thence to the North wee sayled fiue dayes at the end whereof wee saw a very high H●ll called Fanius and comming neere it entred a goodly rode where one thousand ships might ride at anchor Wee sayled thence thirteene dayes along the coast and came to the Bay of Buxipalem in 49. degrees where wee found it somwhat cold and saw Fishes of strange shapes some like Thornbacks aboue foure braces or fathoms compasse flat nosed like an Oxe some like great Lizards speckled blacke and greene with three rewes of prickles on the backe like ●ristles three spannes long very sharpe the rest of the body full but of shorter these Fishes will contract themselues like Hedge-hogs and looke fearefully they haue a sharpe blacke snout with tuskes after the manner of a Bore two spannes long Other deformities and diuersities of Fishes we saw Fifteene leagues further we came to an another fairer Bay called Calnidan sixe leagues in compasse set round with Hills diuersified with Woods and Riuers foure very great Similau sayd that the filth of dead Carcasses of creatures proceeding from the ouerflowings specially in Nouember December and Ianuarie at the full of the Moone caused the generation of such diuersitie of Fishes and Serpents in that Bay and the former which were not seene in other parts of that Coast. Faria asked him whence those Riuers came and hee said that he knew not but if it were true which was written two of them came from a great lake called Moscumbia and the other two from a Prouince of great Mountaines which all the yeere were couered with snow called Alimania and in Summer when great part of the snow was melted they became so impetuous as wee now saw and for that Riuer in the mouth whereof we were entred called Paatebenam wee were now in the name of the Lord of heauen to turne the Prow to the East and East South-east to search againe the Bay of Nanquim which we had left behind two hundred and sixtie leagues all which way we had made higher then Calempluy The second day we came to a high Mountaine called Botinafau stored with diuers kindes of wilde beasts which continued neere fiftie leagues and sixe-dayes sayling and after came to another Hill as wilde as the former called Gangitanou and all the way forward was mountainous and so thicke of trees that the Sunne could not pierce Similau sayd that in ninetie leagues space there was no habitation and in the skirts thereof liued a deformed sauage people onely by their Hunting and some Rice which they got in China by exchange of wilde beasts skinnes which hee sayd came to aboue a million yeerely Of these Giganhos wee saw a beardlesse youth with

some things out of our Philosophers For they hold foure Elements and manifold Worlds and transmigration of Soules and other things Somewhat it seemes to acknowledge the Trinitie fabling of three Gods becomming one it acknowledgeth iust rewards to the good in Heauen to the bad in Hell It extols Single life so as it may seeme to reject Marriage They leaue house and friends and trauell into diuers places Begging The Rites of this prophane Sect haue great affinitie with our Romish Ecclesiasticall the Singings of men saying their seruice may seeme nothing to differ from our Gregorian they haue Images also in their Churches their Priests Garments are altogether like ours which with an Ecclesiasticall terme wee call Pluuialia In their Seruice they often recite the name Tolome which themselues confesse to be ignorant of But they denie eternitie in their Heauen and Hell ascribing a new birth after I know not what reuolutions of time in some other of their conceited Worlds then and there to be penitentially purged with other fooleries They prohibite to eate of liuing creatures but few impose on themselues this abstinence and they finde easie absolution from this and other sinnes if they giue to the Priests who professe to deliuer from Hell by their Prayers or Recitations whom they will This Sect came in at first with great applause as clearely professing the Soules immortalitie but nothing more disgraced it then that that King and these Princes which first embraced it which the Literate often obiect died miserably with violent death and publike losse and misfortune followed By writing of many Bookes they haue entangled it in inextricable Labyrinths The notes of Antiquity appeare in the multitude of their Temples and most of them sumptuous in which huge Monsters of Idols of Brasse Marble Wood and Earth are seene with Steeples adioyned of Stone or Bricke and in them huge Bells and other ornaments of great price The Priests of this Sect are called Osciami they shaue their head and beard against the fashion of the Countrey some trauell as is said some leade a very austere life in Mountaines and Caues but the greatest part which amount to two or three millions liue in Monasteries sustayned with their antiently-giuen Reuenues and Almes and also by their owne industry These Priests