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THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



come, and of my present good will : but with your 

 accustomed goodnesse towards me, to defend the same 

 against such persons, whose tongues too readily roule 

 sometime against other mens painfull travels, perswading 

 themselves to purchase the sooner some credit of learning 

 with the ruder sort, by controlling and overdaintie sifting 

 of other mens laboured tasks. For I know in all ages 

 to be found as well Basilisks as Elephants. Thus nothing 

 doubting of your ready ayd heerein, as I assuredly trust 

 of your honours favourable acceptation of this my poore 

 present, wishing long life with the increase of Gods holy 

 spirit to your lordship and to all your most honourable 

 familie (unto whom I have wholly dedicated my selfe by 

 mine owne choise and election for ever) 1, craving pardon 

 for my former boldnesse, most humbly thus take my 

 leave. From Lambhith the 23 of March. Ann. 1572. 

 Your honours most humble and faithfuU 

 servant for ever, William Malim. 



A briefe description of the Hand of Cyprus : by 

 the w^hich not onely the Venetians title why 

 they have so long enjoyed it, but also the Turks, 

 whereby now he claimeth it, may plainly 

 appeare. 



He Hand of Cyprus is invironed with divers seas : 

 for Westward it is washed with the sea called 

 Pamphilium : Southward, with the sea ^gyptium 



on the East part, with the sea Syrium : and Northward, 

 with the sea called Cilicium. The which Hand in time 

 past had divers names : called once Acamantis, as Sabel- 

 licus witnesseth. Philonides maketh mention, that it 

 was called sometime Cerasis. Xenogoras writeth, that 

 it was named Aspelia, Amathusa, & Macaria. There 

 were in times past fifteene cities or famous townes in 

 it,, but now very few, amongst the which Famagusta is 

 the chiefest & strongest, situated by the sea side. 

 There is also Nicosia, which was woont, by the traffike 



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