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these_o party_n then_o of_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o nation_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o same_o with_o their_o rite_n custom_n and_o ceremony_n also_o of_o beast_n fowl_n bird_n worm_n fish_n sea_n river_n spring_n tree_n plant_n herb_n and_o dyvers_a other_o thing_n which_o be_v engender_v boothe_n on_o the_o land_n and_o in_o the_o water_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o i_o be_o one_o of_o thorder_n and_o company_n of_o they_o that_o be_v appoint_v to_o return_v into_o these_o region_n to_o serve_v yowre_a majesty_n if_o therefore_o the_o thing_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n shall_v not_o be_v distincte_n in_o such_o order_n as_o i_o promise_v to_o perform_v in_o my_o great_a work_n i_o desire_v yowre_a majesty_n to_o have_v no_o respect_n hereunto_o but_o rather_o to_o consider_v the_o novelty_n of_o such_o strange_a thing_n as_o i_o have_v herein_o declare_v which_o be_v the_o chief_a end_n that_o move_v i_o to_o write_v protest_v that_o in_o this_o summarie_n i_o have_v write_v 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mile_n to_o a_o leaque_fw-la as_z be_v their_o manner_n to_o reckon_v by_o sea_n depart_v from_o the_o say_a island_n to_o follow_v their_o course_n the_o ship_n tarry_v xxu_o day_n or_o a_o little_a more_fw-mi or_o less_o before_o they_o see_v the_o first_o land_n of_o the_o island_n that_o lie_v before_o that_o which_o they_o caule_v la_o spagnuola_n or_o hispaniola_n and_o the_o land_n that_o be_v common_o first_o scene_n be_v one_o of_o these_o island_n which_o they_o caule_v ogni_fw-la sancti_fw-la marigalante_n or_o galanta_n la_o desseada_n otherwise_o cawled_a desyderata_n matanino_n dominica_n guadalupe_n san._n christoval_a or_o sum_n other_o of_o the_o island_n whereof_o there_o be_v a_o great_a multitude_n lyinge_v about_o these_o aforesaid_a yet_o it_o sumtymes_o so_o chance_v that_o the_o ship_n pass_v withowte_n the_o sight_n of_o any_o of_o the_o say_a island_n or_o any_o other_o that_o be_v within_o that_o course_n untyll_o they_o come_v to_o the_o island_n of_o 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as_o sumtimes_o the_o navigation_n procee_v not_o so_o direct_o but_o that_o it_o chance_v to_o wander_v ever_o on_o the_o one_o side_n or_o on_o the_o other_o we_o may_v well_o say_v that_o they_o have_v now_o sail_v a_o thousand_o and_o fyve_o hundred_o leaque_n and_o more_o and_o if_o the_o navigation_n be_v slow_a by_o reason_n of_o sum_n hynderaunce_n it_o common_o chance_v to_o be_v fynissh_v in_o xxxu_o or_o xl_o day_n and_o this_o happen_v for_o the_o most_o part_n not_o account_v the_o extreme_n that_o be_v either_o of_o they_o that_o have_v slow_a passage_n or_o of_o they_o that_o arryve_v in_o very_o short_a tyme._n for_o we_o owghte_v to_o consider_v that_o which_o chance_v most_o common_o the_o return_n from_o those_o part_n to_o spain_n be_v not_o fynyssh_v without_o long_a time_n as_o in_o the_o space_n of_o l_o day_n or_o a_o little_a more_fw-mi or_o less_o nevertheless_o in_o this_o present_a year_n of_o .1525_o there_o come_v four_o ship_n from_o the_o island_n of_o san_n dominico_n to_o saint_n luca_n in_o spain_n in_o xxu_o day_n but_o as_o i_o have_v say_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_v of_o that_o which_o chance_v seldom_o but_o of_o that_o which_o happen_v most_o ordinary_o this_o navigation_n be_v very_o safe_a and_o much_o use_v even_o unto_o the_o say_a island_n and_o from_o this_o to_o the_o firm_a land_n the_o shyppe_n traverse_v diverse_a way_n for_o the_o space_n of_o five_o syxe_n or_o seven_o day_n sail_v or_o more_o accord_v to_o the_o part_n or_o coast_n whither_o they_o directe_v their_o vyage_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o say_v firm_a land_n be_v very_o great_a and_o large_a and_o many_o navigation_n and_o vyage_n be_v direct_v to_o dyvers_a part_n of_o the_o same_o yet_o to_o the_o firm_a land_n which_o be_v near_a to_o this_o island_n and_o lie_v direct_o ageyn_v san_n dominico_n the_o passage_n be_v fynissh_v in_o the_o time_n aforesaid_a but_o it_o shall_v be_v much_o better_o to_o remytte_a all_o this_o to_o the_o card_n of_o these_o navigation_n and_o the_o new_a cosmographie_n of_o the_o which_o no_o part_n be_v know_v to_o ptolemy_n or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o owlde_v wrytter_v ¶_o of_o two_o notable_a thing_n as_o touch_v the_o west_n indies_n and_o of_o the_o great_a rychesse_n bring_v from_o thence_o into_o spayne⸫_n after_o my_o universal_a description_n of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o indies_n there_o come_v to_o my_o rememberaunce_n two_o thing_n chief_o to_o be_v note_v as_o touching_n thempire_n of_o this_o west_n indies_n perteyn_v to_o the_o dominion_n of_o yowre_a majesty_n and_o these_o beside_o the_o other_o particular_n whereof_o i_o have_v suffycient_o speak_v be_v to_o be_v considere_v as_o thing_n of_o great_a importance_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v the_o shortenesse_n of_o the_o way_n &_o with_o what_o expedition_n your_o majesty_n shyppe_n may_v pass_v beyond_o the_o main_n firm_a land_n of_o these_o indies_n into_o the_o new_a southe_n sea_n cawled_a mare_n deal_v sur_fw-fr lying_n 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in_o every_o place_n to_o bestow_v the_o travel_n and_o charge_v to_o get_v it_o owte_fw-mi because_o it_o be_v of_o less_o quantity_n and_o goodness_n in_o some_o place_n then_o in_o sum_n and_o the_o mine_n or_o beyne_v which_o owghte_v to_o be_v follow_v aught_o to_o be_v in_o a_o place_n which_o may_v stand_v to_o save_v much_o of_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o labourer_n and_o for_o the_o administration_n of_o other_o necessary_a thing_n that_o the_o charge_n may_v be_v recompense_v with_o gain_n for_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o gold_n shall_v be_v find_v more_o or_o less_o in_o every_o place_n and_o the_o gold_n which_o be_v find_v in_o golden_a castille_n be_v very_o good_a and_o of_o xxii_o caracte_n or_o better_a in_o fynesse_n furthermore_o beside_o this_o great_a quantity_n of_o gold_n which_o i_o have_v say_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o mine_n there_o be_v also_o from_o day_n to_o day_n find_v or_o otherwise_o get_v great_a treasure_n of_o such_o wrought_a gold_n 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