are accounted and iustly the most vile and vicious in the whole Kingdome sprung of the basest plebeians sold in their childhood to the elder Osciami and of Slaues made Disciples succeed their Masters in Office and Benefice a course which they haue found for their propagation For few are found which voluntarily by desire of sanctitie doe adioyne themselues to those Monkes Ignorance also and illiberall education makes them liker their Masters few of them learning Letters or ciuill rites and daily growing worse And although they haue no wiues they are much addicted to women and cannot but by grieuous penalties be kept from them The Colledges of the Osciami are diuided into diuers Stations in euery of which is one perpetuall Administrator to whom his seruants or as many as he brings vp succeed They acknowledge no Superior in those Cells but euery one in his owne Station builds as many Lodgings as he can most of all places in the Court which after they let to strangers so that they are rather Innes then Monasteries as full of tumults as empty of deuotion Although they bee of base esteeme yet are they employed to Funerals and other Rites by which wilde beasts and fowles and fishes are set at liberty by the professors of this Sect with opinion of great merit In this our age this Sect hath much reuiued and many Temples are built and repaired by Eunuches Women and the rude vulgar and especially by the Ciaicum or Fasters which all their liues abstayne from Flesh Fish Egges and Milke and worship a multitude of Idols with set prayers at home and are by hire to be called to any other mans Nunnes also obserue the same Monasticall rules being single and shaued they call them Nunnes nothing so many as the Monkes The third Sect is called Lauzu deriued from a Philosopher which liued at the same time with Confutius whom they fable to haue beene carried 80. yeeres in his parents wombe before he was borne and therefore called Lauzu that is the Old Philosopher He left no Bookes of his Opinion nor seemes to haue intended any new Sect but certaine Sectaries called Tausa made him the head of their Sect after his death and wrote diuers elegant Bookes gathered out of diuers Sects These also liue single in their Monasteries and buy disciples base and wicked as the former They weare their haire as the Lay-men differing herein that where they weare their haire tyed on a knot these haue a Cap on the crowne of Wood. Some also are married and say ouer their Holies in their owne houses They say that with other Idols they worship also the Lord of Heauen whom yet they imagine Corporeall and to haue suffered many things They tell that the King of Heauen which now raigneth is called Ciam and he which before ruled was named Leu. This Leu came one day to the Earth riding on a white Dragon and Ciam a Wizard entertayned him with a Feast where whiles Leu was eating Ciam gat vp on the white Dragon and was carried to Heauen and excluded Leu from that soueraignty only he obtayned of this new King that he might rule ouer a certaine Mountaine in his Kingdome where they say he still liueth thus confessing as the Greekes of Ioue themselues to worship an Vsurper and Traitor Besides this Deity of Heauen they acknowledge three others one of which they say Lauzu is hauing some dreame also as the former of the Trinitie They also speake of places of rewards and punishments but differing from the former for they promise a Paradise for soule and body together and haue Images of some in their Temples which haue so gone thither To obtayne this they prescribe certaine exercises of sitting in diuers postures set Prayers Medicines by which the life is lengthned if not made immortall Their Priests exorcise Deuils and driue them out of houses by painting horrible shapes of them in yellow Paper on the walls and making horrible cryes as if themselues were become Deuils They arrogate also to bring downe or to stay Raines and other publike and priuate fortunes most impudent impostors either Lyars or Magicians They assist the Kings sacrifices in those Temples of Heauen and Earth thereby acquiring much authority being Masters of the Musike therein and are called to Funerals to which they goe in precious vestments with diuers musicall Instruments making a pompous-procession showe thorow the streets The like pompes they vse at the streets ends on certaine times hired by the dwellers They haue a Prelate called Ciam which dignity he transmitted to his posterity 1000. yeeres since by hereditary successions and seemeth to haue taken

