Hiftorie of the Indies, lib. i, 



day wee call Itffe, ) is no port of the red Sea , ioyning 

 to the Eaft Indian Sea 5 but of the Mediterranean 

 Sea , which hath no iffiie into the Indian . Where 

 by it docth plainely appeare , that the voyage 

 which Solomons Fleet made, parting from <^4pongabtr 

 (whereas the (hippes of king lofafhat were loft) went 

 by the redde Sea to Tharfis and Ophir 5 the which is di- 

 redly teftiffedin the Scripture. The which voyage was 

 very different from that which lonas pretended to 

 Thtrfis: feeing that ^Afiong^ber is the port of a Cittie 

 of laumea, feated vpon the Straight 3 whereas the red 

 fea ioy nes with the great Ocean.From this Ophirthzy 

 brought to Salomon gold,filver, Elephants teeth,Mon- 

 kies, Indian Cocks^, and their voyage was of three 

 yeeres : all which without doubt ought to bee vnder- 

 ftood of the Eaftlndies,which is fruitfulland aboun^ 

 dant of all thefethinges^ as ?//#*? teftifieth, and our 

 owne experience doth witnes. 



lefle they could not bring any Elephants teeth, thofe 

 beaftes beeing vnknownethere^ but they might well 

 bring gold , filver, andpleafantmonkies. Finally, the 

 holy Scripture, in my opinion , doth commonly vn- 

 derftand by this word of T^ir/J>,eyrher the great Sea^ 

 or farre and ftrange Regions. So as hefuppofeththat 

 the prophecies which fpeake of Thar (is (feeing the (pi 

 nt of Prophecie may comprehend all things) may of 

 ten be applied to things of our new world. 



