THE THIRD BOOKE 



Of the Naturall and Morall Historic of the 



Indies. 



CHAP. i. That the naturall Historic of the Indies is pleasant 

 and agreeable. 



LIB. in. EVEEIE naturall Historic is of it selfe pleasing, and very 

 ~~ profitable, to such as will raise vp their discourse and con 

 templation on high, in that it doth move them to glorify 

 the Author of all nature, as we see the wise and holy men 

 psai. cm, do, specially David in many Psalmes. And lob likewise, 



cxxxv, xci, -I Ji 



xxxii, xviii, treating 1 of the secrets of the Creator, whereas the same 



viii. 



jobxxviii, Lord answereth lob so amplie. He that takes delight to 

 xli - ] vriderstand the wondrous works of Nature shal taste the 



* true pleasure and content of Histories ; and the more, 

 whenas he shal know they are not the simple workes of 

 men, but of the Creator himself, and that he shall compre 

 hend the naturall causes of these workes, then shall he truly 

 occupie himselfe in the studie of Philosophic. But he that 

 shall raise his consideration higher, beholding the gret and 

 first architect of all these marvells, he shal know his wisc- 

 dom and infinite greatnes, and (we may say) shall be divinely 

 iniployed. And so the discourse of naturall things may 

 serve for many good considerations, although the feeblenes 

 and weakenes of many appetites are commonly accustomed 

 to stay at things lesse profitable, which is the desire to 

 know new things, called curiositie. The Discourse and 

 Historic of naturall things of the Indies (besides the com 

 mon content it gives) hath yet another benefite, which is to 

 treate of things n farre off, the greatest parte whereof were 