a temperate Countrie plentifull of Seedes Cattle and Fowle of Europe it hath Mines of Iron and Steele the Countrie men are strong valiant and for much labour those Ilands stand in thirtie fiue degrees of the Pole little more or lesse according to the distance of euery Iland The Iapones doe not vnderstand the Chinas but by writing because of the Characters or Letters being one for them all and though they signifie the same they haue not the same name for they are to declare things and not words a● the figures of Arithmeticke that if a 9. be set the French the Castillan and the English man doe vnderstand it that it signifieth 9. but euery one doe name it after their owne fashion By another side the Iapones doe confine with the Phillipines from whence there is commerce with them and a great incouragement is giuen to the Fathers of the Company for to labour in the conuersion of the people of those Kingdomes where notable fruite hath beene gotten for the which these Ilands are much celebrated in the world and by the comming of the Ambassadours of the new Christendome to the Pope and to the King Phillip the second the Prudent and so as nature placed them in a scituation separated from the rest of the Land the men of that Region are differing in customes from other people In the yeare 1592. Nobunanga which caused himselfe to be called Emperour of Iapan interprised with eightie Vessels and 20000. men certaine Prouinces tributarie vnto China and wan it From the Iland of Simo which is among them of Iapan the greatest is extended a row of small Ilands called the Lequios and doe prolong themselues toward the Coast of China the two greater which is euery one of fifteene or twentie leagues neere the Coast of Iapan are called the greater Lequio and other two also great though not so much which are at the end of the Rowe they call Lequio the lesser some are inhabited of well shapen people white politicke well apparelled warlike and of good reason they abound in Gold more then others of that Sea and not lesse in Victuals Fruits and good Waters Neere vnto the lesser Lequio stands Hermosa or the beautifull Iland which hath the same qualitie and say it is as big as Sicilie THe Coast of new Guiena beginneth one hundred leagues to the East of the Iland of Gilolo in little more then one degree altitude on the other side of the Equinoctiall from whence it is prolonged toward the East three hundred leagues till it come to fiue or six degrees It hath beene doubted vntill now whether it be an Iland or firme Land because it doth enlarge it selfe in so great a Voyage from being able to ioyne with the Countries of the Ilands of Salomon or Prouinces of the Straight of M●gellanes by the South side but this doubt is resolued with that which those do affirme that sailed on the South side of the Straight of Magelanes that that is not a continent but Ilands and that presently followeth a spacious Sea and among those that doe affirme i● is Sir Richard Hawkins an English Knight which was fiue and fortie dayes among the same Ilands From the Sea the Land of this coast of Guinea seemeth good and the men that haue been seene are cole black and in the coast are many Ilands with good roads and ports whereof is no particular notice for hauing sailed it few times those which are found in some cards are Aguada or the watering to the East thirty fiue leagues from the first Land is in one degree of Southern altitude and eighteene forward the port of Saint Iames and the Iland of the Crespos of sixteene leagues long neere the coast right against the Port of Saint Andrew and neere to it the Riuer of Saint Peter and Saint Paul before the Port of Saint Ierom and a small Iland neere the thrust out Point 40. leagues from S. Austin which they call of Good-pence and more forward from it the Shelter and Euill people two little Ilands and the Bay of Saint Nicholas fiftie leagues from Puntasalida and among other Ilands one of white men and the Mother of God before Good Baye and of the Natiuitie of our Lady the last of that which is discouered and as to the North from it the Caymana an Iland without in the Sea among others which haue no name The Meridionall coast is not yet known the first that discouered the new Guine was Aluaro of Saauedra being lost with many stormes from his course returning to new Spain when in the year 1527. the Marques of the Valley sent him that on that side he should seek the Ilands of the Spicerie The Ilands of Salomon are eight hundred leagues from Piru the opinion that is held of their riches gaue them this name the which properly are called of the West because they fal to the West from the Prouinces of Piru from the place that Aluaro of Mendoça made discouery of them by order of the Licentiate Lope Garcia de Castro his Vnckle Gouernor of the Kingdomes of Piru in the yeare 1567. the first that saw the Land of these Ilands was a yong man called Treio in the top of a Ship they are from seuen degrees of altitude on the other side of the Equinoctiall about 1500. leagues from the Citie of the Kings they are many in quantity greatnes and eighteen the most famous some of 300. leagues in compasse and two of 200. and of 100. and of 50. and thence downward besides many which are not yet made an end of coasting and they say that they might bea-continent with the coast of the new Guiney and the Countries to be discouered toward the West of the straight the Countrie of these Ilands seemeth of a good temper and habitable plentifull of victuals and Cattell there were found in them some fruits like those of Castile Swine Hens in great number the Countrie men some of a brown colour like Indians others white ruddie and some cole blacke which is an argument of continuance with the Countries of the new Guinie whereby there may so many differences of people be mingled of those which resort to the Ilands of the Spicery The greatest and most renowned are Sancta Ysabel from eight to nine degrees of altitude of more then 150. leagues in length and eighteene in breadth and one good port called of the Star Saint George or Borbi to the South of S. Isabel one league and a halfe of thirty leagues compasse Saint Marcos or Saint Nicholas of one hundred leagues compasse to the South-east of Saint Isabel the Iland of the Shelues as great as the former to the South of Saint Isabel and Saint Ierome to the West of 100. leagues compasse and Guadalcauall to the South-west greater then all and to the East of Saint Isabel the Iland of Buenauista and Saint Dimas and the Iland of Florida of

a King or Lord of some towne they offered him slaues to be put to death with him to the end they might serue him in the other world They likewise put to death his Priest or Chaplaine for euery Nobleman had a Priest which administred these ceremonies within his house and then they called him that he might execute his office with the dead They likewise killed his Cook his Butler his Dwarfes and deformed men by whom he was most serued neither did they spare the very brothers of the dead who had most serued them for it was a greatnesse amongst the Noblemen to be serued by their brethren and the rest Finally they put to death all of his traine for the entertaining of his house in the other world and lest pouerty should oppresse them they buried with them much wealth as Gold Siluer Stones Curtins of exquisite worke Bracelets of Gold and other rich peeces And if they burned the dead they vsed the like with all his Seruants and ornaments they gaue him for the other world Then tooke they all the ashes they buried with very great solemnity The obsequies continued tenne dayes with songs of plaints and lamentations and the Priests carried away the dead with so many ceremonies and in so great number as they could scarce accompt them To the Captaines and Noblemen they gaue trophees and markes of honour according to their enterprises and valor imployed in the wars and gouernments for this effect they had armes and particular blasons They carried these markes or blazons to the place where he desired to be buried or burnt marching before the body and accompanying it as it were in procession where the Priests and officers of the Temple went with diuers furnitures and ornaments some casting incense others singing and some sounding of mournfull Flutes and Drums which did much increase the sorrow of his kinsfolkes and subiects The Priest who did the office was decked with the markes of the Idoll which the Nobleman had represented for all Noblemen did represent Idols and carried the name of some one and for this occasion they were esteemed and honoured The order of Knighthood did commonly carry these foresaid markes He that should be burnt being brought to the place appointed they inuironed him with wood of Pine trees and all his baggage then set they fire vnto it increasing it still with goomie wood vntill that all were conuerted into ashes then came there forth a Priest attired like a Deuil hauing mouthes vpon euery ioynt of him and many eyes of glasse holding a great staffe with the which he did mingle all the ashes very boldly and with so terrible a gesture as he terrified all the assistants Sometimes this Minister had other different habits according to the quality of the dead There hath beene great curiosity at the Indies in making of Idols and Pictures of diuers formes and matters which they worshipped for Gods and in Peru they called them Guacas being commonly of foule and deformed beasts at the least such as I haue seene were so I beleeue verily that the Deuill in whose honour they made these Idols was pleased to cause himselfe to be worshipped in these deformities and in truth it was found so that the Deuill spake and answered many of these Guacas or Idols and his Priests and Ministers came to these Oracles of the father of lies and such as he is such were his Counsels and Prophesies In the Prouinces of New Spaine Mexico Tescuco Tlascalla Cholula and in the neighbour Countries to this Realme this kinde of Idolatry hath beene more practised than in any other Realme of the world And it is a prodigious thing to heare the superstitions rehearsed that they haue vsed in that point of the which it shall not be vnpleasant to speake something The chiefest Idoll of Mexico was as I haue said Vit●iliputzli It was an image of wood like to a man set vpon a stoole of the color of azure in a brankard or litter at euery corner was a piece of wood in forme of a Serpents head The stoole signified that he was set in heauen this Idoll had all the forehead Azure and had a band of Azure vnder the nose from one eare to another vpon his head he had a rich plume of Feathers like to the beake of a small Bird the which was couered on the top with Gold burnished very browne he had in his left hand a white Target with the figures of fiue pine Apples made of white Feathers set in a crosse and from aboue issued forth a crest of gold and at his sides he had foure darts which the Mexicans say had beene sent from heauen to doe those acts and prowesses which shall be spoken of In his right hand he had an Azured staffe cut in fashion of a wauing snake All these ornaments with the rest he had carried this sence as the Mexicans doe shew the name of Vitziliputzli signifies the left hand of a shining Feather I will speake hereafter of the proud Temple the Sacrifices Feasts and Ceremonies of this great Idoll being very notable things But at this present we will onely shew that this Idoll thus richly apparelled and deckt was set vpon an high Altar in a small peece or boxe well couered with linnen cloathes Iewels Feathers and ornaments of Gold with many run●les of Feathers the fairest and most exquisite that could be found he had alwaies a curtaine before him for the greater veneration Ioyning to the chamber or chappell of this Idoll there was a peece of lesse worke and not so well beautified where there was another Idoll they called Tlaloc These two Idols were alwaies together for that they held them as companions and of equall power There was another Idoll in Mexico much esteemed which was the god of repentance and of Iubilies and pardons for their sinnes They called this Idoll Tezcallipuca he was made of a blacke shining stone like to Iayel being attired with some Gentile deuises after their manner it had earerings of gold and siluer and through the nether lip a small canon of Christall in length halfe a foote in the which they sometimes put a greene feather and sometimes an azured which made it resemble sometimes an Emerald and sometimes a Turquois it had the haire broided and bound vp with a haire-lace of gold burnished at the end whereof did hang an ●a●e of gold with two firebrands of smoake painted therein which did signifie the praiers of the afflicted and sinners that he heard when they recommended themselues vnto him Betwixt the two eares hanged a number of small herons He had a Iewell hanging at his necke so great that it couered all his stomacke vpon his armes bracelets of Gold at his nauill a rich greene stone and in his left hand a ●a●ne of precious Feathers of Greene Azure and Yellow which came forth of a Looking-glasse of Gold shining and well burnished and that signified that within this Looking-glasse he saw

diminished by the Spaniards 996.40 Troubled in their Religion ibid. Westmen who in the Norwegian sp●ech 657.30 Weygates see Vaigats Whales store neere the North-west Passage 844.40 Difficulties of taking them ibid. 20 Whale monstrous one taken in the I le of Thanet described His Eye a Cart loade his Liuer two Cart loade c. 737. c. Whale endangers a Ship 571.20 Whale his bignesse thicknesse Finnes c. Discouered by his owne spowting of water the manner of Hunting and killing him How he reuenges himselfe He spoutes blood How they take his fat 470. The making of his Oyle 471.20 His Finnes how taken ibid. Eight seuerall sorts of Whales 471.40 What sorts yeeld Oyle Whale-bone Sperma Caeti and Amber-greece and what nothing ibid. And which is good meat 472.10 The manner of taking him described in a Mappe 472 Whales eight sorts of them 710.20 Their seuerall quantities of Oyle Whales not afraid of Ships 715.40 Whales huge 223.1 Cry in ingendring ibid. Whales giue suck● to their young 930.50 marg Whale built within Island 649.60 The dwellers in them dreame of Shipwracke 650 Whale-fishing begun in Greenland 465.10 Whale-fishing 〈◊〉 admirable maner in the Indies 931.30.40 Whale-fishing in Groneland 519.10 Whale killing taught vs by Biskayners 715.30 Whale Sound the Latitude 846.60 Whale Bay 464.40 Whay the Islanders drinke 663.60 Wheat cheape in Russia 416.1.10 Wheat where in the Indies it will not growe and why 954.20 See Baruolents Wheele of the Mexicans contayning fifty two yeeres the Art of it 1050.30 Whips and Whipping the manner in China 188.40 Worse then hanging ibid. 202.40 Whipping with Caues the manner 319.50 396.30 Whips of Sinewes or Whit-leather 434.40 Whirle-poole of Malestrand 222.60 Whirl-pooles hinder sayling where 520.40 Whistling Arrowes in Tartarie 29.30 Whistling Language men vnderstand one another in it in Mexico 1135.10 Whoores in China are all blinde 176.50 And all Slaues 182.40 An Officer set ouer them ibid. Whoredomes vnpunished in Russia 460.50 Whoredome for a morsell of Bread 646.40 Scarce punished in Iseland ibid. White the Tartars hold for a signe of good lucke 84.50 White the Festiuall Colour of the Muscouites 214. The mourning colour in China 368.1.165.50 White Creatures in cold Countries 649.50 White people vnder the Tor●id● Zone 898.20 White men rarely borne in Mexico 1128.50 White Castle a Citie in Catay described 801.10 White Sea 515.40 The breadth it is vpon Lapland ibid. See 531.10 Wiccings are Piracies 620.1 Wichida in Russia made habitable 432.50 The proiectors of it ryfled ibid. Wichida the Riuer the Samoi●ds trade by it into Russia 522.20 The head 525.20 Widowes in Tartarie Marry not and why 7.40 Widowes continuing so rewarded in China 344.50 And honoured 393.1 William Baffin his Voyage to Greenland 716 William Helye his Actions in Greenland 468.469 c. William Barents his first Voyage 474.20 Returnes into Holland 478.10 Sets out againe ibid. Returnes 482.30 His third Voyage 483.1 Dyes by Noua Zembla 508 William Bouchier a French Goldsmith found in Tartary 28.40 His curious Workmanship 35.50 37.40 How hee came thither 39.20 Williams Iland the height of the Sunne there 474.60 Willoughbies Voyage to Denmark 780.10 Willoughbie Land 462.60 And 212.50 It is Greene-land 579 Windowes first made in the Roofes of houses 662 Winter nine Monethes long in Groneland 651.30 609 Winter not knowne in some places of the Indies 921.60 〈◊〉 Where little or none is 526.60 Winter short and milde in Taurica 637.1 Winter and Summer where contrary to curs in Europe 896.30 Wisera the Riuer his head course 525.30 Witch of Malinalco her Storie 1003 Witches of Peru their Arts 1043 1044 Witches Sound in Greenland the latitude 725 Wyle of a Portugall to saue his life 1029.30 Wild beasts of China 381.60 Wild beasts more acceptable in Sacrifice then tame 272.60 Winde in Winter none in Tartary and why 27.1 Winde extreme hote in Ormuz it stifled an Army 71.50 Winde preserue from corrup●●●n 647.40 Windes sold to Sea-faring men in Island 653. 646.20 Winde sold to Mariners by the Witches of Lapland a Fable 444.1 Windes temper the Torrid Zone 921.40 Their differences properties and Causes in generall 922 Windes which the Spaniards are to obserue in their Nauigations to the West Indies and how farre each carries them 924. so to and from the Philippin●s ibid. A Philosophicall Discourse of Winds from pag. 922. to pag. 928. Strange effects of Windes 926 Wine of Dates 〈◊〉 103 50● Of Indian Nuts ibid. Wine of Rice 366.1 Drunke hot ibid. Wine of Peru the taste 938.1 Wine of Palme-tree 284.20 Wine made of the sap of a tree 957 20 Wine drinking held a sinne 109.10 Wine-drinkers not admitted to bee Witnesses 105.10 Wiues the Chinois keepe as many as they are able 359.60 They are bought and sold 367.50 Wiues sit at table and Concubines waite 394. They bring no portions 394.1 Wiues the father● 〈◊〉 for assurance of her Mayden-head 454 10. Vsed as seruants 456.1 Wiues and seruants slaine to waite on their Master in the next World 1029.20 Woden in our Saxon Stories is Odinus 664.50 Women the fairest in the World where 72.20 Women in China haue no names 394.50 They are seldome seene They doe all the worke within doores in China 189.10 Women Gold-smiths and Caruers in the West Indies 1123.10 Women Warriours in the Indies 886.20 992.40 Women brought to bed the Men lye in 92.30 Women sold in Sweden 631.10 Womens Ilands in Groneland the latitude 845 Wonders of Island 647.648 Wood held by the Chinois for an Element 345 Wood in Ormu● which will not endure nayling 71.50 Wood mighty store in the West Indies 960 Wood floating in the Sea 531. Whence it 〈◊〉 527.50 Wood shining in the night 983.20 Wooing-presents in Russia 454 10. Wooing with whips 229.50 Wooll in China and in cloth made of it 382.1 Wor see Vor. Workes of Piety in China 271.30 World the Mexicans beliefe of the end of it 1050.40 Wormes troublesome ones in the Indies 975 Worme breeding in mens legs 23● Of an 〈…〉 how got out ibid. Writing with Pensils and in Characters 34.10 370.30 From the right hand to the left ibid. Vpward ibid. Downward ibid. Writing of China from the right hand to the left and the lines drawne downeward 384. Faire writing very ●●are there 340 Writing by Pictures in Mexico 1052.60 And in Peru 1053.20 Writing and reading in Peru by knots vpon coards and by small stones vpon a W●●ele 10●3 Writing the lines vp or downe 1054 X XAgu● an Indian tree 〈…〉 and nature of the sap of it ●8● ●0 Xalisco or New Gallicia in the West Indies the Councell and bounds of it 876.20 The Bishops Sea remoued thence to Guadalaiara when first discouered a sickly country the latitude 876 50 Xamabusis Pilgrimes of Iapon their Confessions a fearefull Story of that 1042.30 Xancheum in China described 334 40 Xandu the Citie 80.40 Xata● and Xambalu for Catay and Cambalu 310 Xauerius the Iesuite called the Indian Apostle